Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-20
For THE ENQUIRER
7sras-Her Desiny-Hr advantages any aete cum
fry-inducement TO emigrae dc.

For THE ENQUIRER.
Teras-Her Desiny-Hcr advantages any aete cum
fry-Inducsment TO emigrae &c.
Happily for The peace and perhaps the perretuy Of this
Union the dangerous question Of boundary is about be
settled The satisfaction Of all parties except the Free
Soiers and few, very few Southern men, who have been
afraid Texas with her own honor. Advires from
late the 2st u leave doubt whatever that
Texas will accept the of the bill just passed Pence
and good feeling il is hoped will triumph
fanaticisnl, North and Suuh.
II may be safely assumed that Texas is the fathest point
that slavery go South tor the next half century And
with equal truth may ii be assumed that there is State
the Union where il can be so prof'abiy employed
What the advantages which Texas possesses other
Southern States
lst The grea, facility of reaching il, From the Atlantic
States this be done at less expense in less time and
with more than other State ey comnunca
ton. Texas has OF three four hundred
miles, and the emigan has only 10 take his negroes family
und furniture farming utensils &C. put them on board of
vessel and in twelve fifteen days he s landed in Texas
2ndly The greatest of all inducements is health No
country under Heaven is healthy than estern Texas
In very large portion of Western Tex fcvers and other
diseases unknown This remark intended apply
the rhole of TEXAS Some portion Of Texas is doubt
sickly but /, be recoected that of Texas
about four times great Virginia Yet
will say that the irhoe Of Virginia is healthy The remark
Does however apply 10 rery large portion of Texas
3cly The fertility of SOIL and price Ut land The first is
unsurpassed About fourth OF cotton, sugar and
corn csn raised with the labor in Texas than be
raised in Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama The cane has
much longer time maiureihe frost not affecting
early in Louisiana IL iaoons from to years. affords
least fourth 10 the and the sugar made IS
waste
Louisiana The crop Is certan-less ditchng compa
ativcly dtching) isrequredths is heavy item with
Louisiana planters The water sub
ect overows; large portion OF the Paires produce
fine sugar. cotton and corn and be- Immediately they
enclosed put cultivation without the time and extraord
naIy labor required TO bring the lands Of Mississippi
Louisiana and Aa5uma into cultivation In these States
something like ten years is required 10 get field clear OF
trees roofs &c. during all that time the heavy bodies
ton of the crops killing stock and unircqueny
groes The overhows Of The Mississippi river, for the
last few years. has proven DISASTROUS than an nvad-
ing army would have donemany of the planters losing
from five hundred thousand hhds sugar. Another
great and ncalcuahe advantage the facility OF raising
sd NOT oplv by hnndreds Su, thousands heut eost;ne
cent The finest grszng Is afforded all the year rounds
and the only expense or trouble required is the annual
branding of the young cattle colts and mules The pro-
cess smple some OF the planters brand from 10 four
thousand calves The and best beet which the w
Of this has ever seen he met with Texas in the month
Of February, taken from of the "Musquet' grass.
Price Of Lands Al this time although this cannot long
as the finest sugar and cotton lands Gun he purchased at
from ore dollars according location. Similar lands
sell in Louisiana at from 40 10 SlO0.
4th. The facilities Of Shipping produce-This can be
done with and less expense from Texas New
York Than from some Of the States Miss sippi
New Orleans.
5rh The Lururies-O the water fish and oys-
tanned and the paes literally covered with wild fowl of
every knd-and deer herds OF thousands and thousands
In the month of March, in 1913, the writer Of this while
standing In the door of friend in Lavaca, "a oeau
,fu and thriving village the Lavaca Bay dscovcied al
distance of about mie thousands Of black spots in
the prairie he could conceive what they wete when
friend passing by used such sights remarked THAT II
was flock OF deer OF about ten thousand.
To one who been to Texas all this might seem
TO lie ancy SKETCH" and tina: The traveller had usd his
privilege such; fortunately however for the ve'aciy
OF the writer many vrginuns have been 10 the country
and for the truth OF his statement he refers IL one
has explored The country That Texas in III" next len
years will be one among the richest il not the very richest
planting States in the Union, There can te no couh no"
can il be otherw se when the labor vi an eeen slave Is
tNapy ahudfl The m al
from all the States selling out their lands 10 me new
comerr from the Atlantic States al high prices and moving
their slaves Texas where they can make cotton Ill
cents per pound aud sugar less all over these pces be-
ing clear profit! , 10, !, a..
Let Us see how they progressing In lS47 in the
comfy of Bazora hundred hds OF sugar were not made
last year coo hhds were shipped and this year the
c,onis esrifnatcd al 5000 hhds. One gentleman makes
about one thousand hhds hen folly for 0sr pee
nile 10 think Of moving Alabama. Louisiana and Mssis
inn having hxh prices for lands nseud Of going direct
themselves Tie finest country In the United sa'es I'm I'm
head of going The gold IN al ages nave
,oyered--le, them look TO the req! Ell DoaADo.