Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-03-08
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} shall they bring back returnscafgoP n
B they return empty, their expenses and
) consumption of,une fwillbe the same ~ if.
: they had come back loaded, and another
: set of vessels must be employed u bring
! round 10 the Atlantic ports the proceeds OF
!, the outward voyage, by route - rAnsasi
! longer, more dangerous, and more sxpen-a
, siser than the ! return voyage upon the d.
|, rect route. No hesitation could OCCUR in
y the de- iSi,n between these alternatives =
E The $; me vessels which carried out the .
{ futs would bring back the proceetls. -~s
Those proceeds wsuld consist Of the rick
/ and light productions OF the East indies.
silks, muslins, teas, nankeens, line cottons,
pepper, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and all
( the variety 81 spices which belong sSathss
India trade. 'Fhc aatrtme Iigh,nsas VI IN,
these articles would make ihem easily .
transportatlc up tie Columbia ard acr0ss
the mouitaiis. Tie freight would be but
4 a trife, and tie profit immense. '"'aHa hsilI
!! XII. CsRafIs lstAptisaNxxf or =
1 THE NEW aJoas: is,afpisrrLS, WITH
/ rnE AID OF Tsrs AMERICAN sGovERS-.
MENT; EVENTUALLY, DIT IRE roReE Or
[ytRcUMslA CTS AND NATURAL pRocRESa
OF EVENTS. Those who attempt nothing:
will accomplish nothing; and what -
smiled at to-day as visionary project.
may be praoliaed tomorrow as familiar.
i o. GRAFTON. al
| What il more familiar IL this day than
: the nayisaTii, !, Of tie Mississippi, sna tlsss
export OF produce ana tie impMt otsa.eT.s
ohandize upon that roatc? Yet, in tho,
year rl196, y ,nsjoiity Of the people in the
United States considered II impossible, ana
eminent men employed their pens to prove
it 50. The falls Of the Ohio, the saw-s
yers ofthe Mississippi, the length Of ths
river, the rapidity Of its current, were
severally urged as fearful obstacles TO il
safe descent. To conc back was utterly
impossible. The river was too long to bs
re-asc ended; the country between Wa
filled BY treacherous sayages; the only,
way 10 get back was to 80 out through The
gulfof Me yico, sail round to Phlladelphia,
! and CINE down to the Ohio by the Pitts
bmgh road; and such was actually the re-
turn route Of some Of the first traders Ut
re,S ,Le nuhl;ca,;nns Of that dav. Is SEA
bcw ,nrnr ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Obstacles "a ,hs
J j. Nf;ss;.s;r,; 49,. -
. ;nrel MI III nl.csa = ,arr;hl. array "a.
nra;sn, i,rarer Tho nrocress of auv trade
upon that river; (Morse's Geography
and then, to compare these doemaiic opih-
Cd nna,, tho h. o,n ,r,h., noble riverl 80
An .eo,,,I,s lorm;dah,. ar,av Of ,impas.,
s,lla ,hs,.,lss ,n.r,Ls con;,rsa IN - an.
! 80 ~ ,a.;,,.;an M. claInmb;a and
r,l;.ct II r;3;c,,Ic ana conternpt IN IA
: hn.a &c sone C.w v4,rs.s INV .asts.y:.g
1.-The force of habi, did not reconcile W
to i,.e greatest absurdi,ies. merchant. Of
he Iisy If tho Af;ss;,sinn; Who would
J ib;nL nr;raa;na 10 ,bs Fast indies by tlss
rn,,s # ph;,s3eInh;. the A,lAn.;e rocesa.
asa the rCane of Z; ooa Hone. would BE-
hela ! man an, ~ his senses. and INIT, for
!. tn manaoe ment of III, own affairs.
That.,He line az he Columbia. The Mis-.
.rd Oh;o w;lI seyen,,aljvs becosos
! the ,shssa., ofs m. American scoSm,usucs
: With, I.a;,' ,,,,., b.. ,hy;o,,s ia all who
observe the nrogress Of human events. the
march Of The American people to the west,
: All tbe ec;l;,,, con,n,,,ni;,cs,t mo with
Al a. Nv M e Nnr,b = Pacific cc..ri'sv --il
tbs 49,. -. eminent nan have ,rs.tcd
b,o; ,b;s nhy;ou, road H. India.
!. In projecting an exped;tion OF discovery
"a lhe Pacific ocean M. Jefferson WIS fUt
indnle;no an a;a,e and barren ear;osi,ys...
He so,IoRt ch,,,unel Tor the commerce pl
Tho rennhbc and a nor. on ths- Pacific.
,, whence the inrs Of America might 81 ex.
norted direct 10 tla markets az china and
Janan. IInstructions 81 avis ana CLARK. \
Would that he were yet Young enough u
o,rr, ;r, osF.,o. IL !. Il az L;. k5t,ia,x
. projected May be yet live TO see upon
his table the tea Of China, imported upon