The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-19

rising the increase Of New York balancing the loss of New
Orleans Boats with the nch ireights of the Wabash have
turned their bows to the Aleghanies and the Upper
where boats had been employed bring
ing produce down s,rean in conjunction with the Chat
anooga RAILROAD less than twelve boats employed
carrying business from New Orleans through the gaps
OF the cumberland Mountains. Nashville gone and Louis
willie is about to follow in her wake and nneteuth of the
trade east OF the Mississippi about to rush Of Cali
forna Juror to the ports of the Atlantic Memphis her.
self, though naenaby tied down hand and foot New
reans is about to be cut off from the interior by road
between her and the Tennessee Rver-the Mobile and Ohio
Road Nor let be supposed that Mobile be rival
to New Orleans why not. Her ships anchor twenty
miles from her wharf, you? Be so; whether it
cheaper to lighter for those said twenty miles than to pilot
and from beyond the Baize your Levee-a distance
OF perhaps 150 miles, Have care gentlemen this were
indeed, sleeping volcano But you add Mobile sends
her Cotton to us now. and why therefore, should not her
increase of trade be gan2 Why does Mobile send her
Cotton heer For two reasons in the maintenance of hich
we Of Memphis deeply interested namely that
here to be found what she wants-capal and ebeap
freighs-both, mind you that begin and end
with Your prosperity. But if Mobile draw into her wars
houses the whole produce, she promises to do of hun
de of square miles ofbe richest part the basin of New
oeans pray why will not ships there to transport it, and
merchants buy it'll
Again. it will be said Oh, let Mobile proper; it is bene.
tit to us to have other cities the Gulf when saw
you two neghboring cities between which an active inter
course DID not exist But this prosperity is draft
new Orleans without but action enable her
honor without ruin and do contend for the injury
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causes over which no control be exered. Trust
| temen Mobile is engaged in struggle honorable
anu ohtabe TO her. than is immnenty dangerous New
Orleans. The question, then, that of Memphis are in
sruced to put to this Convention this Is New Orleans
prepared to let Louisville and Nashville pass over to the
of her Atlantic rival and let the country East
the Mobile and Ohio road slip softly the arms of Mobef
Inc after Will inIure and both will conspre ruin you
The citizens of Memphis alive this danger have addressed
the corporation of Louisville the only means by which
may be averted-namey Louisville and Memphis Railroad
fhe city OF Louisville had by the last accounts taken some
preliminary action in the giving homes that they
w exercise in auor Of that road their light under an exist
ing act Of the Legislature, subscribe million of oan
TO Junction with the Mississippi Counties of Kentucky art
subscribing literally other roads, and the counties con
cerned in it will doubtless su bscbe to Louisville and Mem
phis road The State of Tennessee will most likely adop
Immediately general law covering the right of this road
state aid TO the of purchasing the rails Energetic ant
liberal action the of New Orleans press all these
circumstances into her Though the dect road
more favorable to the exsencies of New Orleans there
however less direct, bringing with it in eyes many
recommendations Stock already subscribed for the full
cost OF building that of the latter between
vile and Nashville, and The legislation Tennessee proms
ing the same advantages in the other may be ounC
udcious the part New Orleans effect her
with Louisville by this route which, though
10 certain extent for her interests the OHIO, still mo
advantageous for her interests the Cumberland We il
Memphis viii adopt either road interests in the pros
pery OF this city make wish for the direct route perhap
on the whole conducive that prosperity but GU
natural affection for sister city of Nashville. makes u
regard the connection by Of that city. bensting
highly agreeable alternative Besides. the direct build
ing up rival on the Cumberland would doubtless draw fair
capal-a serious iDury-and this ground oo we incin
more iavorab the Nashville route. But railroad progress
an alternative whose effects inevitable. prepare,
the direct route be that first counenanced and sup
ported TO accept it, Notwithstanding our natural yearning
and natural regret for our beautiful and sister
| of Nashville