New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-18

the Venice of the New World, between the
hoods OF two mighty rivers. One IN the
sea and one in the land; one giving ute
10 the ocean, the other giving life to tie
continent. There she stands midway De,
tween Belring Straits and Cape Horn, and
there as l behold her standing in the CEN
tire of a vast area of land and water, where
rivers, and seas. and oceans. and islands
aud continents, and valleys, aud noun
,aiu., and varied climate, and diverse race.
and nations of mankind all cOnve-g1ng and
existing together rich in the productive
wealth of nature. catch the Inspica'
ton Ct the future, and behold III the
ture and civil zation, the bases OF the grand
est drama OF human activity and human
achievement produced by the ages.
realize that there, in the future, astrue
those tropical and stmi-tropicai lanes and
waters that lie around New Orleans, nature
and progressive civilization Will erect
real empire Of wealth ana mind destined to
be adorned and beautitied by the tru.tlon
of all the once buried, but soon to be resur-
rected. hopes Of navigatcrs and explorers,
of merchan men and herdsmen, of inventors
and artisans. anu of orators and poets.
Nature all around her conspires to MAKE
her great she holds the key to the quit; she
has the middle land. HERNIA iester;al growth
and com mercial attractions will draw all ma
tons unto her. A thousand fleets, bear
lug the flags Of every Nationality on the
globe, will, ere long, come 20 her gulf ana
to her harbor to take the surplus products
of the great valley States OF the North,
which the argosies of populous and power
full cities Will transport upon the great
river Of the continen. 10 her harbor and
her gulf. Other times and other people
vii! see in her Mesopotamian sea the cn.:ni-
nation OF the maritime commerce OF the
world. Europe from the East. and Asia
from the West. will pass by her doors and
through the inte.oceaDic Canal soon TO be
constructed across the l5thmua. to reach
each other. and then the Mediterranean OF
the new world will as surely transcend in
commercial Importance the Mediterranean
OF the old world "a will the civilization AMI
greatness OF Noyth America transcend :Lat
of Europe.
Still ,lore the bloom Of the :na ,nolia a..'!
the thousand other flowers OF beauty and
value that to day ado,n the streets o. New
Orleans. and perfume her atmosphere be-
speak the future fashion. beauty and re.
fined social order 0: the fair women OF that
city destined to mould aud rule American
| society.
Not many years hence American women
| will refuse to be ruled by the fashions OF
Paris. for everywhere the fashions Of New
Orleans viii adora and beauti!y American
society.
Then be it the mobiles. mission OF her
people to lay the foundations and mould
the institutions OF their city in strength
and in wisdom. and liz after times their
children and their descendants Will sing OF
, their native home in sweeter tones anu with
higher aspirations
Land of the Sout!: Imperial :ani.
| How proud thy mountains rise:
| How sweet thy .cenes on every hand.
How fair thy covering ske..
But not for this: o not for III. 81.
| love thy fields 10 roam:
Thou hast dearer spell 20 the
| Thou art y native home.
L. L. REAviS.
St. Louis. Missouri. May 4. 1873.