Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-03-08

They furnished bread to the Chinese, an,
thus had the advantage q bartering wild
that people, while they exacted gold an.
silver from almost all othsr European, ma
tons. Gable Raynal. A colony on III,
Columbia would soon have flour to expor
to India. That river drains afegion sew.
eral times larger than the old thirteen Uni.
ted States, with climate - mild and reg.
ular a. that Of France, and soil we'll adopt.
ed to the cultivation Of grain. Attempt:
have been already made % colonize it,
Mr.. 'Astor established town at the mouth
of'the river { Astoria) before the late war
A, body Of sixty citizens crossed, the
Rocky Mountains at one time, to settle a,
the town, or to engage In The commerce
which It was intended to carry on with In
dia. The Britishbroke up tire settlements
during the war; butrthey could not des-
troy the river, nor extinguish the induce
ments witch it holds out to colonization
Other citizens a1ee ssiin TO cherish the SINE
enterprise. An application was made 10
the last Congress, by company in Vir-
GINA, for leave to settle there. In the
West, where the minds of the citizens
expand from the contemplation Of vast OBJ
jects; where voyage Of two or three
thousand miles is considered as nothing;
where the hardships and the perils of dis
tant ami heroic enterprise only stimulate
to ac,ion;-there nothing is wanting but a
seconi Daniel Boone to leadthe way, and
thousands Of ardent spirits would immedi-
ately flock to the Columbia, to develope
its vast means Of agriculture and com
nerce, and to open a, direct trade between
Asia and America.
VIII. OrHrn The new
route will lay open the India trade to
merchants Of stall capital. AT present a
merchant must already be rich before he
can engage in it, He must be able to
build or purchase q ship of the largest
class, 70 man and supply her for one or
two years, and topit On board cargo Of
silver, amounting 10 two, three, or four
hundred thousand dollars. Thus, a large
fortune is embarked lin the adventure OF a
single voyage: those alone who are pos
sessei Of immense wealth can advance the
sums necessary for such an outfit; and all
that useful Glass Of traders "whose enter
prize is greater than their capital, are
cut off from all participation in branch
Of commerce which requires such vast
expenditures before any prcfit can be re-
allied or any return expected: On The
new route, no large expenditures would be
necessary. Vessels, would ply upon the
Pacific ocean, and would transport cargoes
for moderate freight, proportional to the
ease, safety, and shortness Of the voyage
carriers would spring up on the Columbi;
the plains OF Tie CoIumbla would be a
hand to facilitate the passage Of the noun
tains; and thus, tie expense of great out
fit being saved, small capitalists would b
able 10 engage in the business, and tn,
trade become more valuable to the natior
by becoming more accessible to all c.asse.
Of the community,
In rendering The commerce Of the Re.
public independent Of Eirope.-This i
an advantage which addresses itself as wei
TO the proud feelings, as 10 the. interest, 0
every Ame, lean. The nations of Europt
hold us in contempt because we are theil
servile copyists and imitators; because too
many among us can see no merit in any
thing American. but as itapprsachss ths
perfection Ct something European. NTH,
MEANWHILE, wherever the experiment ha'
been made, as of.en as strength has beer
measured, the man Of america has demon
stratedto the world, that he is not ss.an in,
1slor animal 10 The man Of, Europe" y
ICount &c Buttons theory. The Amer.
leans have built up for themselves a sys
tenn of Cover nment which has no model o,
rival on the continent of Etirope. lie
them establish themselves system Q
commerce adapted to their geographical
position, bottomed upon the resources 0
their country, and free from interruption
from the arms or the intrigues Of Europe
an powers. The commerce Of India, ma,
be deemed indispensable. To pursue j
in safety we must follow it on route fre,
from the interference Of European fleet
and cruisers. Happily NArtnr has crea
ted for us such Toute--onc which lie
through the heart and centre Of cur do
minions and which may with justice !
called" The .4,asrican road to EdlQ." Tt
encouragement of domestic manuf c,ures
and the acquisition of Cuba, would the
complete our system Of commercial indie
lpendence. We shonld have nothing I
dread from the hostility Of Europe, moth
ing to solicit from her friendship, whe
our trade TO the East Indies was. beyon
the reach OF her annoy ance, when our ds
nestle manufactures. supplied. US wit
clothes, and the mines Of Mexico poure
. their treasures into our hands. ,sS,f.
= In giving to tie Republic the comman
Of Inc North Pacific ocean Ills is Ii
! richest sea in the. world. il lies. betwee
America and Ash, and is lined with Il
! wealth Of both. Its American Goa
abounds with fcrs and wi,hvaluable fish,
fhies; i,s-susEace is studded with thousant
Iof islands, predicting spices and II
choicest commodities. Mexico is on OF
!, side, and The Est Indies on the other, al
! 4 few days. SAID on the bosom Of a tranqc
! fsca intgYthanges The gold and silver Of d
: Tor the silRs and '7eas and spices Of 4
y tother.. At the same time. this sea,
y trichand 50 TEN ping, the empire Of Whi
4 foAers the monopoly 81 The trade to I
j. East indies, fenaius nnoccnpied BIZ {
: FLEETS Of any power. The 1sisfic naiio
q kKs..1sa IN NO r;ts,,ai daf,s nj