The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-03-06
The Free Navigation of the Amazon


held IN New Orleans, letter addressed to that
body by Lieut.. Malry, was read which opens a
new national question Of great Importance to all
the States lying within he valley olthe MSsssip
pi, as well as those bordering on the Atlantic.
This question l. the free navigation Of the ANA
zon--the opening If that river TO our steamer.
and 10 unrestricted commerce on the part on the
ci i'izcns Of the United States with the
country contiguous TO it. Tie letter is in III,
Characteristic sty lr Of tLc author abuuning IN bol
sweeping generalization and specific details, and
viii doubtless, greatly interest tina, class Of readt
rrs " no take a comprehensive view Of the gene
raj subject Of commercial relations between our
own aud other countries We give So much Of il
as has met our eye.
Then comes Ginning in the great valley Of lhr
Amazon taking up c.imes pioduce and staple,
which the Mississippi had just reached, and push
ms the variety beyond the equator iar down in
10 the other hrmis pheres it increases and divyr-i
fes the great assortment TO n wonderiul extent
adding drug after drug, spice after spce, and ,ta
pie after staple ulll sugar aud coffee, ice ana
indigo, all manner uG nuts, bal-am aud spices co
Goa and cotton, Cochneal and tobacco, India rub
Der, dyewood-, peltles fax and wool oTnamen
tai woods mines fsilyer gold and precious stones
many Of them ufnew ytreie7, kinds and virtue:
have been reached and added to the list ut
countless treasures, bouud.ess commercial capac
ties and dazzling resources of these two magnh
cent water sheds, Saving and except tea, which
midway between the two valley. is indigenous tu
the mountains Of Casta Rlca aud which Is the on
ly article Of commerce that is gathered from the
field the'fre,t, Or the mine that j. not 10 be found
in one ~ he other Of these two Iiyer basins ey
eryDhiug that l. grown or cultivated upon the face
ci lle earth i, to be found in equal if not greater
perfection and abundance in one or the other Of
these valleys than u any other part of The world
Que uI tLrm is IN the rear Of New Orleans, and
the o'her in it, front It is for the Convention to
say whether these two rivers shall be united in
lhy bonds Of commerce or not.
The Amazon with ils tributaries ia said TO af
ford an inland navigation up and down, ofnot less
than seventy thousand miles. The country drain
ei hy that river aud the water courses connected
with Il, Is more than half as large a. Europe, aud
!. b. thought to contain nearly as much arabic land
within 1t a, i to lie found on that continent It
has sources enough to maintain a population Q!
LuuI'cds If million. Of souls.
I"" i"t-'''H "Ii'h I''P'se I"r inc e,PeC'"I
c"u,id' ration "' the Convention relates to me nee
n'Fg'u,n 81 10" Am.zon H''Ii I" the night 81
me proi it oi the I'm cd States :" s'nd the steam
boats TO- ua' h'cr To ply up ara down u. ana 4.
nuy aHd sell ana g'i gam "n the banks thereof
a. Tie! d" upon The waters o! ihsr own Mi'-l's'P
a.
commerce 50 i'r rs climate ana snil are con
u m I ,,,5 u" u; "%",' '',u ~ ''it
u6ou AN ,scbarge oC the rrodur. { one lat,tpd,
u r. ~" produce or another. an1 .lr the simple
4 ..... - amer who gfo"t sugar 90
.sara, does not wI.h to exchange fr Brazil ~
any other sugar.-Uc may exchange IL f1r Euzii
coffee or rur Brazil any thing else that Is not su
gar For this reason, Europe fur hundreds ol
years past has been struggling fur the commerce
Of the East and for no other reason than HAT In
tiuirs and climate. and Cousr rqueutly wants and
produce, that are not to be found or satisfied ia
Europe abound In rlc Etst.
I'm 4 commercial sesse tie valleys that me
drained by the Fatheroi Waters and tie King
r Rivers" ~ the Ann zlu j. called. are rump.e
m,ut, % each other. what one lacks the u'h,r
supplies Together lhry furnish all those natural
rruduct- and staples which complete the lst o.
articles IN the circle Of commerce.
A.. in one sense. the Gulf MrXicois hGt m
expansion ofthe Mississippi rjycr, sG. commOcI j.
,v speaking, the Caribbean sea t. only an ryr1n.
sion into one sheet ofwstor for the Amazon the
O,n,co, aud the Mlgdrlenn These two arms Of
% 'n'clu are h. fountains uf ,hr Gulf Stream
tai the commercial stones which lr over rli-
\ u"'a.n and 'lru they 9"d rItir rmlIrrn's chit