The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-12-23

non or existence, the great Cairo City, for
Which we have "lought bled and died." in
many well contested brain battle, pass
without notice on our part, when eulogies
Upon its worth are popping off around US like
crackers N Christmas day, since the passage
of the Central Railroad Bill. Indeed, If
Cairo should ever continue as il is now,
desoiate picture of the predominancy OF wa
ter over land, and of hopes over realities, Its
ponds and shanties and wharf boats and het-
erogenious people, would ever have warm
spot in the heart Of one, who remembers 1t
for a thousand pleasures almost mingled
with one sorrow. But certain as we are,
rom a full acquaintance with It's wonderful
advantages, and the comparatively trivial OBJ
isctions in the way of its growth, that at no
very distant day, there will be large city at
he mouth of the Ohio, we contemplate it as
me, might look upon dirty-iaced, ragged
.,,rat, but upon whom nature has set the seal
,f genus so boldly, that we forget the ill-de-
-rvv-rrrrr greatness OF his flfture.
!, We do not regard the spriDging up Of a
eity at the mouth oil the Ohio. as any thing
Which should be regretted by the citizens of
st. Louis, Louisville or Evansville. II it
would injurc any one CT these places, that city
would be St Louis. Yet we find no jeal
.ousy on the part OF It's citizens, even while
Its editors occasionally make such predictions
as those given below. Nor should there be
any such feeling among our citizens, but
rather something of a contrary nature, as we
shall be more benefited than injured by the
growth Of Cairo. Some may possibly smile
ut the idea that Cairo will ever be place oil
sufficient importance TO create feeling Of
jealousy in any city-but mark the word oil
one who knows it most fully in all its advan-
-tages aud disadvantages, and who has studi-
ed it arm in arm with several of tie best en-
ginecrs ~ the West, and who knows what
hare kept il back, and why these things no
longer work their evil mfuences-there will
be city of importance at the mouth Of the
Ohio river in ten years.
Below we give an extract from ar edito-
rial which appeared lately in the St. Louis
1ntclligencer:
"We think there is no reason to doubt that
the central railroad of Illinois will be con-
sfrucied. The magnificent donation Of lands
oy Congress, would seem TO place the matter
beyond doubt. But, in addiIIon TO this when
the PROJECT Is regarded in its naked simplicity
and gr4ndeur-when it 10 cnnsidsred that
OF its t"rmini is to be on Lake Michigan. AN
other b Oh up on the Mississippi, and another
at the junction oil the Ohio and Mississippi
twool he noblest streams in the world, and
that u . to traverse a country of unparalleled
fertility, the imagination can scarcely con-
sceiye OF an enterprise iraught with more
magnificent results.
- sThe first and most obvious of these re-
suits. Will be, the building up OF great cities
at each Gifts termini, and especially ut Cairo.
Chicago and Galena would doubtless grow
rapidly. and would SOON quadruple their pop
. tulation But Cairo would spring up as II
by magic, and would rapidly fulfil il she does
not exceed the most sanguine predictions oil
her friends. With the Mississippi on the on
side and the Ohio on The other, and with a
riiroad piercing the centre oil the State and
resting its other extremIties on Lake Niche
gan and the Upper Mississippi, Cairo would
at once overcome all the local obstacles oil
her opposition, and assume her rank amongst
uao pfoudest cities of the West. With such
advantages as she would then possess, she
might defy the encrOachments of the two
great rivers. Money and labor would moi
then be lacking, TO lence out the waters, tc
drain the surrounding swamrs. to ill in the
low grounds. 10 erect houses, CONSTRUCT
whRrves, build steamboats, and mills, and tc
provide all the other coDveniences for a vas
and varied commerce.
I'VE have never doubted that Cairo was
designed by nature as the site Off great city
Let the Central Railroad be completed anu
she VIII fulfill her destiny at an ear!y day.
Another ExplOslOnl
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