Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-09-20

within eight miles Of the city, where they landed
and near where the battle was fought. New Or
leans IS about one hundred miles from the mouth
OF the river. and was near the gulf as loca-
ton corld be found for city, and even there it
has to be protected by evee, SO low and fiat is
the face Of the country. This is the character Of
the country along the entire coast of Texas for
about sixty miles into the interior, and composes
q large portion of the first division laid down by
Col. Stiff, in his description Of Texas. This Same
author in speaking of this same portion of Texas
says:
''lmbar ia scarce, impure, and consequently
eali!s ana are common; the annoyance
from musqueoes dies and other insects is ntoler
able for beast and the climate in this low
enevathg in the extreme creating in the hot months de-
gree Of lassiiuia truly nsnPportabe besides, for
months in the the roads, VIII ch much better def
red maps extnnt, than they the the
country, impossible, and sIch the of the so
that durable thoouhares vii be coustacted unless
at enormous EXPENSE
The second division is described BY those who
have travelled over it as barren waste. of sand
hills, and unproductIyc prairies, and deserts, ex
cept along the margins of the few streams that
pass through it. This is that portion of Texas of
which Mr.. Benton proposed TO mako ''Free States
and It is said by one Familiarity acquainted with IT,
that they will be .most essentially free to the
eagles and lizards, nothing else can 1.-Two there.
The third portion IS said to be the finest part Of
Texas, and is perhaps equal to any portion of the
American continent; but it IS not the abode Of
Whlto mon. 1t is occupied by the most powerful
nation OF Indians now extant, and who have adop-
ted the reyongeful motto Of ''uncompromising and
eternal hostility 10 the white man. This is
really, the only portion Of Texas that is worth
having, and to obtain it we should have to fight
for It. This again would involve US in a war
which would cost al least one hundred millions of
dollars. And if carried on with the Same extrav-
aganco That characterized the famous war of
Florida, it would cost millions upon millions un-
counted and unnumbered. Permit us to say that
if Mr.. Polk should be elected we have no evil
donco that he would not be as cxtraya giant as Mr..
Van Buren,.
Then do we want any more such GOOD land
and vacant territory" that of Texas We
think not. There is but little good land there
and if we got that we shah have to fight for it :;
und to tiio 1.seeant territory of Texas. NO
hayo for such lands SO essentially 'va-
can't is the lizard district of that dclectablo
country.
1t is further urged by this editor Of the Jeffer-
sonan, that wo should havo Texas, s.as outlet
for our poor and laboring population By which
land can be had in market at low pr.cc, ard
surplus population drawn off SO tina: wages Will BIO
kept up at fair prices. 1t does very we'll for the
small fry of the locofoco party to talk about
.'HGH WAGES" but what do the eaders of that
party say about Glow WAGES" Mr.. Buch-
says: eve must reduce prices Of proper
ty and labor low Senator Tappan says: The
price of labor is entirely high: the laborcr in
this country afford to work for elevcn-p pence
per day." Ruel Williams is in favor of "a shil-
ling day and meat" Brownson saws: eva
ges the cunning devices of the devil We
might add columns of evidence to prove the To-
cos to be in favor of Low wages; and the policy
they advocate must lead TO that, to them, glorious
result.
We have already extended this article to a
siderable length One word about the acguisi-
ton of .'more good land,' and we shall close for
the present. Suppose buy Texas, by agree
ing pay her debts, and 5ht her wars, and it IS
stipulated we shall receive her lands. How much
shall we get According to Mr.. Benton-lust
none at all. And we ask tho reader to peruso
the speech of that distinguished man, published
! Texas. which is worth having is covered with
been issued by the government, upon which they
have no lands to locate them.
CoTn-Stalk sugar.
We have Just specimen of unframed Corn-s;.lk
Sugar from the land OF Mr. john Beal New Harmony