The Western Register and Terre-Haute advertiser, Volume 3, Number 41, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 20 December 1826 — Page 2

"fcotnmanitfej, aoJ infuse health and vi /jar throng tbe whole body politic— be nee, wStever tends- to secure getre* tal tranquility and place all the republics upoa the safest and best looting, dejerve general support.

We doubt not, but what the Congress of Panama had its origin in patriotic if flections about the safety' and utfi-* mate glory of the new world the great iuiml that conceived it, was not iuatten-' we to the dearest interests of. the huJtaii family It was deemed essential to. tle-g^od understanding that sbo&ld ex jst amongst neighboring and rival na«. 4ions With all its imposing Amphict^ fefc grantTeor, in the imidst-cf a cluster. t'k & powerful republic*, it is believed that it will bo ieeapable of loosing -sight of the design of its creation, in acting as on arbitrator and conciliator of diifrr-* ence-t between states regulating com-jf toecceantl perfecting ibe theory ofci-

I it That our'fcountfls may fee enliven*4, and our deliberations made useful, to our fellow citiaens, we cannot recur 1

Joo frequently to the local geographical' position of our fctate Indiana^ sitaaJ* ted within tbe temperate aone, where*'

til

tbe necessaries cf life vare prcdu«edk With as-little Jsbor, and «a trbtmdantly, AS in any other xegiM of faerie* Her natural advantages are very twice¥ous, and when properij *4tDpr9Kd bv art, must present to the most dHBofft to please, nil that is desirable in nature. At least three hundred miles of one mde ofber territory is wasbe4-*y the rentwid useful-Ohio river. The beau-' tiful Wabesb also meanders atong and -through another portion of berboundaty upwards of five hundred miles. Besides these principal streams the, whole lace si the country is chequered by. am.Her water courses* amongst which in the inhabited part of the state, the bite water and JBiue rivers may be Wxeckoned the principal ones. Upon these water courses with jnany others of less magnitude, rest the hopisofthe merchant *nd agucaltnraUst at tbe

J»ros«ffctf in common-*wells of water to export lhe accumulating surplus proof the country to-a sovtktrn mar-

n°Tth

the

this

d^charges

in? Zle:

lniles ia the state, and nine-tenths of all •rVltm

#UWeptib,e of

2-iK? *°?P°rt

:*LT!°?

ltts fe.

.^rr xr. i:?"'o,hCT ses to be an .niS, a»b, •r circnmstanrts eonoectlJ *i.T

-v*-•m

J. .* i'

««utbera bend

ft Laka Michigan is found within ourCoundary, Moat one hundred and fifty k.WalitB tB wt «f go»enment.

From Ihupqinl tt,.r« i« m.jiniBtrf. tupted watev communication, to the Unowned commercially or New

best

people are rapidly pre-^

^r» these extensive domains for the

t'iftuuf ^"nery

oftbe

\C ^lac*' fitoated,

.&tkZSnA

aT0URr

U#' eXRTOi»«

a,ld

ww^Kfs, and see what

mUi lh#

|»ec^ of certain ra«arL

rHhe»

u" ^3fcT -or iMMniftl. ®«w*y» be oertam

*c*ith£a

D»tin

ftotstfoio'atad witb the«*^"ti:*

lttboir is the

€7&fy obstacle wbicb is in tbe Wa% that unavoidably consumes time, and em.ploys the labourer in reaching the market heseelB,not only impoverishes the country, but reduce.^ tbe aggregate sum finally received for the article in an exact proportion to the time lofrt so that every reduction of distance and every improvement which are made .for travelling, are a saving of time and money, of individual ana public advantage.

r^r/„H

e®pket

in the

Vmiti States. Two streams, the St. find their source the state of Ohio, foira the Maumee JM*!'

which,

its w^ten hrto

tbe

*»turalfa-

cultivation

Imputation *f ten

of souls, Ab indr^rioas and

rz bf.vr

^ba7.«r

fee overflowing to waste, whK

tub??**' Foduations of ,be earth, them

*li8«**-s of

h« timca The jeomanrv are the nil. hn. .BJ,Uf,por,

From these considerations it is «vi~ dent that tbe settlers of anew country,,' muit be subjected to maqy privations arid a heavy indirect tax, imposed upon them by 'the~mde deformity of surroud4 ing nature To them, finding access tos any p'ace that is serviceablej diminish-' es th« real value ol every ponderous* commodity much, before they can get «*t*Uossi?ss»in of an equivalent Cor tbe enmiuler- Although this-kind «f tax exceeds ten times the amount which is' veai-.y ^)uid for the support, of govern-

appcar»that

it bat»- e&caped

wilJi k«s considepati^jQ, attiLniore iodifference, than it TVothing is at -stake in tlie assertion, that the absence of public woris and artificial ail^are the heaviest, deadest weight that bear upon tbis country,-and arethe-capital -icauses of complaint with-the grain ^rowin" in-i: terest It is certainly these. thick°and iron featured forests, obstructed navigation and neglected- unimproved roads, that etetxte the prime, though* seemingly unseen cause of murmur,' at the# reduedft.price of ornr stable oommoditres Obviate these surmountable bavriers to the general prosperity, and you will at once infuse new life into our fellow citi-. zens.

1Jif

yon are at prw«r¥w%d mto diin of ppublic efpinron, be assured that tbe hour of ^eleasment is at hand. **The prejudice which csista some places against internal improvement, is redeeming itself. The Whole country as if by one universal' impulse, moved by the master spiritJ! that is abroad. Lead the wayv brine h»«e visible htneflt, t« tbe lion of

TZZT™*?'"'

a"d

J°° »i" «bfi-

Jen% hear from that -same dreaded

fav«urtb,«

^cho.

1! su1t the ow tc

wiW Lit. it* information r'U to wtat i, rem'd» fn?,t° den«d that ft, t,„e ^_ reSe 8"€'®nces, ss alti— airi

ai tfae» ^Ie'

"WAeir Wise thonght-

H!! and patriotic ifcteniiin,t\0„s. Vnd

,h®

tlif tfampttrtation

b0-,

*"d

piace uiem »pon ll,e iana„*»• .rtmn,, '""iW

"tlo,eilaL8r8,

rrtfcea and defay^tfeat ii4n?{ |jke

.«:

zZTm:»ernv- *M Z« ^rselvea ea^y whilst oor condition barely tole-

forei«^^rri "P«tatioc that same !w??- I10"

wilJ

re*tore

to an

those times that are gone forever and -change the countenance of sffairs, we

fit*

aJa,*e

!k! i!

hope'or visionary ben-

hme

"««t«ess, a Wank in

°'°'t

relJ-«rcit

cry of hard tunes,*' into an nr#*i

BrSS?*"' °f

ammtrtt.

fwee aur

MI,""leln«„

evtrcL,. '/J 'w," "'IK',™?

Ma'

Wlv

J""?0*, of

cwMtruetioi, of mill. ..I

plicabfa tod.. 'P ait» o.r(ri!Ln'.,i"of mhifct nt«« cfimnii!?

«i(T'

earth

wh,ch

p«»t |ik*!itnd

hive ,b?li

«l improt.mut of lbrttu. •wr mmU,

»»e

the Wi#

ch.Cr.K^1t5,( l^a ..

5Sr

«»u,

(*r to, »j,h ht o, „o t00

l«.p.,,™V»tt «,

,b0"

tlaie ana b»nrtri.l.!!.. !""r"bl«

reman, ,.?*?*' «Wm

qoamt.U Kiih ,«h olCl.

Bi,

projccti

nUc,

aw so

tiiilr

»•.. RS*® -V. .7

strongly invited by nature, policy ani honor ivui&t exist «nly-in idea, aadt their usefulness remain undeveloped.

This generation is speedily passing away, and if we sit still, posterity wilt see nothing io our actions that is worthy of their admiration. Whilst oun sisters arbund us are rearing eternal monuments of their energies and pub-i lie spirit, we have looked and admired,: but have been too timid to imitate 1!! Something has been done by the gener-al-government and something by Restate, to locate ahd improve roads, but much more remains to be dele, before we can feel their utility. Mtrfty roads have been defectively opened* underthe authority of. the state, but the manner they have-been

C?mpd

half of the

lkept

^®i0

in re

pair, lr«m the state they^are now in,, are striking evidences of a d^fevt in our ruad system. Too much reliance is piaced npon tlrehre€t.jier cent, ftiiftl.« -It thati-uird, after ifis divined amo^st the whole namber of roads in the at**e, sha^i be fouod inst^fficieiit to mflfke them passable and if the state is not in cipcinnstances to appropriate monies from the treasury for that purpose, a just regard to yourluty and'lhe ri&hts ot vcur constituents, will prompt %i' to cailvjato requisition, such additional labour of-the people upon et]iiitable terms, as may be thought siifficient .to improve in a proper manner our numerous highways to such an extent as a due respect fop individual rights „w ill *dmitof. ^Whoever reflects that labor upon the public highway is not industry lost, bestowed to accomplish a pur-pose-of common advantage to the whole community, in which eath individual can participate, jvi'll cheerfully •comply *vith any reasonable demarid which-you may fhink fit to make. The patriotic citizen will submit to it wfth alacrity. Vonr to on this st»ywt should contain what the existing one does not, a^ severe punitory clause a-' gainst the supervisor for neglect of duty. The present-^a ws are- barely di--Tectory and have no sanction. would give the supervisor a compensation, and •?r1

8t"ct

p0^ty^nd

performance

of the law. Without some such course as this, we shall continue a* we are, having our statutes violated with im!

our rpa,s

^giccted.

Mr. "Knight, the cnte«rising ihdi. vidual, entrusted with the location of i* ?a.V0Dal

road

has at length rcach-

^napc,ia

ra°doai

line

anfi-to the 4ine dividingOhi^romlndiana, with a pei matneirt location. /lu^he spring, lie will repair westward towards the point of destination a renewed expression ol our beliel, that JouzreM will continue «oroake arfcaaate annual appropriations for thevcoirtinuation of

Z'*V?eTZt ^"""sWur.-from East

coftipletion.

has hitherto-marked its nr?

~.eral.

am^t,,a*

"••S'i" eall.d to the

mo„t,ffn"Z6"'"'

IT,

^t -veral t»!acea in ih ^cre are sethe' -Giles oftlriff..

,heuvers

,n^

S12SV*"

1,1

lor the W0tk «[d certain.

wWere farire

Tugc0,,e®tfdextend-

wrf«k«l. Tl^gp ,.

««-rfble falU in the nVbiil

^ac

with some sawy ers in T,'M channel, aiMitZ

twihe

bed

l0CVn#,tl*

the impediments to

thr6U&h»

[bat alto deserve vJI .the

UMl

PI^L°ll.t,pon

^»MesX S?f

P»P«lafi«n near thom. ami t?

"1«

that tl,p,nd uI0u ik., MporWtion oflKeit wrolu. -he JS

"kich-.il, be rTqaiU ^•Ifuclion, in ,L„

8tatc»

«r meaii are'I^I ""'ice)

as our mean* »r«"'u,"'"' °0,ic?, !/*f Tor any of those oW.,?COftL*iUer#We »*d moat.ti«*r..i ^®j®®t», the Jnr®».» •ttention. fiflt. Mlui'Vur

h~«Ta ot D,p,r4.P„t 'V"»»r »f the g«««m.nt)ico?r'f°J„lU g««al

*«*at their head. *vl

A,r-

plan af

Shriw

^tioo for

8ta

r»

son was lo enquire into the practicaVil* ity of the White Wftter canal, by iif. ing an^examination of the country the Ohio river, at LawrencebNfk through the valley of White Water, fe Fort Wayne and to ascertain the pr«. ticability of connecting the wateri l{ the Maumet with the WabasK by trti. ficial channel and to make surwji and estimates of a route for acil thrg1 the valley of that stream if neceism,

After attending to these two project!, he expected to repair te the Falti c( A IlkiA. ftml nMAnaoa A nl&n'aa.

i»« VAJIVV^M %v *v \*i\ VHItV VI the Ohio, anil to prepare a plan ari^jk timate ol the same. A summon* ty le«ve the world has taken thU totop^ tent engineer away, without allowing him to effect his purposes to ant «&• siderable extent liut Major M^ie is the successor of the decea&ed, mh has been some time in the field, in tbe execution ol the above mentioned pin. Jits labours bave been crov/ued witb complete success to the north, Heli asstned that the connection of the W«. bash and Maumee is altogether tatticable and easy. The two waters caa be made to mingle Qt an evpesise Mtp be compared with the magnitadt the woik.^ From the St. Marys, the adopted feeder, to the mouth of !itt£ river of the Wabash, the deepest cat through the summit level is dbly twea« ty leet. Major Moote, not baving completed his examinationfii .in that quarter this tali, expects to -return, his station in the sprirjg, when we shall be furnished With «€icial estates sf this contemplated cana|. So soon this takes place it will deserve theiMot

c?u siLeratbn

the

whether the honor and interest of tho state will not strongly invite Mr t# complete this almost natural connection between two navigable streams, »hqs» waters flow to a northern lake,.and towards the Atlantic ocean. We re* jpain uninformed, whether any thjng further had been done at 'the Tails Ohio, in the White Water country, or elsewhere, by the board -of ••ewginetrg^ which would seenr to reouire..any (jc* cial attention at this time. |In inviting your attention^ an improvement ol the Wabash "falls, sear the mouth of White river, it js" vKtli much satisfaction that^I ean bear testimony to the liberal spirit indicated by the state ol Illinois^to assist in the re« moval of those obstructions, in that great common highway to inafrkefc From a py o/an act of tho siafb of Illinois, which has'been transmitted tt» me, together mith a memorial relating thereto, (all of which

lay before yoq^

it wili appear that. that state has incorporated a company under the belief and possessing ^efficiency only -on this contingency, tfeat'Indiana will meet tb» proposition of that state by tlie passagft ot similar Taw. Being satisfied 6f Ht«* urgency ol'tht®,-measureland the ^efaU Ress of the design, I must recoinrwend a hearty" and an immediate, conopera* tion with cur sister state-in tbis'lauda* ble, scheme. As the proposition i$rst emanated'from us, to infrke this i»* provement, ^and ha» generosulyibeeik respond-ed to by' Iflinois a charter with powers tro-extensive with theirs, «od commensurate with the! hjtth bbicet, expected from you.

It-apf.ews by an nfficial commumcaitioti rnade by the Governor ot Miclihraa, to nf* rAii is#il Jt a

I liVI VI if It!, council of that ierritorj, otii. |tho oih ult. that an opinion is entcrtainedi by hi in, that the northern boundeiy of this state is yet ^unsettled iind that our boundary extends ten friitertoo far north. He seems to predicate tbi# o-

tlltt

en"

lbe»ePwater couVet the extent of country wht^,fc»wer"

the

l®

•fl'v wfculd reaoect. r«"jrectirtnAr..i 'econimentf an aom that purnote. 'PP'opnalion tor

r.-j «.m, jrr

thil!!l!S

ordinance of Corrgreia

^elfitlvJulj,

trer,

which, formeil

n»e* government's north of tho n«!I?/,Ver' "e presumes that the r«n1 "*ea a 'definite line« be4we«ti tha territory, nonh. Wlneh re^'ns unaltered. S

tlUC8,j»°nwere-td1

Irr^H nfTr

tion nf ik t'®na'

th.

be •tested bf

a/o,le'lhe

and uest

construe#

eml.i 'might be nirrr of. P"

rallcl

», to the British do-

"o tWm 't'um

c»ngf«»

think

io th. middle

dinfnee. T^'suS."'1 ^'l,# pact «urhorf*.Vn

rtlc,e ol tho

th«r time ot gj» ™8S.t0

ticlc also

cotnl

f".rm

,f'l:

cretion *i their uis«»s three have vef h!

,imit8

f£?,u

»an^

but

Congress lhln!

drawn Mr™ ,»

fonD€d' or^

Prov's«

rfient} thev aha 11 £ereafter one or two territory, whirl? I

part wf

^,d

north a

treme of f^utfteri¥ or 0,11 a Doicki* ,,ch,8an» Now, this i« ?^ch they Mta« ofa,e* 4° &*>$'*** Ulcv i.

w«^

eseretw.

to forja «»»«».