The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-05-22


DOMESTIC AND 1orEIeN g08EI EBCE 1T IS
true Of al tie great CON nercial nations in
the world, thai their domestic commerce is
Immensely more valuable than an their for
eign commerce. The entire amount Of ex
ports for Iasl year was S99, rs, 10; but
the trade Is he single article Of Indian
corn isnealiy equal @ that, the average
annual amount for some years past having
been 81 $50 ,875 bushels. The average
amount 81 wheat annually raised has been
81 ,272 bushels, which alone would
nearly amount 10 all the foreign exports.
The annual products 0f industry Of. the sin
gle SIafeof Massachuse us amount to SIl4,-
l4Ie which IS more than the entire
lamoa 81 or foreign exp0r TIE
conn fes 81 the Mississippi and Us tFibata-
ries, during the year 1913, was estimated
at 225,0O0,O00. The trade of The little city
OF Cieaye land, last year. amounted tomore
than our entire commerce ia the hIediteTran
can, plus all our exports 10 South Ameri-
lea. According 70 the annualfepeFt Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, the exports and
imports Of the Mediterranean were sc, SOL ;
255, and the exports to South America, 81.
GIL, 293, making 81 POP ,54s; and the ex
ports and imports Of cleveland were SILL.
i 1876, 703 This comparison might be extend
led much fur heF. Il Is hence argued, thai
the expenditures Of government, for the en-
enlargement and protection of foriegn com
Einece, are altogether out Of proportion TO the
importance Of that trade when It il compared
with oDf domestic commerce. If the entire
y foreign trade of the United States does no
equal that 81 the Mississippi valley alone
what an insignificant sum. for improvement
lin that valley, is S475, 900, which is thu
amount proposed in the bill now before Con
ersss There is always tendency to over
estimate foreign trade. The advocates Of
railroad from the Mississippi TO the Paci6
referto the immense trade of China as nearl
it moi quite sufficient TO support such rOa
+ after Il IS built; but the value Of our entir
. imports from China is only S7,2S5,9i4.
The whole Of our imports from China passe
! over the road, the receipts for transportatio
would mol pay half the expense of sustain
, inn such road. Seven hundred miles Of
i railFoad ii the State Of New York require
r sustain them, $685. annually.
II view Of the superiority of our domest
+ over our foreign trade, we think that lag
Is Improving The internal navigation 6four cou
d Try Money, indeed, expended in facilitt
n inn domestic commerce, is always an a6va
81 taqo 70 foreign commerce: bni the TeveT
VI of It's Is not SO appsaTnRs: money exper
81 led inthe projection Of foreign CONNER
NJ could d no way affect the navigation of Q
Is western rivers; they would still be filled VI
Is Esnaes and sand-bars, and millions Of doll
ng woglk property would continue to be lost
50 die want IF Improvements. Id. 81
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