The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-06-21

And saith He not to those whose days
Are given to souls in errors maze,
Behold am with you always?" e
What joy the promise gives ..
Yes Heaven is near. 'Tis ever near go"
Those who resign earth's love
At Chrlst's command. How blest their lot
Although by men unknown, forgot! -.
Near Heaven below--life's battle fought
In Heaven, e'ermore, above! 81
EXTENT OF THE UNITED STATES The extent |
of this Republic is nearly ten times as large as
that Of Great Britain and France united, three |
times as large as the whole of Britain, France, |
Austria, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, Belgium,
Holland and Denmark combined; one and
half times as large as the Russian empire in
Europe; only one-sixth less than the area COW
cred by the ffty-nine or sixty Empires, States,
or Republics Of Europe. s..ltl.-
Ten of our principal rivers have an aggre-
sufficient to 60 two-thirds round the globe. OF
these may be mentioned the Mississippi, 400
miles long; the Missouri, 5000 long, or one
hundred miles longer than the distance between
New York and Liverpool. The Ohio is 600
miles longer than the Rhine. The five great
lakes on our northern border cover an area Of
10000 square miles, their total length being
A,oo4 Ml!es. Lhhe superior alohe, atlts 6real-
est length is 355 miles, its greatest breadth
160, having an area of 81, 900 square miles.
The magnitude of this country is further seen
in its capacity for population. Its present po-
pulation is at the ratio Of eight individuals to
the square mile The population Of England
is about three hundred and forty TO the square
mile. Give to the United States the same ratio
Of population as that OF England, and we should
have . nation of l, los .ss4,e4O, Or, in other
words, our population would be greater by
nearly lO9,0O0,OO0 than the highest estimates
give for the entire population Of the globe
Surely we have land enough to satisfy the de-
nands Of reasonable ambition, and none need
trouble themselves with the fear that we shall
soon be oycrhowcd by tide Of living humane
ty Some one has computed, taking past pro-
gress as data for the future, that in fifty years
from this time the population Of this country
will be more than l00,0O0,O00. Let it come;
We have room enough for it all, and we can
easily produce an amount Of food, clothing,
etc., with which to meet all its reasonable
wants. Minnesota, Oregon and Kansas are al
ready virtually numbered among the States
Washington, Utah, Nebraska, New Mexico, are
striding with more or less rapidity toward the
condition of States. Dacotah and Arizona are
embryo Territories.
Now, it will naturally be expected that such
country as this, if properly cultivated, will
produce something. But it is well-known
fact that comparatively little attention is paid
to its culture. By far the largest portion Of it
is yet wild waste-has not yet been fenced in
Or even laid out.
But, despite these drawbacks, our venerable
Uncle's heritage yields him comfortable re-
venue, as may be seen from the report Of the
United States Patent Office. Crops of country
for 1856: Indian corn S360OO0,OO0; wheat
S247 ,600,00O; hay and fodder $l60,000,0O0:
oats $6s,000,0O0; garden products S50,O0O,0 600
potatoes $41,25o,000; sugar s35O00,0 600; or
chard products $25,000O00. Total S1,266,
100000.
This value of products is gathered from 49,,
032, GA acres of improved lands. AS a matter
of course, very large proportion of these sew
eral grains are exported to feed the inhabitants
of other lands not so fruitful in their yields fol
the sustenance Of their inhabitants.
The AMERICAN INDIANs.-We have strivel
hard in America to invest the Indian character
with romance. Our success has been but in
different. There is perpetual contradiction
in these savages. When we repeat over thu
rich, flowing, and sonorous names which they
have bequeathcd to our rivers, and nurse care
fully the few fine traits that can be gathered o
Logan, Tamenund, and Tecumseh, we are al
most tempted to give loose rein to fancy, ant
expatiate upon warriors roaming in freedom b.
the clear Susquchanna, and maidens mirroring
their long tresses in the blue Juniata. Blu
those who have come in any degree of clos
contact with the actual Indian, especially thos
who have striven to benefit him, have bee
greatly discouraged. Whatever beautiful thee
ries Of improvement may have been built vi
by fanciful philanthropists the practical fac
Is, that the difficulty Of elevating the India
tribes lies in popularity Of race. Far be
from us to deny that, as individuals, they ma.
be made good men. This were to contradiC
the very essence Of Christianity itself. W
admit that there is some encouragement in re
gard to the Southwestern tribes, aud 1t is n
doubt our duty to labor faithfully to the en-
to do them all good. But, as to the race, it
work of undying benevolence rather than
hope.
The Indian has dislike, well-nigh uncor
querable, to all labor; he can with difficulty b
confined within limits; he wanders over til
wilderness with passion for freedom, and a
impatience of all regularity and control. Il
rarely attaches himself to the white race lik
the negro; he retires before it deeper and deel
or into the wilderness He is usually, in b
wild state, not generous, but savage, treachel
GUS and cruel, and, except where Christianit
really penctrates to his heart, he learns ord
narily The vices of civilization, without its VII
tues. His method of making war is never ope
and manly. He skulks in ravines, behind rocl
and trees; he creeps out in the night and Sc
fire to houses and barns; he shoots down, fro
behind fence, the ploughman in his furrov
he scalps the woman at the spring, and Il
children by the roadside, with their little hant
full of berries. He lounges about, idle an
dirty, and forces the women Of his tribe to q
all the work. He is proud as Lucfer, and y
will beg like the .lazzaroni. This picture mt
not please the reader as would one of Mounta
Eagle chiefs and Laughing Water maidens; "
can only say that its true nobleness Of chara
ter is the rare exception in the American
dian, not the rule.-[ Presbyterian Quarterly Il
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CAUTIOUS MEN.-Some men use words as riff
men do bullets. They say little. The ft
words used 60 right to the mark. They let y,
talk, and guide with their eye and face, on a
on, till what you say can BE- answered in wo
or two, and then they lance out a sentent
pierce the matter to the quick, and are dor
You never know where you stand with the
Your conversation falls into their minds,
rivers fall into the deep chasms, and are Il
from sight by its depth and darkness. TIL
will sometimes surprise you with few wort
that 60 right to the mark like a gun-shot a
then they are silent again, as if they we're
loading.