Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-03
TRADE OF THE LAKES.

| That the trade of the Lakes is equal 10 all our
foreign trade is truth impressed upon us by the
i people OF the West. In Ohio alone, the exports
and imports of the Ohio ports for ls49 amounted
to forty -one millions fve hundred and eighty-three
thousand seven hundred and fifteen dollars.
| Exports. Imports
| This was along coast Of two hundred miles !;
whereas the whole coast of Lake Ere covers seven
hundred miles, and the commerce on the American
side alone, we are assured exceeds $I0O, 100000
annually. Lake Erie is great lake, but only
n'he IN extent of the great lakes of the country.
AS samPis Of the export trade of Ohio alone, we
see that in ons year (s49) there was exported from San
aosSy city raae Of 81, 500, Oeoo beef pork foss, WOOL
na "nea' asd the wheat and -four will exceed IN 1851
Vooid what Kid IN ls49 when Of the former (rom
disky aone heTe bushels and Of The iat,er
barrels These few facts speak for themselve and
10 words that needno enlargement Here in New Yorkour
eyeaare mainly atcorbed with the Greisn Of the
county In our habos and along pieys are ships from
eveqrar;er OF the globe They constep twenty thirty
hy, and sometimes hundred day. Thsy bring us the.
WEALTH % the Casters and Western worlds The productions.
OF China, Europe, the Pacific, all enped into our lap
Ours o-the second nation in the world ia its foreign COM
mece, and ere long it will be the fs We lend France,
Norway, and Sweden, Holland Russia, Austria Turkey,
SPan 8saz and number n vessels az much almost as
all these countries together Great Britain sxeeed us tri-
dei but If we take the inland and foreign commerce. we
question United States dses about equal has Of all
other nations The position which New York Occupies as
the centre the foreign and domestic of tito coun-
Try is one Of great pre-eransnee and deoe; therefore,
hat there should be due discrimination made between
what is fc-eign and what domestic in order that each
'hould be duly estimated.
The LakeseItend space of 5000 miles & 900
american and 900 British. The rivers Of the Ae-
hanie notable for the navigation Of steamboats, extend
about &c, 600 miles There is half million of steam
oat tonnage, and nearly 30O 088O00 worth
hs Western lakes and rivers and all this growing grow
growing, with than the pdity Of OUT foreign
commerce.
We desire to see the products Of this inland
ronght to own doors, much of it legmateiy
eoBgs to The Erie railroad is avenue Just open
bssween the lakes and New York The Erie Canal asnu-
lily Seas millions and millions in value our shores, and
ais will be greatly multiplied when the canal shall be enlarg
d, it will be later, and the sooner ,hs better
hen there is the transit from Lake Erie via New York
'ostou, by Lake Ontario Boston, and there will be
,ilroaa route from Ohio Phiadelphia and Baltimore.
New York will have the greatest share Of this trade but
apply there is enough for ALL The trade will be equal
,e avenues Of communication, any they may be- All
have do is to keep eyes open and wide awake
ne demands Of the great West Hitherto necessity has
ven u.s. and that almost reluctantly, the discharge of
ur duty to the interior spirited competition de-
,ands that should take brisker tro, if would
due share of the trade the country, of magn
lje and capacities which have yet hardly dreamed
[Ne,c York Erprsso.