, 1873-07-31
THE PROPOSED NEW State,

Tho new State which 1t Ia proposed to mako
out Of certain counties in kentucky, Tennessee,
and AIississippi will embrace an aroa of from
$4,000 to 10000 Square milos. It will tako soyon
counties from Kentucky, having population Of
79,7i1; ninetoen counties from Tennessee, with
apopulation of $4,000; and eighteen counties
from MIsaisaippi, wish population OF 28l,-
population, according to tho conHus Of 1870,
OF 720,925, which, with tho inoreaao siuce
that time, it iB estimated, will amount
in round numbers to 100000. Tho principal
towns which Kontuolsy will loso IN this event
arc Dlandville Paaucah, Benton, Moscow, May
fold, Murray, and Hickman. Tennessee will
loso Memphis, Tiptonville, Union. City, Dyors-
burg, Ripley, Humboldt, Jackson, Lexington,
Brownsville, 5omervillo, Bolivar, purdy, md
others. Mississippi will loao many places which
are now Of historical interest, growing out Of
their beng tho sconos Of stirring events during
tho War; among thom, fernando, Holly Springs,
Cornth, Inka, brownsville, Batesyile, Full
ton, Aberdeen, Oxford, ColToyyillo, Grenada,
Charlogton, and Pontotoc. Tho entiro new State
iudcod was tho theatro Of many Of the most in,~'
portant batslos in tho War of tho Rebellion.
TnB division of countins will taIe from Kcu-
tlphy oil TINT area included between the TennoB-
'seo and mississippi Rivers, the aroa in Tonuoasoo
between tho sano rivers, usually known as West
'J'onnosHco and ahons one-thrd OF Northern Mis-
:siBsippi, tho Yalab,lala River being the southern
line. Tho bonrdaries of tho now State will bo
tho Ohio 1siyor Oil tho north tho Tennessee OH
tho oant, tho Miaalasippi on the west, and tho
Talnhatcl,on and Ynl!abuHAa On tho south. Tile
district included within thoRe riyorB is mostly
"an upland country f|noly watered and travarsed
:by naylgal'!o ntrua.llu. md iutorsoctod by nu-
,noro',n raltroalh. among tl,em tho Memphis L;
Ohio, I'm!s.en!. 4 aomphis, Mobile Il Ohio, aud
utlsnru.
1I'n obj"ot ut forming tllia nov State has al
|srnndy inu,, i,Iiitaltl in tEcBo coluMua. As far
nj Kunt,,rly n.al 'l'onnnHHoo aro concerned, it
will iI. ,tlntnrinlly nirnet them except az
IL will ru'laco t1,ur prosont aroas and pop
ulatl.uM III kentucky, tho change will bo 4
very Might otss. III 1t. will only take away about
~ nun hoplo nut If total population Of tittlt
n!uro thau u.000, wlsilo Tho area which, vii
bu datarllo will leayo The general Appearance o1
slllo Htnto lnoro symmetrical than boforo. Ten
noH+4en will loHo aol,t ono-fourth Of her popula.
to,., but, like Kentucky, will ho much bottor.
,lunki,g Slnte for tic a1nWtatiou. In alisHis
nippi, howovor, tho chango will DO worry
radical ono. 'ThIs Htato will ono over one-thiri
Of itA lopuintlon anil ono-third of its aros
and after tito separation from tile northern
counties will lao II black Stato oyon mora com.
| pletoly Than LouBiana IL at rrosont. The
roaHon for this III found In tho natural condi.
| Lions OF tho soil aud olnlatc. Tile whole ot
l. mississippi, south OF tho counties which 1t Ii
proposol to detacl,, IL composed OF riyer bot
i !oma md pratrios, whore the soil s worry rich ant
easily cultivated, md the climate adapted to tht
t 1],yAical demands Of tho negro. Tor thost
reaAo1a, tho negroes since tho War layt
been Hooking by thouBnntla from !, th
nplanda OF Georgia and mississippi, i ant
even from Kentucky and TenneBsoo, i int
this paradiac, Wllero labor Ia easy ant1 : ra
mu1loratiyo. Their inoronso las boon enormous
and In many Instances no marked that thoy' Lay
! boen enabled to gain political ooutrol andI die
tate local laws, by which they have auoceoeod II
absorblag many Of; tho fneat plantationH in tha