The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-20


Savannah, Mobile, the British Northern Posse-
SONS, New England, both coasts Of South Amsri.
ca: and the golosn shorssof California
This msp will show you, then, thai al these vaxi-
Gus lines trade, domestic and foreign, converge ct
Baltimore, like the spokes Of = wheel, making eur
CITY the great central axle Of trade whose srsum-
Terence should touch and gather The produce Of every
section.
Securing, therefore, our natural and gsegraphieal
right to large share u produce Of those vaise
which drain the Western slspss Of virEisis and
Pennsyvanis the States Of Kentucky, Ohio. Tsnnss-
see, Missouri, illinois and holding, more
over, close IL teYc0urse With the broad lakes and
their fruitful borders, through the valley Of the Sus-
quehsnna-nay We not justly say 70 you, gentle
porsasion make us. 0bvioasly, . national sntE
pet, and will force the North 70 regard BalsmorsA
the best exchange for the disposal Of it, msnseA<
lures and it's best market for you
The answer, We think, 10 ready, In the oole9a
fortunes already realised from 6sashsrn purchases
by enterprising Eastern and NsftAsrn men whsall
the ssgscity to detect this fast and hitherta
establish commercial agencies Nay-witA Gil tie
energy Of Boston-Boston il beginning 70 smigrats
to New York Her thrifty people, keen V spprs-
ciatc and swift to seiss compulsory destiny, no
longer content themselvs by diminishing their prs
Ats in the loss of ommissiens, bus abandon thsir
opulent agents, and sssahlish, in that metropolis,
commercial houses directly and originally concern
ed in Manufacturers Gradually, their progress viii
DO further southwark. uutii, rsashing or city, -
the true centre s!nstional osnnercss hey viii and
that baltimore is the osst nsrkss which tho
varied products Of the plantation the fArn and the
factory can meet for profitable intsrshangs.
Baltimore II nearest the north, nearest the south.
nearest the wsstso central In fact, - to be near.
est all 1t 10 the nearest the manufacturer Of the
north-the producer If the south and wsst-the
speculator Of Earope, and purchasers everywhere.
These inducements OF geographical position, ease
of eomnuDication AID rapid ssnsralsssion Of fu-
turc trade, might DO sufficient 70 your kind 1T
tention to b sltimore . home market, but thcre
are other views ana interests We must not neglect
to touch on briefly
Our city, gentlemen, 10 already enc Of the largest
commercial portA Of tho Union Our State 10 q
small one, but iys people are Industrious, thrifty
and energetic. We ere bessed BY genial, health
full climate, and, while osr lsws are just In their
operation among ourselves, they not uAfavora-
Bile to the personal welfare Of the stranger who may
sojourp among Ms have sSesay noticed the sur
prisng decieDnial augmentation Of oav numbers.
Maryland accordingly. possesses within herself the
material elements of wealth., adequate to build up
great capital, and Assure the commercial safety
ana supply Of all ~hO deal vita her.
Tire manufsotntes OF Msryian In every branch
Of in ustry must thrive Increase and prevail. The
geological features OF section peculiarly n
yorabe to factories. The tide water of the Cnesa-
pcske washes the eastarp base OF that formation
which runs parallel with the Atlantic coast, while
abundant streams from that elevated ridge preciPi-
tate themselves in succession Of falls to she rivers,
from elevation generally amounting to about GOO
feet, within distance around Baltimore comprised
in radius OF twenty five miles 1t has been oaleu-
lated that within ten Mes Of the cty there 10 water
power sufficient for milf million Of spndlss,
large portion Of which is still unappied to any kind
OF manufacture
II water ID abundant, coal and iron are not less
no. Our Cumberland region is known thrOughOut
tho world as producing the best ''evapoyatve mate.
nal in its semi oiseninous coal hitherto discover
cd; and the capitalists Of sbe North are eagerly
erasping those miDes which must control much
labor and navigation. Hard ~ these mines, iroAis
stacked up in mountains, awaiting tho develOpe-
ment Of time and industry; wnilo. by railway and
hpp cam
from region which Pennsylvania has hssn slask IA
opening
Now, who docs net know what powerful elensnts
Of Englands wealth her coal and iron have beont-
bur there aie mntitudes who do net know that
from the abandoned forDances Of old rsvo utionary
days, in state whose ru'ws may still be traced
that very England was Supplied, 70 some extent,
with "pig iron Shioh N high rspute y
Nor are our agricultural resources TO be forgot
ten. The census Of 1850 drsp'ays tesmisg list Of
our productions Flour, oern, tobacco, and stock,
constituted Baltimore Of the oest provision
kets Of the Union. The facility of selling here has
caused the West ana the aSjsceat South to select
our q ke. even 1t . time wAen wag ons and horses
performed tho work Of oars and steam. The eonse-
auence bias been that the British West Indies arc
Low almost exclusively supplied with provisions
from merchants, and that . trade II daily aus
mentiDg with the continent Of Europs-withts.
trade En- gland-with the Spanish Main and isIani
and with both coasts Of North and South Ami
RIGA.
But grain and provisions do not alone absorb III
great bulk Of our commerce. Our trsditionaa
staple is the faverite luxury tobacco. Long h
fore revolutionary times-lsng, even. before o.
city opened and developed trade with the west
courses were the esnt and narts Of the American
tabacco trade At ore timo the leaf itself was oar
precious cure nsy, md whom commerce introduced
paper . circulating medium, it still the f.
note" to the people In spite Of all competition,
accordingly, we have hitherto been enabled 70
maintain our commercial supremacy in this arti-
Gle; and, rs road and its western combinations
penetrate farther and farther the heart Of those
new lands which favorable to les planting, We
mean, by the faclisies afforded and the eonseatrs-
tion Of operations, to consolidate the monopoly N
this seaboard market Heavy articles, like -four and
tobacco, designed for expert, seek the swiftsst,
ne Ayest and cheapest conveyance to the sea; and
Baltimore must, therefore continue to maintain
its high commercial character In those productions,
well ~ provisions generally, BY the facilities il
will ever afford to the best producers.
such, gentlemen, were some Of the elements of
our own domestic trade, within our neighborhood,
even before the entire ope ung Of great internal
improve nept; yet should act forget 70 snunerats
among home wealth the products Of oar bsy-its
fisheries and its luz urous oysters demanded in such
quantities st the Wstsste absorb large transports
ton tonnage, the OF distinguish
ed private fortunes Nor shoad neglest to mention
our industrial estahli shmsnts, oar machine shops
our ship building, our luxurious stores, Aalsd wiz
every srticle Of comfort, elegance, taste, nssei
sny-eu pieugeu 70 Iespopd 20 your Wants % fof
Oily and chssply a. the dealers Of any other narh
in the country
have o. oxen somewhat at large Of eur dsmssd
trade, let me now briefly advert 10 our forsigs
When q domestic trade concentrates ut depot q
tide water, foreign trade must feilsw ss natural
consequence Accordingly, Baltimore, except i
seasons Of great disas.sr or wars has never been
withou. liberal commerce England il largely
purchaser Of our provisions and Injuries Ger
many and France nearly nonopolixs our tobacco,
and, carrying the article On better terms in their
own vessels, they send them out ladsn with emil
grants who are to all up the unoscupssd lands Of the
South and West and = supply large portion Of NJ.
cessary labor Thus indirectly, We are important
agents In promoting the welfare Of mankind In beth
htmispheres
Our commercial intercourse ID, moreover, extsa.
sve with the West Indies and the Southern sond-
nent; with the British possessions Of Nsrth Amsri-
co. ard with our eastern Atlantic coast, whence
larger trade has been opened In goods sent hithsr
to be seld on commission