True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-10-12

Yesterday the locomotive rraversed the Nash
willie Rail Road, for the distance of fifteen miles,
being three miles beyond the Prairie Cottage, aud
along the Lake shore, where the only two sp"ts
likely TO give any trouble in passing, have been
firmly, and erurcly laid. or this most imp rti n
work, more has heen completed within ttw
months, than had been c"mpished III MS many
y,Rrs hetore; and if State Legislature will but
take example from their neighhors, und make
hera' appropriations, they will d" more good TO
this S'n'e generally, and 10 this CITY particularly,
than has been accomplished by all the public
works hitherto undertaken. The Cincinnati and
Charlcson Ra,l Road, has received the mus; ibrr-
al assis ance from he States through which It is
10 pass, and now bids fair for more prnmpt com
pleion than any other work OF equal magnitude
in the country; while the Nashville Road, has
either been neglected by our legislature aIrogeh
er, only received assistance at such spare and
ni5gard rate, as almost render il useless, YET,
OF what vast Importance would it be TO us, were
II promptly finished! A good rail- Dad through the
States OF Louissana, Mississippi, and Tennessee,
the added advantage of being controlled at will,
and not liable the casualties of the seasons
The present low state Of The waters above stops
all our lrterConrSg vita ,nr Ohio and its trlbuIa
res, the nlucky, tive Tennessee, and Others and
many fears entertained that there will be no
sufficient rise until the spring. Should this prove
the case, the vast produce of the upper countries
cannot be brought TO market, until the planters
are nearly ruined by delay; but if the Nashville
Rail Road were now mpleted, every bale Of
cotton could be sent to the city, as ready. But
apart from this considerations there is another OF
road vast regions of the richest soil, now lief,
uncsrured, because it is by nature shut out from
any market. vast portion of the lanes in the
Choctaw nation are in this preoicAmen Declared
from reaching the Mississippi by an in,ervt min
| belt OF impossible swamp, there are neither n.vi
gable water courses, nor roads, by which, il clear
ed, its produce could be brought forward buti
his roai were made to traverse it, its ertlIi, j.,
would insure speedy, aud extended cultivation
| fany doubt exists upon this point, would call
we attention OF sceptlcS 10 the instance OF the
Ca nal formed through the state of New York
What are now the richest and most popuous
porlio.p MS of that vast state, were value IS, and
untena,'ted, before the formation OF that work.
The yc.y first year after its completion ma n,
thousand ba rreIs of flour were the city from
districts were not single barrel exported he
fore. and the to wn of Rochester, which in 1919
consisted only of rHree honsss, now numbers pop.
ul,,op IF O. ono, and has mills that make from
1900 to 1900 barrels o. flour daily. The same o
even greater increase may be looked for, in lh'
rich country of the Chocl aw nation, and the sur.
FOUNDING districts, not now cultivated for want o
an outlet. Let but this road be completed, ono
their abundant and varied products will s'antly
flow into our city the tide of emigration VIII nat
urally follow where riches point the way and the
staples of fertile Tennessee will Longer renlhir
locked up by the empty Cumberland or The DR.,
Ohio.
Ii is in the power of our STATE Legislature, ant
o. them alone, 10 complete tins most H. Pol 'ah
work, VIVA, the state Of New York did, LOU y
New Orleans may speedily become. al that is
wanted, is loan oil the credit OF the sIate not a
| dollar of outlay il needed by 1t, and not sing e
risk can il run New York loaned her credit TO
! the Ere Canal, and it now returns her national
revenue! She gave her countennnce to the pro-
ect and fertility in The wilderness: and busy
opulaGon IN deserted wilds. The advocates of
pub c improvement urged upon her Legislature
thai berality, IN national projects, was the trues
economy; aud we now point to her wealth, he,
POI ulation and hor prosperity, to prove their pro-
| phcces were true. Let but our Legislature follow
ts example, and The line at the Nashville Rail
! Rlad, like that of the Erie Canal, viii he clothed
with thriving loves: lis busy !horou3hiarc alive