The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-29

Such are our great and peculiar advantages of navi-
CATION that our citizens will never be compelled to
abstract from other investments-they may choose
largely of their capital for internal improvements
But there is railroad now in progress, the Mobile
and Ohio, that may properly regard as associated
with the natural advantages of the State. The Gull
Of Mexico, sweeping up into this division of tho
tinent, continued northery by the Bay of Mobile,
with the Mississippi river inclining from its mouth
northeast throws this river at the mouth of the Ohio
within four hundred and forfy.ire miles of Mobile the
commercial emporium of Alabama. The country
between those two points being remarkably level,
or any stream Of moment, and ru inning in It's whole
extent through of great beauty and fertility and
already settled by an active and wealthy population,
must throw their great trade and travel through Ala
zens of Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, or elsewhere,
may leave Columbus, in Kentucky, the upper termi.
nus, and arrive in Mobile with their produce in
fifth the time they could reach New Orleans.
Before proceed to the other very interesting por-
lions of this branch of the subject will here alude
TO such internal improvements as are already COM
pletcd or are in active progress.
The Muscle Shoals canal, complete 1851 miles
Huntsville canal do l6 q
Tuscumba and Decatur railroad, do "A
Montgomery and West Point nearly, do 81 :"
Cahawba and Marion, do IS ("
Canals and railroads, length, 2i7i /"
A railroad from Selmn, or some other point or
the Alabama, to the Tennessee river; connecting
the Tnscumba and Decatur with the Mobile and
0. 10 road and another from Blakely opposite Mo-
bile TO Columbus, ,ieorgia-each Of which would
add greatly TO the traffic and wealth Of the State
and pay good dividends--are perhaps the only ones
OF importance contemplated.
To continue with natural advantages. From Tus-
caoosa on the Warrior, in the direction of Selma,
the Alabama, are btuminous ccal-ields and iron ore
with marble and hard and soft limestone quarres in
rich and inexhaustible profns on, Immediately on
naviguble streams The lands are covered with spen-
did forests Of white and live oak cypress pine cedar
mulberry, hickory, &c. Water power is unlimited
and never falling. Irrigated by many streams a.
indicated by ,9a5 miles Of navigation, with the in
Vulnerable tributaries thereto, the lands of Alabama
are of amazing superiority, as their productions
hereinafter noticed win exhibit, and, with climate
temperate and uniform, it is decidedly healthy.
PRODUCTIONS.
To regard alonesthe ascertained value and extent
Of the surplus products Of Alabama which we ship
of, compared with those of other States emitting an
estimate OF our own heavy consumption Of, corn,
wheat, hogs, cattle, sheep, timber, cotton consumed
in home manufactures, value Of negroes raised, and
horses and mules raised which would amount 10
several milllons--c combining ourself to the surplus
productions, say we will think, do 30 with some
astonshment associated with II must be the effort
To estimate the vastness Of the capital employed to
produce II. Her surplus productions are cotton
lumber, slaves, tlrpentine, manufactured cottons
coal &c,
What is her cotton crop and its value? will ar
rive II in this way and pardon for assuring those
who read this that am quite sure shall not be far
from correct. To the amount Of cotton received n,
Mobile will add the quantity raised in North Ala.
bama, which is forwarded down the Tennessee OF
hauled overland to Memphis will also add the
quantity goes down the Chatahoochc TO Apaachico-
Ia, Adding these together ! win deduct the quantity
raised In the eastern counties of Mississippi. This
vii! show the crop Of Alabama TO result us per fol-
lowing table.