New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-06
NEW ORLEANS DOOMED!

NEW ORLEANS DOUMED!
Under the foregoing fearful heading VIC fin,
the subjoined paragraph ''going the rounds 0
Journalism:
i The Memphis Eagle predicts that twenty Eve year
from this time grass viii be growing In the streets
New Orleans, and the completed railway system of th
Savannah and Charleston. 1t says that the dangerou
navigation Of tho Gulf must and viii BIO avoided.
Our Memphis contemporary s'predicts" will
SO much emphasis, that one would NATURAL,
infer the s'wish was father to the thought witt
him. Wehave been well aware, for years, tina
New Orleans had no friends among rival cities
that she had nothing to expect from their gen
erosity; that no scruples were INDUCED il
when it was practicable to deprive her of any
portion Of her trade land that conventions have
been gathered together with the principal view
of devising ways and means, railroad systems
| plans, ETC., whereby still further diversions
could be made, and our neighbours still more
largely benefited at our expense. But this is
the first time we have heard the doom of Baby
lon denounced against us-for this prediction
amounts to little less 7.s
But, our Memphis cotemporary is, we are in
cined to believe, entirely at fault in his predie-
tions. It is quite evident that he is neither q
prophet nor the son Of true prophet. He is,
to all intents and purposes, judging by the his
tory of the past, the experience Of the present,
and the promises Of the future-a false prophet.
We have reflected somewhat upon the subject,
and have. been unable to discover the smallest
foundation, or even the slightest sign Of foun-
dalton, upon which to base the prediction.
Even abroad--in quarters whore friendship
to 4 Southern eityIfs not to be looked for--the
predictions of the Memphis Eagle is viewed
with incredulityl The Philadelphia North
American, Of the 30th ult., speaks of it as fol-
lows:
The Memphis Eagle anticipates rather more impor-
tant result likely to flow from the railway system of
che South than will in all probability, be realized
This is nothing less than the transfer of the whole
MERGE Of New Orleans to Savannah and Charleston, by
Of the railways connecting these ports with the
Mississippi river which the heart Of the cotton
region That those lines may work important changes
il not to be doubted but the admirable commercial posi-
ton Of New Orleans and the constantly swelling trade Of
the Mississippi RIVER render 1t very probematical that
twenty five years from this time, the grass would be
growing in the streets, of the Crescent City.
The North American speaks sensibly. 1t does
not ignore the existence Of the Mississippi river,
as too many hot-headed. impracticable theorists
do. Why, the Swelling trade Of the Father
Of Waters will continue to augment for CEN
turtles; and enough of that trade will seek its
natural market-New Orleans-to make it d
magnificent commercial emporium, even if every
petty town on its margin had railroad running
direct to Savannah and Charleston. T
But, not content with predicting an awful
destiny for us; not satisfied with ignoring the
existence Of the great esinland sea " Of the west,
as Mr.. Calhoun beautifully termed the Missis-
sippi, the Memphis Eagle omitted all mention
of our railroad system, which will protect us
against the terrible calamities alluded to, in O.
great measure, as we'll as Of the efforts in pro-
gress, with good prospects of success, to con-
struot railroad across the peninsula of Florida,
which will do away with the s' dangerous por-
ton of the navigation of the Gulf"
The New Orleans, Jackson and Great North
ern Railroad-whieh is slowly, but surely pro-
gressing-the editor of the Eagle appears to
have entirely lost sight of Rather strange for
getfulness, truly. TO take the widest margin,
that road will be built through the State of
Tennessee in less than FIVE years. IN its course,
it aeaH cross, and consequently tap, every road
IL. the direction Of Sapannah and
Charleston. Under such circumstances, when
better facilities are afforded, time and economy
both subserved, does the Eagle suppose that the
people are going to leave an old, natural and
we'll known market-the best in the South for
tho sales of their products-for distant and
stranger markets, because expensive railway
ask the privilege Of transporting their
freight! II he does, he will find himself very
much mistaken. At all events, we as citizens
If New Orleans, are perfectly willing to abide |
he issue; and IL Ne live long enough to see our
streets transformed into grassy avenues, will |
certainly rival, If we do not surpass, the num- |
'erof years attained by the longest lived patri-
sroh who fourished before the deIuge.
We are very well aware our people have been |
lerelict in railroad enterprise. But, consider
ng our condition, we have done wonders. We
AVE great railroad going North, and two
plendid roads going West. A few years will |
ee them completed, and then it will be impossi- |
lie for anybody to taunt us with being entirely1
ehind our neighbors in the march of improve. /
lent and development.
BATON ROUGE. THE Baton Rouge Comet, of |
he 4th, announces q new candidate for the /
legislature in the following just and compli-
lentary language: 1T will be seen to-day,
hat A. B. Vail, is announced as a candidate
0 represent this parish, in the Lower House of
he next Legislature Mr.. Vail was born in
his parish-lved for many years east of this
ity, and is now located north of us, at Buffers
lains, whore he is engaged in agricultural pur-
lits. He is generally known throughout the
arish, and is esteemed an honorable and high
inded gentleman, acquainted with the wants
the people. He will be warmly supported by
host of friends.
1t is Exposed Mr.. v is the candidate Of the
merican Party. He is sure to be elected.
FAINT Horn FOR PUBLISHERS 49, We clip the
flowing from the Boston Post. We confess 10