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


sp,..sss a..-t b pa on ~ COMMUNICATION Sc a.
.asAs ai.ss
tlrexou.-Yts i'm port aHce i'm a Conf
naeTcial point Of view.
rsn.ten BY THOMAS II. BENTON in 1918, for
the ST. Louis Enquirer.
/ COMMERCE WITH AsIA.-Spiccs, ar
pmatics, precious stones, porcelain, cottons,
siks. and tea, are the articles of Asiatic
,romnerce. From the earliest ages of the
world. the precious metals have flowed
INTO ASA; and this drain. which has been
incessant fer several thousand years, has
oecome still more enormous in later times.
Ire Americans alone have carried twelve
millions TO Eastern Asia within the last
wear, eight millions of which were carried
10 Canton and exchanged i,r tea, silk, por-
celain, and cottons. This course of trade
las occasioned, a prodigious accumulation
If the precious metals in Eastern Asia: fer
what is carried there remains there, there
being nothing in the commercial or p1liii-
cal relations Of the countries 10 create a
counter current, and bring it back into
Europe or America. To stop this drain,
and substitute for it a trade in barter,
would be an object OF the first interest
with any country, and especially with the
United States, which have no mines TO
supply q drain SO iTcessant and 50 enor-
nous. To go fug.her-to create a change
which would draw back part Of the gold
md silver which has accumulated in Asia,
goali be a commercial operation which
20 nation las yet accomplished, and which
would open vein OF unrisa.led richness.
Both. Of these opera ions are practicable
na BY The Europeans, who have ncthing
which they can substitute for silver; or by
Tic Americans, VIII lie they follow tie
tack Of the people Of Europe. Yet there
are articles Tor which the Asiatics would
ut only give The rich productions of their
epuniry, but freely exchange their gold
sd SILVER. if brought into their market by
" naiion. These articles are jurs and
tssd. OF The former, Europe has none
% send; OF The latter. but little and ii
Ne had any 10 spare, her geographical
pn1iss--r al -.,sai.,sssf.~c "Tfcif lIIler-
,snes, would prevent lis expectation. A
nerica, on the contrary, abounds in both
these articles: the first has been blindly
starioned 10 cur enemies; tie second HIS
r.been carried 10 Asia, because the Amer
leans servilcly follow the track OF the Eu-
raPsans, ana are still more remote than
hey, from the seat of this commerce. The
Anerican navigator sails TO The East, tra-
verses 10000 miles OF sea, doubles tenn
PesSuous and stormy cape, in order to ar
rve in what is called tie East Indies. In
he meantime, what was the est Indies TO
hs ancienis are the ,rest Indies to the
Americans; for they lie to the west of US,
and but few days sail from our own
caast- The western shore of North Amer
"a and the eastern shore of Asia front each
oaer; the mild and tranquil waves of the
fscihc ocean alone intervene; in the broad
ct part a. narrow as The Atlantic, and in
LIE narrower, at Behring's straits, only
hiny-nine miles apart. Instead Of going
. The cas- Americans should therefore 90
fothe rest 10 arrive In Asia; and taking
shaf route, they would Immediately be able
70 carry fdrs ard bread into the markets o
ASA, the frs: Of which is now pillagee
iron them by lnglishmen and Russians
Ne latter woald have TO be raised from The
'eftile banks Of The Columbia river.
IL ScueHT AFTER BY ALL Nations
uarag thirty centuries the nations of tht
sasih have figcked 10 Asia in search Of it
r'ea esmfnerce. Sacred and profanc his
sosy exhibit the same picture, Of merchant
lsaied with gold and silver, traversing tn
esssEss on caIDeis, or the irackless sea il
s1ps, IN search Of the rich productions 9
ne East. From the time OF tie Pheni
cam to the English Of the present day
lie countries Of eastern Asia have bee
ne cAiefihcstres of Commercial enterprise
sad The nation which shared this CONNER
" Ne highest degree, has acquired in al
>ges, the FIRST rank In the arts, the scien
q, IN naiiona. power, and individna
eslth. Nature has made but one Asia
s@ one country abounding with the ricl
souciions which are found in the Eas
mes; and while mankind continue to lev
,ees and aromatics, precious stones, por
ens, fne oottons, silks, and teas, Ii
We With Asia must continue to be sougf
s. = the brightest jewel in the dladel
y commerce -. -.
~ 81 = snossz.aess sor*nha
s new ROUTE Paop osE ED ros THE PEG
- % rss UkIrED SrArEs, By THE CO
A Asp Mssso vRI RIvkps.-C olum
rs The first who Conceived the ids
D: wett to Arrive at the EAst-Indie
-. .o'scoverys Of .America was owing I
nea. He was In search Of wester
50 tolhe eastern coast of Asia, whe
80 sl7ested by the unexpected inter
sa'd the American continent, NJ
~, any idea that he had found a, ne,
~ He believed himself on the Goa
IN md under that beliefgave the nam
6 cthe inhabitants; manic xhic
I'VE retained ever since, although Ii
= which it was founded hae bee
49, exploded. Robertson.
AZ s!e. &uider Of the French colon
~@e v.!ley Of he Mississippi. q man mr.
tsS. 49, q Mr. adams to be second onl
~ x1.s n the list Of great discoyye.rer
lf kbo &eEssas1 the iGsa
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