Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1846-04-16

our obvious policy to bring that part Q
: Europe still nearer to us by increased
e commercial facilities, such as would b.
, afordedsb by direct line of steamships
Some of our other products will fine
] there valuable market. The demant
for urcotton is increasing and wher
? certain changes now contemplated art
7 made in the German Customs Union
the trade in that important staple vii
become direct, and must be greatly aug
mented. s @ %
1t appears, from the documents which
accompany the report of the Secretary
Of the Treasury, that the value of ou'
exports to France for the year ending
the Both of June, 1915, was SIS, l43,
1894; while to the Netherlands, inclu-
ding Belgium, for the old classification
of Kingdoms seems to be adhered to in
the statement, their value for the same
I time was $3,61O.602, and to the Hans
Towns $4,945, 02O. Our imports, for
the same time, from France amounted
Ito $22, 069, 914; from tine Netherlands,
stated as above, 81 1897, 623; and from
the Hans Towns their value was 49,
9l2,53 1t is but fair to accompany
this statement of OR trade with the
I Netherlands with the additional fact,
that Of our exports to that country a
considerable proportion passes into
Germany. II is impossible to appreel-
ate the advantages of this growing trade
with Germany, or to comprehend the
/ Importance of cultiva,ing it, without
comparing its results with those which
we derive from our trade with the 9TH
erports ofEurope.
In ourexchange of commodities with
France. amounting to $38, 1862, 1853, the
balance against US is sc, S75,970; while
an exchange of commodities with the
/ Netherlands, amounting to S., 508, 225,
leaves balance in our favor of 81 49,
979; and our trade with the Hans
Towns, amounting TO 1857 ,557, re-
suits in balance for.us of 81, 032 ,4S3.
| The importance, then, of encouraging
our trade with Germany, of which Bre-
men is the principal port for the COM
merce of the United States, sufficiently
appears from facts already stated; but
we may add, that of the 359 vessels
which cleared during the year 1915
: from the five north seaports, directly
70. the United States, pa were from
Bremen. 1t is our policy to multiply
the means of intercourse with people
who have already met us in liberal
. spirit, and whose demands for our pro-
ducts are steadily increasing.
Commerce, to enjoy permanent
: prosperity, ought to yield mutual ben
efits. By the rapid and direct commu-
nication which we are about to estab-
lish with Bremen, we shall not only
extend our commerce more widely
through Germany, but we shall invite
more frequent and active intercourse
with the. north Of Europe generally
As their means Of intercommunrcatior
multiply, some of them stretching from
the North sea to the Adriatic, and ira
versing Prussia and Austria, while
r others penetrate Russia, it is to@be ex
pected that the people of those extern
, siye regions will seek connexlo'
; with US through our line of steamships
touching regularly at one of their owl
, northern ports. Independent of thu
5 advantage which our commerce gen
orally would derive from this extension
/ our cotton would find new markets.
: The depression which is so often ex
, perienced in the sale of that great STA
pie can only be remedied by increa
: sing the demand for it, and by crea
: ting new markets which may compel
t with those already established, ant
which sometimes combine to contrc
b prices.
:. The political objects to be accom-
5 plisbed by this new connexion witt
4 Germany ought not to be overlooked
: An increased diffusion of our sen,i
ments throughout northern Europ
!: must result from it. In addition to tn
D correspondence between individuals
t the various publications of our countr
!. will be distributed, and we shall sprea'
r full and correct information throug
those populous regions respecting GU
: markets, our resources, and our instl
tutions. Relying no longer exclusive
e ly upon England for information res
r pecting our pecuniary and moral con
e dtion, they will be able to gather, fron
r more direct and reliable sources.
: knowledge Of our country and its a:
# fairs. al Asa s38
# Germany ALREADY regarding us kind
: ", carrying on with us valuable AM
81 growing trade, sending to our shore
5 every year large bodies of industriou