Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-03-31
From tho NoyfoA Beacon.
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS OF The UNIT
ED STATES.

ED STATES.
The commerce Of the United State
already reaches every considerable for
eign country with which intercourse
valuable, and from its character and ex
tent at this time. it seems TO be perfect,
clear, that when we look 10 our probabl
increase in population and production
that this intercourse must be greatly in
creased in time TO come. The mercan
tile profession not only sharpens the intel
lect but it also teaches the value and i'm
portance Of prudence and forsight---caus
es men TO enquire what effects will b.
produced by certain causes, and makes
il their interest TO inform themselves o
the great relations OF the different parts
of the world TO each other.
The elder Adams, who, however her.
etical and arbitrary may have been his
political opinions, was, without doubt, a
patriot, in contemplating, with states
mans sagacity, the future grandeur and
commercial greatness OF his coutry, when
writing TO Commodore Truxton said
"the counsel which haze always given
and shall continue to give my country
men, is that as great questions OF com
merce between nations and empires must
be decided by military marine, and war
or peace are determined by sea, all rea-
sonable encouragement should be given
to a Navy-the Trident OF Neptune is the
sceptre OF the world"
The total amount of the commece and
navigation Of the United States for the
year ending on the 30th Of September,
1910, according to the report Of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, was in exports
1882, 065, 946, in imports $l07, al ,5l9.
and Of the latter S92, 500, 1852 were import
ed in American vessels, and Sl4,339, 1877
in foreign vessels. The American ship.
ping entered during same Period amounted
to ,576,9 46 tons; cleared from American
ports l,647 ,609 foreign shipping enter
ed TIP, 1868; cleared FOG, 1856 register
ed Tonnage $780, enrolled and lcens-
ed l,176,694; fishing vessels l04,304,
making 2,ls0,764 Of registered and en-.
rolled tonnage and tina, employed in the
whale fishery.
Odi tctdAOu5 hlp tioot liitt-
mate and extensive with Great Britain
and its colonies. Next in importance is
our commerce with France, while our in
tercourse with Spain, Portugal and the
Island Of Cuba is very considerable.
Mexico, the Spanish and French West
Indies, the East Indies. Spanish South
American colonies, Central America,
Buenos Ayres, Chill. Peru, the Brazils
and Colombia affords US trade of no in.
considerable importance.
With Holland, Germany aud the North
of Europe we carry on valuable com.
merce, they taking our tobacco, cotton,
rice, and whale oil, in return for which
we take their wooden, linen and iron man
ufactures.
The trade Of the United States with
China is believed to be at this time Sec
ond only to that Of Great Britain !; and
England, with her usual sagacity, is wag-
ing war with this semi. ba barous people
with the object Of securing a commercial
treaty which will ensure her advantages
over all other nations.
American commercial enterprise is al.
so seeking markets on the African coast,
where it finds gum, ivory and other com.
modties, which are also sought after by
the traders of other nations, and particu-
larly by those of England.
Our commerce is indeed rapidly advan.
cling TO point, which if our Government
will persevere in the policy of not forming
entangling alliances with any Of the Ma.
tons of the Old World, and while it com.
mits no aggressions on the rights of others,
submits to none upon its own, we must
attain point of national dignity, which
will command the respect Of all nations.