The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-09

diced in my last repor-as the centre and emporium oil
the commerce of the world For that high position, she
possesses more natural advantages and greater elements
of augmentng wealthand business than any other city
Let us remove the distractions which high tariffs have
erected round her magnificent habor Let her have free
scope to develop her hanscendent natural advantages
and she must Become the depot oil universal
where International balance sheets will be adjusted and
assorted products and fabrics of all nations nerchanged
the great regulator of prices current and the barometer
of the exchanges Of the world The time is approaching
when bill upon New York will bring a higher pre-.
MUM than bill upon any other city, and when the tr
ute of millions Of dollars, paid by TO other nations upon
exchange, shall be paid by them to us, and flow into
own great commercial emporium Whilst New York must
contain large population, well New Orleans, the
principal depot OF the mighty west and many other cities;
they will all be small indeed compared with the masses
OF the people OF the Union, who will go on augment
ing in corresponding ratio, still leaving immense
orty of the nation engaged in agricultural pursuits and
supplying with their products, not only our own markets,
but those of other nations in an increasing RATIO by
reciprocal exchanges under free trade or low duties AL
though it must crafty all people that American
city should become the centre of universal commerce,
the advantages will not be limited to that place; but
all the people, and cities, and States OF the Union
will feel the favorable effects of this great revolution
Every branch OF industry will be enlarged and IN
vgoraed; and foreign cities, having ceased to con-
troll commerce currency, will no longer sink at
their pleasure and with their revusons heretofore,
and they now do, the price OF products. Other
yet they will all be greater when the emporium of uni
versal commerce shall he here, than they would have
Dten Win any IOTelHH CITY occupying lnal
position This destiny we can never accomplish, if com
is restricted mere; and our industry, instead of
seeking for its products and fabrics the markets of more
than thousand millions of people, reres within aur
home market, confined 10 twenty one millions of people
and surrenders without effort the markets and
merce of the world liberal commercial policy is es-
senal TO the ful6lmen of this great destiny of New
York and of the Union but above and beyond ALL the
Union itselfthe ee-,rade Unon--its perpetuity and
onward progress In area wealth, and population
cessary TO the accomplishment of these grand results
Upon this point, sectional fanatics few in number ct
home, and despots abroad concurripg with hem may
hope menace bit the american Union is moral and
physical political and commercial necessity, and
can will be dissolved. AS well might we attempt Ia
decompose the great element OF nature which holds TO-
geher the planets and systems Of the universe as
hope the links of mighty lakes and rivers of
extending elegraphs railroads. and canals of free trade,
of intercourse, of interest," of love and affection Of the go
es Of the past the present and the future, which must for
ever bind together the American Union Indeed when
we look upon the American revolutions the framing OF
our constitution, the addition of Louisiana, Florida, Tex
as, and Oregonour extending area products and
population-our trumphs in war and peace-we must be
blind to the past and close our eyes upon the fulfilling
realities of the future we cannot perceive and CRATE
fully acknowledge that higher than any earthly power
still guards and directs destiny, impels onward,
and has selected great and happy country model
and ultimate centre OF attraction for all the nations of
the world X. j. WALKER,
Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. GEORGE NJ DALLAS,
Vice President Of the U. S., &c.