Author: Logan Esarey
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781230416700
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... Systematic Internal Improvements 66 The Problem, The People, And The Legislature Immediately after the War of 1812 there arose in all parts of the United States a demand for internal improvements constructed by the government. The rise of a political party favoring this policy is contemporaneous with the admission of Indiana into the Union. The party found its strength among the farmers, and was based on a legitimate economic need. The farmers throughout the State possessed an abundance of fertile land. Their surplus products were of little value to them, since a large part, and frequently all, of their profits were eaten up in transportation. Their markets were the seaboard cities, and the farther west the farmer was, the less valuable was his surplus grain. Every State from New York south and west was busy from 1816 to 1840 developing and perfecting its own system. Legislators and legislatures were called wise just in proportion to the completeness and inclusiveness of their systems. Every State finally caught the fever, and in the two decades following the close of the War of 1812 they rolled up a combined internal improvement debt aggregating $225,000,000.1 Pennsylvania took the lead in amount, while New York led in time and spirit, and was the only one to carry the policy to success. At the very time when the Indiana General Assembly was holding its first session, the future policy of the United States toward internal improvement was being decided. In the session of Congress, convened in 1816, a select committee,2 ap 1 American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1840. 105, Boston. 2 McMaster, A History of the People of the United States, IV. 411. pointed on motion of Calhoun, introduced a bill setting...
Author: Logan Esarey
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-03-23
Total Pages: 530
ISBN-13: 9780365364085
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from A History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1850, Vol. 1 of 3 Chapter IV closing campaigns OF the revolution 16 indians OF indiana 17 last stage OF the revolutionary war' IN the west_ 18 the indians become the wards OF the united states.. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Logan Esarey
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Published: 2012-08-01
Total Pages: 540
ISBN-13: 9781290904902
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Author: Logan Esarey
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Published: 2008-06-01
Total Pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9781436733076
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Author: Logan Esarey
Publisher: Nabu Press
Published: 2013-12
Total Pages: 606
ISBN-13: 9781295425808
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