The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-17

the subject We shall discover many other kinds worth
introducing or mestcang for their flesh their eggs
their beauty.
With respect 10 fish, also our rivers or streams and
small lakes, could be peopled with vast multitude and
variety of the fnny tribes Fish increase very abund-
anily and science will teach TO transform those OF the
sea into fresh fish. Carp did appear in Eng
land till the sixteenth century, and the place OF the
North sea have multiplied infinitely in the ponds OF the
Old World.
And see how the peTiectioning OF all the means Of
communication will bring the vegetables and animals Of
every part of the world in proximity to us. Railroads
will all civilized countries and have no
idea what speed the locomotive will yet attain Stephen
son offered TO construct locomotives that would 90 hun
dred miles hour. The day is not far distant when we
shall cross the Atlantic in eight days take the from
France or Belgium to Consantnope after crossing the
stream OF the Dardanees, remount the cars 10 Sentar
and by the railway OF the Euphraes, shall arrive in
the East Indies, from whence steamer will TRANSPORT us
to San Francisco, or some other point on the western
coast and then cross the continent by the aid OF the iron
horse, and arrive in Washington or New York, after
having made the circuit OF the globe in few weeks
1t is not dream, but an absolute project We know
that the mail from India arrives already in London in
forty days.
What will be the result OF this facility Of communca
ton! 1t is evident that il will amiarize US with the
productions of countries the most distant and will reduce
the price and more OF every article OF
sumption. Those wonderful animals that we may have
twice in lives through iron bars, Gagged
travelling menageTles may become domesticaled, and
children may play with the tiger with the cat
"the lion shall lie down with the lamb"
And in the midst of all these granares of Nature,
gorged 10 repleon with food and luxuries-wh Natures
gift OF choice animals-wh these magazines encountered
with silk, WOOL cotton, and thousand rich productions,
and with all the power OF science to multiply them to
almost fabulous extent, the still preach the
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miserable fate OF man. In England, where there are
twentyfour millions OF inhabitants machines perform
the labor of four hundred millions Of And to where
does all this development tend To the benefit of the few
No. it must tend to the universal well being and any
government any institutions any system OF policy which
adverse to- stands in the way Of il, will be swept
away like chatf before the wind.
When cotton first appeared in Europe. people thought
it only fit TO make candle wicks. See now what it
has do ne in the southern States and the erabe
county of Lancashire, which has become by manufacture
ing this article, of the richest countries of the globe
Thus it may be with number OF other things which we
now deem Insignificant or of little value 1t is not
many years since scientific had the idea of trying
electricity on vegetation The process simple and
economical and the result that it than doubled
crop OF barley small piece Of land taken for the ex-
pertinent This has bees confirmed by other trials. We
talk not of mpossbililies and the universal we'll
being of man is matter to De studied and attained
And it is mission, than that OF any other na
ton to attain such high destiny for the human
Our geographical position between the great continents
of the globe unparalleled institutions; boundless
resources, extent Of territory, and variety of climate
rapid development, and the character OF people,
demonstrate the part we have to perform How impor-
ant it is, then, that we do all that IS possible promote
science and art, especially the useful arts Agriculture
is the noblest and most useful The public
money will be well spent in promoting it, Let u.s. be-
gin, establish nursery OF plants-a model farm, and
even a menagere of acclimation. Let US have our
jardia de plants and bureau Of agriculture Let put
the tropics in the United States. W. B. p.