The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-10
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w..u,seros, September s. 1919

w..s,seros, September s. 1873.
Sxmmer Dis1sions-.4 Look at fhe Swamr' " Lou,
s,~u.-.snether Drsinace-ImPorts Of Ssear-L'se'
SUITS.
Two of your corps Of correspondents In TINS Guy,
have themselves for season, since the close
of the session Of Congress One Of them reereated az
Bath and Bedford, and has returned in an improved
condition; the other not satisfied with sporting
ut Saratoga and figuring the fancy ball at Newport
and tn, has reported himself at the head
quarters For my humble self, initiating SENATORS !
sconstructively.r merely took trip 70 Florida to
view the everglades, an account OF which duly |
communicated. This evening look at the swamps of
Louisisn ma may not be unnterestipg
IL IL known that large bodies of land IN that state
subject. annually. TO overflow, by the rise OF the
Mississippi and its tributaries These oyeriows not
only prevent the cultivation of the auds but affect
the saubrty Of the climate the waters stag nate
the low grounds and under the hot sun OF that iat
tude produce the dreadful diseases which frequently
aict that otherwise delightful section of republic
To check this evil as far as practicable. seven hum
dred miles Of river have been leveed By means OF The
evees drains already constructed large quantities
of Ia nd have been reclaimed by that State and sold
by and for the benefit of Uncle Sam According to
the records of the Land Office there Of swamp
lands, unfit for cultivation 1896 o75 acres 3163 ,s5
eclaimed within the last twenty years, at the
expense Of Louisiana and her citizens for which they
received compensation from the general CO.
vernment Bayous heretofore the centre OF unsightly
Marshes and the fruitful sources disease death
Lands of the House Representatives "been cleare
out and embarked, making the finest canals in the
world and bearing their waters steamboats, of every
class laden with the rich products Of those reclaimed
lands" Tie most of the overfowed lands repre-
sented as the richest in the world, being admirably
adapted reclaimed to the cultivation of sugar rice,
etc and there is said to he doubt that the proceeds
Il their products would support population OF mil
ions When it is discovered that the lands can be
cultivated without the risk of ife health 1t does not
require the gift of prophecy to foretell that they will
lie Immediately settleG by an industrious and enter
led forests and gloomy cane-brakes into fruitful
fields and smiling gardens Not only this-but the
recess to all parts of the State SO difficult will
thus be rendered easy and pleasant, by the bayous
md water which will be rendered navigable
md good roads will intersect the country gin every
direction and passable at all of thesyear To
enable the State to make additional seven huncred
miles Of levees along the bayous and banks she asks
Congress to give her the 075 Of swamp and
and overlooked lands. This the Committee Of Public
Lands disposed to do having reported bill sfor
this purpose the close of the session As said
by Mr. Harmanson-" Louisiana, occupying, for all
the purposes Of commerce, Of the most favorable
positions Of the earth having soil of unbounded fer
tity and an enterpring and Industrious population
climate suited to the culture of all the products OF
the temperate and torrd needs but this dons.
ton to place her In the front rank of the States Of this
Union"
This project Of draining lands is somewhat akin to
the draining OF the Florida everglades aud at the next
session of Congress we may expect the bills reported
by the two bra inches to be enacted into laws There
why shall there not be of the lands?
Speaking of Louisiana, ham reminded of the beau
tful sugar plantations which visited there several
years since The drainage of the swamp lands would
increase the number, and in this, nation, are
interested From report from the Secretary of the
Treasury, just published Is compiled the following,
viz
There imported into the United States, from
the LIST of July, 1s47, TO the 3lst Of March 1S4S
15572l SIC pounds OF brown sugar valued at 98 04
co.'s 172 posnds OF white clayed value $500 $685. los
and other refined, 93S COZ pounds value 1857 34S In
all s6442645 worth of sugar was imported within nine
months. OF this, Cutas account was S4T24 154
learn that DR.. Clinton, late Of the Patent Office
intends to institute libel suit against Mesrs Ritch
and Ilese. of the Union, for publication IN the
PAPER several weeks since with reference to that
teman's difficulty with Mr.. Burke. The damages tt
be laid heavy The object in part it is said is tc
bring certain facts before the public: And net only
this, but patent agent purposes inttituting suit
against MIR Burke, for, as 1t Is alleged writing let
ter TO the President in Janneys attrbuting tt
the agent dishonesty and collision in his business
Damages laid at $4,000. We take part in
these squabbles beyond the mere announcement tina
the suits may commence at the term of the Circuit
Court, in October. FELIX