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From The Cincinnati GGzette.
LETTER FROM SOLOR ROBINSON
FROM MISSISSIPPI.

= the banks ofthe Mississippi are fall Of fea
and trembling at the prospect of anothe
= overflow 1 was at Vicksburgh on tn,
21st instant, March, and the water was
then less than five feet below the high wa
ter mark Of 1914, and rising s inches ;
day, which at that stage Of the water was
alarming. Although immense labor has
been done upon the leVees since the higi
water,of last year. there are many places
still unprotected. All the small streams il
this State are full, and to-day q3d, the rair
is pouring DOWN. in torrents, Should ano
ther overflow take place this year, equa
to the last, it will bring ruin upon many
and put back the Improvements Of the bot
tom lands tor'years. ,.. e..
have been travelling through the inte,
rior Of this State more than month, max.
ing close observations of"matters K things
in general" | am surprised to find This
/ generally supposed level State, one of the
most hily, or rather uneven surface, with,
out being mountainous, of any State that
have travelled, | entered the State in
Marshall county, about so miles east Of
Memphis, and down through Lafayette,
YaIlabusha, Carol, Holmes, Yazoo, Madi-
son, Kinds, Warren, Ciairborne, Jefferson,
Adams and Wilson counties, and am now
on my return by way Of Columbus and the
northwestern part ofAlabanla to Nashville,
| &c. The first six counties arc exceeding
ly hilIy, with great deal Of thin, poor,
light sandy soil, very much disposed TO
start off at the slightest proVocRtiOn, for the
purpose Of aiding in the proposition that
is rapidly progressing, Of filling up the
| Gulf.of Mexico with alIuvial deposit.
hope it won't form another Texas to quar-
| reIabOut.
In Yallabusha county, visited the cot
ton plantation of President Polk, and here
let me assure my abolition friends Of a fact
| that many of them would not believe be-
fore the election, that Mr.. Polk does actu-
| ally own and work very fine gang of ne
gro slaves. It was strongly insisted by
some that Mr.. Polk did not own any slaves,
except a few house servants; but | assure
them that H. does own and cutivatea
very good plantation in Mississippi, with
slaves under the charge Of an ov1rseer,
never having resided here himself And
another thngi will say, and it is highly to
his credit too | was assured by gentle
men who own adjoining plantations, good
and true Wings, too, Qor instance, John
T. Leigh, Esq. y that Mr.. Polk is one Of the
kindest and hest masters, who keeps his
slaves well fed and clothed, and carefully
cared for in sickness and health, and for
which he gets good return in their faith
ful services. They are not "a little proud
of being able to bear the title Of "the Presi-
dentsnegroes."
Mr.. Polk also bears title far more envla-
bic in my mind than that Of President,
among his acquaintance in this counry;
that OF an amiable disposition and an honest
man.
To the west of'his line Of hilly counties,
and between them and the Mississippi RI
yer lies u large tract OF level lands, consi-
derabe swamp and overAowed bottom
land, a portion Of which we see between
Memphis ana Nicksburg, as we pass along
the river, and from which an opinion has
been formed, tina! this State was for more
level than il really is.
From Vicksburg to Natchez, az you are
aware, along the river there is continue
ton OF hills, 200 or 800 feet high. These
hills extend back ten or fifteen miles from
the river, and are composed OF the i1chest
aluvaI deposit. few feet below the
surface underies " deep bed of marley
loan, containing immense quantity of
small shell, very unctious and OF course
very rich, Deeper down are beds of sand,
gravel and coarse sandy limestone, But
the surface of this rich tract Is in all possi-
bic shapes that the earthquake which
shook it into confusion, couid produce.--l
have seen thousands of acres OF thunder
cultivation, which lay at an angle Of 45
degrees, and oitenmuch sleeper than that.
1t was originally covered with an inn
mense cane brake-now, it is rare TO see
"patch," and in iew'years more the boys
will have to go or send to Texas for fish
poles perhaps that will prove the most
valuable fruit Of the annexation. would
compare the whole annexation subject to
the description Of one using the said fish
pole---''e worm at one end and a fool at
the otherN--ifl knew which end to put the
fool at The whole matter, however, has
furnished for politicians most GLORIOUS
nibble."
Cotton, as "everyhody knows" is the
great crop Of Mississippi, and about the
low prices Of which the said every body
in Mississippi are grumbing. Query, will
annexation annex an increase Of prices!
The prehen. low price although 1t may
operate uniavorahly IN "certaln'luGtcrs,
is already producing some good effects, 1t
tends toproduce more varied cultivation.
Planters are now aiming to raise more ol
their own supplies. Ihare no do0bt there
are double the acres of corn now'p 'ptahted
of former seasons. AN W planted" do |
hear some ohe exclaim at the North. Yes,
more planted and in many cases up aud
growing. saw hundreds OF acres planted
before The 2Oh Of February; the season