Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-07-19

the AtlantlC clues from Maiue W 4NeW
Orleans, to tie Pacific ocean, which
whole distance can be traversed in
eight days. Look at our vast country.
from Maine to Oregon, distance of
more than 5000 miles, and from the
whole coast of the Atlantic and the
Gulf Of Mexico TO the great Lakes, all
brought together as one family and at
any point in the short space of eight
days, or from the grand center but four
days to all the extreme points of ihe
whole country, the whole continent,--
it must harmonic al. together. All
the sectional jealousies, differences and
interests must subside; each state and
section left to manage its own domes-
tic or internal affairs in its own way. as
was intended when our compact was
formed. The scale will be so grand
and interests so diversified, that no one
interest shall predominant. The agri-
cultural, the heart and life and all, by
lis extended influence, must harmonize
all, while it can never require legisla-
tive aid, or the subsection Of any other
interest to its own.
England could make her depot in
Montreal or some point in Upper Can
ada, use the Lakes. then the Railroad
to the Pacific, then her own vessels a.
gain; thus for small toll they would
enjoy the great advantages of the
road.
The great saving Of time $50 all i'm
portant to the Merchant) of far great
err consideration than any reasonable
cost of freight, would force commerce
through this channel.
This road would have an advantage
over all others in the cost of freight,
having no interest on cost of construc-
ton to provide for. Merchandise may
be transported upon it, for less than
half cent per ton per mile, costing from
Oregon to Lake Michigan less than
Sc per ton weight, one ton weight be-
ing equal to 2 TO 2 IA tons measure
ment of teas or such like merchandise,
it would cost less than Sc for the trans
portation Of one ton measurement OF
teas from the Pacific TO the Lake, and
would make saving of more than q
months in time on all the business OF
both England and the United States
with China, &C.; for instancc,a vessel
sails from the United States or from
England in from March to May (latcr
will not do on account of the monsoons
in the Chinese seas), arrive in China
from June to September, and must
there wait to November or December
for the tea crop: return, arrive In Eng
and or the United Sta ties in March to
May, absent 10 to IL months. The
sales of American and English manufac-
tured goods take place in China in Sep
TENDER to January, their tea crop com
ing into market from November to
January, so that merchandise or other
funds may be sent by this road to meet
the market there, as also the tea crop
for return, and save full six months,
often much more.
A gain | say look at the picture, and
where is the man who can Withhold his
assent to such work.
! believe that the granting the lands
which ask for, and the commencing
this work, will open such field for
industry and enterprise as the world
has never known, the great benefits
fromwhich must extend over our whole
country. Here is a vast region OF
country, a wild, a waste, and delight
full climate, suited to the people OF the
north of Europe and of our own Sta
ties; much Of it beautiful country, the
soil rich and fertile. Open this road
through it, it unites the two great o.
ceans Of the world; it becomes the
great thoroughfare of nations, subject
to toll so small as to be almost free.
It will be as new found world. The
over population Of Europe must and
will flock to it. Let Us consider that
our present population is 20 millions,
having doubled in the last22 l-2years,
and that in % ID years more will be
forty millions, and We shall see that
this work tho mighty is small compar-
ed with what we have already done.
We have row more than 5000 miles Of
railroad in operation, built in the last
/ fifteen years, besides numerous canals,
all built from means raised from the
people, whereas this requires no means
rom them, but will Of itself supply
the means, drawn mostly from Europe,
would add to, rather than take from
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