The Handsboro Democrat. [volume] (Handsboro, Miss.) 1858-1878, 1858-09-14

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sissippicn, Of the 18th August uses the
following language:
Mississippi. with happily diversified
resources, is TO day inferior 10 no State
in the Union, in the elements Of inter-
nal power; and The awakening spirit Of
progress and enterprise among her pa
triotis citizens, is fast raising her head
from the dust Of evil imbecility, and
placing her on the high road 10 a
proud and glorious destiny. Ten years
aCo-a period within the memory OF
ALIVE had attempted but little; done
Iess. and accomplished almost nothing
in the line q improvement, develop
ment and enterprise. which now, like
magic. has charmed her from the sleep
Of contenimsni and peace, and arrayed
her stalwaFt limbs in the robes Of re-
deemed and regeneraied enthusiasm and
lofty public pride; drowsiness which
bad caused her commerce to dwindle
into insigni6cance. and her agricultural
products almost to prove a burden from
the want Of suitable outlets through
which TO reach place OF traffic. This
defect is now partially rcmedied; and
intersected At various points, from the
Tennessee line TO Louisiana, by rail-
roads, she has sscended one round iu
the ladder OF her future glory, and left
the rear guard OF Southern States. TO
take her position among those Of the
front rank.
We want now . commercial empo
rium--a grand mart Of trade, at which
we can concentrate and weave the in
terests Of our population into homo
genious whole-from which We can
draw our foreign imports-andt TO which
we can carry the products Of the indus
try Of our citizens. We mean a point
Of conveyance and OF divergeuce-of
concentration and irradiation.
The harbor at Ship Island, on our
own sea-coast. presents locality with
the above qualities. and when we come
TO consider M;ssissippi's true grandeur
and coming prosperity, from lthe clear
sunlight Of reason and calm reflection,
then will we be convinced Of the imps-
rious necessity. which there exists, OF
founding commercial city Of such
sire, as will ontstrip all emulation in
that sphere, even faster than New Or |
leans hss gone iseyond her former rivals
IN commercial honors in the South
wezt. This can be done without inter
Isring with the welfare Of any other
,ifv.
II we can siford port on the sea-
BOARD, which will admit ships drawing
wsnty feet Of water. aud which win
rive an assurance Of a diminuticn OF
Ihe expenses on each. to the amount Of
two or three thousand dollars, which is
necessary 10 defray the pilotage and
lowage Of those which ascend the Mis-
sissirpi river to New Orleans, we can
hold cut unriyalled and unequal induce
menss to commerce. and in less than
twenty years can make, At the hsrbor
Of Ship Island. city, that will he the
pride and glory Of our State We can
only hope to do this, by the eonstruc-
tion Of the railroad to that place. which
Is now 10 contemplation, and the many
proofs Of IFS popularity. lead us to in
dulge The desire, that the whole State
will give such assistance to it. in its in
cipiency. that nothing win be able to
check its progress.
II ever the Ship Island railroad is
completed. The facilities afforded to COM
merce will be so great that We may
look, during the lives Of the present
generation. for an emporium with its
moving millions ofinhabitants, keeping
step with the busy and delightful hum
OF It's factories; its thousand spires liz |
ing their heads towards Heaven, and
rejecting back the beams Of msgnifi- |
cent and luminous career-grand edi-
fees and noble structures, the abodes
Of Intelligent wealth and greatness: =
harbor lined and crowded with the sails
Of every nation. and on whose bosom
viii float The flag OF every country.
and crowned city. whose merchants
are princes. whose trxfickers are the
honorable Of the earth"