The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-27
EDITORS CONTEMPORARIES
New YonK, september IS, le45.

New YoRK, September 25, l645.
| The recent additional returns Of the State census
from the interior do. not show quite as great an
increase in population as was to have been cx-
pected Indeed, in sonic of the richest agricultural
counties, such Ontario, Gcnesee, DC, there has
been decrease Of population. The census will
show, probably, about Z, 100000 for this State
The truth Is, The duugh ofthe and fertile West
upon the population of all the eastern States, north
and south, Is very great and the wonder to us is,
that il is not still greater
The absurd prices at which inferior eastern lands
are held in the Atlantic States, even of poor and
worn-out quality, are sufficient TO drive every farmer
who wishes TO supply himself with land TO the
valley OF the Mississippi Farms upon which the
utmost labor and skill can do scarcely more than
yield bare subsistence in New Jersey and in
New York, accessible to the markets of the city,
held at one hundred dollars per acre. What farmer
in his senses would be willing to sit down upon
land at this price, which would require manuring
every year; and, after all, with the heavy tax he
would have 10 pay articles Of consumption, sue
coed IN doing nothing more than TO make bare
support-when he can go the West and secure a
shone upon, at from 81 25 to IS per acre. The
wonder 49, that the decrease of population in the Old
Thirteen is not much greater than 1t is, or that
scarcely anybody is left behind
The fact is, fthe old States expect to retain their
population, they must reduce taxes with the price
* ~
If the old States stand STILL or fall back the new
States and Territories of the great, the glorious
West, are moving forward with "pcrfect rush"
Iowa seven years ago was the seat of the Black
Hawk Indian war. 1t now has over l00,0 900 inhab-
ltants, with 10 or l2 1ourishing towns.
No part Of Gods earth can compete with the val
ley of the Mississippi in the growth Of wheat and
other articles Neither Europe, Asia, nor Africa,
any of the Old Thirteen, can "begin to match it."
The people of the old States, il they hope to COM
pete, must reduce the price of their lands
The best way for the anti-renters to settle their
troubles, is to abandon the patroon's land and 60
West; or let the PATRON himself settle the difficulty
by procuring body of land in the West, and con
vey portions Of it, in fee simple, to such Of his
ants are dssatisfedj and then sell out, or rent
out, the land they leave on commonsense princi
pies. Give up the bushel. of wheat and chicken
business. II is seldom the American people make
SO great fuss, or persevere in complaint and resist
ance so long as the ant-renters have done, without
there being cases Of peculiar hardship and oppres-
sion somewhere. Give the poor renters lands in
the West, which the PATRON is able to do and no
doubt all will soon come right Had the PATRON
sold out all his lands years ago. before the produce
Of the West came in competition, he would have
been great deal better off. Every year he keeps
up the hight with his tenants, the less valuable the
lands will become. All the PATRON owns is not worth
the life of one honest american citizen. Give the
tenants lands in the West and sell out fast as
for yourself, Mr.. Van Rensselaer,, and the public, a
great favor. 1t is time these eternal anti-rent
troubles, which have filed the newspapers for
twenty years, were at an end,
Tobasco, according to the account of a GORE
spendent Of the Brooklyn Eagle, is in beau
tiful state Of revolution. A Monsieur Bruno
(Brown) is the maser-spirit at present. who, with
three hundred men, caused six hundred cowardly
rascas (centralists) to decamp from Teapa under
their chief, Colonel Bechres While Bruno was
doing the thing bro,cn, another rascal, Commo-
dore Marin, ran off to Vera Cruz with schooner,
loaded with Browns munitions Of war. Hobbs
remarked, that the "natural state of man is war"
This may be true or untrue; yet II Is very evident
that the natural state Of Mexico is repouiion. We
are getting as tired of hearing Of Mexico and her
revolutions, as we are of the anti-rent troubles,
with Big Thunder and oil his crew.
The large new schooner which informed you in
my letters from Lake Superior was building at the
Sault Ste. Marie, see has been launched on its
waters. She is called the Napoleon. The indie
pendence steam propeller it seems, at last accounts,
was making journey around the falls by land, to
the lake, and was getting alpag very well. The Ju-
liza Palmer steamboat was next 70 crawl out, and,
like huge tortoise, ambie herself over u land to the
blue pure waters of the great lake. If Congress
were never to do another useful thing, they should
at the earliest practicable opportunity, have decent
canal cut around the falls OF St. Mary's.
The fleet on Lake Superior will soon consist of
low, Siskowit, Merchant, Fur Trader, and Napoleon;
and steamers Independence and Julia Palmer. All
these vessels, except the Napoleon, and probably the
little Siskowit have made land journey around the
falls of ST. Mary's. The distance is only one mile
with fall of eighteen feet. A good canal can be
made in single season.
On the English side, the distance around the falls
is only three-quarers Of mile. Ii we do not make
canal soon, the British government will have one
made their side before us, and reap ell the benefit
of tolls, &c.
With this canal, what splendid inland water
communication will be opened. A man will be able
to pass from Buffalo, and reach the upper end of
Lake Superior by steam; from thence there will, no
doubt, ere long, be line Of stages to ST Anthony's
falls, on the Mississippi; from whence he can de-
scend to New Orleans, If he chooses. What a
splendid summer route will it be for the tourist,
coming from the sutry plains of Louisiana and
Mississippi, to st. Anthony's falls; the splen-
did scenery of Lake Superior, taste of its delicious
fish, and drink its fine, pure cold water; pass the
Saut, Mackinac, Detroit, &c; visit Buffalo and Mag
falls, and reach New York. after having travelled
only one hundred and sixty or seventy miles by
stage coachall the rest of the way being performed
by steamboats, and railroads! The time is coming
when this will be the summer route.
As the stock Of the Erie railroad amounting to
$1,000 900, is about all good taken, it will be
unnecessary to say more about it, than to remark
that this subscription, within short period, Of
so large sum oil money, almost entirely by citl-
zens Of this city, and mostly of the middle class
speaks well for their beraity and enterprise. This
is great work, and is destined at some day not
very remote, TO connect New York and ST. Louis
by railroad communication.
The stock market was without excitement to-day.
The old shares of the Erie railroad 1.-TWO of which
are equal to two Of the new) advanced IL. Penn
sylvania SIS declined 4. Good stocks are without
change Exchange on London, 81 to ii a.; Paris,
5.235 to SOS; Bremen, 49, to 70; Hamburg, 39l to
40; Amsterdam, IS. 10 35k.
Cotton maintains its one.fourth cent per pound
advance given it by the of the steamer, but is
dull to-day. 1880 bales sold yesterday.
No change to note in flour wheat since yeser-
day--or, indeed in other produce.
Merchants will soon be waiting further news by
the next steamer from Europe.
The Sheridan cleared to-day for Liverpool, and a
Belgian barque for Hamburg.
No foreign arrivals to-day. Below, ship Isaac
Allerton, 30 days from Palermo. Also telegraphed,
two ships and two briggs
Yours, very truly and respectfully,