Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-05-19


merce, and trade, between the two countries.
We might speak more particularly of exchan-
ges. II is well known there is no regular sys-
tenn at present, as there is between us and all
parts of our own continent. What is the rem
edy? At present, for example, bills by differ
ent packets, 20 large amounts, arrive at the
same time; which having been drawn at sight,
--generally at sixty days,-of course arrive
at maturity and become payable at the same
time; while thus all the remittances to the ac-
ceptors of such billar likewise delayed. This
was found of serious Inconvenience during the
late difficulties. II is not now usual to sell a
bill on America; in fact it is never done-al-
though bills are sold on all the continental
States. It hns, however, been proposed by in
dividuals of high standing here, to draw on the
United States, and sell the bills here, and so
purchase bills on America as on other coun-
tries, and to do this to advantage, we must
have regular steam navigation. To use an
other illustration, the Bank, or American mer-
chants, might send out any amount of specie
they please-say, three mIllons--on such au-
thority as we have--wlth view to direct profit
perhaps: or, may be, to aid the resumption OF
specie payments, which we have just learned
will be undertaken. Suppose the Liners which
carry all this gold, should arrive there about the
first of May. The most uncommercial being
can see the disparity of respective results at a
glance. And SO Of other cases. SO every
year, month, week and day. 1t is the necessi-
ty of things as now systematised. 1t is in the
winds and waves-steam only can cure the
evil" .t4 '-.a .A .-lt
Old John has now the start Of us, and he
will be the ceverest fellow in the world, till
Jonathan imbibes the sentiment of the toast
given by Mr.. Minor at the late celebration on
board the Sirius, which was" the steam ships
---likethe Manchester and Liverpool Railroad,
model for the Yankees to improve upon -
The Yankees will no doubt improve upon them
in speed and beauty, but never will they equal
the British in safety. Jonathan is regular built
locomotive. He comes forth upon the stage
of action in a hurry; he lives in hurry, he
eats in hurry, he dies in hurry, and is bur
ried in hurry, and is forgotten IN hurry.
Throughout his whole life he is like man who
has world of business to do in single day.
He looks upon the future, his days are short
and few. Nature never gave him half enough
and he runs through his career Ikea race horse,
that he may get his business finished before he
"fhuffles off this mortal coil" Jonathan, in
building steamboats,, looks not at the safety Of
the craft, but at her speed. "What matters
it," he says, "if one thousand lives are lost
annually, if FIVE millions of people can save
one week each, intravelling on the locomotive
principle? He cyphers it out with his slate
and pencil, by calling the average age of mar
thirty years, and he finds the odds are two to
one in favor Of the time saving, steamboat
blowing, and understanding scheme. He takes
not into account how very inconvenient it is
to die without moments warning, and how
disagreeable it is to be scalded to death. JON
athan never minds a slight scaldif he does not
lose too much time by the operation, and he is
sure to try the same mode of conveyance in
which he last got blown sky high, whenever
his business shall call him from home.