The New York herald., 1845-07-28
CINCINNATI. July y. 1875,

Mississippi Haliey-Sieamers eDipioyed-Strife for
trade bet,ceen Cincinnati, 81. Louis and Louisville
-Advantages of the Cities-Hiinois and its pros
pects-Iadiana and her Bank Notes-Benton-1M
y-Shannon-Butier-1h The nert Presidency.
This mighty Valley the great neck of North
America, seems to have been rather neglected in
your ''National Record" PROPOSE therefore, to
touch It all up in one chapter,
The general prosperity of the Valley was never
better than at this moment, the crops bid fair TO
equal any previous year, and the mining and manu.
featuring are augmentlng with rapid strides These
give to trade and commerce the vitality that is de-
sired and essential. About four hundred steamers
now float upon the bosom OF our waters. The strife
Tor trade seems TO conine itself pretty generally be-
tween ~. Louis and Clncinnati in this pie, how
ever efforts are made to put Louisville, but fate
seems to frown upon them The number of steam
ers laying at the quays of the different cities stand
about thus; st. Louis 40; Cincinnati, Is; Louis
vile, D. AT st. Louis all the commerce is confined
to the boats, whilst Cincinnati has the assistance OF
two canals and railroad in fact, this railroad bids
far TO become important feature to the prosperity
OF Cincinnati. II is supposed that within year,
continuous cham will reach from Cincinnati to
New York, thus creating conveyance for passage
from city to city in three and half days, at price
not exceeding Sl2. Cincinnati is destined to be
the largest manufacturing city in the Union. Her
facilities and location put the question beyond
/
Justly claims the title OF the 'Athens' of America
In the School of ''the fine arts" she has immortal
lzed herself, whilst her Powers and Baker upon the
marble, and her Powell upon the canvass, are win
ming golden encomlums in the schools of the old
world She has rich school at home, headed by
Jones with the chisel, and Baird with the brush all
ready and anxious to contend for the palm
The geographical position of St Louis, has mark
ed 1t tor the largest commercial ctv in America
Start not New Workers, one century will see her. (as
me sportsman says) pass you under strong pull.
Wereyou to witness young Ireland, and little Ger
many landing at her shore every day in the year Won
would not doubt my calculation; and these hardy
pioneers possess not only the 'mint drops" but the
best natural implements OF husbandry. AT the pre-
sent day, the popuat OF st. Louis is but 10000,
but the transient visitors are immense Look for
moment at'the cause of her growth the whole of
the Santa Fe and Oregon trade, the three thousand
navigabe miles of the Missouri river trade two
thirds OF the lead trade of America, boundess soil
that is now producing tobacco commanding SIG per
cw whilst the old States are content with S4, and
a never falling river to float the whole down into
the great eternity of waters. With these advan-
tages, in addition to her being located halfway be-
tween the Allegheny and Rocky Mountains, what
mind can Secome pent! The style of ST Louis is
much like New York, whilst Cincinnati follows the
fashion of Philadelphia, and Louisville patterns to
her own taste, and in this she has eminently sur
passed either of the other cities. Her public edices
are truly grand and her private mansions, particu-
arly ihatof Mr. Graves, (of the Ciley duel notorie-
ty, surpass any thing in the Valley
i IllHOls-l SnOuQ De DONG violence to the valley
were not to record her as the lilly of the Valley"
she Is destined for the garden of America washed
on every side by navlgable water-almost an island
IN the very core OF the Union, covering an area lar
ger than all New England, and possessing fertility
OF soil and climate unsurpassed the face of the
globe, she has scarce an acre OF bone In her. IT'S
true wrerched Legislation has involved her in debt
OF about Sl7 100000, and Withholding from her all
assistance Tor water protection, and her crops being
Tor four years cut OIL, she has been compelled TO re-
pudiatc, but like that bird which knows no death in
emhers, she will rise she now looks forward to the
day Gas does every other repudiang State,) when
the last tarthlng will be botted out against her She
has rich mineral weight enough this moment in her
bowels to make her the ballast of America. In a
lew years she will furnish the world with lead Her
wool and pork growers will soon surpass any other
two States in the Union Just consider-her wild
prairie hog, called the " Irish Hog" weight at one
year old, without granting, upwards of 300 lbs
lndlana-aye, every State must have Its pecullari-
! ties, and this has prominent one and aside from
this she Is Just what Paddy shot at nothing at all
She is the money State of the valley: think have
seen. within the last few months s. Indiana bank
notes enough 70 plaster over the whole State com
| fortably She furnishes almost the universal cur
| rency from Pittsburgh to New Orleans and from
Cairo to the head waters OF the Missouri, Missis-
slpp, and Illinois rivers. An awful responsibility
rests whshe officers of this Institution for were IL
to fall devastation would spread in the wake as
disastrous The plague of Egypt
The Benton stock in Missouri has been severely
gored. Old Shad Penn, of the Reporter, trains the
Benton borrowed or S. from ]. c. Calhoun every
idea and measure that has gwen him his popularity
In the Senate and his statistical reasoning is so
powerful that 1t has set the Bentonians looking for
rebuttng arguments " Up to the latest dates they
had not found any. Benton surely owes his present
seat IN the Senate 10 the absence of concert of ac-
tlon on the part OF the " softs"-( -(rsmember these
"sotts' entertain the same views upon banking and
general policy that Mr.. Van Buren does great
fault OF Mr. Benton Is, that he but seldom visits the
State he represents-Missourl. For many years
pecunlary embarrassments, il said, kept him
out and his only opportunity was his official privi-
lege. To obvate this, the Legislature, two years
ago. passed a non-mprsonment act yet he still con-
tlnues to remain on his wife's farm near Lexington,
Ky, or at Washington.
In Ohio, there is at the present time considera-
be under-current movement. Sam Medary having
disposed OF the Statesman, some anxiety is mani
tested to learn his next move. Ii is rumored he is
to settle In Cincinnati, and take charge of the En-
quuer. In this he has his advocates and his oppo-
nents Some think him too dogmacal, a bad lead
err and argue that were this not So the State would
have, for years past, been firm with the democracy.
No ncons,derable feeling is manifested throughout
the whole State, In relation to Wilson Shannon and
you need not be surprised to him taken up as a
prosecuted man, and placed In the gubernatorIal
chair, by an overwhelming vote Should this be
the case, he will pay certain men who deserted him
IN his hour of need
Now, to a prophecy for the next President The
whole yeomanry of the valley pointing to that
man who now resides in retirement upon the beau
lIul Ddnks OF tne OHl0, AT the mouth OF the Men
lucky river, in the time honored village of Carroll,
and his Iname is William O. Butler. Mark this
prophecy in 1875 his whistle, like Rhoderick Dhus,
will call up all the clans and the hills and valleys of
the land will brstle with warriors TO his cause He
showed his popularity last year when he ran for
Governor, and had virtually to contend against
Henry Clay. II was supposed he would be offered
the highest honor in Mr.. Folks gift, and some now
think there is an understanding between them but
as he has as yet received nothing, his friends de-
mand II as their right, to know how matters stand.
They now hope he will decline all official honors,
until they themselves confer upon him the nobest in
the world. Kentucky has long wanted President,
but she has never heretofore put forth a candidate
OF the fright stripe" She may now succeed.
MILITARY MovEMENTs.-Com Morris and Col.
Totten came down the Lake in the IT, s. steamer
Michigan, and have taken lodgings at the American Ho
tel These disnpuisled aree in In