The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-08-01
VOL. 6.-NO. 43.

the rapine and cruelty of petty tyrants.
who, like the Moghul Emperors, have
sought TO reign rather than 10 govern. the
Christian merchants who have visited her
shores for trade, and drawn their riches
from her bosom, have lifted up the sword
against her, and made war with the frag-
ments of her ancient governments, without
purposIng 10 substitute, or in their desire
for military power, capable of substitu-
ting, any possible benefits. Now, from
the moment this, our connection with
Asia, is consummated, European tyranny
and domination, in whatever form there
exhibited, will receive 4 lasting check, and
British power III India commence its swift
decay. That power, on which the COM
merce with India, has so long depended.
is purely military power; 1t possesses
nothing vital; and the day when 1t is an
initiated will be happy one for the silk
Ell and nerveless people, over whom, with
great show and barbaric ponp, 1t has
fourished and held sway.
But let not the future chroniclcr omit
10 note, and TO note distinctly, the condI-
ton OF Asia at The period she IS first bro't
near 10 US; and to note also how little she
has yet received, after her long connec-
ton with other nations, of intelligence, or
enterprise, or power. II is to us and to
the spirit we shall awaken in herself, that
Asia is to owe all these; it is from our
shores that the genius of trade, who is 10
make as one those severed countries, must
go forth. Let Europe boast of lis power
TO civilize, to christianize, to vitalize; after
all It's dolngs, Asia, with her regions OF
unequalled beauty and fertility, spreading
out beneath every zone, lies PROSTATE: ac-
cumulating no wealth, experiencing n0
progrcss,-while over Lucknor and Delhi.
over the wide extent of Tartary, through
out Central Asia, and on 10 the feet of the
Caucasus, where our race had It's being,
yet waves the green flag of the Prophet
The destinies of Asia are TO be placed III
our control; and in imbuing il with fresh
intelligence, and giving it the quicknings
of commercial life, we shall become ina
measurably the gainers-gainers rot by
military aggrandiZement, or in political
influence, whereby 10 sweep away, or to
build up, already totering dynasties, but
by the vigor of a sound commercial policy
which shall encourage reciprocity 10 the
utmost. On the part OF Asia, 1t viii have
transferred TO II, without violence, our
government and our laws, and have intro
duced into its almost paradisiacal regions,
tens of thousands of Americans, who shalt
teach it new wonders, and spur II on viii.
new alacrity. On our own part, we may
expect TO receive
Embassies from
The Asian kings, and Parthian amongst these,
From India, and the golden Chersonese,
And utmost Indian Isles"
Most likely we shall discover that Britain
has by no means drained the gold Of the
Indies-only that her impolicy, by awake
ming suspicion has hid for a time The pla-
ces of supply; and amongst the sterile
rocks and mountains of Thibet, we run
chance of trapping more than wild fowl
and musk antelopes. Hindostan will cer-
tainly yield US enlarged supplies OF her
silks, aromatics, and spices. From the
gay, polite and hospitable Persian, we
shall learn TO understand better the spirit
of the Orient, and to assimilate ourselves
10 Eastern modes of thought and expires
sion. The nimble Arab Will bestir HIM
self TO forward 10 our mart, satins, carpets
and camlets. China shall place herself
unde our protection, and her language
and her people be together better under
stood. Turkey, indolent Turkey, where
once The arts with all their comforts
abounded, unable to resist the general i'm
pulse, shall out of her own fertile soil re-
deem herself And even those huge Rus
sian caravans that yearly wend ,heir way
to China, called on, as they will be, for
supplies for shipment, must needs be null
tiplied.
The trade of Europe with Asia is esti-
mated at $500, 600, 600; that of this coun-
try with Asia at 100000, per annum.
The time now occupied III reaching
Chinese port from Europe, is 1877 days;
by WHITNEy's Railroad the 1877 days are
curtaled 10 81. When this Railroad be-
comes an actual verify, how quickly Will
the relative ProportIonate value oil the
European and American trade with ASIA
be reversed; and yet, at the same time
how largely will both be increased!
Then. with lis ships crowding The In
dian Ocean, with Europe and Asia meet
ing together in lis embrace, with the COM
merce of the world traversing lis bosom.
with the mart Of The world stationed III It's
midst, this country, ii is to be hoped, will
experience no need Of "triumphai arches,
and monumental obelisks.
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