The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-08-21

Hast year. no dRBIeBule lnCIedse up W
the lst of August is two hundred and
eighty thousand dollars.
Our railroad subscription is voted and
there appears no further necessity of re-.
plying to the objections of its opponents.
Yet''such facts as the above will tend to
show them how they were mistaken in
Isupposing that railroads would destroy
the business of the canals. There are
two roads running nearly parallel with
the New York canal, and yet the returns
of the collectors show the above crafty
ling results of this years business. The
truth is, the trade and travel of this coun-
try increases as fast, ifnot faster than
modes of transportation can be provided
This is emph aticalIy growing coun'
try-in territory, resources and popula'
ton, and one feels a just pride in con.
templating the progress ofour people un'
der democralic Institutions. 1t also reads
US different lesson. We must keep up
with the spirit of the age. Unless we
avail ourselves of the improvements oi
the day & unite our energies for the ad
vancement of our common interests, o.
ther sections, which do this, will reap all
the advantages that accrue from the in
creasing population aud resources of the
country.
RAILWAY CELEBRATION.-The city au'
thorlies Of Boston propose to celebrate
by festival at Faneuil Hall aud Other
appropriate ceremonies, "the final com
pletion of the great lines of railway unit
ing the tide waters at Boston with the
Canadas and great West, alSo the es
lablishment Of American lines of steam
ers between Boston and Liverpool" II
making this announcement, the Mayor o.
Boston says:
There are now completed and in op
Grafton, in Massachusetts alone. about
1900 miles of railway; aud in New Eng
land 240O miles. Massachusetts alone
has expended in the completion of these
roads, the enormous amount of S54 900,
900; aud it appears from the reports o
several railroad corporations in this State
made to the last Legislature, that there
were transported over the Massachusetts
roads alone, during the year 1850, g.,
500, 900 passengers, aud $500. 900 ton'
of freight. But this is not all. The
several lines connecting US with the Can
adas, northern New York, tho grea
lakes and the far West, are now complet
ed, uniting US by railroad and steam nav
igation with thirteen States of the Union
comprising an area of 42S.795 square
miles; the two Canadas, the lakes will
their 5000 miles of coast; and bringing
within our commercial sphere a pnpula
tion of 10 millions Of inhabitants. Aud i
we look for a moment at the business u
: the lakes and the Canadas, and observe
, its rapid yearly increase, we shall bt
still more astoniShed. 1t is estimated
that the imports and exports of the lak'
harburs, exclusive of the Canadas, dur
ing the present year, will be two hun
dred millions of dollars. The annual in
crease of this business is found to be III
, per cent, thus doubling itself in less thai
six years. In addition to this, the i'm
ports and exports of the Canodas, will a
mourt during the present year to fit
I millions Of dollars"
1t is proposed to invite to be present
the Governor General Of Canada, bis aid
and Cabinet, the leading members OF tn
, Canadian Parliament, the Corporation q
/, Montreal, the leading merchants in
the Canadian cities aud Ogdensburgf
the President of the United States an
, his Cabinet, the Governors of the Ne'
England States, the Presidents of all tn
3 Railways in New England, the Mayor
of the cities of New En- lland, and otl
ers interested in railways and steam ma,
f igation.
THE MEXICAN DEBr due to Engan
is So 900, ,000-the Spanish claim S24
900 900, and the French claim some ewht
y smaller than the Spanish. The expe'
' ses of the Mexican Government are 81
y 900, 900, and her revenue $S,000,0O0.
. d, We published week or two since
:. report from Mexico, that the Engli'
i. Minister had informed the Mexican e.
1t vernment that, unless speedy means wei
p re sorted to for the payment of the En-
- lish claimants, the English Governme
,r would be compelled to proceed to fore
10 BILE means for its collection. The rep0
10 added also that, in this event, France al
;" Spain would follow the example of En-
land. A nation that is running in lie
in SO 100000 per annum, will scarcely
Il. able to provide speedy means for Il
,e payment of $lOO,OOO,OOO.
n. In this aspect of affairs, the questi
II. assumes an important bealing, to t
in United States Government. The Eul
h. pean government will be following,
n. some extent, our own recent e
al ample, and our interference would pl
woke hostilities; and yet at the same tin