Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-09-12
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wmrK suLruER SraISss, VA SKrr. 3.
Now tina, the storm and STRIFE OF politics have for a
Tune passed sway. thope, you w'll indulge an od friend
makes ssme old-fsshioned obssfvations CONSEQUENT uoon
his peresrnsion. in the South and West. Having moth.
ing new relative 10 the ciues in The Atlantic States. I mas.
over them, and will take you a, once TO NEw osLxAxs,
that rapidly rising city. into whose lap flows the immense
products Of the ,eeming valley Of the West.
Since 1885 tho Crescent city has surprisingly extended
her erss, until IL has become a large aud magnincen, one.
The vsluo OF the products annually received ut Now Or.
leans esnnotbe much short Of ono hundred millions VI
dollars, and the time 10 not ar distant when IL will be twice
or thrice that sum. hope the valley Of the West will. full.
I'LL Mr.. McDuTFK's late prophecy by supplying Great
Britain with immense quantities of grain. &C.; but I have
no faith in il, because every body should know that when
the Enclish crops are curtailed by bad weather. rare
occurrence In modern times-conntEies more contiguous
than ours will supply the deficiency long before We can do
IL, o. assist in doing IL.
The late reduction OF duties on our bresd.tufF. win no,
benefit much, II any, our farmers. Do we no, zee that, in
the face Of Sir Robert feels bill. our flour. grain, &c. have
fallen materially in price Better tor this country II Sir
Robert had reduced materially the duty on our tobacco,
which pays about 900 per cent, or about $500 pr hogs
head, snd throws into British Golfers about twenty millions
OF dollars per annum-a sum which may, and I think will.
exceed our whole import revenue under the tariff bill which
takes effect on tho 6rst December next. En p,,,ant. II
appears to my plain business mind that the Administration
party has been sgnally Fortunate in infictiny upon the
country the meet disastrous INSTRUMENTATION which,
when tried by the test Of umc. are eninontly calculated 10
drive their authors into oblivion. The tariff bill mus, in
due tune strike a Tremendous blow at tho prosperity Of the
whole country and the Subueasury bill ttha, old and us-
ly acquaiutsnce) must disorganiLe aud dcaneo the cur
rency. Iii fearful TO eont,mpln,, Tho d,,s.,s,s which
must grow out of many Of the Int, measures Of Corsrr.
nearly all Of which, / imagine, were ,ousumma,ed n, MAJ,
~ purposes, not for the good of the country. Tsnpora
mHtsntur.
In passing up the bold turbid Mississippi a far a, ~,
Louis, was pleased to sec and hear thai the eron. wera
generally large and promising. 81. Louis i. a rising ptospe.
rous city, aud II the Queen Of the W.s," doe, i. ,i,v
her cards skillfuily the former may outs,ide her. Iti.u,e.
less 10 speak OF Louisville and Cincinnati, for we all know
they ATE thriving, prosperous, beautiful cites. In passing
from Louisville to Lexington you would be delighted 10
see the highly cultivated farms, the beautiful woodland pas.
lures, the striking evidence OF industrial pursuits, and the
quiet air OF comfort aud happiness.
Kentucky presents = generous soil aud a generous people.
| have often heard OF the elegant hospitality of Le.ine,ou.