The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-03

This is growing business friend who has crossed
the Andes and is now on his way home down the Amazon
informs that parts OF the Puma country OF Peru cod
Bolivia, and in which the waters of the Amazon take
their rise, already overpopuaed that portions Of The
Amazonan water she'd which he has passed arc
rich in focks Of sheep; and all that is wanted is close
market (Which the free navigation OF the Amazon would
lgive) to induce the shepherds TO raise millions No
other part OF the world grows wool like this II isp
culiar lie reports fine sugar and coffee plantations
there, with cotton growing Wild Also there are enna-
mon groves and forests OF the from which all The
Peruvian bark, which affords quinine and pbyse the
world, is taken and being put the backs Of these
sheep and asses is transported from the bead nasgable
waters OF the Amazon, GOO miles, among the clouds and
snow capped mountain range, TO the Pacific.
This drug now goes west, and when il arrives al the
seaport town OF africa it is worth annually half md
lion.
With the right TO send an American steamboat up The
Amazon, all this stuff would come east and flow doT
that river.
With the free navigation OF the Amazon, a steamer
might load at ST. Louis with the products OF those high
atitudes, and deliver IFS cargo right the foot oil The
Andes, where the Amazon leaps down from the noun
taias into the plains below. With portage easy over
by the hand Of Improvement she could then ascend
the Seppes OF the Andes steam several hundred miles
further up. and deliver her cargo within hail OF Corco
and the mines OF Peru Nay, the country Lake Ticsn
would look TO her for supplies
The free navigation OF that river is included con-
ceive among the subjects with regard TO which the
mltee have invited me TO express my views TO the Goa
vention; and hope the convention will deem il not IN
worthy OF their careful consideration.
Considering the sofness Of the climate the fertility OF
its soil, and The lavish hand with which Nature sisnis
ready there to ill for the husbandman the horn OF plenty,
and where man is thus surrounded, considering that hS
industrial energies are tor the part addressed 10 the
tIlage OF the earth, and considering, moreover the chat
acler OF the people who inhabt that valley Of the South
and the character OF the people who inhab this oil The
North, we struck with the fact--aad il is physical
fact Of moment,hat the valley OF the Amazon is bat
commercial appendage to that Of the Mississippi and Thai
II rests with u.s. and the course OF policy which may
pursue whether this physical fact shall be converted
into commercial one, and whether the South with The
that region, is 90 by default il has similar advao
tages in other cases.
Attention this subject be given too soon 100
earnestly lsimportance sgreat Legons OF benefits and
advantages TO flow from IT, Many OF them are papabs
and obvious some dim in the msts OF the future,
but all Of them certain. In short, ne a commercial
matter, the free navigation Of the Amazon is the question
OF the age. As time and shall develop its bearings
our children will weigh the effects upon the prosperity
OF the country OF the free navigation OF the Amazon
with the acquisition OF Louisiana. They will place them
in the balance together. TO contrast and compare them
and in considering the effects Of each they will dispute
and wrange to which Of the two has proved the great
er blessing to their country. The question when