The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-12

Within few days we have received many communications
the subject of these Essays, mostly commentators which
require notice. But says, - the whole State must be
taxed sustain the River Leyees and appeals to the nius
tceO taxing the river lands schools esewhee
without reciprocity of taxation. We haze always shown
ourselves opposed to all such public charities. W. think
them deeterOus morals, and the best interests of the
country but adviser further adds personally that our
style poor, and language unnehgbe our doctrine
so foolish that it will injure circulation publish such
nonsense. We feel ii duty to give you notice.
Another finds fault with " technical TERMS calls them
Lain and Hebrew says he reads what cannot COM
prehend, and that he sample Of the of mankind. Be
pleased, Sir to recommend the the gradual develop
nents OF interest aud science and both influences OF Dill
worth and Webster But, complains that associate
the OF Professor Foshey with those of Gugiemni-e
MES relationship b,tween them and asserts that the
American Professor the Mississippi governed
by laws peculiar to itse IT, and distinct from thUse any
river" We eau have wish msrepresent This last
may be his idea, for 80 Of the Report,
says:
81 Width The uniformity of breadth in the channel il
remarkable feature Of the Mississippi river mum
Der OF measurements, made by myself, from the Baze
"alena lUO miles up the river gives me An width lnrlud
VIZ WIDE PAGES in the bends, OF about 100 Yards excluding
e5e 9vI yards and the upper portion Of TINS wider a
S,Ius nut eNclud ng Iem they are the same The addI
oa 81 me tour great rivers below make no Increase in The
breadth Of the river. The Missouri at bonneville, 300
ABOVE Its mouth, iOunda hat mile wide (Nne table ID,
appears from these facts relating to the width of til,
mississippi that does not follow the law OF cOnluen
streams as given in the books. We shall have occasion
Its said in the east thing the OPPOSITE
t. what is found in the western continent if the dppi
grows the and the turnp the top but before
can realize the inversion, applicable rivers
claim to see the proofs and we shall ard It avO
OF The Almighty when il shall be made Ciear that he ha
created code Of physical laws for the especial govern
ment Tor the great ver Of valley. But on the
| the Professor says
H. The veOuiues at various depths easily oh
te Inc Irregularities OF bottom and sides IN the Channe
aud their cuntiHu y shifting nature give many lateral
Ntfch directions portions OF the much
FI"d"He Tue current velocity, at all depths. besles, ia
laIseeSs OF e Nume renders friction much less hiuenua
MANS usually computed Tor urnts. Accordingly, IN sound
ug nave found the lead, thrown great depths,
W uei down stream, fast the boat IRON which II va
llipWn so lh9t sUuudUgs made vertically, by e
| jug the boat dHtl while the read was descending.
Is evident that the Professor with somewhat slmit
ahcuue 10 those which dakened the soundngs of Guge
MINI on the Danube. But if the Italian Professor had sui
ceeued IN the same result would not have been claimed
lhe earnest perhaps satisfactory proof OF the truth oil h
theory and may reflect, that, if his spirit s TAX
an earhy interest in the proof and PRONUNCIATION of his tn
ory what must be his bitter regret that his from Ii
ea ueprVes HIM of the power TO relieve his memory hO
e oooqny OF alure by being permitted TO now repei
ms experiments on the bosom of the great father OF
but MI Editor fourth to be our teacher in tn
SUBJECTS OF our inquiry, and spreads before Us gancing
ms system OF lily drodynamic law, by which he The Ms
slss'ppl governed. We claim the ability to decide
e accuracy OF his doctrine, and therefore, hi
instruction ene to whose great learning in matters
This KIND renders you adequate to the task:
SIR, says he, :" it gives surprise that ha
attempted to notice the laws by which the Mississippi river
governed For Lecchi published very complete work on tn