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mighty empire, which dates It's foundation eighteen
hundred years before the Christian era


mighty empire, which dates It's foundation eighteen
hundred years before the Christian era
From the Hamburg Borsen.Halle. October 49, isia
OREGON TERRITORY.
NO. III.
In the recent treaty between the governments oil
China and Great Britain, the por.s OF Foo-Choo,
Foo, Chiugher, Ningpo, and Annoy, hitherto closed
against foreign commerce, have been thrown open
TO British merchants. In this treaty no provision
was made, either favorable or adverse, To the en-
trance of the vessels of other nations but u 10 con-
fdently believed that the same facilities will be ex-
tended to persons trading under all hsgs as to the
British The United States and France have area-
DIV appointed embassies to proceed to China to avail
themselves Of such benefits and privileges as his Ce-
lestial Majesty may be disposed to bestow upon
their respective governments. Between England
and China, it has been stipulated that the inter-
course, henceforward, is TO be upon reciprocal
terms and the latter government, in concedlng this
much to one Christian power, for which II enter
tanned very kind feelings, will not withhold II
from others in future. The rigid spirit of non-inter-
course, so long persisted in by this ancient empire,
seems at length TO be relaxing The rays ofciviliza-
ton begin to penetrate this dark and popuous abode
Of the human family. Light Is dawning In the East;
and the present century in many respects the most
extraordinary since the Christian era, will not
terminate before the seeds Of knowledge will have
taken such to elevate from their affect condi
ton more than one-third of our species. Toward
them enlightened states have high a responsible du
ty to perform. They should be influenced by nober
considerations than to avail themselves of the advan-
tages secured in trade Ii is not matter be treat
cd so lightly Of pounds, shilings, and pence
To better their morals, and improve their nellects.
should he primary object both with governments
and individuals. In commercial transactions they
should be fairly literally dealt WITH so as to remove
at the outset the unfavorable impressions which
they entertain against that portion Of the world who
they have been taught to regard as barbarians" Dis
nterestedness except for their welfare, should char
acerze our movements in awakening them to the
beauties of the gospel. II is idle to contend that
these long benighted people not within the reach
of civilizations and that they will ultimately be
deemed from their present degradation admits not Of
doubt That they creatures of discourse is palpa
BILE, from their wonderful ingenuity in mechanism To
say that they cannot be taught right from wrong
good from evil, would be to impugn the wisdom Of
Him who ''made man in his own likeness" In
efecting their delverance from the bonds of igno-
rance, the Christian world, repeat, have solemn
obligations imposed upon il, and il should look with
no little solicitude to how they discharged The
discovery of steam polcer wns intended for more
laudable purposes than TO build up siupendous for
tunes. II was to have an agency, mighty agency,
in removing obstacles to the universal dissemination
of sound religious and political tenets.
As the United States erected the platform of civi-
cation on the Sandwich islands, SO they destined
to take the lead i'm extending it over China To
them this task is assigned from their peculiar Local
ton. They are, or soon will be, next-door neigh
bors TO the Chinese. As stated in former num-
Der, the distance between New York and the mouth
of the Oregon may be reduced to 400 miles, Ito be
passed over in days;) from thence TO China $500
miles. At the rate of speed which the "Hbernia"
made her last homeward passage across the Atlantic
$50 miles in twenty-four hours-this 5 500 miles
could be accomplished in twenty days; thus making
the entire time Of travelling between New York and
Canton twenty-seven days. Startle not, kind read
ers Before this century enters upon its last guar
ter, such a result will be witnessed. YEA,
MOREMl From St. Petersburg, through Berlin,
Cologne, Brussels, Paris, London, Liverpool, New
York. Cincinnati, Louisville ST. Louis, the mouth of
the Oregon Honolulu, lin the Sandwich Islands, to
China, the journey will be performed by constant
travel, before that period transpires, in FORTY
DAYS But little more than six years have clap
Sod since the first keel of ship propelled by steam
poughed the waters Of the Atlantic; and already do
we see it crossed, regardless of hcad-winds and
"mountain waves" from Halifax to Liverpool, in
less than nine days. and from Boston in little moro
than ten and half One or more boats are
running between Albany and New York,
twenty-five miles per hour, with as much
security to the passenger as when they only
performed half the distance in that time. Can
not this speed be effected on the ocean, That
it will reach the fourth of degree an hour and that
cars OH TdttTOhu5 VIII Uc uTdWH ny locomotives u
half degree, average, during the same time;
is no longer problematical. To some persons, this
may seem az an event impossible To SUCH we
have but to point to the predictions Of Francis For
tame, when he was avoided rs insane, that, by
means Of railroad, Bristol would be reached from
London in four hours; or, TO Oliver Evans, who
was regarded as a mailman in Philadelphia, when
the power of steam was first ascertaned, for ex-
pressing the opinion, that through its agency, the
individual was then alive who would breakfast in
that city and sup in Boston the same day! Their ex
Peciations have been more than realized; and yet
we cease to wonder at the genius through which
the projects of the ''poor enthusiasts" they were
termed are accomplished. Taking the above as the
certain aainabc railroad-locomotive and sican-shp
velocity within the next thirty three years, the time
required in going from the capital Of empire to
the emporium Of the other casual and accidental de-
lays not included, would be less than thirty-fve
days! In proportion as speed is increased, travel
ling fare is diminished well freights Of every
description Passengers and merchandise for trans
portation multiply as the prices for conveyance are
lessened, and their movements accelerated. cabin
Tor first CLASSY passage from New Orleans TO
Lousville--ffteen hundred miles, against the cur
rent of the Mississippi and oho-cost, in 1929
when the finest steamers were fifteen days ma
king the trip, 900; in 1893, when it was made
in nine days, $50; and in l843 when it is made
in six days, S20--or Il cent per mile, including
meals and lodging and freight proporonately
mouth Of the Columbia river as soon as a railroad
is established, will not in all probability, exceed the
amount paid for passage from New Orleans to
Louisville twenty years ago. Hence Oregon, which
is all but solitary wilderness present. destined
to become IA vastly wealthy and populous country.
1t will be the very centre Of the business or travel
ling world-the great thoroughfare between Europe
and China.
If The foregoing views should be considered vision
ary we implore the reader to look around and be-
hold what is going on in Germany,-prudcnt, eau
tious, unimpassoned Germany. She seems to have
awakened but yesterday from profound revery
in relation to the peculiar advantages Of railroai
communication; and yet lines to the extent Of 5000
miles have been projected; Of which l,l25 miles are
now completed, and GOO miles under contract, with
prospect Of being finished without Unnecessary de-
lay. Look, too, at France, at Rassin, and at the
veous works Of England! Every power acknow-
lodges their vast utility, and are extending them
throughout their limits with all possible energy.
The most distant courts Of the five great powers Of
Europe, when tho system Of internal improvements,
now in state Of execution is brought to termna-