New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-26
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


eminent. population flowed in from every side, for
before that period titles to land in the claims were in
secure, it being extremely doubtful to whom the land
would revert. Titles from Government are now good,
and various conflicts for prescriptions have arisen.
each claimant striving for his land. The land within
the claims not subject to sale except by settlement
or by scrip. 1t is supposed that the President will
these lands to be exposed to public sale to the
highest bidder, about June next after which, all lands
remaining unsold can be had at the minimum price of
one dollar and a-quarter per acre. Lands which are
within the limits of the Vcksburg, Shreveport and
Texas Railroad (say within six miles) are not under
the operation of this rule. Their minimum price Is
two dollars iand half per acre, and suppose the
exception to the rule was caused to make up the def
cheney in the land revenue, Congress has donated
every alternate section within six miles to the road
The resources of the Ouachita valley are great.
The soil not only yields cotton corn tobacco wheat
rice, etc. but coal is TO be found also The coal mines
of Arkansas near Camden, are yielding handsomely;
and it is to be found in abundance among the hills
that border upon the Ouachita, for fifteen or twenty
miles above and below the town of Columbia.
/ have heard from credible authority that there
is now company engaged in the manufacture of
earthenware from the clay found in the range Of hills
between Columbia and Harrrisonburg 1t appears
that in hisgrand review the spirit of the age has just
reached us, for before his coming men were satisfied
to live upon those products of the soil which gerrnin
ated at the touch of the poughshare Their ambition
and enterprise went beyond the limits of their
green corn fields or their snow-white cotton fields
But now that the good spirit has vouchsafed to touch
our virgin soil with his magic wand behold the cods
Of the earth turn to ngots Of gold and silver A
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And hears Him in The wind,
was once the monarch of these solitudes but now
with folded arms he gives melancholy glance of the
eye over the soil within whose bosom sleep his fathers
So it is The energetic mortimer have driven them
westward, and the setting sun of century hence
will rise no more upon the aboriginal race We vet
lack energy to complete the great work Of improve
ment will not attribute the want Of 1t to the acct
dent of birth under Southern sun whose genial heat
is said TO enervate the system.
There was much opposition to the road, and a
small remnant of the opposition yet remains Harras-
sed and yeXed by lawsuitsat times checked by slow
payments from stockholders, and with strong cur
rent OF opposition to struggle with, the Directors of
the road have achieved great deal. No debts are
hanging over 1.-THE Company seems to have adopted
the maxim of John Randolph to pay as you 60"
The late money pressure was great check-stock-
holders rather dilatory in paying in easy times now
seize upon the tightness OF the money market, and
the argument, whether good or bad, is conclusive
upon the point at the present. Railroad instance
this as one OF the few roads in the country whose
debts are paid simultaneously with the completion Of
every loot OF the work 1t is probable it will be
completed to this place in two years. and to Shreve
port five years. Then will your prncely merchants
isia'e 70 our western mus ana DOT them with neat
cotages' ana drink IN our pure, healthiul and nvig
orauhg ar, ana IKE olrds oil passage, take up wings
ana away Tor home, SO soon as the business season
comes on. When these things take place it is quite
possible That the people OF Lower Louisiana will learn
something OF our geographical position; for save
The business men OF New Orleans, (Which of course
includes editors, who are presumed to know localities
at ieasD many OF your population greatly need lit
tle geographical knowledge. will not say they are
ignorant All admit that the 0uachita country is
somewhere between the British Possessions and the
Gun OF Mexico, and that the ouachita river waters it,
but oil its extent resources, etc. they in state
OF psslul dreamness 1t to be hoped that at least
our locality shall become generally known, for we
claim to be part and parcel of the United States,
and Tor the next four years, subject to Democratic
sway The last reason should at least give us
slderalion for the hopeful brood should have parent
OF guardian to watch over their interests. Besides
all this' we have line society-two churches belong
ing to as many sects-the abest legal talent north of
Red river and last but not least in this catalogue of
recommendations to public notice, we have printing
ONCE, which weekly disseminates Democratic doc
trlnes The editor is gentleman and has clever
talents, but somewhat schooled in the system Of
Georgia politics,
We are indeed happy people and partially free
om the tide OF party feeling which is always ebbng
local politics interest u.s. or when the President is to
be chosen that our pluck rises then we Law IN our
blo,va baav;l,. r,tu .o,.a - e,l,