The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-11-07
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ranges beyond 81 deg and when the
dry north wind sets In, as at Honduras,
a braci1g inyigorating atmosphere re-.
stores llealtllt to the body and elasticity
to the; spirits.
AIusquito IS blessed with a most
prolific soil and fertile alluyial mould
deep numerous rivers irriigate the land;,
and along their banks stretch vast forests.
ofmahogany, logwood ceder, Santa Ma
ria. ligmlmvite pine, rosewood, caouth-
chouc, copal, ironwooa and other yalu.
able timbor. Groves Of oranges
lemons, citron, tamarinds, Guaya plums,
and cncanuts, are scattered in profusion
through the valleys. Oyer the plains.
and mountains. arrow root, Cassaya
ginger, yams, potatoes ard sarsaparilla
are indigenous. The sugar cane grows
'luxuriantly, sometimesto the lengthtof
eighteen or twenty feet, and the ratoons
produce a large rcturnfor six or eight
years. Coffee and coaoa of the finest;
quality may be raised many quantity
and the soil is equally congenial to in-.
digo aud tobacco. rice, maize, Indian.
corn, hnckwheat and silk grass; and
many of our European roots, We getabIes
and garden stuffs have only to be pian,
ted to yield a succession Of crops un,.
known i'll colder latitudcs." ri
From this description ofthe climate
and wonderful variety of valuable pro-
ductions, the reader can form some idea
of the motives of Great Britain for. en-
ploying that jesuitical policy which al
ways distinguishes her interference and
connection with savage tribes and semi
barharous States, whose territory she
coyets. In this case, her desire Of
gaining a foothold in tho country was in
creased by the fact that the State of Nj
caragua comprises within its own limits
the only practicable route for aship
canal--by way Of the river San Juan,
Lake Nicaragua and the lake and river
of Leon-to connect the waters Of the
two oceans. Hence her attempts
through the so called Mosquito King,
to gain possession of the port of San
Juan de Nicaragua at tho mouth Of the
same name; the key of the whole COM
mnnication.
Hinesota.Thcre has thus far been
no political division in this new Terrific,
ry, but this does not suit the Delno.
Gratis who have settled therein. They
have issued call for a Democratic
Mass Convention, to meet at Paul ON
the Goth inst and draw the party lines,
aud the ''St. Pauls Pioneer" has been
brought out for that patty. It has
hitherto been neutral
The Territorial Legislature has pas
scd numerous acts and rcsolves--the
more important among them being in
accordance with Governor Ramsay's
suggestion. Among them is resoll-
ton to fine absentee members three dol-
lars for each offence; a Homestead Ex-
emption bill; the temporary location of
the seat of government at St. Paul, and
to erect the public building. there, to
incorporate the Minnesota Agricultural
Society; to provide for territorial rev.
cnuc; to provide against the traffic in.
ardent spirits with the Indians; to estab-
lish system of common schools; to or
ganiza militia system, &c.
The Government Of the Territory is
progressively rapidly. The bill to de-.
fine tie qualification Of votersis similar
to the Pennsylvania law, and excludes
all but white persons.
CONSUMPTION OF CoTToN GooDs.-
The editor of the New Orleans Com
mcrcial Bulletin is a good compiler OF
statistics, and in letter to his paper,
brings into prominent view Some inter
esting facts with regard to our staple
and manufactures. The following ex-
tracts viii be found to possess some in,
terest:
"Thc present consumption Of cotton
in the United States is estimated at
500, 900 bales per anum, which is more
than the entire crop in 1924; but this
Is by no means correct estimate Of the
whole amount consumed, forit includes
only that portion of tho crop which,
having reached seaport, is embarked
in tho statistics of the crop, and does
not include what may be consumed in,
the Interior, and which has never been
sent toa seaport market. There arc
upwards of two hundred and fifty cot
ton mills to the South Of Mason and
Dixon's line, and little or no portion Of
the cotton consumed BY these mills cy-
cr comes into the estimates of the crop,
and is not included IN tho quantity said
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