The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-10-02

The three great Empires Of the world. the
British. the Russian and the Chnrse--ihe Anglo.
Saxon, the Scavonian and the Mongolisn-w
IN the las, few wears have been rapidly approach
ing each other-the two latter by land, the form
er by both land and sea. China has spread
through Mongolia to the shores Of the Caspian
and the heights Of the Caucasus and has come in
contact with the Mahommedan population Of
Western Asia aud the Christianity Of he Rus
sian projects.
Russia, the great nascent power Of the old
word, has rolled her armies across Siberia up &c
the foot Of the great wall, and now caste n covet.
oas eye upon the northern portion Of the Celes-
tal Empire, IN order to obtain possession Of the
mouths Of the great river Amour, which forms
the only naviga'le outlet for the products Of her
siberian doninions
Britain firmly seated on her Indian throne has
reached with her fleets every hnrbor of the
fl-w,ry Land, has menaced its capital with her
broad iles, and dotted it's shores with her esttle
ments Five Gifts maritime ports We bod in
common with the natives, and On the Island Of
Hong Kong British dependency has arisen nj.
most within gun>hot Of it, southern capital But
il is by another branch Of the Anglo Saxon rsce
that the greatest impression upon China Is des
tined TO BE made; and the same era which has
brought the British army to the gates II Nan
king has established the Americans IN force on
the shores Of the Pacific. From the harburs Of
c~Hfrni, that restless and enterpising people
are besetting with their merchantmen the Chi
ness waters, and already a naval armament las
passed through the Golden Gate on it's way to
the adjoining territories Of Japa, The Bay of
San Franc'c" is nenrl, opposite to the mouth Of
the fangt.ekeang,ihe artery Of Central China and
the fair Isles oftie Archipelago, linking The Old
World to the New, are Convenient stepping
stone between. Another year may not elapss
before the Sandwich groupe is annexed To the
Union; and, strong with the strength Of all the
hardy desperadoes whom The fude-, and rough.
est races Of lie West have poured into California
how long VIII II be before some mOie iurGna,e
Aaron BUR-, some wiser and drawer Lopez plants
the banner Of the Stars and Stripes on the OPP
poslte coast Of Asiai
From these events. AZ well as from the rapid
rise Of "ur Australian Empire, it "a evident that
the Pacific ocean is about to becnme the arena
Of the latest and possibly crowning achievement
Of our race on earth; and ;hs name given to it
three centuries ago, may prove to have been I'M
Willingly prophetic uf liz future lis'ory-o the
comparative millennium which ito peaceful waters
are Vet destined to witness. The numerous isles
Of that vastest of oceans will cease to he the
u tuna 1hues Of navigation, and themselves
give brth to Kingdoms.
Already the stawsrt Anglo Saxons, after com.
passing the earth from the rising to The setting
! and from the setting TO the rising sun and met
ing amidst The soIltuies Of that virgin ocean;
but new combinations humankind are there pre-.
pairing, to play the leading pnrt' in The last &C,
of the long drama Of human life The new
world co umenced the fashion OF the varied na
tons of the old but i, is on the shores or IN the
bosom Of the Pacfi,e. that that fusion is 10 be
| contaminated. There, the diverse clements Of
tie population OF Eastern Americe are gathered
| 10 focus, and blending with those of China and
the intervening isles, will by and by settle il
peace iuCafmnia
Aurii.rous Australia ere long will be the scene
~ n" "".l"sr,.- combination aud at tins mo
ment. in New Zealand, fusion Is in progress ne
tween the most powerful Of the Caucasian races
and the most elevated Of the Au.tralH-ian.-
Gold il now the great lune.sar Of the nations.
and is yet destined to break Up the -eclu-or #
The hermit races of India and China. !, was
gold abroad and distress at home that Il .t Gov.
cred the Atlantic with ships and ITS western
'hores with new populatiun--nnd the same
gcnces Of Providence are now doing Ike
service Tor the Pacific. But the progress 81 the
human race, though slow and hattie to man,
tiuenctions. on the whole is ever onward, aud
instead ef the labor market Of the new empires
If Oceanica, being supplied. like that Of Eastern
America, by means ofyoence and with the cap
tive ssvages of Negroland it will be voluntarily
occupied BY the free and industrious oupourings
If China