Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-05-15

could not operate, )NeY Orleans In point
of strength * suOiiter Gibraltar she
laughs defiance al the most powerful IN.
yaders.
The wealil, of country is 10 he esii-
| mated by the number aud wealth Of its
| Inhabitants OF III other wor,lS, by The
extent of lis agriculture aud commerce.
| The citizens of Missi>>ipgi aud Louisiana
Will yend al ihis port during !he present
year, > 2,OOO, Ouo worth oi COTTON and SIT
| gar, The fruits oi their last ears industry,
| beside greater quantities nj rice, iHtiigO.
| DC. IL is not uncommon Tor ,hc planters
| Of these states, Ia receive au annual In
come OF 5 3u,0n ironi their farms /; there
, are instances Of then incomes amounting
to S $4,000, ana that If Hampton Is con
Jectured 10 b" upwards Ot 5 100, 200 The
humber laborcr, whose all consists in
elght or ten mules, has bven known to
make ) 100 per day during tae present
winter, b. dragging COTTON from the ieTy
To t;ie Warehouses, usually about 200
yards, ior which he has paid the enor-
nous sum OF one dollar per bale. J lie
aggregate. increase OF The Commerce. OF
tins pert. during the last twelve months,
according 10 the report from The custom
house, WAS more than onr.fIilh. Where
the earth Is thu. boun,lfui, where indus
try rs ,iias rewarded, what human prcscI-
ence can Tx boun,.s To The prosperity OF
the country Thoegh already a rally ing
point for The Injuries OF The worid--the
theatre Of eHierpr.Zc for people of nil
tongues au,! naiioaS ; although tie en-
signs Of every country are proudly pres
sing forward, IN competition for her com
mercc, New Orleans is but Tie yerm of
what She must necessarily become.
Behold The unappr0priated lands Ohio
Indiana, Kentucky and TennesSe look
TO the b0undiesS forests that wave over
the waters OF the Illinois and Missouri!
They are destined 10 surrender their do
m'nIou 10 the cheerin! village andihe Gull
tiva,ed iarn.-Lung before they assume
the din ersity Of European population
long before every rood OF ground will be
required 10 support lis man, ihis city will
embrace an area, ana assume a nagniil-
cencp. such as The world has rarely wit
Messed before. Every advancement which
Is made Ill arts, every stroke which Is
stricken by the hand of industry IN these
countries, Wi! propOr,ionabiy advance
her opulence, and increase her lnipor-
lance for their wealth, like their waters.
must dlsgOrge Itself through the channel
OF the Mississippi, and Will be constrained
io pay tribute before II passes.
From short space below the mouth Of
the ONO 10 the Walnut Hills, en- extent of
near SIX hundred miles, 'fe banks OF The
NJ sissippI presentiO the eye one uniform
ant dreary waste, uHvaried by single
ves,lge Ot culture, without even an Indian
sui To en!Iven the scene; the annual o.
,eriionimg of the river having deferred the
hand Of enterprise from planting the stan
dard oi civilization OH its shores. Bun
The reign OF nature there, is almost at an
end. Tins proud monarch of rivers has
too long tyiannlzed over the fairesi porii-
on at the American continent. Tie arts.
rising III their majesty TO assert their rights,
will ere long say othis great western Nile.
p" thus far snail thou go, but no further"
Then shall lis shores, which seem now
10 be enstamped with law of perpetual
desolahon, TEEN with the sons o! Indus
try, line citizens of tree government. -
This is not fiction ofiancv, but rational
calculation, founded upon the fairesi prin-
cipleS Of analogy.
When DE Soto discovered The Missis-
sippi, lle mistook il for great inland
lakr--such was the usurpaiion OF lis wa
tiers. Would he have been persuaded
that at this time, that inmeasmrablc waste
OF lnundailon could be transformed INTO
a continued village from New Orleans 10
Baton Rouge, trOnied by delightful or
ange groves and ornamental gardens Dor
derlng the margin OF the water: and thai
by means OF the steam engine, that stu
pendbus discovery in mechanical phiIoso-
ply, the traveller would be propelled al
the rate OF four miles an hour against this
angry and overwhelming current, sur
rounded by all tie eiegancies and luxu-
RES ola modern hoteiI
The greatest extent of inland naviga-
ton known To the world Is between The
cities OF New Orleans and New York
there being but % miles land carriage in
all that great horthcTn route Of near 1000
miles. This communication, though al
present bat little. If at all used, was evil
IDENTIFY intended to answer some wise pur-
pose, as nature never eXerlS herself iu
vain and may, III the course Of l,uUlan
events, become a cham of social union,
aud high road Of commerce, between
those remote sections OF our vast and
growing republic.
Lake Pontcbartraln, approaching The
city on the west, and communicating VI iih
II through canal into tie DaYnm ST. john,
although already important, will assume
d BeW character in relation To N.Orlcams,
when Vie Fiorielas are made component
part of the United States.
With the most unparalleled ondow-
menis, New Orleans idugGi~hes under an
mnwise administrations. The last summer,
they were scourged 10y The yellow fever
sill no effort is made 10 pave the streets,
or 10 improve their cleanness-wiien bV
disbursement OF S 100000 water might
be conveyed TO the door Of every citizen.
The Hospital, to'erably commodious
building, an institution tba, might be ex-
tenslvely useful here, is The most melen-
choiy la%ar house That ever generated
cOHidgiUu--a mere nursery Tor The pravP