Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 16, Number 48, Vincennes, Knox County, 14 January 1826 — Page 1

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WESTERN SUN & (KMNElRAIi ABVK )0 BY ELIHU STOUT. V1NCENNES, (IND.) SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1826, Vol. 16. No. 48.

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IS published at Two Dollars and "me " hence, when westeri ttt cznts, for Fifty.Tvjo dumber,, 1 PP.1"" Pduc ti will have great hich.mav be discharged by the nay- I x? ,nc.reasd lt w'" not ' a 1!

the climate. What must that market be

come in a few years hence, when western

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mcntof TWO DOLLARS at the time of Subscription. Payment in advance being the mutual interest of both parties, that mode is so

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hazards, afford us. for the result of our

labour of ten acres, estitimating the difficulty and expense of transportation, what an eastern farmer can obtain for his labour of one, of inferior soil. The un

erring evidence of example dissipates all 1 l . l.t m . i

A failure to notify a wish to discontin- ! "'""B evidence o example dissipates a . r u, ...u i doubt, as regards the effect UDonatrncul

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No subscriber at liberty to discontinue

until all arrearages are paid.

4 A equal and certain facilities to trade, in

which agricultural prosperity and wealth Can be found. That thp nnnnlntinn nf the

itu all arrearages are paia. ' 11 , i Subscribers must pay the postaee of ' wrest m.ust .inc.reas? more radly .here'

their papers sent by mail. auer, tnan it nas done heretotore, is apLetters by mail to the Editor on bu- Parenfl c.l?t """t hr i""' siness must be paid, or they will not be ' sus of thfe Unil.d Statcfs 1790 dlfd "ot ttended to present four millions of souls ; and of that 4 Advertisements inserted on the cus- "umb" .the wcs aS fit explore.! and -o r. a i broucrnt into notice; in 1820 the U S. tomary term-s.&CT Persons sending Ad- .... . 7 . D -r, . ,, ko census returns near ten millions. Here vertisements, must specily the number . .... , , r . , r u .:., u ..ti..- ls an additional cause of increase in the of times they wish them inserted, or they ... . ;. i , . i west, more than twice as pi eat as our luili H rnntiniipd until nrnp.ren nnt. and ' t ......

. r I., , first settlers sprang ftom. Ol this cen must he nam tor accordingly. . . .r & . b

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Indiana Legislature.

eral increase Indiana lias heretofore participated largely, and her soil, net government and her climate will continue to allure settlers on the inn eased ratio of the population of the Union, if we afford

to them the same facilities of a market

IN SENATE December 29. Mr. Ewing from the select committee . .1 i. r . i t

apuuiuicu em su uiui.il ui inc vjovcrnor s . . . 1 1 . . ... i i i "ii i

message as relates to the improvement ,,uncJuJcu urUUI riuujur&, mm t&4of the Wabash, and connecting the river lY essential to the piospeiity of every by canal communication with the Miami pursuit. of the Lakes made tle following j By the New Yoik canal we have exREPORT : perirrertal knowledge from which to calThe Committee to whom was refer- culate, that a boat with one man, cne Ted so much of the Governor's Message hotse and a boy, can convey fifty tons as relates to the improvement of the nav- , thirty-five miles in a day ; such is the est igation of the river Wabash audits ex- ; tirnate and the average cost for freighttension to the Miami of the Lakes, hav- ! age the newspaper advertisements inloi m C,ing as other duties would permit, care- i us, is about one fourth ot a c.tu per fully examined the subject, most respect- j pound for each one hundied mill s. Now ' - fully, reciprocate the recommendation of let us examine the improvement under Hfs Excellency, and submit the follow- consideration, which may be properly ing report; j viewed, as the continuation of that great That your Committee believes that this work, by the same rate for freightage, state can enjoy certain progressive, pros- upon the most reduced scale of quantity: perity, upon the same terms only, as it is first however rendering manifest the enjoyed by other states; and, that she ; rate of expenditure required for the land does not enjoy a larger share at this time '. carriage, to which our citizens are now may be accounted for in part by the fact, '.subject three fourths of the year.

that the unspeakable bench's ot trade c j it would require twenty or twentv-five its attendant blessings, have been attract- ; waggons, with five lioises and a man to

ed and enjoyed by her neighbours, when , each, to convey the quantity taken m the she has been forced, under manv disad- Knnf mitt. hnrco n. . U,-...

' WVM.J 'Hill UIIV, t) WIIV lilnll -..-'Ml J lUJ vantages, to participate very partially, & : the same distance two days : ii t se ut tufir

6AHuatu lu .uiuiaianB uuutiiaimiy anu j dollars each per day, would p:r.;iir,tto

expense. S200. and reauire a canital exclusive o

1 he improvement and extension of the ; wear and tear, of about glCuOO. The - AV abash, when completed, will, it is be- , resuit of the difference of cxpen.iiture, hevejl, secure to our state a character, Sc . required bv tKe two modes of convovnce, to our citizens encoragement in all re- every thing considered, is as me "dollar spects equal to our legislative power; it ! to forfv, and the reduction cf time, of will add to our population, protect ihdus- j distance, of exnense and of lahc-ur, must try, ensure an increasing revenue, and af- ' be in the same ratio. Situated as this ford to the body politic, practical, and , s-ate is, near to the centre ol "the en iiocertain relief. The work itself will af- j rv of the Union, we will be bait' hv the ford to many, who have expended their j improvement under considers :on. nerrr sweat and their money in unprofitable to its extreme noints: with n m-,ke? LVr

improvements, a certain! emuneration, k j consumption and supply, brought hme

comtort 2c perhaps happiness will be car- without hazard or delay ; and a rich and

productive country around us. '1 he JI established fact, that Eastern n.ai kets-afford at least one fourth rnoie for our staple articles above that of New Orleans, admits of no dispute, and a calculation of this, w ith a certain reduction of the pi ice of our supplies, would soon refund the whole expenditure. According to well informed opinion, the improvement of the navigation of the whole extent of the Wabash, Irom the Ohio to the junction of the contemplated canal, at or near Little River, will cost the state about 8200,000, after paying for the property conveited and retained for public advantage; and the water-power to be gained by iu improvement, would even now it is thought, almost realize the sum by sale, if it were matter of certainty that the work shall piogress. At all events, it is not doubted, that the diflVicnt sites for machinery, would by rem, go far towards paying the interest on the sum stated, independent of the yearly increase in value. The cost of the canal from Little River to the junction of St. Marys? St. Joseps, will, it is hoped be morethan equalled by a donation of land from the United States. Its cost however in the mean time suppose g300,000. Assuming as the cost of the whole woikihe sum of 8500,000 which must.be expended and circulated in our own state, the annual inteiestat six per cent, will be 830,000. Now viewing the large portion of Southern and Eastern trade that will unquestionably prefer this route to their places of destinntion, as being the most direct and safe, to send only two boats per day, or fifty tons burthen, and supposing the whole freight to consist of domestic produce, which according to the

a ried to the cabin of the suffering poor; the more wealthy who have embarked funds in our soil will find speedy relief, and money will circulate at the extremities of the state, passing through all classes and grades iu its course ; manufacturcs will be established and the intellectual and mo al character of our citizens will be fortified beyond the possibility of chance. But the wealth created Sc circulated by the labour of constructing and perfecting the contemplated improvement and extension of the Wabasli is of small import indeed and but momentary, when the enduring additional value of our soil and products, and the enterprize and knowledge the works will disseminate, and the new products it will entice, and the value of the various substances that now lie interred in our soil, and the revenue, benefits and facilities which must universally accrue, are taken into consideration. Your Committee are aware in estimating the importance of the contemplated " improvement as a source of unfailing revvenue, that the progressive state of the country, and what it is clearly destined v to become, must not be overlooked ; it is believed however a very slight retrospect will shew the progress of population, intelligence and wealth, and that it is necessary here only to call it to remember ance. In an agricultural point of view, the effects of the improvement recommended can be estimated with positive certainty. The products of the west can find their only out-let at present, in New Orleans, and that market, even now, is

so often glutted, that our citizens sacrificc their fortunes by seeking it, as many of them do their health by the ravages of

provisions of any politic law will be chargeable only with one half the toll that should be laid on foreign manu

facture, the revenue annually derived will

be on the capacity of the boats 829,200 On 36,500 tons freight at gl 25, 43,300 ; affording, independant of all other consid

erations, an annual proht over the annual interest of 842,500, which in a few years

will retund the whole sum expended.

And can it be supposed, that this number

oi boats and this quantity of freight will not independent of our own trade, pass this route to and from market ? one moments reflection will cancel the thought. Eight barrels ot Pork, Lard, or Beef. Sc nine barrels of Wheat or common grain, on one evcrage ; and one and a half hogsneads of Tobacco ; are commonly allowed to make one ton ; the whole tonnage estim tt (I will lequire only 300.000 bands or 5 750 hogsheads, not half the bulk or weight of the present transporta tion of Cotton &c. sent to the east an manufactures suit to the souih. Jcrw 300,000 barrels of Wheai or 54,750 hotrs

heads ol Tobacco is riot mote than tne product of 50 000 acres of land, the Wheat yielding twenty-four bushels to the acre, the Tobacco giving about 12,00 pounds; the whole quantity lc?s than the product of three entire townships of land, wouid afford the profitable result above stated, by its tolls, to perfect a route to market, that will command a large portion of the trade of iour or five growing and important states, without anticipating or calculating any of the invaluable ad vantages it will afford to our own interests, which, independent of all other considerations, would, 'tis thot' justify Sc redeem the undeitaking After what your committee have advanced, no one can for a moment entertain a belief, that the improvement and extension uf the navigation of the Wabash is premature. The work progressing in Ohio, which require an expenditure ot ten times the sum to ctKct the same obj'ci. is befoie us: it must indeed be foolish, if the work wv recommend beprtma uie: and we have the au'noiity of one of .nc first men in the nation to s mction us, when we say that the un let taking of Ohio is wise anJjolUic. In the year 1831 or 2, if not soot er, it seems the work of th it state will be compu ted wid the great work herein re commended might be accomplished hefore that tune. This consideration materially stu-ttgihens our views, as it is well known, that if trade is once taken, or diverted to a particular channel, it cannot be immediately recalled. Your committee have satisfactorily asceiuined lhatthc distance from the Ohio to Little liver, the contemplated point of junction with Ui Miami of the Lukes, is

by water tour hundied and seventy five miles, and that the chief ohsti uctions to the navigation of near two hundred miles have been examined and reported heretofore by Mcssts I'olk and Hit.de, cp.mmisbiMicrs on the part of this state 'and Illinois The river above the point where Illinois ceases to have concui rent jut isdiction, has not been surveyed or official

ly explored; but it is ascertained that

irom thent e up to the Prophets Town at

the mouth or the river Tippecanoe, there exists no important natural obstruction.

Fiom thence to the contemplated point at

or near Little River there ate many ran

ids, wheie water power may possibly be acquired ol importance to manufactuies,

in a neighborhood toool such mineral riches that aiuable ore, stone coal and

work of the Wabash should be first completed, and then, il deemed expedient, you may embrace the lateral work if it be practicable. A doubt being ugrested in the message of the Governor on the propriety of authorising the survey and marking a way for the connecting canal of the Wabash with the Miami, the chairman of your committee addressed to him a letter of inquiry to which the following satisfactory answer was received; Indiana, Executive Department, Dec. 22, 1825. " Hon. John Euij.g, SHI Allow me to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 20th inst. requesting me to state whether I intended to express an opinion in my communication of the 8th inst. that the General Assembly of Indiana could not proceed to survey the route ofthe contemplated canal, to the waters of the Wabash and Miami of the Lakes, until the

Indian claims, to the soil were quitcd &c. and in answer to the same, to rtmaik that I did not intend to express any opinion, but to suggest doubts that weie en

tertained.

"The consideration of this noint m.iv

be waved, however, provided the infomation which the agent d Indian aff.i.s in . 1 M .

mat part or the state, has given n.c personally, be certain; "that the natives will not resist any improvement which .i ..

ne uenerai Assembly ol Indiana may authorise upon their lands." This consent will obviate the doubt. Most respectluily, J. B RAY." Chairman of the Canal Committee. Your committee couid entertain no doubt, after the reception of the above; possessing a knowledge of your authority under the act of Congi ess oi 18th May, 1824, and of different improvements having been surveyed and construct d, under like circumstances, every such objection to adopt the necessary preparatory measure must vanish ; but the assent of tho Indians in this case is satisLctoiy In ;'the spitit of improvement r.ow ;.l..ad upon the earth" in the wisdom & liberality of Congress k in thr national benefit to accrue from the connection intci.dcd, Indiana has a sure p'tdeof such addi'ional donation of land as may be r'.quircd. I hat a qualified officer of tf U Sta?c3 corps of engineers m?y on proper application be procured, is the houe of y..ur committee; and it will be discovered, they have piovidtd for such implication to be made so soon as possible. 'I hey have nothing before them on which to found estimates; they therefore cor.finc their present measures to a bill founded., upon data already in the proper department, rcspeciinn the part of the river' connected with Illinois ; and to the introduction of a bill, which when carried into effect, will lay the foundation of a rich legacy to posterity, and afford to the present generation a taste of its invaluable t fleets. By your adoption of the first bill mentioned, Illinois will be encouiaged to act in conjunction ; and by your adoption of the second the state will secure a site lor the connecting canal Congress will be induced to act in our behalf with earnestness, and accurate view s, and plans, Sc estimates, will be laid upon yoi'r tableHence your committe without attempting to point out the crmmandit g advantages of this state inptospect, by a connection of the singular combination of rivers, lakes and crc-ks, to her utmost limits, will conclude this report. The

ciay of a rare and fine quality, may be ren- j 'lis rt-Tnaiked upon, with ma: s of the dercd a source of inexhaustible wealth, contemplated improvement and extension as the innate value of some ol them can ,om ,,e mosl accurate documents, aie be rendered available by the power adu 1 herewith presented, did to The navigation of the river in I some parts is said to be obstructed by The mail of yesterday brought us tnc sand only ; where thete is at all seasons, ; news of the death of gen. Wm Hull, of an abundance of w ater, il it were confined; ; Newtcn, Massachusetts. It is hoprd that the adjoining bank of such places is gen- this event will put a stop to the an W diserally low on one side, or the other; and ! cussion lespecting the campaign ot 1812, the removal of the sand by the improv ed which has been for some time goimr on & machines, now in use for that purpose, becoming daily more acrimonious', withwill be a workofhttlc comparative labor; out the promise of any possibe benefit, such removal to the lowest bar.k may Gen Hull was a soldier of the revolution, ptevent the inundation and redeem an im- and before his miyfortune at Detroit, had mense country of ovc. flow c d land, thus rendered valuable public service to hii affording a wider scopipr imp.ovemcnt, country. Virginia Herald, advantageous in its effect to the general j health of our citizens, as well as to the I apprehend the following information genc.al government, whose soil will soon will be acceptable tomary at this season find purchasers, and the revenue of the of the year. Infafobtr cure fit ehofified state be thereby enhanced. Your com- .-Dissolve a lump of beeswax in a mittec discover a cross canal, ftom some small quantity of sweet oil, over a candle, , point on the Wabash, to intersect White let it cool, and it is ready for use. RubWater, has atttacted attention. That bing it warm on the lips two or thrco the period will arrive when the location times, will effect a complete cure, of a cross cut canal in that direction, may , merit and command the protecting aid of In the report made to the Diet of Pothe state is not doubted, but the main land by count Mostowaki, minister of tho