Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-25

legislation. Now orleans Is now Wnat the
Havana once was--lhe entrepot Of the Mex-
can trade, aud the reel pient Of its mineral
wealth. The superficial reader Of CONNER
ca statistics, would say that Mexico but
slightly encourages our domestic industry;
that she takes nothing from our agriculture,
and but little from our manufactures. Ga the
contrary, the close observer weuId see a very
different picture. He would see the products
of our soil passing to all the countries of Eu.
| rope. exchanging into fine fabrics, and these
return in the ships Of many nations, our own
predominant, to the city Of New Orleans. and
thence going off in small Mexican vessels TO
Matamoras, Tampico, Vera Cruz, aud other
! Mexican ports The return from these ports
! is in the precious metals; and to conine my
self to a single year, as a sampe Of the whole,
it may be stated that, Of the ten millions aud
three quarters Of silver coin and bullion re-
ceived in the United States, according 10 the
custom. house returns during the past year,
eight millions and one quarter Of il came from
! Mexico alone, and the mass Of it through the
por, Of New Orleans. This amount Of treas.
ure is not received for nothing; nor, as it would
seem on the commercial table, for foreign fab
RIGS unconnected with American industry; but,
in reality, for domestic productions changed
into foreign fabrics, and giving double employ
ment to the navigation OF the country. New
Orleans has taken the place Of Havana. 1t
has become the entrepot of this trade; and
many circumstances rot directed by law, or
even known to law-giyers, have combined 10
produce this result. First, the application Of
steam power to the propulsion Of vessels,
which, in the form of towsboats, has given to
river city prompt and facle commlnica-
uon with the sea; then the advantage OF full
; and assorted cargoes, which brings the ImPor-
ting vessel TO u point where she delivers
f freight for two different empires; then the
marked advantage Of return cargo, with
r cheap and abundant supplies, which are al
ways found IN the grand emporium OF the
great west, then the discriminating duties IN
: Mexican ports in favor Of Mexican vessels.
which makes it advantageous to the importer
5 to stop and transhlp al New Orleans; finally
= our enterprise, our policy, our free institutions
. --our perfect security, under just laws, Tor
I life, liberty, person and property. lhese
d circumstances, un5rccted by government, and
: without the Knowledge Of our government,
o have given to New Orleans the supreme adj
vantage Of being the entrepot of the Mexican
trade, and have presented the Unparalleled
r spectacle Of the nobest valley in the world,
, and the richest mines in the world, sending
their respective products 10 meet each other
. at the mouth Of the MODEST river in the world.
= and there TO create, IN lapse Of time, the most
: wonderful city which any age or country has
ever beheld. A look upon the map OF the
e great west, and tOerable capacity to calcus
, late the aggregate Of geographical advanta'
geS, must impress the beholder with a vast
$ opinion of the future greatness Of New Or
leans; but he will only look upon one half o.
: the picture, unless he contemplate this new
0 branch of trade, which is making the emPori-
= um Of the Mississippi the entrepot Of Mexican
e commerce, and the recipient OF Mexican
e mines; and which, though now so great, i
y still in its infancy. Let not government ma
It ii conSummatOn so suspicious IN its aspect, ant
S teemng with so many rich ard precious re
i suits. Let no unnecessary collision wit
Mexico interrupt our commerce, turn bac
y The streams OF three hundred mines to tn
- Havana, and give a wound to q noble cit
V which must be felt to the head spring an
: source Of every stream that pour It's tribute
d into the king OF floods
v From this extract it will be seen that Their
g viewed the Texan question, under all lis a;
ii poets, and considered what was due 10 MeXlc
It and the United States, as well as what ! wishe
d in relation TO Texas itself My aim was to q
Y compsh eventual admission without breac
v with MeXico-wjthout compromising our nation;
n honor-with as liue dissatisfaction as possible
" any part of our own Union--and without III
o loss Of the rich stream OF gold and silver whjc
of the Mexican mines were annually pouring int
New Orleans and the west. This was my wis
,e and my effort; and putting off the question
10 admission, | voted for recognition but not witt
le out serious msg'vngs that our known sympah
a for the Texan cause and the promPlness of o.
c. acknowledgment OF Texan independence, Ono
n withstandng the care Of President Jackson an
a. President Van Buren, to observe the stricest mel
OF lraIiy, and TO treat Mexico with all respect
A. might have the effect of alternating Mexican fee
er ing from US, and injuring the valuable trat
er which we carried on with the Mexican peopl
To Events have shown that these misgViugs,
lis strongly felt in 1886, were not without found
at ton. Every body knows that New Orleans h
tn lost the Mexican trade-that the stream OF Il
Of precious metals now flows 10 the mouth OF t
ri Thames, which bu! lately flowed from Tampic
III and Vera Cruz TO the mouth Of the MississpF
IS, Every body knows this, and the custom hou
es books prove it--those books, which show us
import OF ten millions and three quarters
specie from Mexico, at the commencement
en- the Texan revolution, and Of one million a
d. quarter for the year 1912 the last year
>, which the accounts have been made up.
"a Such has been my conduct, and the reaso
ne for it, on the two occasions when the admissi
II OF Texas into our Union has been proposed, a
oi' when have opposed both propositions Now
-, third proposition for admission is made, and I
rp der circumstances more formal and impos
io' than heretofore; it comes in the form Of tre
-" laid before the Senate; and what shall do up