The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-25

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Offering facilities and inducements to
\ eur feifew-eitizens of other portions
tof the State. and of other States.
bring them here by the gentle yet
powerful coercion Of respect, friend
ship, and self-interest, and indnceI
them to become better acquainted
with us and our prosperous and grow
Ing city. Central and Northern Indi-
ana cannot afford to ALLEVIATE THE
Il Pocket from themselves. The Sc
cessionists insisted cat the beginning
of the rebellion that our interests
were with the South, The events Of
the war belied this theory; but our
brethren North. Of usbhaveiit in their
power either to gain our warm friend
ship and CO. operation in their welfare;
or, on the contrary, by ignoring our
interests, to estrange and offend us.
Evansville has always been like"
bound boy at a husking", in all our
State affairs, and this has occurred in
great part from the backwardness of
our people in presenting the claims of
the place to consideration. This will
| always be so unless we advocate our
own interests, as Terre Haute, iLafay-
cite, indianapolis and Richmond do.
Now is the time to change this unfa-
vorable state of things, and to place
Evansville in position in the front
rank. five do not speak for our
selves, no one else will advocate our
cause for US. .aisl ioo ga.
| As to the particular mode in which
we ought to make our influence felt,
am not prepared to do more than
suggest. 1t seems to me that our pub
lie spirited manufacturers and me-
chanics, seconded by other practical
men following different vocations,
ought Immediately to call public
meeting, talk over the subject, and
appoint an influential committee,
whose duty it shall be to proceed at
once to indianapolis, and there con-
fer with members of the Legislature,
and lay the advantages and claims
of Evansville before them. IF
nothing further can be done
this session, the committee should |
urge the postponement of the subject
until it can be thoroughly discussed. |
The better our advantages are under
stood, the more advocates our city
will get as the site Of the Mechanical
branch Of the Institution, if the plan
of separating the Agricultural from
the Mechanical division shall be re-
solved on. I think that proper dis |
cussion would show the advantages
of this plan over any other that has
been proposed. One great objection
that there is against the plan of an
Institution comprising both branches
within itself is, that the Mechanical
will be-swallowed up by the Agricul
tural. To use an expressive modern
phrase, the former will be. a mere
E" side-show = to the latter. Senator
Niles's report proves this, for he
barely alludes to the Mechanical
feature of the contemplated Institu-
ton. but makes the Agricultural fea-
ture the s'all in allI'' The Mechan-
ical interest must be fostered as well
as the other. s y +, adj a5ona !
If Southern Indiana will unite on
Evansville as the site for the Mechan-
lical branch, and Northern. Indiana
will agree on Mppecanoe Battle
Ground, or any other location for the
Agricultural branch, and the two in |
terests willcombine their forces in the
Legislature, they can carry through
this. aplah, and thus lcoa6teractE theA
tendency that prevails to ccntralize
all our public interests and institu-
tions.l Whilst / ana not unfriendly to |
indianapolis, I desire to benefit our
own city incidentally when this can
be done legitimately. I -
With one more suggestion | close |
The Marine Hospital, large, elegant.
and substantial edifce, is to be sold
soon by the General Government and
will undoubtedly sell for low price
The question is raised, can it not be
devoted to some useful purpose? You
have yourselves given this question
editorial consideration, and have in
vited suggestions from Others to the
same end. By adding to the premises
and protecting the river front from
the ennroanhments of the current