Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-16


merchants and Government should by their united
gies for with Aa rapid and frequent commune
cation by steam Our products and manufactures and
especially cotton fabrics precisely what de-
sired by several hundred millions Of their people, who viii
send back in their specie and their rich productions
few Of which raised within limits From our coast
the Pacific, well from the Gulf and the Atlantic and
the hmus route would be much TO the coast
Of America, well Asia, than any European Power and
with the best steamships in adequate number with the greater
certainty of the voyage Of the period Of arrival and depar-
ure and economy Of time and saving Of interest," and with
diminished cost Of carriage would ultimately supply the
western coast Of America, well Asia, with products
and manufactures better than any European nation
We would in time receive the productions of the East in
change, not only for our own consumption, but TO be
housed in our ports entepets for the supply Of Europe
and, farss European fabrics should reach Asia and the
western coast Of Amercs, they would ultimately pass chiefly
through hands factors and in vessels which
would very give the command Of the trade and specie
Of the world From these great the whole country
would derive vast Benefits but especially the city Of New
York. Il would become the depot and sorehouse and entre
pot Of the Of the world the Of business and
exchanges the clearing Of international trade and bus
ness the place where assorted cagoes Of own products
and manufactures well those Of all foreign countries
would be sold and reshpped and the point which specie
and bullion would flow the great creditor city Of the world
for the adjustment Of balances, the factor Of al nations
and the point whence this specie would into the interior
OF our country through oil the great channels Of internal trade
and intercourse With these great events accomplished and
with abundant facilities for the wsrehousnQ of foreign and
domestic goods at New FORK, IL must eventually surpass in
wealth. IN commerce. and population any European empo
rum whilst necessary consequence all other cities
and every portion Of the Unop and all great interests
would derive corresponding advantages Our merchants
must have been expected any enterprise encountered
difficulties in putting their first lines Of steamships into
full and successful operation but these obstacles they
pdly overcoming They encountered similar difficulties in
the commencement Of their first line Of packet ships which
soon, however oustrpped those Of ell other countries and
the success, with liberal governmental policy in the
outset Of their great enterprise will follow regards
their ocean steamships.
In view Of the rapidly augmentng trade between ports
on both oceans recommend that an act be passed by Con-
gress under which all products and fabrics may the
shmus Of Panama. under the provisions Of most impo
an recent treaty with New Grenada, that foreign goods
on either ocean, or the Gulf in the same that goods
waehoused in any port may be taken into and reware-
housed in another.
To proven, frauds upon the will be necessary to