The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-20
southern journalism.


southern journalism.
The change manifest in the appearance
and tone of the newspapers Of the South,
saws the Pamela Star-and says il so well
that we cannot help adopting the entire al
ticle-has attracted the attention Of one OF
our Northern exchanges After compliment
ing the vigor manHness, and general indi-
cations of prosperity evinced by the papers
of the South. our friend INDUCES a contrast
between the journalism North and in the
Southern States, and shows mp decidedly in
our favor as far as the above features are
concerned lie concludes that the general
expectation Of the world was, that our conn
try bad been ruined by the war; that rags
and poverty covered the people, that the
heaviue-s OF their misfortuncs had 50 Slapped
their energies. that years would elapse be
fore tae country rebouuded from it, prostra-
ton sufficient to exhibit such evidences of
energetic aud material prosperity as our pa
per~ afford That if the papers of the two
sections were taken to show the most ruined
and injured country, any proper judge, I'M
informed really where the scourge of desola-
ton had lately passed, would, without hest
tatiou assert that they of the North had
suffered most
Ihi, is but one Of the evidences of the
earnest energy of our people TO build up our
ruins, and no indication of success is surer
than the healthy tones and appearances Of
our newspapers Let the press of the coun-
try be untrammeled, aud the people made to
believe that their allegiance is accepted IS
t was given, in good faith and but a few
years viii elapse before a new prosperity
viii bless our section, and the rose viii again
bloom where homesteads were burnt We
of the South have no politics-the thoughts
of the people are engaged in devising means
TO restore their lost estates. Our newspapers
are busy only in counselling enterprise and
duty, and no slime of party excitement and
abuse assail their fair pages. The reason Of
the difference is plain, and we advise our
friend to fling from him all the polluting as
sociations of party, and look alone to the
best interests of the country's material de
velopmeut.
IT, The New York Herald states that a
lecture in the Danish language was deliver
ed there on the LIST, upon emigration to the
South by just NJ. Caen, who advises Sean
duavian emigrauts to settle in the Southern
States, and there form communities, as they
have done in the West
- The Indianapolis Herald contains an
account Of a perilous if not fatal adventure
in cave near Leavenworth, Indiana, \
party undertook thorough survey of the
cave, which is very extensive, and after a
very interesting exploration, one of them
Mr.. Knapp-crawled through a narrow pas
sage in one Of the numerous galleries, and
another-Dr. Hawn-followed him, but be
ing Iatlel CuIpuIvnt, Looan,a wodged in the
passage. and before his companions could
succeed in extricating him, their lamps
burned out. They made their way to the
outer air to replenish their lamps and pro
cure tools, but on their return were unable
to find the place again, and at the time of
writing, nearly three days had been spent in
the fruitless search. A postscript states that
Mr.. Knapp had just been found by a hunter
near what had generally been considered a
sinB-hole, far from the mouth of the cave.
He was IN too exhausted a condition TO give
theparticulars of his escape.
- Through the politeness of one of the
managers, says the Cairo Democrat, We had
the pleasure. a day or two since, of visiting
the works of the St Louis Lead and Oil
Company -unquestionably the most extern
sive establishment of the kind in the West
ern States
Their works are situated at the corner of
Cass Avenue and Second street, and occupy
about 10000 square feet of ground. The
" Oil Factory is a very superior fre-proof
building, with all the modern improvements
for handling to the best possible advantage
immense quantities of tlaxseed, cotton seed
and castor beans. The presses in this build
ing are capable of producing upwards of
100000 gallons of oil per annum from flax
seed and castor beans.
Unable to procure a sufficient supply of
ttaNseCd, in consequence of the damage to
the crop last season, the Company are at
present engaged in making OIL from cotton
seed We are informed that this oil, when
properly refined, Is highly esteemed by drug
gists and perfumers; and is also used largely
by soap-makers in the manufacture of the
better grades of soap. The cotton seed oil
cake is highly spoken of by dairymen and
stock-feeders; and we imagine that, if its
valuable qualities We're generally known,
the immense piles of it, which we saw in
their storehouses, would speedily disappear,
notwithstanding their presses produce each
day enough to supply food for more than 10,
600 head of cattle
Their " White Lead Factory has been
completed during the past year, and we learn
from persons who have had an opportunity
of visiting the principal white lead works in
it is not eXcelled by any other establishment.
The Keg Factory is also a model establish
meut, and one which would interest all per
sons who have any taste for machinery 1t
is ia this department that " Bankers Patent
Bailed Reg is made. This Company have.
also, a very extensive 50 Tin Factory" where,
they manufacture Bankers Patent Safety
Cans an article devised expressly for the
New Mexico and Montana trade for the trans
portation of coal oil and other liquids. We
are pleased 10 add, that the cans have fully
realized the most sanguine expectations of
the inventor
We recommend all. parties in want of
enterprislng friends of the " St Louis Lead
and OIL Company
New ORLEANS RACEs.-The races over
the FairGrounds Course were resumed Tues
day, after several days postponement on ac-
count of bad weather. The first race. mile
heats was won by Sarah K;-time-2:0O-