The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-21

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rsMsn to the Rsd ses mi Ingenuity viscd lock and
joined them and thus turnrd tho ocmmcce Of Europe
commerce which formerly studded the Mediterranean.
1hsy made their way .ssp BY step till they reached
Epesand And now now gsn'i. we are are icskins fr S nno
ther s p and frcsec whero that next step will be
mt will mot be far fo@ the city In which We now live
The kcsnans contributed work which waa their pride
and boa't-tise Appan waythe grvat mis ~ roadlo
ing from tho Mediterranean to Rome. Nap,lson In tho
| hight ~ his power. coU trtoted work by which no
crosssd The Alps That was also military road but
the.c weic works which put forward and accom-
pshed by monsrchs, at the head ~ mighty einpcs a
absoute monarchy by g"vrrnmcnts such govern.
men ofktme which os're IT, military all parts
Of tho earth and lived the spol- thereof (Appausc
Hut what the American people great
piovements at the present day II snot for military
their ncahbors and rob them Of their living and hs,r
property hut that they establish intercourse
between different parts Of our Unic" that ~e ~ carry
on our commerce and exchange the commodities OF
manufacturer and agriculture by which know there
j. more to be made than there il by iobbng NIGH
i bms. (Appauc.) And IL IL these Inducements VIII ch
stir up The Am people and ltd them TO progress
sornldly in all tho puruds which they undertake. II
turc has bestowed The American people continent
such M no other people the globe possess II you
tnke tho great cutiesof commerce this continent you
will find them TO be- thu mouth Of the Hudson the mouth
Of the Missississpp tho mouth Of tho Oronoco, and
tho mouth Of the Amazon Tho two last i Is true,
two isSt Probably Of all the rivers tho h,birabc
globe there Is not which the advantage
agriculture which tho valley of tho Mississippi presents
swept as it "a by that river aud its tributaries
running north and scuth-whch Ia very different
matt, from running cast and west-carrying with IL
always the fruits Of agriculture. which grow from 50 deg
Of dosth a6tudc TO tho termination of the river
the Gulf Of Mexico Now ifyou take the Gulf OF Mexico
and the Caribbean Sea- you will find that there is dis
taner Of about two thousand milo. between tho mouth of
the h.stissippi ana the nouh Of the river Aniz'n
one side on the cast on the north and the south,
and that you have these two ncosed by islands
running frun Cubs to the mouth Of the Oronoco Within
that space then, have centred facilities Of COM
merce than on any other portion of the globe There
Amazon ia bntaries The Oronooo and
tie Mississippi and its rbutaricsthan by all the rivers
You have then the fruits Of all climates conc.ntrnted
within that spa6cAwhcre the bud, tho blossom and tho
ripe frut grow ON the samo tree NOW What Is our post
couuzyy Why, il isthu right ia tho centre Of that
where all these faotes n our commerce est you hsve
distance Of merely forty SIX miles ntcrvencs till you
crcss to tho Pacific ant then you sweep tp western
shores Of this continent ftr distance Of thousand
niles Cheers Now wahthese communications ,pcn |
with New Yerk by distance seven days at TIM rcscnt
time--and 1t may be brought by the imorove
ments which will bo made not anticipate that
New York will be tho next port 10 which the great
Here you cut the oontiuc mt in two You join the
two seas by what Is but distance Of forty six nci,
four or five mouths difficult navgaton--whcl you
accomplish in as many hours. (Checrs.) Why should
not such improvement as this stir the hearts Of tho
American people and make them look forward TO day
OF pcgss sreh as the world has not yet secn nor yet
eensidered {Applause( II is ono os those improve
tAr rays Of the nsrning sun Without twilight Oh Il is
em such events these that we have to say that
this The progress and ofimproyomcnt Gentlemen
v hat has been TIE cause of this improvement, II il by
the scqG Of California 1t is to that gided daugh
my Of states that that improvement for without
ths and without tho great anxiety OF citizens 10
cntcrpEise which is going On there this Improvement
would have remained dormant, and in tho state to DO
years II has been written upon consicrpd exaninsd
or supposed 70 havo been examined hy almost every
- aa Ss M an Who %ui as
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES than am-wih the Isthmus, who
is one q the original proprieors OF that road add
appeal to Kim all that has been written vet
the subject worth the paper on which IL was wrten 1t
was American cntcrprc stimulated by the acquisition
OF California WAS 10 this connection OF the lines of
steamers carrying passengers between here and Call
fc mia that the mcut OF this Improvement Is
due. You we'll know to whom alude. ] mean John
L.. Stephens. the President Of tho Pauama Railroad
(Cheers.) Now have at the table another gentle
Inan who has just undertaken the contract to com
pete tho balance Of that road. (Crics Of Name"
: Namc.'g Imam Mras Z. strong, Of Poughkecpsie .
ticn of those advantages which will acquire on tho
completion Of this road. Now what aro tho advantages
to cnei CO heh the completion this will the
Of concI ring this connrsnay on the human
family for when we come to place money In tho bal
1ncc With the happiness OF man II very small INIT
er. When tho Atlantic coSsl shall be improved from
ape Horn to vancouvers Isand-whcn that vast region
4 country is brought into agriculture and when the
pirt OF American shall IL will do from
pole to poeh,n may well congratulate ourselves on
Inc advantages it will produce on the comfort and inn
nom tbis point this country connected with the
hcres Of the rasi-o, with the Sandwich Islands with
what immense effect II will have the Of
his couniiy-leaviDg out China and Japan ('heers
10 show that England by the way of Cape Horn, is
TO China Than but let me ask. way does
United States does 1t is because tho United states
have less populaon and that they have more induce
FOR Foreigners 70 come here and setehc nc lus-
lion Of land is much cheaper. and the advantage OF nst
nons much greater because our country conters on
,very the blessings of good government without op-
preston VIII England take TO her shores the vast popu
atioD Of China there emigration from China TO go
England? No. already begun here on the shores
Of the Pacific The Chinese would 20 England
han the Engish would think Of emarating to France
lien the OF China must be with the United
-tatesy,b the Pacic-and it is from thee advantages
thar look forward TO the day when viii the
necis emporium Of the world fixed IN this city or at
least on this continent. Gontlemcnl bog TO make e1.
. for my toolopg speech (Cries Of no no; go onD
such subject perhaps Is not fit to DO discussed at
banquet like this. have words to express my ac-
for your kindness and all can say is
that my couSc-if you approve Of the pastwll be the
ismc from this time forward Great cheers and ap'
plause) LAND A Life on the Ocean wave"
The next regular toast was:--"Thc Governor Of the
State of New York; Air-Govcrnor's March 80,
Then following toast then rcad and received with
great eciat The Producer. the Mcchasic aud the
Serehe Identified by relations ard mutual in
srtcproca promoters Of the prosperity OF eaon
othor-gnd an eniincny contributing by thoir united
energies 10 the pcrmanoncy Of glorious Union'
Air-Yapkce Doodle.
Mr. T. E.To,IrdNsor was called to respond to this
toast He said he relied upon the indulgence Of tins
meeting rs he could not come up to the occasion Tho
like all sentiments, beautiful not true
calculated produce rcvelry at the festive board
The p,oiucer ard the merchant not yet living In
perfect harmony when arrived ct ths dignity cf
the fact that the producer the mechanic and the aer-
liant we're combined y one personEana nc man man wn,
merely the interests Of this city or state bub
a the whole conpontand who was among the nrst "
distinguish himself by his sDterpse Ia the I'll Dorado
tho United States George Law was type Of this go
Nous country 1hc merchant neither In glorious Fiasco,
nor IN the mother country (EnglanD could rise to dis
tincticp where he born in the Lp OF luxury The
pre educer and the chanic produced the merchant But
there were other mechanics besides the VI toll
1brc were the mechanics ofhc consti and of
the the United states who gave scope and
opportunity To he mechanic and the arssn to work out
h destiny IN this broad land. lie had boon recently In
the South ard he there td them In rcry 60 their pre-
JUDGES, that Mason nSons line was not Known ia me
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