Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-08-16
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From the Saturday Evening Post.
LOUISIANA.

EnUIESTANA
Inc extremely interesting otate OF Aonis'a-
ma presents so many striking points Of charac-
ter that we snail nave great diihcuity IN
condenslng our SUBJECT WITHIN our limits, ana
must necessarily omit some curious particu-
lars:
ne osate Is IN iehgth 14o miles, ana
oreaoth Iol. Onaer the spanish ,'oVerh,
meAt IN 100, the population Ht'ie exceeueo
u ,o0o. In 1870, the hummer was ~, 4o7
having more than oouoied between 1871 ana
1o2o; an extraordinary ratio' OUT oy no means
equai 10 that OF some western states. IL
possesses situation, IN New Orleans tor
great commercial CITY, whicn mas Few rivals
IN geographical Pos'uor' VI "hiCn glance
at map WIN aounaan'iy teseiiy' iaAihS tne
length OF all the tributaries OF the MISSISSIPPI
whicn are naVisaole' II IS WITHIN oouho' 10
say the aggregate "ouia exceed " Thousand
miles, the waters OF these rivers pass tnro
the most fertile soils, boundless prairles, ter
tile bottoms numerous d'stinc. communities,
ana through such variety OF chma'es 'nat
the products or every region are wattea 70 me
port. II IS fact as II she hao ~. ooo mics
OF navigaOle canal all centerlng IN her BOSOM.
Probably no State in the Union has great
er body Ut first rate land, though much OF 1t
is overlooked annually, and sending forth un-
wholesome miasma. proper concentrated
effort OF all the slaves in the State applied to
draining and canalllng this vast dismal and
noxious swamp would render its commercial
city healthy. The time is coming when
some great step of this kind will be taken,
when the effects produced will equal the
| magic of the Arabian Nights. The State
even with its present advantages is making
rapid strides to power, and as we have shown,
steadily advances in population.
Generally speaking, Louisiana is one i'm
mense plan. divided into pine woods, prai-
ries, alluvous, swamps, and hickory ami oak
lands. A large portion of the state is with
out any elevation, even aspiring to be called a
hill. The prairies, near the gulf, are low,
marshy, and in rainy weather Inundated,
many Of them having cold clay sill, while
others are of inky blackness and crack in
dry weather into assures OF SIZE to admit
mans arm Inc bottoms are r,cn, Pa,ucu-
.atly .nose OF .ne hss':s'pp, a.u a,,as,ad
NV "e .S.."y W o,on,h oe the ,rees The
inxnr;anre of the cane and cotton. and the
strength Of vegetation in general. A fig tree
and a sumack were measured by MIR, Flint
each of which we're larger than mans body
The Ieveeis an embankment OF the r,Ve !,
Tor ior.y mies oelow NEW o .;,.ss sss s. Moi
mlles aoove' 10 .'on' ~ son, ~ sne h;ahwav
p Pm 70 tha aatar e nrevented from spreadin,
oyer the extraordinar nv rich bottom of from
one to two miles in width; it is believed ny
part of the world can furnish a richer tract
This levee extends somewhat higher on TN
west than on the east SIDE OF the river. mere
reside some OF the richest planters, s9 aors -
whom nave lron, nve ~ Ill arl cd NV rangs q
u ,a,,o uue, dstr;ct On the coast Is
ere,, fert;i;tv and celebrated for it's produc,
of sugar. Approaching Red River from Ope
lousas, there occurs the richest cotton lane
in Louisiana. The extraordinary ier.hty
the bottoms OF Rea Kver are w S;s H os wv,
and this section IS calico .he parau d y, u
ton planters, ne sol. !, 'T 49, wh;ch !;
natea shgh.'y Will aa' s'.. .;G Ire 60;
DERIVES h'ois.u.I ".a r. r. r.s from, III
mas 49, go Stn.';sa 5unta;ns.and IN
spoi:; ~ 80 ~ I,ran,s, mh;ch il rolls. i
pfa'r'es 49, .n';"s" "n oousrsd with
;. state " nature ~ "a'
DARK ana heaVy Forest o., An
" neat anu " ~ Nv. "oa 80, NOS, ar
isiaha, u"''' ~ -. III oats ca,
gle OF Inc I I's.e. 80 s a in m;
ceea "eH' .nula" 49," uaosn,s;n cro,
ny Piaoes' ~. P.o.sa , :" H., 10 hea, ton p;
oeins pus"eu ~ s CO. ~ 10 MIDI
- pioiy W a'.a'' n.a". 81 r,ore "a,
states hasc o' g.. n,.tnes "a,
,.nown ~ attain the weight of mir
s. oeen N"'" ~ sua roo, hntofa diffe
Pou"as' go 20, ws cultivate.
ehi SPECIES ron .. ,,.sLs and ronr
the 'aSori,e 'oou - IN o.atoss I'VE mo-
on ,i an ."o,es ,,;.a, ~ ,vhen taken O,