The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-08-10
The Projected Port at Ship Island.

our neighbors Of Mi-Sissippiare earnest
" addressing thciratteution tothcschc
contemplated for some time. Of opening q
seaport for their State on the Gulf OF Mex
leo. There was grand barbecue al Mis-
-issippi City, few days since, for the pur-
pose Of agitating the subject Of this pro-
iected enterprise, and the demonstration
on the occasion indicated that the people
Of Mississippi are quite reused up in re-
gard to il. There was a very large CON
course Of citizens in attendance at the
barbecue, and great enthusiasm manifest
ed in the subject matter of their dcliber-
ations. Col. Champlin presided over the
meeting. Speeches were made by various
distinguished gentlemen, among whom
were Col. u. &. Glenn, Hon. A. NJ West.
Gen. Wood. of the Natchez Free Trader.
Col. X. Stewart, of New Orleans, Mr. Saun-
ders of jackson, and others Letters
were read, evincing a warm interest in the
objects Of the meeting, from Senators Da-
Wis and Brown, Gov. Neville Hons.
W. Barksdale, +. NJ. Yerger, and humcr-
Gus leading men of the State.
The objects sought to be advanced by
this meeting embraced the construction Of
the proposed Gulf and Ship Island Rail
road, canal communication between
Lake Ponchartrdin or Borgne and the
Mississippi river, and the building up Of "a
commercial port at Ship Island. The rail
road is to be built through the central por-
ton Of the State, opening up the country
lying midway between the two lines Lead
ing to New Orleans and 20 this city. and
connecting NJ Canton and Meridian with
all lines running East and North. 4 com
munication with the Mississippi river Is
to hc effected either by opening BAYOU
Nanchac into Lake Maurcpas. or bv cut
tinga canal from the Mississippi at a point
eleven miles below New Orleans 10 Lake
Borcnc. The latter j. preferred a. it will
require only six and quarter miles of
canallinu. whereas the communication bv
way Of Manchac would he scventv-two
miles. II is calculated that the opening
Of this communication with the MisSi--ip-
ri will divert n great many Of the boats
engaged in the trade on that river from
New Orleans to the new port no Ship H.
land Great advantages are claimed for
the IIarbor Of Ship Island over New Or
Orleans. NcS~clsdrawing twcnty-fourfcet
can always enter there. while none over
eighteen feet can ever pass up To New ur-
leans. While the alluvial sediment of
the Mississippi river is ever increasing the
bar nj its mouth, there is no bar at all 20
this Harbor The heavy expense Of tow
age. and many heavy port charges, cxpen-
sc- and inconveniencies (Which shipping
j. subjected at New Orleans. would be OBJ
waited here. II j. estimated that the port
expenses az Ship Island would be but one
quarter of what they are at New Orleans.
To accomplish theva~t enterprises which
our Mississippi ncighhor~ are considering.
VIII require an immense amount Of labor
anu eNpons" but We doubt not IL i en-
entirely Practicable it the people Of the
9''te wiz only resolve that il shall De- car.
ri'd out. The indications are that they
are ~ determined. The last Legislature
I appointed a Board of Director, to assume
l the immediate management of the ipter.
| ests OF the enterprise, and the mas. meet.
/ ing at Mississippi City was called bv tbcr,
with a view to take the sense OF the pcoplg
ON the subiect.-HoLRr R,gistsr.