The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-07-17

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Il NEW oRInzHs, July 13, 1870.
saitoss Morning star and CaaAo,ie Messenger,
n Az promised In my.communication q
the 4th inst, write again about tho Tech
and Opclo1ses section6 Of our State.
4 Along the bayou Techo the land il love
the eastern side being low and mostly
woodland, while the western side 10 higher
ward, the country becomes more elevatl
and undulating, until You approach thu
marshes Of the Gulf Of MexlcO, when II
becomes level again. To the north and
northwest the elevation increases, and the
country becomes moro broken. This beauti.
full section i mostly prairie. with strips g
traverse it, generally from north to south.
ward, and around the lakes scattered
through it.
Tho soil is good, being clay mixed with
sandy loan, and produces excellent crops
Of cane, corn, cotton, potatoes and all kinds
Of garden vegetables-the low lands being
the high lands up towards Opel0usas and
beyond. being excellent for cotton.
The marsh lands, it would seem, are
well adapted to the production Of rice, q
purpose to which they will, it is hoped, at
no very distant day, be devoted to q con-
siderable extent.
Excellent fruit can be grown throu ghout
this fine section. Thousands Of oranges
are now grown on the lower portion Of the
Teche and also along the Mermentau and
the Calcasieu rivers, and are highly priced
for their large size and excellent flavor,
while peaches, apples, pears, figs and
throughout the better and older settled
portions of the country.
Owing, however, to the difficulty Of
transportation, bnt little of the country is |
devoted to agriculture except along the |
naviga6le streams, and many Of these are
but little used for the purposes of transport,
owing to the few people who live along
their banks. Stock raising has been and is |
still the chief dependence Of the people,
though many improvements can and will |
be made in this profitable branch of in
dustry. Where q peoples wants are few
and easily supplied old ways last long, but
cessity for work, and q wholesome sharpen
ing OF wits which lead to new, and, we will
hope, always to better ones.
With the proposed railroad, the. main |
lines of which are now in course of con-
through our State, change must
come "o'er the epirit" of many of our
people. Louisiana is not behind any of
our Southern States in all that can con-
tribute to material greatness and enduring |
If her people will only make her |
many great resources known. Extent Of
is not lacking, while richness and |
variety Of soil, quality and quantity of
wood and salubrity of climate must be con- |
coded by all who know anything of the |
Sc Creole State"
To be fully convinced of this, one need !
only go to the wharf of our own great city !
and see the number of large and magnif- |
cent floating palaces loading and unloading |
their varied and important cargoes, not for |
frAv t11o o1n fhn o<i
our great river above US, but for and from |
our own State-the coast" country, Red |
river and the many other streams through |
out the interior, teeming, as these localities |
must, with rich and varied productions. |
Yet our State, as far as its material de-
is concerned, is in it's infancy,
but . small part of its cultivatable area 10
in use, while Of it's mineral and other
natural resources scarcely anything is
known.
1t is true the greater portion of our State,
owing to the peculiar geography of the
what isolated from cur great commercial
and consequently but little |
known. Other circumstances, some of
them absurd enough, have contributed
their quota to retard its growth and pros
perity, but these are fast giving way and
yet the work before our people cannot be
in one day NOR by the few.
All can assist in the good work in many
ways and it is earnestly hoped, as tits well
begun, it will not be suffered to lag. Let
us lose no opportunity of making known
the advantages of our State, giving infor-
nation to those who may come amongst US
seeking to know something of the country,
and welcoming the good, Industrious man,
come whence he may, provided he shows D
disposition to 60 to work with us and take
part in the development of our beautiful
Louisiana. PELICAN.
An IMPORTANT DocUMENr.-We copy
from the Baltimore Mirror the following
address Of the clergy of the Archdiocese of
Baltimore to their Most Rev. Archbishop:
Dear Archbishop gpalding.-Whether Sec
ular or religious, there 10 not in your do
cese priest who does not feel proud of his
Archbishop, ON account of his course in the
great Vatican Council, in relation to the
Infallibility" question. We know that
this assurance is not necessary to one
whose sense of duty is his only motive of
action; but we know also that this un-
prompted axnression of cordial concurrence