Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-07

several communities to unite your e~xertions with ours
in rendering these sentiments efectual; Aid US
promptly and heartily, tellew-cltlzens, and your re-
ward shall be the restoration OF Peace TO your coun-
try, the appreciation of your own consclences, and
the admiring concentrations OF mankind.
SUGAR COAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
The editor of the New Orleans Delta gives a
glowing sketch of the plantations on the Dor
ders of the Mississippi, near New Orleans, from
which we make an extract. 1t appears that
prospects of an abundant sugar crop were new
er more fattering.
We saw in the space of one hundred miles
we travelled, more agricultural wealth than can
be seen in travelling five times that distance
along any other stream or any other public
highway in the world. We saw an almost UNI
interrupted cane field from New Orleans to
Baton Rouge, of the average depth OF two
miles. And such cane! Oh, it is a glorious
sight! Such a rich, luxuriant, nay, almost ex-
cessive crop of this most valuable pro-
duct never before burdened the ~alluvian of
the Mississippi, and sent gladness to the
hearts of the planters. So sturdy, so tangled,
so thick, and towering seemed the stocks, thai
we envied not the poor negroes that had TO cut
them down. But still the happy blacks en-
joyed the fun; they "went at 1t" with much
more ardor than any other labor. Although
the necessities of the crop demand almost IN
cessant e~xert1on, and leave no time for rest or
recreation, the negroes prefer it to any other
employment, and always look forward to the
grinding season as a pleasant and exciting hol-
iday.
The beautiful light green, the regular and
uniform color and growth of the cane, extend
ing in an unbroken sea of verdure, as far as the
eye can reach, aided. no doubt, by the sweet as
sociatons of the product, can render a cane field
the most delightful sight that can be opened TO
the view Of him who has an eye for scenes of
rural and agricultural beauty. But the beauty
of our coast is not confined to the cane fields,
Our planters, whose happy lot has been cast IN
this highly favored country, have not abused
f or misapplied the favors and wealth SO richly
showered upon them. They have gone or in
~creasing and extending their resources, and de
v~eloping the capabilities of their soil at the
same time charging the circle of their pleasures
4 and wholesome enjoyments, and cultiyatlng
: the elegant tastes and hospitable usages which
become their station aud means.
To the liberality and good taste, backed by
r adequate resources, we owe the view OF some
4 of the most magnificent country residences
: which can be seen in any part of the world
= Along the whole distance from New Orleans
t to Baton Rouge, a succession OF most elegant
e villas, most in the French and Italian style OF
: architecture-many OF them on a scale OF great
: naagniicence. Our planters always have large
families, and the Creoles especially having
large domestic circles, and living SO much al
home, it is necessary for them to have very
commodious houses. A popularity OF on
II planters houses, and, by-the-by, a great advan-
tage they have over the houses of our farmers
at the North, is the continuous gallery which
runs around the four sides of the house, ant
which, especially in this climate, is good sub
titutes for the little, cramped up, classical.
10 portentious porches or porticoes which projec
from the centre of the houses at the North
These galleries constitute the most delightful
I part of the house, where, in the evening, tn
IS whole family can sit and enjoy the scene ant
:" the breeze, and where the little ones can pla
all the day long, and during any weather.
The yards in front of our planters houses ru
D from the house to the river or levee or CONNIE
road, and are planted with rich aud variou
shrubbery. The walks are hedged with jessam
e. ines and little groves of myrtles and cedars, {
la arbor vita and arbor cell, with lines of rose
= and pomegranate bushes marking off tn
r.: squares, and then a huge stalked banana plan
IT. and b~ristling cactus or Agava-Americana, stal
ting up and betraying our vicinity to the troE
he les. Towering Above all this various shrubber
y are about some halfa dozen wide spreading, To-
ty and well-shaped pecan trees, or perhaps th
nd Jagged, twisted and unruly arms OF that Spa
nd tan of the forest, the liveoak. Completely Ell
circling the whole house-yard and garden, is
y, rich, dark hedge of orange trees, which are &
this time of the year nearly weighed down wit
ge, the burden of their abundant fruit.
SH1pwREcK AND Loss OF L1FE.-Eightet
Led Bodies Picked up on the Beach.-The Ne
nj York Commercial has the following dispatch
1iEsnn from Boston:
pa BosroN, Dec. 10th, 10 Pm.
ion The brig Falconer, of Belfast, Maine, Cap
the Joseph Robertson, fromSydney for Boston,
rm wrecked on Ipswich Beach on Saturday NOR
son ing. The captain, his wife and son.; Mr.. Tue
nat er, of Philadelphia; Julia Larkin; Margar
ear Honnessy, and Horace Crosby, of Albio
en- Maine, cabin passengers; and eight steera
ent passengers died from exposure. The brig
has said to be insured in New York.
Another dispatch informs us that the bl
: is was wrecked during the night of Friday, abo
of two miles from the lighthouse. This secol
PM communication says that, ofabout fifty perso
cts who were on board, the Captain, his wife, tv
Of children, fifteen passengers, and some of I
crew, persisted before assistance couldb be re
the cred. Eighteen of the bodies were picked
les on Saturday and carried to Ipswich.
nce: #
de- Observation-Disclosures to the Unit
Two lme States, during the present year, has been /
the mense beyond all former years. The ret'
a.. from the lst of January, to the 30thSeptemb
ex- for New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Bal
more and New Orleans, show an aggregate
that 253, 798 arrived this year, against Isl ,662 at
I for for same points for the previous year. 1t is CO
that puted when full returns are received from
and points, the aggregate during the short per
ing. of the min months will amount to two h
v;n@ bred and fifty thousand.
and
ance INCREASE OF THE ARMY.-A Bill hasbeen
ands troduced into Congress, to add ten Regime
ana more to the Regular Army. This is all ri
very ifconquest be the object of our Government
ar are But what say the people? Do they kr
mode ghat they have got? The Adjutant Gen
: that reports that the Standing Army, (Regul5
= H. Il A. ~ fully racrI1ifa1 -