Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-11-26

arc cfcNy ffAtA a. @t@t@ - :
belonging 10 temperate z0se, and tAaf =
rich profasion and ahaadsaee. Natare
has been muni6cent towards tins iasoFed
region. ALREADY has much 5esa coae n
the onward progress Of tbs ecun'ry -
Here all the articles 70 elcthe and teec
mankind are produced, nOs Oaly m s'ssa-
cient abundance tor cur WAITS. and so
that Of the United States. bgt their saP-
ply demands The markea O. The worid -
consume. Cotton. breadsszdss Lad. So
gar, tar and tlrpenline. ginseng, sad otAer
articles too numerous - msailon. al seek
market both al home AMI Abroad In 4
short time, also. your fertile ValieYs and
extensive prairies vii have unaergocs
further Improvements and extension -
Your cotton and breadstuffs wili have great
" increased IN quantity. al the Sase tine
Texas viii have added greatly - tie
manufacture Of Sugar.
The great question thea. gsnilenen. l
now approach. Hos skGH Es 3rrrteP<
skess great rcs0zrrssg Iisw sail &c
bring into active use the uanihceai gisis
Of nature here provided. wAsiAer On TIC
surface or IN the bowels Ct TIE sarsAt
There Is one thing needful: nat -. thst
yoE sAaiI ger a far Prsscr fer az yszr Prs-
dEce. This Will make TINS reZloa TIE gar
den Of the world. Nov, ho~ 81 yoa %
thisl There IS but one coarse. ~; a
commensurate extenSiOa q yoar market
This again can be done oaly N oae say.
That Is BY free and reaAv transit -
tween this region and the several States
of the Union, and beyoad thai wilh ths
rest OF the word.
Here, gentlemen, I WoolG remark. I IN
tend 10 embeilshment. We haEe mel for
business purposes, and for sseh an enS the
preSen, remarks | shall endeavos 70 make
practical.
How shall We effect this cheap an1 per
fec, transit for persons and nerehan6.-s ?
Gentlemen, nature has been eminenily
\ propliious 10 rs. Eirsf. we have the mighty
Mississippi and its tributaries. II wi1 Be
your part 10 see that these shall &c ss ard
ed BY art, as 10 give the utmost facility
for their navigation. How, tAen. shall
| your valley and the Southern Atlantis g
ties be united We have, a. present. ca
ly a coasIing voyage r01ad the shores q
the Gulf OF Mexico. Tbs oaghs % be
made secure 10 peaceful tmss-uore es
pecially IN the event OF var. A War
would here produce the ss0PPage ofoar sys-
/ tenn; and inevitably end IA the eoavulsleo
Of commerce. Great though he natural
advantages here nav be, mach Fsaaaias -
be done. The great impeachment % Be
1 - - p. -
to Charleston, RIA Florida Poini. 5 sosre-
where about two thousand mileS. aad a
very dangerous passage. The Flcri3a
KEYS are lraughi with dagger 10 the marl-
ner; and long belore Commerce had at
tanned ITS present state, the aaRaal losses
IN this voyage amounted - ncg les thaa
five hundred thousand dollars
This, IL NAV be true, falls On Insurance.
but Is not less a los. From Memphis O.
from Nashville. the distance % CAarlesson
is not less than two thousand three hnn-
dred miles, RIA Florida Point. wish ali is
danger; while IN n direct route across the
country, IL IS Only about SIX hundred milSs.
A good rail road would be the meaas q
accomplishing this Journey n two DAYS.
the effect Of which, in The rapid lransl, Il
persons and light merehaRdize. wo.l3 be
of great importance. To effect thiS %
jsct, nature has been cmlnensiy munis.
/ cent. On either side The range OF Ale.
ghanies are vast and fertile plainS, AID
bursting through these ranges, In Goa
venient gaps, flow The Cumberland and
TenneSse rivers. Il 50 haPpens that frczn
b every direction there are natural openings
through this lefty range, all mesung 4
the State OF Georgia az single eoini.
Atalanra, in De kalb e0uniy. Ii even
direction they tend - tina: point, harno
D niZing all interests OF al dlrections IN rh4
a one spot, and interesting all parties n n.
farther execution Of each others views.
| cannot here 20 into delaa ~ ! eoal.
: wish. Facts, however, Will be presente,
: TO the consideration Of The Coavenlioa b
suitable committee for that parpese
which will dispense with the necessity q
e my going farther than general allassol
TO this topic.
| may, in illustration, howe7er. Be per
miitcj to say that at the outset OF the cnn
!. struction Of the Charleston and Savannal
e rail roads there was great Jealousy Il eacI
other. Eventually, however, better com
I sells prevailed. The roads q necessity
e met at ATLANTA, in Dekalb county Ca
], and from that point there Is % both 9
It those companies mutual and Ioinr int
81 rest IN the farther prosecution to eOsnols
e ton of rail road 10 the Mississippi Va
10 ley. Now. rail road Is projected fro
v Oxford, through the HiNaSsse DsssrS-
"A which of necessity. goes 10 Anlansa.-
That from Nashville, through Chartano.
n ga, must pass to the same point III
II from Memphis, the same. Frum Graz
e Cult or Vlcksburg, the same. From Ne