Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-09-30
VALLEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

lie valley OF the Mississippi and its tributary rivers
eNceeu' IN extent of surface the limits OF any other
country whose waters are accumulated and flow through
the channel OF one river 10 the ocean The Iini,ed
States are separated from north to soufb into 1,I
equal eastern and western divisions by the river ssi:
i"P ne Vahey OF which IS, therefore, situated in the
central part of The American Republic 1t extends
east to the Allegheny mountains W lich divide tho H.
on INTO the Atlantic and Western States and west Tn .
rocky mountains, which separates the Territories and
'atG west OF Inc mississippi river from the country
oorder,ng on the shores Of the Pacific, and passes
through nineteen degrees Sf northern lattrdo aJ
thrty-two degrees of longitude embracing an ra IS
more VnaD one million osquaTe miles. Tie rivers which
beautifully Inersect this extensive region r,fio toir
waters win the Mississippi, every where numerous
and OF unparalleled lengths those which fall int ,I
Mississippi on the west are the Arkansas 9OO0 NIL.
long, winch is navigable 1000 mles-RljssoDt 1Oo
miles IN length and nayjrable @ GOO r1iJes-Eed 80
Is navigaoie 7OO miles, Des AIODs co., and St Peters
ZOU nose efDPyIng their waters on the eastern nar
OF TIE river are the Yazoo, nayrabe 100 miIce a.
ONO, 945 miles long, aud navieable the whole diets
iinois' naYlgaoe 200 miles and Ousccnsin $50 ,niIes
long, and uayigabe so miles. Almost everv staI
production OF commerce. such the sugar cane FIN
dIa the rice Of Ethiopia, the spices of MaI.cc, a.
grape OF France, and the cotton of tie Soufb Se L.
lands are The natural growth Of its rich and fertiIz
SOIL In addition to this prOductvcnoss of soil ,,;
ais and metals OF the most general use and of e b;t
est value, are found in great &ricb varieties -
conhnes, since the American revolution sefJer,eots
nave oeeh edected, states and territories have been nv
NiS9 ''EliE Hn OpuiCECc with those which con.
turies have contributed to establish have in tho 49,
Of twenty years, been built where nothing but wilder
ness lneh surrounded their sites. New Orleans tbe
sS'h CITY IN SIZE IN the United States contains no,
near 4o0OO Inhabitants Cincinnati in GO5 had = nor.
ulation of only 500, but in 800, contained Q GoO. ~
IngtoD, IN Kentucky cuuuerat, ! at r,e ia,f cone.
population of $500, Nashville (Tennl 300 ard G.
LOUIS, MISSOURI 1900 The whole population Of THE
territory west Oh the Allegheny mountains exclusive r
the Indians fell short Of 2 300 600 vvI;ch NJ.
more than two individuals to each square mile s tho
vale OF the Mississippi embraces 100000 sonare milo
orone baIfoftbe land within the Jurisdiction Of the Ao
can States When the population Of tins almost IN
limited region amounts to 34,OO0,O00 it viii be inst
equaI 70 the amount Of inhabitants which tic State oC
Ne"-f oTS oao on each square milo at the last census,
9ca'ce'y mas the dawn Of improvement commenced in
thl5 most productive aud fertile portion of The American
contnen the little that has been done IL urnotiro5 in
The nhn'ty of her resources aud the measure Of
perry winch can be attained, must be work for mil
Hous 10 a'teT ages to accomplish. country Ike this
must ano VIII when her and treasures shall he
Vaoiue"' have established in her bounds some of the
richest and most 2oPuloss states and cities in The word,