Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 20, Number 2, Vincennes, Knox County, 21 February 1829 — Page 1

WESTERN SUN &XENEIAL ABTEBT1SEE BY EL1I1U STOUT. V1NCENHES, (INDO SATURDAY, FEIMUAItY Si, ihjJ'j Cti XX. No. 2

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THE WE8TJ5IIN SUN IS published at 2 50 cents, fur 52 numnets; which may be discharged by the pay ment of g2 at the time of subscribing.. Payment in advance. being the mutual interest of both parties, that mode is solicited.

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legislation. The true correction of its abase exists in the CJeneral Assendjly : And your committ.ee believe the powers required by the system briefly pictured, c:m be safely deposited. Upon such principles, though still subject to objections, this canal grant may immediately be na le to realize from thirty to sixty thousand dollars annually. At Si 5 per acre, the inteiest on the whole, when sold, vould be S3U,0u0. At 50 per acre, the amount which it is believed the whole

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postage on their papers when sent by mail. ; tages, the interest on the principal cmlySSfcMU, Letters by mail to the Editor on business ooo would be SG0.000: And between tfeOou & must Ije paid, or llr . will not be -.Attended to. S.O'JU we should be certain of receir cad

pRnnircr. will bu received at the Cash i year.

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joyed without subjecting us to pi ocraslinaitd In od r to cump.etc the levels a; d -iiu. ys interest lor insulhcitiit and partial extendi- d me location made by ihe b. utd r. c, inns-

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Ilcpoii of llic (aduiI Commissioners.

( Con:i:i:trd J Or shall wi' n uvsufi'-r the main rc - irces, upon which we rely for success in a grc it state entt t )zc, to t etn un a dead aad unprotitaljle capital t the state r or shall we blindly sacrifice the rxn-Uent ;;-ilt in wb le or j n t, by a premature s ile for rfva'.v ca':, and tha ; .uimcut the r.han- ; for a 1-vtn be) end oat i.i :;ns, thereby defeat- ::.; the whole proj-a-: ? or, hall we at once, conert this jj,ift into a liveh, active, ard prolific cap'.tal, w U'n h will soe.ii place us in a condition to Cfvv.aiand the mean -5 wx need for pna-ent use, :i id leave to pc-tcrit) the oi initial loan to ajiply to like nurnoscs ?

three years this sum annually invested, would amount to near Sl-'O,0U0. Then suppose we fix upon that period for the commencement of the canal, to be put under contract, and finished in three ears afterwards, which will extend its final completion to the year lft 3.5. Suppose then, that the canal is commenced in IS. 3 J, and it be nccessai y to brrofv the first year S33O.O00 to be expended (luring: that year ; the interest r.f this sum the first year will be S-l ('UO; the next year we must borrow S"'j'J,bO0 -tm-jn -terest on this, added to the interest on the- ldlf of the first year, will be 12,010 The thirdyar we borrow S-'J, 000 the interest on this, abided to the interest on the two iii V. loans, will auutynt to (u),00U 'l'hui tlie interest on the whole loan for three year-? would be Sl-'sOOO, oidy S0l0 more than had arisen from former inteust on sales. Di.rin;.; thee three ears that the canal will be cuumf, a'. 'a 0 additional, will haeat -

crued frm the same scarce, w hich, alter pa) iot, I

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much ot their investigation, which i!ut . he su. v: s or, the , tuau der ol the i uuu . it would iccjuiro ol them to liavc tmboci.d in will be nc'ccssai y to employ, cat ly tic m-u-Ihis tepoit if il were thought expedient to j mg year, one principal and one os,is'.m' i.rjhave lecommtiidtd a difTcieiit measure, and ! :.t c i ; and that an jppioprijiif n (.1 t 5'j, in shall theicfuie, with a vciy biief noiiue oi I aediuta; to the sum of V '-'7 53, imt ace' ol

some adherent matters, cy. elude tlicse le lfoimer apptopnatuu 5 itu.aii ii ;n marks. A list ol Indian reserves, and claims t will be :cquiied to meet iu me3

to land, located on the margin of the canal ' For pay ol principal eugineei, SJ,5' 0

line 01 tne summit section, va sunniiitct! ( with the papers. It does seem to be ot r.o j possible consequence; as all the alternate1

sections at ifie ilisposal ot the U. hiatcs at Hie date ol the appioval ot the act ot congicss, she thenceforth became diested of. The proper authorities can recal iy show, that the

general government hold land e ough, and, w ill not inter lere w ith ours. The report, estimates, See ot a line diverging fiom colonel Moore's upon the summit section, by com , missioners acting under a law of our last ses-! sion, your cotniiiit'ite by theii bill leave tor!

Sis hands 6 months at g '2 earl , 13 J '1 wo vane men, 6 monTh a' 15 .80 ' Subsistence toi lo hands 0 months at ;,0 per wt ( k, - f 50 rl nce commis doners, y 0 One spirit ievel, - - 2l0 Pay loi boaid (t engineer G months at g-J 25 per wevh, 1 17 Contingencies, - . ."55

fr: mated as we are it is Ik lieed to l)e unw ise ! a.; at the beirinmir

the bakua e attain -.t us of SG.'JUU. w ouhl leae

SU KOO'.t to be npplkd in the car 1!-',G, to the extinguishment ot the principal debt borrowed, or other necessary improvements. After this there would be the inteiest annually accruing, with the tolls and water pow er, to gradually extinguish the debt and interest then on, and the

value of the canal raut still remain untouched,

at present, to de-pose of any of these lands with the ulterior view alnc d disposing of the firincil Ci.'fiitul aiisin.g therefrom while it is susceptible of a clear demonstration, that the great object in contemplation can be effected with more ' eit unty, by saving their value untouched, as a afe contingent fund to proie'ct the jieople aeaiust unforeseen cal unities and can be made loelf a t our purpose in the mean time, by applying ' he interest only. Various propositions for disposing of this property and making partial provision for the canal hae been made. 'That one which appears to he Kabte to the. mo t exceptions, is the authoris

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n.-.i: . ny sucn a c lucse we wonw ueprive ourselves of tlu ddl-renee betw c-.-n cash price and tiue value ; between their jjreseut condition, enviioned witli all the il actuations of future legislation, and their inviting situation when boats shall i-d.t them to carry the ir exuberant productions ta a market. In addition, we sliould by this course, subject them to the combinations and certain $rasp of rich speculators, who will collude with aich other, to make their ready money force a s icailice perhaps foreigners) and with whom the poor man without means, cannot compete as he would if a credit w at c- gien; so a monopoly would ensue, Hy sat', h a course- perhaps h tit the sum might be realised, and the fiouafide settler exchrle 1 but this . sum can soon be created upon another and an incomparably latter plan. liy the one ceur e, we would inevitably, hnehe tlu- state in debts if w e prosecute oar canal, which by the C'an e wc suggest, can v. n: be avoid( d, and the gu at work be acconipbvlivd in a- short a time. la s' li'evg, we have in ie w Ix-th the success of a : canal, ami the prosperit) of the w hole state ; aad the system w Inch joiai autees the largest ane nnt of tonne", or securities on cet tain interest, nnti wdiich w ill be.it invit e the progress of the work, as well as the actual settlement of the soil, urns-, prevail with this intelligent body, whose c. ir. mitt 1 e we are. Tne mode which piescnbs itself, as most advisahle, therefore is in substance, as follow-, z; LjI the lands be s-U 0:1 a credit ef twenty . cats for t'.ie principal. H .apva e tlie interest f too first and each suc- . e.an. f ) v ar to be paid in advance. Aihwv the purchaser to make full i) nient at anv time, and recehe a : it-nt. I.et dic s ate make a pledge, th it tlie pi)C( eds

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oth priu ap d an 1 interest shall be

v o . h'iv, a t end tor t'oe v e;,-ti ucti-en of the ca-

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rave a cvitmc: iivdia-as, tint

a la p.ivnu nt t t ntaa "ea

'e, by her conih.c v ill make a and interest anv

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.All loans negotiated lici eaftc r should I

lerm approaching near to the duration ot tliCLrre-J dit given on the land, the latter being hrsfViQl

b'e lience, the interest accruing on the one, will meet the other, without at am time, making it necessary to call upon the people, or their re presentatives for the first cent.

1 6i.7 55 And that after the expiration of 1&29 in ad-

the approval or rejection ol a skilful state cn dition to the piincipal ai d assist unt, t w o 1 engineer, hei caltci to be appointed, whose duty dent enginet 1 s w ill be nijuiicd lo supci illit will oecesS.nily become to go over Hie tcn;l the Construction ol the werk. and t omw holc route. In the progieas of he w 01 k, ' plete the leve ls anil surv e s on tlu icmainoer owitig to unseen nalu.al caue.s, freajucnt de- ; of the icute as fast as (he duTcicnt sect'K.ns viatioiis from any located line of canal may ; will be t equii cd to be placedui.de o.in ct.

I be ioutal piopcr lint science, with occuhu j 3d id ihe amount ot money i-c-i cssarv for

I acts on the gt oend, ai e nojst t,ate m all sm h iit It a nig' tic e::prnss accr-ingeaih year cases; the 1 cloi e our commiitce render nei- foi cons! : ucir g t he diife-i n iat 01 of d.c

1 nei line 11 1 emo anie. it. oilier consnlei jti-; cata'i. it v. ill re pn. e mm h Minis to be

w t lit ul, rtuiuij w 1 liuui v, in Mai ni'tt 1 hjii'.i jj ioi til one' 1 nt eomui'"! n c s

the selection (d land on the mai rin ol tne ca ual mav be all'vctcd cithei advai!tairn tisiy 01 othervv jst j and il so, whether out state euej user on preparing tl.e ground, ascertains 1 hechange to be pi onortionabiy advisable. i

prepate t be gtound tor contract, a re cxami eh) nation and re sun ey will be u (put ed, and the d'j

uni nei c.viin repoi teti pioviues lor tne cm an

i!o) mciil ol such an essential agent in due 1 do

time 1 he selection ot out state lands mav : k

oil

contiacu -s at sliort ptiiods ha ro k ac:ual

,y c; In Sep.icm'ner mclmlii g ap

propr n.tion ol 4,500,

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If the lands should bring 1,00,000, which would only be g2 50 per aeie, as theie is no doubt they will upon such advantageous terms, (terms which amount to loaning Ihe purchaser, his purchase mone y tor 20 years al simple inteiest) then, it loliows that the state must realize annually 860,000, which in 16 years would amount to 551,000,000, without estimating its incicase by imcstmcnt. Why even the sincere opponents ot this ca nal, influenced as they avowedly at e by a fear ot state involvement, should hesitate to order a sale ot the lands under these circumstances, would be unaccountable, i'clore 0

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devolve on the coninussioi ei s uncle r the i ct mentioned; but a practical ( n.Jueei of knouu science and ex pet knee, to be u sponsible to the state and in her employ, becomes imlis pensable topicparelhc canal line for manu

al operations; the i clot e a continuance ol tiitw J

surveys is not piovidid lor. Your committee willoiry add, that being unable under e.is inig circumstances, to devise any nunc sure and ad uaagea us n ode to hasten the final completion oi il.i import, ant v.oik, and thus ir.crc.se mote spetrbly, the trade, we.dlh anil population- t m tt.ttc. they submi to your better judgment th men suiethey have i ccommt aa!t d, all the documents and papers ie!V;ted, k nik have

to intrffduco a bill to cany the same into el

2 ) 9 5,0'O rWl 8 5 5SSJ7 S5 1H9, 5 6 -15 206,ofi 36 1 1 1,578 52 178 333 C4 10.000

'1 he means of raising- thr sums nccssary to meet the expense of the caral de. o:cs on the senatoi s r.ral trpt cscntativt s of 'he peo pie; it is lor them to devise the plan, & peril ct that system that will insure t' e cons' 1 ucliem id li e u 01 k. e n hc most ad v art; yt oils terms to the state Very rcsp e,ftnv vi uv

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canal to connect the navigable water, of Wabash liver with tho c ol lake Lik."

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years, the time at which the ptincioalot the! feet, enotkal A bill pioiding means to m-

nominal debt it may create becomes due. the i sine ami commence the constiuctto c t the

amount will have been extinguished by the tolls and water privileges, w hich may be sold for large sums and at that time, the w hole

debt may be extinguished, a largs amount j lelt for other improvements l his course!

then must be the Hue policy ol the state. It is infinitely better than the plan of annual loans as we need money; the interest to be paid by annual sales ot land for prompt payment. This latter policy in six years would leave us in debt nunc than 1,000,000, and without any certain resources but the work, to pay either principal or interest after wat els; as all the valuable lands would have been sold, or rather sacrificed, for the small coin pat alive amount necessary to have, from time

to time to pay theintetcst. It is also prefer

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John 1-aviNG, i fiaira. a v 1 1 ii c cm ar " -v on ( 'at, ills Isf Inttrnul Improve nit -ttn sir In compliance with our 1 c t j i . e t , endeavor to gi ve infm mation on sncal subjects which net e not. horn tin heiii d 11 an ner in which it was made, embnued in the report ot the canal commission, t s. In determining when the several scctiot's of the c uial should be p'aced undei coniiact, regar d has been had to the hit ib'y in a hich it was presumed that contractors 0 nh' ptocme

laborers to execute the woik; give suilicient

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able to the plan of an additional issue of stock j time to allow the banks to conscdida:- by the

to pay the interest; as it will save three years interest, & secure the requisite loans on bet

tcr terms; banish all apprehension of danfj

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iniluenceof the seasons the workua n op pottunity of improving theii skill b'. the ben

cfit derived from experience; and at 1 be same

on the part of the state; secure the compftf- j time to avoid such adegiee ot pine asi'maii lion ot the w ork within aa short a time; atym 33 would weaken the confidence ot tl e pub fold certain means to accomplish the im-jlic in the final completion of the woik. provctnent of the Wabash tivcr, which is cs With those considci ations in view, a pi ud scntial to the value of the canal; and after-' cut course it is b lieved would be, to place iv. 1 li I s t h p f vr n V h i t r rh rrs. v 1 1 i r h hnistlnn' 1 1 tu I rr r t it 1 1 1 n r t lint t i t ! thr r n iinl tin i -mi .

the centre ot our state, and at e destined to be ted by the comrnissionci s. (including thiNt' I 'C '-unb' L'c

yet connected with those on its eastern mar- Joseph s feeder J and fi om llicnce ve-twaul'y gin It will afford time too, for the nece ssa ; to the mouth of Little i iver, by the 1st Sept. ry negotiations with Ohio to sceni c an outlet next, and to have the same completed in the through her territory, without w hich, or the ) summer of I 832 The sections fi om Little l inational authotity to improve the bed of the ; ver to the Salamonie, and from the feeder Maumce river, the whole canal work wit hip J east waidly to lock No 1 , on the Maumce, to our state as now contemplated, would be of, be placed under contract by 1st Sept. 1030. k no essential avail. Although our woik w hen ; completed in summer 1853 'I he canal line

completed, will unquestionably command the! from Salamonie to Missib-inc wa to be put tin

inland trade south ol us, and the eastern trade 1 der contract bv 1st of Sept. 1831, f be com

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TT The a:iu ur.t of compour d intn c ctt th- ..boe loans, to accrue by an issue o-sc ip to pay the sr.me annually, wou-d be mar S -05 (.00; and th (piestii n is, v. uh! 17 Jol t9 5 aisles ot the hist bun! on tlu wiale loute, (far no other w- u o fust sell for irsli) command moielhan this sum when the canal

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itov (a ner a, t ie time be li a ) o:; V h ol f the -i-eaal I tn i i f the- state of Indiuent e ra, at a av liar, iv h -

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to such a bill,

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v th l a; ited, will !e so who are f i-ro"'-'o nf piutiai

passing in that direction, it cannot be supposed for a moment that any feelings of rival ship on the part of Ohio, can prevent an art anjement for a simultaneous pi ogress of the work through that s:tatc. The increasipht hade of our state requires both, and the fie-

nod is at hand when both may be founekiir sufficient. The improvement of the Wabasn

liver south of Tippecanoe, and the continued line through Ohio, should, with the wotk north of Tippecanoe, reported on by colonel Moore, all proceed fiari fuissu if possible; and in regard lo means, and hands, and sustenance,! want can be experienced upon the plan we supgest. The land will at once cn lice thousands, and the work itself will cn ticc thousands, and the toll which become the birlhright of the canst, will, by the simul tancotts execution of the whole work, be cn-

J.Y OUDLWI.VCh u eulaling the Election ol l i ustces, k . Src 1 UK it ordaiiitd hu thr Trustees of the ioroj.i of Vincennt s in common cttiticil u'.saov. i7' ( , uiid it is hereby ordained by u luth jruy of ihe saint 'J hat the hoax! of Ti tis'et s at S'.n.e ( ne f t' t ir sittings pievi-

oris to the first Monday inl'ebruasj aunually,

ra-. i ne canai

line from Mississinewa to Eel liver tr be shall appoint one iuil-e ami cne ch ik of clec-

placed under contract, Sept. 1832, and com j tion in each of the wards in this borough, for pletcd in the summer of 1335. The canal I the ensuing car, who previous to opening th'. line from lock No I cast s at til y , to the stale eb e tioos. slndt take an eath l( lore some jufof Ohio, to be placed under conti act by 1st of J tic ol t lie peace, that tlay will Lithfullv ar.d Sept. 1 833. and completed in the summer ot impar tially conduct tl.e same Ami incase 1836 The canal line from Eel river to I ip- of their non attendance fiom vuy cause whatpecanoe to be placed under contract by the ! 'oe cr, any ihrcc or more of the electors w ta 1st of Sept. 1 331, and completed in the sum- j may ultend cn the day of election, shall apmcr of I S37. point others in their stcad. It must however be remarked, that the ac-1 See 2 The said judges ai d e'etks shall tual time of placing these sections under con jatttndat t lie court-house in Vmcennea on the tract must ultimately depend on the progicssj first Monday in Eebiuaty. aral at sucli other in performing the work, ar.d in a great mca special clections as may be lawful, at 10 o' sure be left to the discretion of the engineer clock a. m. ar.d open the polU which shall be superintending the canal. continued open until 1 o'clock p m when 2nd of the engineers, hands, &c. to be cm- they shall tc closed, duiing which tirrc the ployed; and the appropriation ncccssiry for judges shall rece'n e all legal votes, tendere.". l r rrspinf vif . . , .. . .