The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-09-23
Opening to the sOatii-F.ve New States'

From hi.hly interesting letter from
n intelligent correspondent ol NE Ne"
trl, ,,ns Crescent, relative to the thriving
State of Texas, We extract the following
which We commend to our readers as
worthy Of careful perusal and sellons
consideration. The writer from whom
We quote says:
with the close of the Mexican war,
Texas prersnted ali entirely new phase.
Snrs was no longer dep n,ient ~ advsp
lures. Her difficulties with MeAhp. We're
settled nj placed beyond the pos>l'llli!
of "a re\iv... She relied On the feder"l
Guverhmh nj tor proicctl' n against nos
,il,. In i N, ana tnlis secure III life and
lr, perA b people settled Gown nom !"
slale vi wild cX itvncuil tui''i"li ala
uncert.inty, to tne ol c"lniliess, peace
and Sc, ulll. The in uSirlous spre"il!
,li.a. q, Il, he ucve"l lncht of tne hat
uraI resources of tue state, Ivy which
.Ae\ proved to the world ,hat lexa~ was
une OF tue hest agricultural and stock
raising States IN lh, Unlun. Tue atlrac-
non wnicn drew within her borders
reckless advcnturers no longer existed.
The, were succeeded 10y other more
peaceful anl profitable till rs Of the Land
y hlch CONSISTS Vi rolling plalries VIII
soils unsurpassed IN feillll'l, reaty ioi
IN. blow. Hills aud valleys ati"r'lIls
iuAltous ma almost D0uidIeSs pdslurast
,or ,ault, sheep ana horses, ani climate
we'll auapicd 10 the CROWN o' We s'al II
1 the South, aud vi every vanity 4"
cereals ana iruils grown III Norlh Ail'e
rlca.
With these attracti, rs, Texas now
l,un,s I'D before the Southern States o
Ibis Tn, n DIS The only reliable held pre-
s,l.tru lor The extenslun ut Southern ~
ls,,,u,ions and Southern political power
l'T,at the South will avail Itself vi thl
.,rniuy-lhat Southern men and South
en, ns,ilunns viii prevail here, and ih
IN !, c,,n,parati, ely snurt space OF time
| t,.is rreal territory will be cut up INTO -
sl,,a states, IN my firm convictions
tXlSlllS CTCuHlstahSeS wiz ~ l'
all opposition, effect TINS much 10 D
drSlied RESULT.
From, tue Potomac to the Sabine th
p,i cs ot good lads range nom TIN TO d
,een uu,l Is pr acre, an neaii! all III
Ia,,.s Lat can oe prohtahly cultivate
ave ueen taken up BY actual settler
consequently tae s,iis "f planters ah
! o,hers wnu wisn to engage IN agrlcultul
in Il slave 81 .tc cannot OBTAIN good Ian
wnlln convent nj distance of ii'pln
, points. without pa.i ing ex"orl'itani price
IN Tcx.s there are millions of acres !
{ as good land as lh,. sun ever shone upt
: -. uuaIly as .ood for the cultivation
{ cor, an GOTTEN as any in the South, al
e better tn u any IN the continent y
raising slock--which can be had at prize
I ran. ing from fifteen cents to three d'
. liars Der acre. When these facts a
/ taken INTO consideration and also u
( facts that the young men OF the Sou
y vino are just entering upon the stage
9 action, are inloue,i with strung hve
i. southern institutions. and puscss dee
e rooted prejudice against the tDnatical II
= States, tire cunrlusien OF every sensl
/ maj, must be that the present vac.'
: | .nds Of Texas will be speedily oecupl
Q Dy the Suns Of the Suuth.
i a. The laborer Is lsworlhy of bis VI