Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-11-20

We saw, in the space of the one hundred miles
travelled more agricultural wealth than can be
in travelling five times that distance along any
other stream, any other public highway III the
world. We almost uninterrupted canc-iicld
from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, of the average
depth of two miles. And such camel Oh, 1t is a
glorious sight! Such rich, luXurant, nay, almost
excessive crop of this most valuable product never
before burdcncd the alluvan of the Mississippi and
sent gladncSS into the hearts Of the planters. So
sturdy, thick, tangled, and towering, seemed the
stalks, that cnvicd not the poor negroes who had
to cut them down. But still the happy blacks seem
ed 10 enjoy the fun; they event at it, with much
more ardor and zeal than at any other Labor Al
though the necessities of the crop demand almost
incvssaut CNcrtion, and allow time for rest or re
creation the negroes prefer it to any other employ
mcnt, and always look forward to the grinding
son as pleasant and exciting holiday.
The beautiful light green, the regular and uniform
color and growth of the cane, extending, in unbro
ken of verdure, far the eye reach, aid
cd doubt by the street associations OF The product,
can render canciicld the most delightful sight
which can be opened to the view of him who has an
eye for scenes of rural and agricultural beauty But
the beauty Of coast is not confined to the cane
fields. Our planters whose happy lot has been cast
in this highly favored country, have not abused or
misapplicd the favors and wealth which have been
so richly showcrcd upon them. They have grown
neither misery cuCrvatc i'll their habits from the
possession of SO much wealth. Nor have they from
either fatcrcd refrigerated in the improve
mcnt and cultivation of their lands. They have
gone increasing and extending their resources and
developing the capacities of their soil, their means
augmented; at the same time too, charging the
circle of their pleasures and wholesome cnioymcnts,
and cultivating the cl, CANT tastes and hoSpabic
usagcs which become their station and means.
To this libcrality and good TASTE backed by adc-
quatc resources, we the view Of some of the
most magnificent country residences which can be
in any part Of the world. Along the whole
distance from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, is a
succession of most elegant villas, most in the French
and Italian style of architccture-many Of them on
a scale of great magniiiccncc. Our planters always
have large families, and the Crcocs especially hay
ing large domestic circles, and having much a
home, ii is necessary for them TO have very commo-
dious houses. popularity Of our planters houses
| and, by thc-by, great advantage they have over
the houses of our farmers at the North, is that
tinuous gallery which around the four sides o
the house, and which, especially in this climate, is
good substitute for the little, cramped up classcay
pTctcntious porches or porticocs which project IRON
the centre of the houses at the North. These gale
rics constitute the most delightful part of the house
where. in the evening, the whole family can sit and
enjoy the and the breeze, and whore the litl1
ones play all the day long, and during any
weather.
The yards in front of our planters houses usually
common road, and planted with rich and various
shrubbery. The walks hedgcd with jcssamncs
and little groves of myrtles and ccdars, of GrGOy
rite and GrbOr CGli, with lines Of rose and pome-
granatc bushes marking off the squares, and and
then huge stalkcd banana plant, and bristlng
tus or Agave Americana, starting up and bctrayine
vicinity TO the tropics. Towering above all this
various shrubbcry are some half a dozen wide
spreading, lofty and well shaped pecan trees, OF
perhaps the jagged, twisted and unruly of that
Spartan of the forest, the live oak. Completely
circling the whole house yard and garden is rich
dark hedge of orange trees, which at this time
of the year nearly weighed down with the burthen
Of their abundant fruit.-New Orleans Delta.