The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-10
N.w Yo.., Jolly 8, 1876.
To As Editor Of hs Uaion.

4 -" AoAA, Suiy ., 1850.
To As Editor Of the Uaioa:
whsnever new enterprise !. found to pay, there
Is no difficulty In enlsting capital As soon as il
was discovered that steamboats, could be run al q
proht Fulton required no further patronage. His
great difhcully, then was 10 keep from being run
out OF the field by capitalists who made no scrupls
OF investing IN steamboats,, and in getting up oppo-
siuon lines IL was with the greatest difficulty
Junius Smith could pursuade English capitalists
that ocean steam navigation would pay Now that
complete success has followed the experiment, there
will soon be no want Of capital for building Atlantic
steamers Those nations farthest advanced in iron
manufactures and which possess the most abundant
supply OF materials, cheap labor and skill bound
70 become The most powerful maritime nations Of
1 the world.
Ia the abundance Of materials (that is iron ore and
fael the United States stand unriyalled; and all tina
Is wanted TO make them available 10 their fullest en-
tent Is population not the absurd notion that proec
tion can supply either people, or skill or aid in ad'
| vaneing the growth OF the country. Such depos
ties Of orc as the Missouri iron mountain and rich
veins which so extensively abound through track
less forests, are rather 10 be looked upon as the
treasures upon which future and more popuous
generations are TO draw. To tax those engaged in
other pursuits, that miners may attempt their pre-.
mature development is the height Of folly. Man
kind lead by the instincts Of interest," will never fail
10 avail itself OF all resources within It's reach when
the time or necessity for them arrives. That iror
mountains, and mineral quarries, in regions Of diff
the time for their disturbance has not arrived ths
other pursuits are followed in preference, even
where The law has stepped In and tsnder,d bountv
for their being worked.
10 comparatively sparssIy populated country
like ours, the surest and safest way to encourage
mining operations in the interior II 20 encourae,
internal improvements
Iron ore, hid away Ia mountain districts, is Of
little or no value unless means Of Transportation ear
be had. Railroads leading from popuIous town,
and districts, are the surest means Of developing
such mines; but 10 make a railroad requires great
deal Of iron which, IL il cost high enhances the cos
OF the road and Afterwards the cost Of freight car
ried over H. Ironmasters. by attemptins 10 lew
a heavy duty on iron, operate indirectly axains
their own interest.
IL we wish TO push forward our ocean steam ma.
rine, and to extend our railroads. we must bay.
iron at a reasonable price. No question exists thai
every coming year will greatly augment the con.
sumption OF iron over the world, and tend TO keer
up prices. Thirty per cent. duty on high-priced
iron, one would think, was ample protection In.
deed il is equal TO heavy specific duty on the price
iron brought few years since
| The read the prating Of whig Journals, one would
suppose that Pennsylvania was nothing more nor
less than one vast iron furnace and that she had nc
other interest TO look after Merchants in this city
know Pennsylvania TO be one Of our most produc.
tive and extensive agricultural States and that hei
people depend greatly upon the Commerce OF New
II York and Phiadelphia for a market The bes
Penns vlyania beef butter cheese. pouItrv. eggs
| vegetables with vast quantities of good wheat rye
corn buckwheat, and aour, are sold in this civ
much of which iaconsun,ed bv the local pooul,t,on
II /, clear Therefore that he people Of Psnnsy.
v,n;, In noint of numbers and canital engaged ir
asreaI!a!s' vastly sHessd ali the iron interest," swe,
swv,na !, no, A. much or NOR. of. fres.trsde State
,b.n New YORK.
.;yn,n.nt ofIndi,. corn vi, New Orle.n. from 81,
7 o,;, and thai the consigpee refused IN receive 1
and nav costs and charles on IL which amounted %
mo,e tb,n IN, heal mIred western corn will seI
for The highest price il sold al today was from
Ie ~ Al c.n1. Tbis nr;cr con.eonentlv leaves m,
farmer ;ust nothing.
Th. G...achm.s,,. mills have Inc, declared div.
I ;a.nd ~ rsr c.nt for .I mont6s~.oual N 10 ne,
csn, ' nsr ,pnpm. ~
Cnnp,na hscL n oc..n .,.am.r, from which
have decreased il appears from a published state.
!. usn, that ,be Trim. made bv the Cun.rd ste.mer,
Sor, InIv IAN - ,ba end ofIassN6vs wear. and
I.H v. ro5 tr.o,;nn ou.r "a d.u. Tn. 49,
80 nr,nh.r Or n...eno.,. from I';y.,nonl nsr
..eb .,e.'osr was 7Or from Bos,on. 80 rhe ,otal
sr,o,nt ~ Tevsnn. dnes maid A. m, cu.,om -bouse
pn.,an -, Oh. soods ;,n,or,.d no ~. .,..r.srs
,v;h;n ,bs .,ms n.y;od amounted 10 % III ara 90
tn ,n,.I nnn,h.r n.s,.n.srs dnrns ~ am. term
i tr.o.nortea both wavs amounted IN I4sIo
/ To comnare the increase of busness bv mi. lima
of .,e,mers IL h necessary 10 stats the humber ol
n,s,engers. and amount Of revenue pad or import.
| I'd goods IN Inc wear. Ia4O and Is45 which stand
thus.
1910. Is45
Number If n,.,.npe, i0sI aASa
R.vcnue ns'd 20 qos Al 092 e9o 75
Number Of VOYAGES oO
ed .o.dav at Inc ward of Messrs. Mackev q Wester-
welt. She is to run packet to New Orleans, and
| In 700 tons burden NN