The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-09-06
The Destiny OF our Country.


The following statistics, extractedfrom the
Boston Post, present, in a compact and com
pendious form, the astonishingextent Of our
country, its boundless- resources, ard its won
derful development. In view of our recent
origin and unparalleled Advancement in all
that constitutes national greatness, it is not
wonderful that the nations of Europe, for a
long time looked upon us with Indifference or
disdain, should now regard us as the great and
growing Power of the world. Who, save ON
impotence can limit us, and who, save omni-
science, can tell the surprising grandeur of
our destiny--of the American Republicl Let
it guard against assaults from within, and it
can easily shield itself from Ill external enc
mics.
"The thirty one States, nine Territories. and
District of Columbia, comprising the United
States Of America, are situated within the par
aIes of l0deg. east of longitude and 49 M.
west of the meridian of Washington. and ex-
tendiug on the Atlantic coast irons 25 deg. and
on he Pacific coast from 81 deg. to 40 deg. of
north latitude. and contains geogra phlcai area
of 3. .306, ,S65 square miles, being one tenth less
than the entire continent of Europe. They con
tain population at the present time of % 000,-
! 000 OF whom 81 600 900 are whites The ex-
tent of its sea coast. exclusive of islands and
rivers TO the head OF tdewater, is IL, ,669 miles.
The length If ten of It's principal rivers is 20
900 miles. The surface Of its five great lakes is
10000 square miles. The number of miles of
railways in operation within its limits is 20 600,
Iconstruc ed at a cost of $500 600 600 The
length of lis canals is 5000 miles. 1t contains
within is limits the longest railway upon the
surface of The globe--the Illinois Central
which is 731 miles.
The annual value of It's agricultural produc-
tions is $4,000 000, GOO. It's most valua bic pro
duct is Indian corn, which Yields annually 1000.
000000; and in surveying the agricultural
productions of our country, we are not only
struck with their abundance, but with their
| great variety. Our territory extends from the
frigid region Of the north 20 the genial climate
of the tropics, affording almost every variety of
temperature and every kind of grain and vege-
| tables. Her productions range from the cold
1 ice and hard granite of the North, the golden
corn of the West to the cotton and sugar of the
South; aud nearly all in sufficient quantities to
supply our domestic consumption, and furnish
| large supplies for expectation, thus furnishing
nearly ali the value as we'll as the bulk of our
| forei gn commerce suggesting thereby the ire
sistable conclusion that agriculture is the great
| transcendant interest OF our country, and upon
which all other interests depend.
! "The amount of registered and enrolled ton
| mage is 4, ,407 .0l0 tons. The amount of capital
invested IN manufactures is S600,000,0O The
amount of its foreign imports in 1853 was
$267 978,6 ,6s7, and of exports 1896, ,976, 1877. The
annual amount of lis internal trade is So, GOO.
000,00O. The annual value of the products oi
labor (othef than agricultural) is Sl l500 600 .00C
] The annual value of the incomes of its inhabi-
tants is 81 200, ,00000D. The value of its farms
andlive stock is S5.O00O00. 1000. Its mines ol
gold, copper, lead, and iron are among the rich
1 est in the world. The value of the gold produ.
ced in California is $100000,000 per annum.-
The surface of its coal fields is 133, 1872 square
miles Its receipts from customs, lands. tzc., in
1888. was 46l, ,327274, and its expenditures
/ s143. .543. .263 Its national domain consists o
i o. l74,I ,IS8 square miles Of land. It's national
debt is but $50,000.000. The number of II:
] banks at ths present time is about ], 100, with
lcapital Of 100000. .0OO Within her borders
are 81 600 scho, IS. 5000 60acadernes. 234 colleges
and $500 churches. Only one in twentY-fwC
LOT its white inhabitants is unable to read anc
write, and nineteen of lis twentvmne mil
! lions of white inhabitants are native born. =
a sHoRr WILL4-The following is the
copy Of a win left by a man who chose tc
be his own lawyer:
This is the last will and testament Of me
John Thomas. / give all my things to my
relations, to be divided amongst them th'
best way they can.
/ n. B.-H anybody kicks up . row, Q