, 1860-01-13

In his speech in tie House Of Representatives
some dsys ago, Ar. Farnsworth asked, "How
will you divide The Mississippi il tho Union be
dissolFed:" The New Orleans Crssctnt re.
spends to its own satisfaction "a follows: :
The power Of cutting OF The communication
Of the Northern West with the outside world
would be the thumb screw, which the nation
holding the lover end Of tue Mississippi could
tighteao or relnr at vii, and this being felt by
all that section, the watery cord Of the great
river is QUE Of the strongest bonds which binds
together the large portion Of the Onion immedi-
atesy interested. Should the Union ever be
Ta'lar would be created 4. tie lower aud upper
limits Of tho domain, of the Eouth' over The
waters Of the Mississippi, and batteries would
ffown thick along its shores, and defy The peril.
ous attempt'of its Opening by.,a hostile force.
! custom house at It's Northern lis well IS the
Southern end would collect great revenues off
Northern manufactures and produce; and an
iolund navy Of war vessels of q peculiar sort
would have to be maintained solely for uayga-
tlug the river. 4 acct Of ligbt~dratt gun boats
Tou: d constitute this arm Of uavat and revenue
service, and there would have to be swarm Of
them on The waters Of the Ohio, and Aississip-
pl above its junction with it, to aid in defeating
the. wiles Of smuggiers and slaye-stealers-for
these latter would be busy, Whatever might be
the international relations existing. ~.
lhen, Us it happens, The s:1are States hare
control Of tho Missouri rirer too. the freedom Of
which is OF such importance to the great North.
H =. " ~ n'"' Iu w.. - Fnss ~ oe ,,
Missouri flows, save th:t OF the state Of the
same name, is mad will he anti slavery domain
-kassas, Nebraska, Ninuesota, Iowa, etc.-
aud the ssoppasc Of the circulation Of their com.
nerce would be I'll amicson which they would
nos .es ~ tisk. *uo "n!Sa tnsy "ou'o R!actee
70 them m tie western hnv1er IT ,a stn,c md
Kansas and Nebraska. aud much Of Mfnnesotu
~ohio be completely cut on isom ire'ght com,
Lave M ;nte,cnnrsa ss1c"hv 1 a e;r1cn;,ous rnd
| lengthy line OF land travel. Missouri would be
" = terribly hot place, though should tilicn.
me H.. cr.a St.+aa - <'' 0Nc ''' ~ AK 0'Ae' 'N'
.s,nnos;r, mia Mira 1;tt1e ,rr,,osmant ware
IN he c,rr;sd ort Il, f,a 1ettor ~. ast thc fr<,.
cent which would sutf,r = 1no.t from il. the North
or tic Soutl,y Cut M itx trnde uith the states
bor].r;nc 4hc unnor M;ss;ss;on; and the Oh;o
1s fts' 'ft'
tlSers' anu "nas would become OF the commerce
Of New Orleans! How long before that city
would becone the at,ode of oxrls and a,l;ca+orss
~. ~ - ~ -.
AS tof lHe o'ates ol Tue Hcst anu Northwest
every one Of them is connected With the Lakes
by 1sailroad. nod some Of them by Canafs n,so.
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a"e tnsee ~u1aos4o '"e1 "o1'" IL 0o'o
to Keep up business relations with the world.
But meanwhile decay would fistep upon every
Sor,1,er, c,r n, tb. .t;<s;es;,n; rr,,a = Io,;.
ff' .,
their prosperity would be forever lost to them,
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Enc cana1 caeeA Hohds'
Some days ago we copied from the n. l. 3ri-
Iuas ! statement to the effect. that the interest
on certain State bonds that lad been issued 10
Gov. Masteson for stolen canal certificates was
not nuid promptly, and tint the fact vax aboui
| L..
~ W oea tAelc - gu 1'1esnp1 NJ fepuo'a'
ton on the part Of tic State, when U. +. Lowe
| came forward and took them up on the streu,t1
oe a;.x,.,.,, ,.,,;or, +. I'D -,ao;,,oa
| ~ ". ~ 49," @e9ues''"s
him TO protest 'heni. ihe STATE 5o"raaf gives
| tue following satisfactory explanation Of this
| mntter.,
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nuna, ra ~ hsa ;ss',od NV " ta 'na
and on any coupons nov ., Or hereafter attaohet
70 salo ponus VI nu} VI Inem, etc' VI 1uese
pon1s oe!s some !,, t"etse or thaf.een are III the
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'oe oamh NJ i,, OF she s.ate as security
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