The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-11

ST, LOUIS, Dec 2sd lS46.
Copper Mining -7rads ofthe Wes-.a Rising Statesmen
st. Louis 5c. &c.
left Lake Superior mine County earIy In Ne
vember-winer having already made its appearance in
that high latitude am satisfied from personal observa.
ton that the most profitable copper mines will be found
in the region of country lying between Lake Superior
and the waters ofthe Mississippi Chippewa, Black St
Crolx, &c.) but Of that, more hereafter.
arrived at this city ten days ago. descending the Mis-
sssippi river after reached 1t from the Lake country 1t
almost impossible to overrate the advantages for trade
and commerce possessed by st. Louis. Looking on q
map gives you adequate idea OF the amount Of grain
and meats that must centre in st. Louis for sh pment-
Lead iron and copper will also form very important
Coal Of excellent quality abounds all round st. Louis
and manufactures as needed, are sPringing up; The
surrounded by beautiful high grounds.
am staying in hotel two hundred and nifty feet long.
and nearly half that depth four stories high, kept by
gentlemen Of great spirit and enterprise.
You will begin to think am enamoursd with st.
backs to the prosperity Of every The uncertainty
ofand titles here, is, am told, serious evil You
s ,s a old
chum of old Union) whore least expected to find him
He has been in st. Louis for two years and as shrewd
Yorker any who have lef; the State He says
the bar here is too large and the younger portion, TO
get bread and meat to investigate land titles, and
found much looseness aud serious defects in many In
stances The old French plan Of narrow fronts and great
depths to grants Of land prevails here as well at De-
narrow strip. were G taken into the as the
many titles to these grants were defective, aud when
tina, which formerly sold by the came in time
to be sold by the foot serious evils arose. and many law
suits followed There is before the Legislature Of
Missouri bill which will operative curative to do.
after very few years Of This bill has been TO-
iodnced by very wealthy citizen who member Of
the Senate, and 10 doubt IL will pass
Ny friend says the Senator destined to be Of the
most conspicuous men in tho United States; his nams is
James l.; no is tho only surviving son ola very
remarkable man, who a native of Normandy lin
Francc) where he studied law he wits contemporary
of Gallatn, in Congress from western Psnnsy and
appointed by Mr. Jefferson 10 be judge in upper Lou
siana (now MissourD. He also acted as Land commits
sioDer and his native Judgment enabled him to select
good positions for specuat,ons my friend says no has
little Wild settled in Arkansas aud the decease Of
elder snd only brother waa induced by his fathsrto
inherited all the old judges immense estate already
worth $4,000 per annum have not been introduced
the greater part Of the hotel stock stay in You have
heard often describe Rothschilds making allowance
for difference in age he is perfect likeness Of r.,
hair low square figure and QuIzzical leerng look at
times My friend says he has heard that when l.
came up from Arkansas he rather uncouth and unn
formed but he has rapidly improved in every respect
Most men would have about the remedy for the
defective land titles in st. Louis not so Senator IL
he at advances and cuts the Gordian knot, and
leaves the lawyers to NOUN their lost fat fees
You know my favors theory. opportunity makes the
have been no Napoleon No American revolution, no
Washing ON; and thousand other instances. Should
untoward event occur look swSsd 10 the Rroat ele
walton OF Senator L. OF ST. Louis he is immensely
rich very popular, perfect Frenohsuan, Of beautiful
manners and address and when SCISSOR Benton called
to the Presidential chair see No Ysason 10 doubt tho
elevation to the u. s. Senate OF Jss n L. Of st. Louis
that city claims MIR Benton as her Senator and rght
to have Of the two sent from Missouri.
do not know whether shall 20 South Ito New Or
leans) or not am wandereri as you know and you
may hear from me at Tampco
TREATY WITH NASSAU convention has been
United States theEchief privosions Of which are:-
That all tax emigration to either country is abo-
lisksd
In the heir to the property Of person deceased
In either country be foreigner to such country, he
shall be allowed two years to sell, and withdraw the
proceeds Of such property; and that citizens Of each
Of properly within the Jurisdiction Of the other, sub.
ject, however, to the laws of the country where tho
property may be
II any disputes should arise between different claim.
ants to the inhertancs, they shall be decided 10
the last resort accordngto the laws, and by the Judges
Of the country where the property 10 situated
All the stpulaons OF the present convention shall be
in respect TO property already inherited be-
qrssthed, but not yet Withdrawn from the country
where the is situated, at the signature Of this
zHenry wheaton, the part Of the United States and
Count Won Reader the part Of the Duke OF Nassau,
were the contracting ministers to the above convention
Political.
VRRMorr-Lucus B. Peck, locoCoco, was on the 9Th /
inst elected to represent the 4th District of Vermont in
The 30th Congress. He succeeds the Hon. Paul Dpg- /
ham, locooco, the present incumbent and chosen by