The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-11-05
The Mississippi RIVER ana iexas
Expeditions.

tae ..co.y.aie..ee resulting from il block
.as A..hssto. Ia Dssn sight Il eomP.si-0l
y what IL will bs .fon ihs tine ioF"a1''
a., blockade continues. The people q
he s..,ss O. Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Ms
out, Wisconsin. Minnesota and Iowa
~onld bear 70 have this great Ihoronghiafe
,ud chAslel Of commerce. closed Tor eF'ei
,.ne. without feeling the loss 10 any eons'd-
.-.hla extent. Bat they could not tolerate
=. continual blockade, or even blockace
-. 10 x.r without the most serious loss
I, uu.. now be made TO bear the honest
.o,,,rsrce Of the mighty Northwest to tue
,a.,ke,. Of the East, by way oil The pe'a
- CIR however enormous the cost. The |
Western people I'LL not be longer leiI win
hair prodncts housed up. for want oil good
markets and an adequate channel 81 trans
-o.,.,ion. The Railroad communication
..;,h The East however perfect IL may be- i
,,,oce,her unfit TO transfer the bulky pro
anc,. Of the Western States TO the markets
where they command the best prices ne
-, cannot be borne, even we're the means
Of Transportation amply sufficient by the
wav Of the Mississippi only can the west
End scope or outlet for the products OF rs
s3n.
Tn. !. the argument used so freely by
Sor,hern sympathizers Of the rebel cause
,.hx tho Western states should break loose
e.o., those Of New England and connect
themselves with those Of the South Mr
HrSpn,cKs argues that the Southern people
are the consumers of the agricultural pro-
A.c,. If the West. and therefore. the West
c,p oe.ple should look 10 the South Tor trade
and commerce. rather than TO the New
England States. He argues Siso. that the
s,,tes Of the Northwest will always be de-
voted 10 agriculture. Then where VIII they
nnrch.ss Manufactured articles : from New
En-. land or IRON Old England Maniiest'y
from one OF the two. Its not probable that
such men as Mr. HkSpRIcKs, and those pohu
ci.ns who endorse his We've. will ever be able
to. 80 tar. ALLEVIATE the West from the East, as
10 cause the West TO cell TO tho South. and
puteh,se OF Old England TO the exclusion
New Enslard Trade will regulate It
sci. without reference TO arbitrary laws
There = no way that JrrT. DAVIS and his
asa 81 tea can devise, which viii interrupt
the commerce betweei the East and The
wsst E.,n should The commerce OF ous
ps.ple TO compelled 10 pay tribute to the
Government of the Confederate States, as u
passes on it, way 10 the ocean. 10 would hao
it.wav 10 the harboIs OF ,he East Tor market
aud exchange. ratEor than - Europe. asi .
irom what the starvation prices OF Europe
would OCCASIONALLY io1co 10 lie markets -
Bat tic -rgumert. that the Wesr viii al
eays be devoted 20 agriculture. is iaise
o., - every consi1sr~t man must at once
Sc. TIE msnuIs. turing interest OF the
sac West. Is already vast and Is rapidly OF
the increase, and /, vail cor.iuue % increase
a. tho country grove in population ard
wealth. /, will YET manufacture largely
from The cotton OF The South. While Il feeds
ito operative from the products OF re own
iersilc sell. thus making II people Iich IN
commerce al trade ~ home
TIE Southern Suites vii. Dot De able
shou'd tie VA eas1nue fos aay e,nsiderss.s
.ssg.. Il tins. 10 cOatrol the markets o.
Earu-s vita .he.s seton >, they case did
Gho .4cklde 9TH. Southern gesss, AID Ih'
conse,ue.t isolation Ct Sou.heFa trade j
IA article. has caused tho attention % II
scpc - look 10 Other districts FOR supplies
ULder "a very correct impression that th'
present xaF vii almost entirely destroy th'
caltivation of cotton for several years. u
,h.s country. the different points Of the East
where cotton can hc grown. arc making ar
tAngemea,s for ia cultivation 70 sustain TIA
manufacturing interest there. The expert
snce OF the present wear IN the matter sho"
thst the Southern States will hereafter hsv
foreign competition OF no mean OF iasig
niAcant character They cannot absolutel
control the cotton market anywhere The
VIII De compelled 10 sell 10 the best buyeI
without regard 70 locality. and the muc
abused Yankees may yet prove the be
lr.enjs Of the South slavery j. fouadci G
cotton cultivation. 10 grea. extent. and
Il i Injured materially the divine institute
aust anguish and decline. aside from a
other causes IN operation for IT. ultimate e.
tDcuon.
To the project Of opening the Mississip
20 free and unmolesfed navigation. Gener
NcCtKESsNp has been assigned lie :
able aud brave mar. and i fully ienuh'
with the interests and people Of this gre
valley. and kaows lull well the importAn'
ola free navigutiOn Of that river. Each -
der under his command will be Inspired ri
the sane feeling Which will Aesuase q
Geaeral. and the object ~ill surely be 8
conpl.sAsa whea FEDERAL gunboass ~
patrol II tom the Delta 60 Cairo. the reb'
In The West ell speedily give Say 70
Federal p.s~er Already they are weak q
uaable 70 sope with the Federal aFzi-
G.uss-l Ranks hss Oeea assigned g
dasy ol ne occupation oi Texas. and !
storms. tas Fs,4Sr.i po~sr there. There
10 ma ia TIE vhV,e army better 81 & 81
at.sk thar Gezsr.i RA~xs he : bsth
S.As..n.u aud = so.dsr Of tae hls Aess o.
lsies. and all kns~ 30 = bod tAe rsb.
h esi.s ~asle be suly restores The civil .
tsosity ~ tk~ Uslssd States ever tksn. T
sass .sioss - Teas = ~csth,es. - /
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