Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-06-01

I The soil IS entirety d4Iuflou, oASo' =,
/ in richness. and nearly all susceptible
of cultivation.
De SorA county, the great body OF II.
Lies east of Tunica. Il has an area OF
six hundred and eighty-four square
miles. Two wears ago there was but SIX
hundred and forty acres in cultivation,
and the Dopulation only one thousand
nine hundred and forty-two whites,
eigbt hundred and eighty-two slaves /;
since that time they have been quadru-
DIed. as many as three thousand bales
of cotton will be shipped from the coun-
try the coming season, and the quantity
will be double each season thereafter
I till all the IanGs of that great county
shall have come into cultivation.
MARSHALL county lies due east from
ne Soto. has an area of eight hundred
and twenty square miles, about forty
acres Of which are in cultivation, and
in 1886. the first year of its incorpora-
ton. its cotton crop amounted TO fifteen
hund red and fifty-six bales 1t has the
largest free white population OF any
county in the State, and lis slave Popu-
Iation IS over seven thousand. It's rapid
settlement is a striking instance of the
CELEBRITY with which a pOPulous and
wealthy country can be created at the
bidding Of enterprise and industry, this
county has already the advantage Of
schools. colleges, churches and news
DaDers. in addition to its rich soil, pure
water and general health.
TIPPAH county lies east Of Marshall.
It has an area Of nine hundred and
sevcnty-two square miles; its population,
white and black, exceeds seven thou
sand souls. There is a great deal OF
fine land lying on the various water
courses which traverse this county, and
the uplands are crowded with the most
valuable timber, and the streams present
good mill sites.
TIsHANINGo is the nOrtheastern-mOst
county in the state, and has an area OF
one thousand and eight square miles.
The population is about four thousand
Their cotton will seek a transit upon the
Tennessee river, but their general sup
ply Of groceries and dry goods will 60
from Commerc
ITAwAuBA lies south Of Tishamingo.
1t has an area of nine hundred square
miles. The cotton from this county
would be hailed to the Tombigbee. Most
of its supplies would be received from
the Mississippi river via. POntotoc.
PoNTUToC IS one Of the weaIthicst
counties in the State, is in the centre of
the Chickasaw cession, containing nine
hundred square miles, and a population,
white and black, of about five thousand. /.
Most Of the supplies for Chickasaw
county are received through this. Pom
-otoc would do all It's trading at Com
mercc.
LAFAYETTE lies west Of Pontotoc, has T
IN area of seven hundred and ninty-two +
square miles. The white population F
about forty-four hundred, the black nine
cen hundred, with cotton crop of one
thousand bales. The land is fertile, and 7
pleasantly diversified with upland and
,alley.
PANoLA lies west or Lafayette and is
sepn rated from the Mississippi by part
IF Tunica county. 1t has an area of
seven hundred and ffty-six square
niles. In 1886 the white population
was twelve hundred and niurt y-oix.
slaves nine hundred and thirty-two, with
l cotton crop Of only three hundred and
,ixtv-fve bales Now the white popu-
alton is fully two thousand, slaves
wenty-threc hundred, with a cotton
crop of three thousand bales This
county was very aptly named Pamela,
5ignifying in the Indian tongue cotton,
and it bids fair to be one of the greatest
cotton growing counties in the state Pa
lola and De Soto are now filling up with
astonishing rapidly, with rich planters
from Georgia and the Carolinas, who
the cultivation of cotton, and
bring into the country the hands and
means to do it. Nor will the ITALIA
latchie divert any of this trade from
he new town Of Commerce. 1t IS sell
lom navigable till the lst OF March.
and then only for a few weeks All
planters desire to get their cotton into
market early, and will hurry it over
he excellent roads to Commerce. to
axe advantage of the first high prices
In view of all these facts, it is not at
Ill strange that, Notwithstanding the
general pecuniary distress, town which
must receive the trade of all these coun-
les has grown with such rapid strides.
The wealth of Seren thousand sje hun
lred square miles and a population of
irty thousand souls must force Commerce.
N to greatness.