Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-06-12
New ORLEANS, 20 May, 4S47.


is fact, perhaps. knoS 10 most of your fc1derSl
yet few are aware Of lis growing impoftHhee: SH
Is not great in the number of its usAakifuits;
as III the amount of lis business the exteut u ia
commerce, and the abundance Of ils,l wealth.
Every town, village, settlement, and evcT taFm,
which IS reared or opened any whore dPdB .}i'e
waters Of the great valley of the Mississippi,
adds regular per centage 20 the growing,impont-
ance Of New Orleans. This is the great outlet
for the abundant productions of the Southland
West. Not an event can happen over all thisT
vast extent of country, which does not ihp some
way atiec: this great Southern thoroughfars. One
Of those magnificent floating palaces, u Alississip-
pI steamer, comes out curiosity, to visit New
Orleans and the rich valley of the Mississippi,l
must suppott The immense outlay. a large EstnSarr
cotton plantation is established, and some COMP
mission merchant adds Just so much to his busi-
ness. the people Of Ireland arc s,arying--the
corn brokers in New Orleans straight way get
rIch--a decline in the price of cotton at Liver.
pool takes place; few fortunes change lands at
New Orleans. iIilIe TOW is built up upon the
confines of Arkansas or Texas. the merchants OF
New Orleans Immediately book a set Of yalua-
bic customers; some Of those towns fail aad "cul
slick,' the wholesale houscs Lerc must add 10 the
account of their losses. Jucle Sam goes to, war
with Mexico, Ihe whole profit, OF the cxpeditoD
are actually pockclcd toy New Orleans. General
Scott coops threc-scoro Mexican Gcncrpls and
CooncI>, ana immediately they become Lions in
New Orleans, and swell the receipts oi the hotels
and the theatres. a few couno are caught in
Green and 81. Francis counties III \ rkuns sas; the
peItry dealers here gel the profits. Tho Indians
Kill Buffalo upon our western prairics-the New
Orleans restoraI> serve up tIc tongues, and the
;nercnan profit by the robes. Illinois und Mis-
souri, open their IIcA treasures OF lead and iron.
New Orleans receives the ponLerous trclgLIts: and
us soon as We Shall take possession Of tho MexI-
can gold uIuCs tine mint At New Urcuas wiik
CON tho Bent0nianS. luLec no one can lire.end
10 describe the business OF New Orleans Aiihoul
descending from the sublime TO the ruiculous-
The richest country on earth is destined 10 swell
thus city 10 greater Importance than any city in |
the world. The opinion which has hitherto pre-
vailed that il is graveyard 10 most constitutional
IS fa>tiy being dIaslPatcd. The many robust con-
stIlutIons which You meet both among the old and
young, and the great longevity Which many of
the inhabitants attain. are convincing proofs tnat
New Orleans may Luconc as hculthfal a lciiy as
any IN the world. .ruag.n r,r aas
There are some things which distinguish New
Orleans tron all other cIlIcs III the United States
and render i truly TIE land OF liberty i the most
enlarged seI,se OF TIN term. 1t Is the ctv of per
feet freed On Of thoughl and action. Here the
CalhOhc, the Jcw. tnc Muhommrdtn, the Norman
or the MItcrIte may ENJOY his own opinion, ani
his own rcI 9un Without The Irur OF the Buu Of
eNcommuuIca.on, persecution or intolerance f!om
established orders or crced> Of mHIOril.s. One
eminent divine. for instance. prcacnes for quar-
ter Of century III opposition 10 the tcnets of all
the orthodox cUurcn">; and Vel hIs house is
crowded, the virtue Of sincerity is awarded To
INN. and when he s..,,I nave zone hence all viii
unite in say yug hat ho has done more for the .ln.
crty of rou>clrnct than any living mortal. The
Christian SABBATH comes ana people are lowed
II rrtre Fl, IN their business not. or 10 Cnuuu,. .
IN pleasures or worship us s.a,l accord with their
own consccmces and tastes. No Puritan thrus,s
a dIsscntcr trOH tho y yuagogue with the 81 am (
more holy than" Phnn>c4>n. Political opinions
and political differences are not suffered TO mar
social intercourse or Interfere with business con.
Germs OF life. And as 10 the ArIslocrltc dIstluc-
tons, while certain exclusive attempts almost
every where else, their advocates are soon taught
that tins Is no land for the "uPp"r ten inoasand.'
In word society here Is more upon lh" principles
of our form OF government than IS any where TO .
be found in the Old States.
The reason Is apparent. The population is
one heterOgen mass thrown together from al
parts Of the wor,d-forluucs change hnnds every
year-the learned and the unIcarned have TO
mnge and contend IN business. and he who
should contend for any particular landmarks. .
would soon feel his own righteousness. in the .
overw whemng tide of new faces which sweep bv /
him. "ThInk AMI acl you choose. bat have US .
to your thoughts and actions" must truly be .
every mans motto III New Orleans.
1t may be asked docs not such licensed freedom
have bad effect upon the public morals?
To this il may be nnsm cred that no CITY in the .
Union presents smaller criminal Gale c.ldar than
New Orleans; nor has it lis rival in the intellect
ual ard moral worth Of It's inhabitants. And as
to lis charities public and private where has it an
equal in the World! You rarely encounter a
mendcant upon the streets, and never hear of Il
death by starvation.
have not seen drunken man during nv stay
in the city; and | believe that New Orleans has
never been the theatre OF dlsgraceful riot. Let
those who are in favor of SO many outward re-
straints, ponder well these things. lfyou leave
mar to his own voluntary choice, he is much
moro apt to choose right than when you provoke
the opposition Of his nature.
| commenced this letter. for very dl lferent
purpose. but having said so much will conclude
without coming to the object. LIBERTY.
AUGusTIN ITURBDE.--Tho correspondent of
the New York Spirit of the Times state that one
Of the Mexican cavalry companies which evaCua-
ted Victoria as Gen. Quitman approached 1t, was
commanded by Augustin lturbde. the son of En-
ppror Iurhde. U, rpfeiypd his edncatIOD in