The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-02-20

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Il Mr. EpIToR
Sir,
Illave an old and valued correspondent
who communicated 70 ne the other Gay
1.-The adventures ofa dag 4 ffhyelI On bis N1iA'
|to the state 81 Alabama he states Chm
bic overtook Oh the foha afy.heade'
traveller With 4 baara reaching n |aia nave
the singularity Of ms appearance andnce'
him to enter into con0ersation Accusing
him with tlie usual llltation d 4 traveller
/ he eranired ol him II what direction IL
was travelling and his object at so advance
an age to leave his late residence: t1'
said his name was Rip V1s2s s2llsle,, tlia
he had slept near half q century IN Nortt
Carolina unmolested that recently public
spirit and enterprise had gained such foot
hold that with the noise Of their spades and
axes, the ciattering over her Plank Roads
the noise Of The locomotive onslleE Rail
Roads, Steam Mills and Steamboat bis
rest had been disturbed; and to his aston.
ishincnt, when he awoke lie found the fig.
nres of The good IS reversed and lie now
found 81 States hat his nap was not out,
that he was seeking residence where he
could once smorer retire 10 rest that he had
carefully examined the extended map Of
Union and could perceive nothing but bus
tie and confusion, and Tint public spirit and
enterprise, were carrying every thing be-
fore them with one exception. He had
been credibIy informed that neither Of
his disturbers had ever satsfoot upon the
'soilof Mississippi, and being further assur-
ed that she paid a tribute to her sister states
for circulating medium, nearly half a
million of dollars annually. was also de-
pendent on foreign capitalists for the trans
portation of her produce to market, with
drawing further sum of at least $4,000
more by way of freight. he had come to
the conclusion that Mississippi was his on
ychance to continue. his sleep and that he.
was piodding his way toward it, where
from present appearances, his nap would be
. lengthy one.
Asregards Old Rip remarks of the prob-
able term of zhis.next nap, I, as a Mississip-..
plan, can but blush. liuve-abeen not a lit
lie surprised that experience teaches Wis
Ion every where but in the State of Mis-
,issippi.
The truth Of some Of Cd Rips remarks
cannot be denied. A dependent commune
y of planters and purchasers of cotton, on
oreigners, for the transportation Of their
'roduce to markct, particularly in q wealthy
community, exhibits, to say the least, a de-
,ree of Indifference to their own interest,
which is very reprehensibIe, Had the ship
,ers of Cotton on the upper part of the
rombecbe river, have years ago, formed
roint Stock company, rendering themselves
Independent of the mode of transporting
heir produce to market, millions of dollars
you'd have been saved We have had an
whence of a loss this season, in conse-
uence Of orr dependent state, of at least
zoe. 600, in the fall 81. the price of cotton.
lanters not being able to get their produce
} market at an early stage of the season.
he steamers employed on the Tombccbe
rst carries to Mobile all the produce on
le lower part of the river and then, as
st resort for freight, they visit the upper
ortion. This loss would have purchased
least six suitable steamers and then have
we'd at least S10O. 900. The present fresh
and the consequences which might have
isen from it, will be forgotten when the
yer falls and the plonghs are going, not
they are now Of frequent oc-
| must, Mr., Editor, here digress fronlthe Z
lbject. for there is acharm in the name of t
'nny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale,
hich carries its influence to the re1notest
rners of every country she visits. The Re
,eral contributions the afflicted amountv
g to millions of dollars; place her as a
eminent figure on the escntcheon Of l1n-
anity;; and on Saturday last her represents
i've in name made her appearance, doft
i bonnet, and stopped, motto conquer, but IL
extend her hand to.fhe assistance ofsthe +
stressed; and saved to this community q
any thousands Of dollars.
But we must not forget the gallant little Y
omeo, who regardless of the jealousy he Is
ight create the breast of his Juliet; fol.s !,
we'd THE footsteps Of Jenny Lind *
Let Jenny Lind and Romeo be engraven a
the memorandum of every planter and:
srchant. g
Columbus, Miss. IIATcHwAY. p
The BR1TIsH Navy Al late return sri
naval force1 Of the Fl Jnifl X +