Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-11-04
PROGRESS OF THE AMERICANS.

EhOUNESo Or LIE tAMEniChNS'
An English journalist, speaking of the un-
exampled growth Of the United States, in
all the clements Of national prosperity, sums
up in this wise
In an interval Of little more than half a
century il appears that this extraordinary
people have increased above 500 per cent,
in numbers their national revenue has
augmented nearly 700 per cent, while their
public expenditure has increased little more
Than 400 per cent. The piodgious extern
sion OF their commerce is indicated by an
increase Of nearly 500 per cent, in their
shipping. The increased activity of their
internal communications is expounded by
the number of their posl-offices, which has
been Increased more than hundred fold,
The exlen, OF their post roads, which has
been increased ,hirty-six fold, ondlhe cost
of their post. office which has been augmen-
ted in seyen,y-lwo fold ratio. The aug
mentalion of their machinery of public in.
slruction is indicated by the extern Of their
public Libraries, which have increased in a
ihiry.,wo fold ratio, and by the creation oI
school Libraries, amounting TO 100000 vol
umes. They have completed system o.
canal navigation, which, placed iu con
tinuous line, would extend from London lc
Calcutta, and system Of railways which
continuously cxtendeds would stretch from
London TO Van Disnan's Land, and hayt
provided locomotive machinery by which
that distance would beiroveled over in three
weeks, at The cos, of I'D per mile. The!
have created a system ofinand navigation
1 the aggregate tonnage Of which isprobabl.
not inferior in amount TO the collective in
land tonnage Of all the Other countries il
the world, and they possess many hundred
of river steamers, which impart 10 the road
of water the marvellous celeriy Of roads o
iron.
They have, in fine, constructed lines o
electric telegraph which, laid continuously
would extend over space longer by SOU
miles than the distance from the north I
, the sourh pole, and having provided apparo
tus of transmission by which message Q
, 800 words despatched under snch circum
stances from the north pole might be deliv
cred in priting a, the south pole in on
minute, and by which, consequently, an an
) swer Of equal length might be sent BACK Il
the norh pole in en equal interval. Thes
ere social and commercial phenomena fc
E which it would be vain TO seek a parallel
Y the past history Of The human race
The London Shipping Gazette has .b
: paragraph in the course of an article upo
the future career of America :
: "We have no desire, at present, TO entt
:, upon any question Of disputed policy, b'
we wish 10 record an opinion, that the en-
;, pire of the seas must, before long, be cede
! 10 america lis perseverng enterprise, !
\ erea, commerce, and its accruing weal.|
= are certain TO secure this prize, nor wi
England be in situation TO dispute il vii
, her. Without this crowning capital TO
= power, The onward murch of the Unite
:, States 10 what we believe will be ovel
. : whelming greatness, nigh, not be so spee'
= ily accomplished; bu. America, as mislre
!, Of the ocean, must overstride the civIliz'
:, world"