Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-05

AMGllNaf uHHaAAA~AEN "a AASANSs
and producliveness. The great
est portion Of it lies within the
cotton belt, and nestles quietly
beside the great, broad bosom Of
the Fathers Of Waters, Of easy
and ready access to market.
While it is especially adapted to
the cultivation Of the great and
valuable staple Of the South, cot
ton, it is equally adapted to the
production of almost every other
product known to the continent.
Scarcely ever too cold for the
successful cultivation Of tropical
products, and not 50 hot as to
dwarf and destroy the products
Of the more northern and colder
districts. 1t controls in climate
what il does in soil, and in that 10
has no superior, and we feel safe in
saying that no where in the world
has it an equal. The wide spread
ing districts flooded and enriched
yearly by the generous Nile, are
incapable Of the returns Of this
rich land. But these lands are L.
able to overflow, and through it
to the destruction Of all which
may be cultivated, or attempted
to be cultivated thereon. And in
consequence, much Of 1t is given
up to the undisturbed possession
Of the wilderness, and where now
should be the happy home of the
prosperous and thrifty, the bear
and the panther hold undisputed
sway. To redeem and to reclaim
this district has long engaged the
attention Of the Spectator and
the Statesman. But 1t has here
tofors been approached in an i'm
practicable manner. 1t has been
solely to the Counties
and States. There has been no
unity Of, action. And as a Sc
quence, the l~nattentiOn and indif-
ference Of one district has swept
away the costly and patient labors
OF another. There has been no
unity Of action. Each Individual
and each County has endeavored
to act separate and distinct, and
thus literally nothing of a pOrma-
nent and beneficial character has
been accomplished.
Here and there we find that vast
amounts Of money are expended
for the protection OF certain
scopes Of country. This labor
and this expenditure often al
swept away in some freshet
through the ~parsimony or lndif
ference Of the owners Of Contigu.
Gus lands. Until the whole len tt
of the river is taken control Of by
some corporation or BY the Gov
eminent, nothing Of any perma.
neut and beneficial character cir
Be accomplished Think Of tht
wealth which would be aeTelopet
iL these lands wee brought in.
ID GaldFElsA. Thiak o. tie is$m.
appropriation which wDuld people
n district which Is nov 10 5 greai
EzaHnt EiTss over 10 the panther.
the bear, the deer. and the mecca.
sin. Estimate, il possible, the
millions Of money which would
dow into & district now neglected
II It should once be properly pro.
tected. The soil, the wealth ID
there " it is only once secured
from the ravages Of the doOd.-
No individual effort 80 confined
70 plAnters, and no State e6ori
has Jet been made available, and
hence the question became, In the
recent COMMERCIAL Convention
hsld n Louisville, KentuGky, one
Iof tie most impOttaut which en-.
gaged The attention Of TIE mem.
btrs Of that body, a plan, each
Il & duly sss forth In the article
rom the New Orleans Bulletin,
VS. submitted By Major A. D.
.Banks ofthls Stats and this coun.
y. I met with ths apduailaed
approval Of The Convention, and
II vas earnestly recommended
that It Be submitted to the
Congress II tie United States FOR
It's acceptance. AZ isshOWn from
the artIcIe lin the Bulletin IL has
made its appeatan &c in Congress,