The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-03
Our Southern Correspondence
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Some Arenmt Of Dfemphts--T~ Gubonotoria!
Elc1i0n-7hs Character of The Candidates, &c.
must give you some local items of this city
Memphis. Nature has marked 1t for place. The
high ridge, gently undulatng for miles back here
iuts into the river, with bluff thirty feet above
high water. mark. This advantage you can sppre-
ciste when you reflect that the Bottoms Of the
Mississippi are annually overfown, from Cairo to
Vicksburr, with the exception Of one or two insig
niGcant points above here on this side. The coun-
Try adjoining, in Tennessee and Mississippi, is a
rich cotton growing region, producing annually
sbcu;. one hundred and fifty thousand bales, ship
pei from this place. We are endeavoring, by
means Of plank road, to draw in;re ased trade
city. Two of the most important roads tc the
Interior are partially completed; two others are
shout being put under contract. The Memphis
and Charleston Railroad has been locate 1, and near
three millions Of stock taken. The company hay-
ing become prcprietors Of the old Lagrange and
Memphis road, extending fifty miles due cast from
turc az being already graded at the cost OF ooa)
and hasten its completion with all possible dis
patch. This road connects with the Nashville and
Charleston road, near Chattanooga-thcncc,o on the
track, TO Charleston. In addition to these, we
are uniting with the people Of Arkansas, directly
opposite US, to build plank road across the swamp
which, In high water, is overlown Tor forty miles
due west 70 the hills L yenty-six miles Of this road
these facilities We expect to bring to incrcas ID
trade and travel from the East, AID to open new
trade with The West. The lands in the bottom
opposite u are rich allusals, heavily tim bcrcd,
and can be reclaimed with small evees, at slight
exler c: tlcy are now Sorth-that Is, can be
bought at reduced prices-say from az to ;, per
scrC-a REGULATION, sure. Real estate has rapidly
increased IN value this season, with unprecedented
activity In building. Large blocks of business
houscs arc IN progress of construction, FROM one
extremity Of Main street to the other, stree,
VIII IA, three years ago, no business at
all wa done. The suburbs of the city are
sillagcd with the and beautiful cottages Of
the mechanics aud small dealers. Tue oountry re-
sidence are, to western man, magnihcent-iudeed,
some one ~ two would compare iayoraby with your
own lprdly mansions of the cast. The country adj
accent Il "lovcly beyond compare'-no city has such
sitos-such forest trees-sucn luxutant yegctition.
rhc c'earCt, coolest and b,s water that ever ow
from Alp Appcnine, is hot superior to he VOLS Of
this vicinity, east OF Bayou Gayaro.
The Memphis Manufacturing Company have
erected an extensive establishment, aud will soon
make I.cwClls ut home. They have n capital Of
.U0.ooo Il commence with. Other factories, mills
and machine shops are being built. At some lei
sure time may write you more fully Of our navy
yard, rorcHalk, Sc, some facts cfour steamboat
frRdc, ard may give you notice Of the press Of
Memphis and, lest lintrude toe far, will only give
sou the items Of the discussion to-day between tho
,endidats' ior Governor OF our state, Gen: Trous.
dale the incumbent, and Col. Campbell. &C the
"Eloody lirst," ut Monterey.
Col. Campbell led of in speech Of an hour and
half; reviewed the history Of the slavery question
~ to Cen. Taylor's admnstraton-the measures
u Adjustment proposed, and the adoption Of the
compromiso--hc stood by that compromise, aud.
with that c-mpiomise, the Union--declarei HE PRE-
ference for MIR. Fillmore for President in SIN
favor Of Tennessee taking stock in her measures
af internal improvement 20 her utmost ability
careful mot 10 joopardzc the credit Of the State
W. advised resort 10 direct taxation, f necessary
to iaisc common school fund.
Gen. II ousdale opposed each and every measure
ru4 hut hnI In
" Congrtss-wc should see that II was executed.
lle charged MIR. Fillmore and Mr Webster with
being Northumberland We picked up our hat and
lot Tor dinner.
The wings Of Tennessee, so long rs the Fugitive
law Is executed-is not rcpcaled-arc for the MON.
The democrats arc somewhat divided. In this Con
grCsslonai district, Mr.. stanton IL an ardent sup.
porter Of he compromise, for which he has been
discarded b. portion Of the democracy This TO.
ycther with his advocacy Of the River and Itarbor
iii, and is speech before the Coloniz ,tion society
lost him The nomination of the conventions they the
democrats, have nominated no ether ~ vet The
Wigs have iatteriug prospect Of tccting thoir
nominee in Tho stead Of Mr.. Stanton.
Tennessee, predict, will give an overwhelming
shortly fcr the compounds ant tie Mon
Gcn. = -ousdalc IL about - Year. &c age of me.
sium size; lis features orc frm AMI hard dix Old
Eickotys). lie Is man II austere habits--irre-
prVschable ia his moral character never swears,