True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-11-21

TIE GREAT VALLEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI We |
have heen much grusied and instructed Of late, ir |
per,lsing several works the western reginns Of the
United States und their resources Few persons. We
suspect thoroughly realize what the capabilities Of
the valley of the Mississippi though every body has
been writing about them these twenty years. writer
in the New York Review sets this matter in forcibe
light. In that valley there million four hun
dreh thousand mil-s or eight hundred and n'nr.
ty six millions Of acres, hle Great Britain with all
its Islands, CO tnns but lightweight thousand square
miles, or fifty six aud half million Of acres. And
what is the character of this region One third
oft at east is capable Of cult walton and thick settle
ment, and one third is four hundred and sixty four
thousand square miles in above seven lines
great all the voilebe land Of England, Ire
and, Scotland, Wales and the Islands. Look at it
more mnntey. and you find it, from the cleared fields
of Ohio and Indiana TO the edge OF the barren praries
of the Missouri, and from the wild rice swamps Of the
north the cypress swamps Of the south, fertile be-
yo1d exanrsL"l"os eye! Or slightly nnu,a.ng,
finer country for the ngriculturst standing at his farm
house door in The interior Of Ohio, Indiana Illinois,
thousand miles from the salt water he may see his
produce aGoa, on its way New York or Europe in
very few yea;s five complete lines Of and rail-
way communication will exis, between the Interior Of
Ohio and the ocean four are now in operation. Nor
is That valley destined to be less emn-nv nanufac~
turing than agricultural. The states Of Ohio, IL we
may rely upon her geologst Mr. Nather, contains as
much btuminous coal Of good qaality and easy Of
pect is he thinks richer than Penns ylvaia,
western Virginia and Kentucky. Judging from the
little that is known, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri
probably undefain u considerable extent bv this
same great mineral Nor is it coal Alone tina
atouns in the ives, from the head the Cum.
berlaud river across Kentucky and Ohio, tends bed
Of iron ore twenty miles III width. Tennessee is filled
with iron numerous beds were lately opened in In
diana-anl who Inns heard of the Missouri nounnin
| of that most precious metal? Already do Piitsbnrg
and Cincinnati yearly manufacture eight mill
lions of dollars worth OF iron articles for export Ia other
points; and lead a.ounds also; salt is mel with in in
exha,,stble quantities; lime is universally distributed
and Tile finest reestoue found in the greatest profu
sion.
Here then is land, the soil md climate of which
favor ti!lu in the highest degree the Interior Of which
is far more easy of than the interior any cOn-
| try in Europe, and filled with mineral wealth. Within
its limits, grow maize, wheat, hemp fax, tobacco,
ton and sIgnr 1t is land which scarce needs foreign
is world within itself; there is scarcely
one consie, able article ofcommerce, if except ci
fee aud soue dye s,us, which the Mississippi valley
cannot furnish. The first flint glass made in America
was at PittSburg the ocelan earth within the limits
,fihnt region rivals that ofChna the lakes abound in
fish; and the burr Of Ohio, may be compared
| with the best from France.
| Now, what in the common course OF things, must be
the result of this wealth und capabily A dense
population population of not less than hundred
and twenty millions people, nay, if we bnse cal
cuu,ions the present population of France, of not
less than one hundred and sixty millions, that is 10
say population greater than ha, now living in Great
Britain, ireland, France Holland, Spain, Portugal and
all Germany This picture Of the future greatness Of
the will probably be realized than many
| imagine Phil. s. ih on.