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THE
Ganges 'CanaL ' f
1 The Ganges eVual has rs dybeeft
heard of oct lf India, but it k
one of the grandest Undertakings of
the present day. It is bring con
structed" under Uhf' directions, and, at
the eipepse of the government, main
ly for the purpose of irrigating the
level," fertile tracts between the Gan
ges and Jumna, but also to afford the
means of transporting the produc
tion of the country to the head of
navigation in. , the , former river, , at
Cawnpore. The labor of more than
tea years have already been expended
on it, and four or five years more will
be required to complete it-- It will be
80 feet wide, varying in depth accord
ing to the season, but probably aver
aging 8, feet, and, inclu- bg its numer
ous branches, will, hare an extent of
800 miles! It taps the Ganges at
Hundwar 18 miles to the north-east
of this place and returns to it again
at Cawnpore, a distance of more than
400 miles. The total cost, when
compleied, will not fall far short of
2,000,000, out it is expected to
yield a return of 600,000 annually,
this calculation is based upon the
success of the East and West Jumna
canals which are, comparatively, on a
small scale.. The former of these was
finished in 1825, since when it has
paid all the expenses of construction,
together with an annual interest of 5
per cent, thereupon, and 320,000
clear profit. The latter, finished a
few years since, has paid the cost and
interest, with 30.000 profit.
The use of the water for irrigation
is not obligatory upon the inhabitants,
but they are generally quite willing to
avail themselves of it.. There are
three ways in which it is furnished to
them: fin-t. by villages, or companies
of Cultivators, contracting for as much
as they want; secondly, by a fixed
rate per acre, according to the kind of
gram, rice being the most expensive,
and cotton the cheapest: and thirdly,
by renting an outlet of a certain fixed
dimension, at so much per year.
Along lie Jumna canal, the people do
not wait, as formerly, to see whether
the crops will be likely to succeed
without irrigation, but employ it in all
seasons, and are, thereby, assured of
a constant return for their labor. The
Ganges canal will be of vast import
ance in increasing the amount of
grain produced iu Hindostan, the de
sign of the government being, to ren
der famine impossible. It is hoped
that such a dreadful spectacle as the
famine of 1 838, when hundreds of
thousands perished from want, will
never again be seen in India. That
such things have happened, is the nat
ural result of the tenure by which
land is held and cultivated. The gov
ernment is the proprietor, and the ze
mindars, pr tenants, pay 75 percent
of the essessed value of the products.
The land is sub-let by the zemindars
to the ryots, or laborers, and these,
the poor and ignorant millions of In
dia, of course gain little or nothing
beyond a bare subsistence. 11 the
crops fail, they have nothing at all.
The Ganges canal will,, therefore, to
a certain extent, prevent famine, by
assuring perennial crops. It will en
rich the government, because, in ad
dition to the sale of the water, it will
increase the rent of the lands as they
1 J l-. r ; - tl
uecume productive, uui it win very
slightly mitigate the condition of the
ryots.
The greatest modern work in India,
is the canal aqueduct over the Salanee
river, at this place. ; It is entirely
constructed of brick, and, including
the abutments, it is about a quarter of
a mue in length, by 180 feet in
breadth. There are sixteen arches.
of about seventy feet 6pan, and rising
twenty leet aoove the river, the foun
dations of the piers being gunk twen
tyfeet below the bed. The arches
are four feet thick, in order to support
OHIO ORGAN OF TnETETvIFEIOCNCE ItttFOKMT
tfcs intiens i pr'sur of such a body
ofiwat iiv f He dre of workme
ara at f rese t ei plojed on the tru.,
ture, and tmalKrai'road has been
laid down, for bringing the materials.
A locomotive, was, imported from Eng
land, but, tjbriuglji te neglect of vthe
native firemen, soon' became a wreck.'
During tfca short tima it was in opera
tion, a greatt number of accidents o
curred; It Was found almost Impos
sible to keep the natives pfl , the track.
Their stupidity in this respect is as
tonishing. If you hare a hard heart,
you ' may run over as many as you
like in a morning's ride for they will
assuredly not get. put of . your way,
unless you force theni to it. Bayard
Taylor.,.
1 la it Necessary t An opinion pre
vails that alcoholio liquors are need
ful, in the climate of California, for
the preservation of health, and manj
physicians promote this Idea by their
habit of prescribing them in almost
every case of disease or convalescence.
We observe that Dr. King, of the U.
S. Army, who has been stationed at
Monterey for several years, in an es
rav nn thn riiKRARpn of the countrv.
condemns the practice, and declares
that strong dnnk is less needed ana
more hurtful in California than in
many other climates, and that much
disease is produced bv the habit ot
using them for the ostensible purpose
of preventing sickness. We suspect
that those physicians who diner trom
Dr. King on this question will be
found among such as are fond of tak
ing their own medicines. Qalijornia
Temp, Organ,
.
Thk Two Retained. The Con
necticut Legislature has refused to
withhold its sanction from the grog
business. 1 he grog "merchants '
(that is the term, we believe) are to
be retained and have a patent for re
spectability in the shape of a license.
And the Connecticut House of Rep
resentatives has finally rejected the
bill to abolish capital punishment, by
a large majority.' It is nowise sur
prising that they are a little beside
themselves with a fearful anticipation
of murders. . '
; . ...Forth Ohio Organ. .'
. Geauga Co. -,
Newbury, July 5, 1 853.
Bro. Clark: We have just closed
a most glorious temperance celebra
tion of our National Anniversary. '
The committee of arrangements
had engaged the services of Bro.
Warren Jenkins, of Columbus, as
one of the speakers on the occasion,
also of Rev. Freeman Yates, of
Michigan, for another. They had
also endeavored to secure the attend
ance of Bro. Cary, and had had some
partial encouragement to expect him;
but more important engagements kept
him away and lrom some unexplained
cause, Mr. Yates failed to reach the
ground. 1
The Painesville brass band, and the
Painesville and Newbury Divisions of
the Sons attended in full regalia, and
the citizens of our county turned out
en masse. It is estimated that three
thousand people were in attendance.
Geauga county never saw a prouder
day. The attendance embraced profes
sional, classical, legal and medical
men, to a great extent. The fanners
were out in great numbers. The la
dies, too, were ofct in full strength,
and their faces, (God bless them I)
were redolent with smiles and anima
tion.' The . committee were highly
gratified at the demonstration, and
their only cause of anxiety was the
lack of speakers. We had confidence
in Bro. Jenkins, but as he was com
paratively a new man in the temper
ance cause, we certainly had some
misgivings about his ability to sustain
himself unaided, in such a congrega
tion, coming together as they did, with
pe4tau n8 of hear
J? Ya! s, and other
I t, ?n. s try
ti ied voter us h tht cau: e.
But. whatever of "anxiety the com
mittee had, on this score, vanished be
fore Bro. Jenkins had jipoknrteiv rni
Jes. TheatidieM j were! at dhce
rfvitetHto th speaker, and he held
them, to-iha .- end, oi-a-aearly two
hours' speech, with undiminished, sat-,
lsfaction.t 1 We1 aave 'never keen" a
more Btrictlx attentiye jsongregafen;
scarcely one stirred from his position
during the entire speech. Sometimes
they were in a roar of laughter
sometimes hanging on his words with
suppressed breath, and. at piejcjose, it
was pronounced by apparently a unan
imous voice that the speaker had won
honors to himself, and stirred up an,
enthusiastic and unflinchingly.' deter
mined Bupport of Maine Law temper
ance, never Detore existing in ;-uia
Geauga." .
The exercises were interspersed
with prayer, reading the Declaration
of independence, most splendid sing;
ing by the choir, and music by the
band. At the conclusion of 'the
speech, the company formed, in pro
cession and marched to the bower of
Mr. Burnett, where ! a dinner' had
been prepared by the host in a most
eicelJent . style; the only draw-back
being that there were thrice as many
hungry guests as had been anticipa
ted, though not less than three hun
dred plates had been set! After din
ner, the procession returned to the
grove, expecting to hear Mr. Yates,
who was confidently expected, up to
that hour, but as he did not appear,
after singing and music; Bro. Jenkins,
at our request, again took the stand,
and to our very happy disappointment;
we found the last better than the first.
We regret that , many of our friends
who came from a distance had left,!
for they lost the richest part of the'
day. The afternoon discourse, was
more vivacious, presented more strik
ing illustrations, and was received
with greater manifestations of satis
faction, than that of the morning.
The spirit was up, though no spirit
had been poured down, and when the
speech closed, there was a unanimous
expression of delighted satisfaction.'
Our good friend Blakesley1,1 of Chagrin'
Falls, was called out and made' a few1
capital remarks. ' ' 1 1 ': ' '', M " '
A series of true blue, Maine Law,
temperance . resolutions, were unani
mously adopted, as were alsof resolu
tions of thar.ks to the band and choirs
for their very acceptable services. '
' A resolution of thanks to the speak
ers was then put, and carried with a
shout of acclamation that could not
but have been gratifying to our wor
thy brother, as a manifestation of the
approbation of the audience, of his
masterly efforts, On the whole, we
assure you it was a proud day for our
county. The weather was perfectly
delightful, and not an untoward event
marred the peace of any one.
Rest assured, Geauga is not only
all right herself, but she will lend a
helping hand to others. '!; A pledge of
fifty dollars was given as our contribu
tion to the fund of the State Execu
tive Committee. A committee in
each township was appointed to can
vass for voters, and to solicit funds,
and an additional committee to secure
good and able temperance speakers to
traverse the county. We hope you
will find room for this communication
in the Organ. It will, we trust, en
courage every temperance man to re
newed effort, and it is but an act of
justice toward Bro. Jenkins, who at
great inconvenience to himself con
tributed so largely to the pleasure and
happy results of the day. Geauga
county will send her politicians in
boots to the Legislature, the coming
fall. Yours in L. P. A F. ¬
Jonas AlASHOUSK, V
In behalf of the Com. of Arr.
Ir "hi -; rais J i
HI
Ji r
tb Okl Orfta.
C ive .and, Jaly 5. 1853.
F. :f. (Ti ARK: If Vf ll think ika IVJ-
. - - . . . . j iwi-
lowing will aid in the' advancement of
our glorious nterpri$e, and jwortli
place 4 your; columns, you an
vose ot it as vou please. We r
ing omething, an4 think we shall verr
soon get me mama ajbw ior our city.
yve.nave the puouo sentiment with
us. One church has spoken out
boldly. Heaf HT '
Wherma, W0 belieye that the use
of and traffic in intoxicating drinks as
a beverage, is very injurious to the
morals of our city, as well as a direct
hindrance to the advancement bf thA
principles of Christianity, therefore
Rtsolved, By the I First Wesleyan
Church and . Society , of , Cleveland,
that a law prohibiting the use of and
traffic in intoxicating drinks as a bev
erage, would advance the temporal,
moral, and religious interests of our
city, our State, and the world.
Resolve That we do respectfully
ask nay, we do earnestly yrgt npon
our City Council, the necessity of the
immediate passage of an ordinance
containing all the essential principles
of the Maine Law.' , , , ,
Resolved, That these resolutions be
signed by the pastor and secretary of
the church, and be presented to the
City Council, at their next meeting.
Now we believe that the above
church action is what is wanted. We
believe also that the churches of our
State, are very far behind the age, in
this as well as , some other moral en
terprises. We believe it to be the
imperious duty of the clergy and
churches of every Christian denomi
nation, to step upon the Maine Law
platform, ' and contend earnestly and
manfully nd unceasingly, for the
tassage of a stringent prohibitory
aw. We deem it one of the essential
elements of Christian du'y. u-We
think also that no person using, traf
ficing in or manufacturing the, ac
cursed stuff as a beverage, or build-
ing or renting buildings to be used for
the sale of the same, can do so with
out violating his Christian integrity.
I am aware that , this is taking high
ground, but if churches and members
thereof, do not take high ground, who
must lead them? 1 The time for action
is at hand, and action must be had: if
those; whb profess to stand high in the
scale of moral purity1 and Christianity
-those to whom the' rworId haS beert
taught to1 look! up ' as an example)
do not lead the way, they must bQ
cbhtent.' to ' follow- for " action ' will
come,' and 'success will be 6urs!4
Then, Christians and churches, arouse!
Corns to the hreachl the battle will be
nobly won, and our 'banner will fldat
proudly over our fair State, with tni
happy and ' cheering inscriptions
"No more bowing1 ; the' knee to the
shrine of Bacchus,"1 and the "Maine
Law Forever!" . J1;,ii:"
- Our Division is .in a prosperous
conditionJ ' We 'are organizing Alii4
ances in other parts ot the countyi
and have in prospect the organization
of' more Divisions. We are also lay
ing plans for: Vigorous action in' the
coming campaign. We hope to 'glye
a good account of Old Cuyahoga next
fall,: . :.:,!,...
' It has pleased God, In his provi
dence, to remove from among us the
head of our Order in this State, in the
person of our beloved brother, Thos.
H. ComIiings, G. W. P.; who died at
the Forest City House, in this city, on
Friday morning, 'the 26th inst. ! He
had arrived here the day before his
death, in company with his mother
and brother, for the purpose of visit
ing the Water Cure Establishmant of
his city; and his remains were taken
to the place of his lormer residence,
for interment. ; - ' ' " ': . ; : ' ' !
Fraternally Yours, for the Maine
Law,' 'u .-v,-;.., A Son. :
FT
ahoga Co.