Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-24

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Tie Brazilian steamboat co":pahy Is 10 establish sAy
colonies the banks 81 ;e An:zoa Is II mol ".'' 10 Ef'
r.ay 10 open trai; with hel r gs plough :s fei 20 DC
r.n in that valley and these cooEs will want eythins
Evr,y cmaraal liza, goes there viii become IN excellent
Il, this country GA, OF Ii" a,uRjrHce OF MS ST!
n will buy az sorts OF Yansec Notions" His wofk sh" ;
,u s oo;,s and tie a!tZ r:G minister - It's !anctes
hi- tastes or his wants will ali b. here
Where f 80; in Soah America, dl M,Tyi1d and N'El-
Mn nov find ct COR ihci great siiplc More o tiei'
l,,u- gnes there than 20 all other nations.
To Ohio Indiana illinois and the merchants here rem
hasecon OF the country-li they ish M; '"::ai 'cc a
interest have they the line vi steamers hence ~
The Amazon and it, the results OF The cons, quences "hi'
will follow CLOSE upon its hccl7, reply the very molrh
that river tributaries opened 20 steam ana 't'l'.
men, Thar moment Gse upper Mississippi states WIZ Uc-
come III. boat yards OF the Amazon
seed time and harvest in the valley Of The Amazon 90
in hand and perpetual round and the i.rm:r there
can mn kc crops 10 his in O&!o i? The "?Ieati"
of the same principles which place The ooa yards o texas
Of The lower Mississippi and Alabama, up in The cold cou'
r.s above upon that principle will The boat yards "i tie
Amazon be placed there II Is principle ounicd apdn
The Geographical distribution OF LABOR. II s the 2'incie 81
rather that condition OF nature, by which l- Hah!tania 81
sIruy soil in .evelc climate inaccd 10 J;saEe ihs
land and follow the In Italy HE earth is five times more
nrnuc,yt Than il is in Norway and il therefore requires
five times the reward induce tic iahorcr 10 torsahc Tie
cuI.aon d the soil in Italy that il does in Norway
The same kulds with regard Cape Cod aud tire Val.
lev OF the West. Upon this principle the northern henis-
phere is Obliged o the and the vessels Tor car
ryuy market the :lch productions III tie southern seths-
pLcrc and is precisely because G this condition Of ma
tue that the steamboat yards q he Amazon are 10 be Up ~
New Albany, CINCINNATI !t'sbu:s, AMI cie' pceu"'ty
places in the Mississippi Valley
Wien il is winter in Ohio The Amazonan planter will be
cuyang and reapng hi seccnd crop And VITA his Sc,
coDd crop he car get lie Mississippi boatbGter 10 bald
and send him and better boats !an Is posso.c 10Y
him 10 build with his own force
There are the West India Islands standing in The river
steamboat path from the mouth {" the Mississippi I" tie
mouth of the Amazon Ike Stepping sioncs across POOL ~
tho yay The longest stretch from land 10 land The pas
sage would be from the Bzc 10 Cuba; and any beat that Is
stout enough from New Ofeahs I" Cuba IN Snco''
water is enough 10 90 thence TO Amazon a. all sea-
sons except in the hurricane months.
There 100 in that South American watershed, Will BIT
great market for the beef and po: and salt provisions
of ire West for tropical climate is too warm Tor the
packer.
This question Of the Amazon of is settlement OF CON.
mece win it, of navigating its waters, and OF establishing
friendly commercial relations between it and this country H.
gentlemen the question OF the In it oar statesmen
have their part perform, our merchant princes thelI part
and every good citizen his part.
Commerce is the great civlzer and chstanizer OF the
world Commerce Is the agcn, by which THAI wilderness
country be subiued And we are hcte 10 cosue1
what the merchant may do.
Bearing The banners peace and good Will he must 20 in
the van h mail steamer; then trade crnigrilnn settle
ment cultivation and the spread Of knowledge viii fellow
And he is but sleepy observer OF The lines who does rot
see that The commercial r, and enterprise OF tie age VIII
accomplish the rest and in the end make OF the Amazon ana
ne AT anc slopes o! South America the field tor the llc
| est commerce that The world has ever known.
The valley Of The Anuzun moreover, Is slave country
And the eye OF the ar-see!ng statesman cannot ai % per
THAI wilderness VI
| this Union.
Immense consequences therefore, follow from eS'
,abshng commercial connections and friendly intercourse
The and South America And II Is because oi
Tho hearings Of these quenccs that advocate ne es
tablishmcn esty now, oil nc u steamers nnder
Government patronage between the Amazon and sotf
! Southern port.
There i. tide in the affairs OF nations of ard here
is one make, al young Hood which being taken
will lead this nation 10 the hiShest degree OF coieci
wealth. social prosperity and true greatness mat was ever
known. -. 49,, :,
was agreed 10.
the Hon. r. t. BOWIE OF Maryland, then and said
Mr. pREsIpES7, | Go not propose 10 teain the Con
vcnon by any length? remarks MY ooec; ~ rlsin2 10
do Justice 10 whom justice Is due. The gentleman VINO ms
mai sat down has recently informed the American world Of
the great Importance of improving every facility OF commerce
and navigation between The Southern States VI ts CCa
| and South Amef;cl
the North is now ENJOYING almost monopoly ot commerce.
nave no doubt Mr. President; that and tie grca; ma
joy Of lhcsc who hear me, arc amIi"f win that very
srcd essay OF his upon Southern Commerce. IN w!:ch e
shnus tina, anterior 1876, South Carolina-the city OF
enjoyed larger degree oil foreign clfht zee
,h,n the city Of New Yo:S and that tic natural direction
nj trade is with the Northeast trade winds 10 hc Southern
| latitude and from Charleston 10 New York; and ina
Charleston and Norfolk and Baltimore ani ali IN" sen1oris
Of the South cncpor;s 10 the ccnmticeo o. me "0'I "
far az this Continent is concerned tie hls pointer us !"
us thar established fact that as late as Inc year leot on
opportunity afforded us TO secure me commerce ~ r
rope by establishing steam connection WIN rance uu va
one of tho S.;rs of this unlon renowned Tor he patriot
ism in war but equally Ter her jealousy o tOnnp
o.s in ncncc IL clincd the ovcrurts alnde, SIR, 10 nc
n,.i smnrb,r o. States and Stale Virginia. Sht
had II once ia her power by incorporating steam naVsa
ian comuanY u the advantages when are no" en-
,ovrd by " ha, called the Empire State OF I've" YORK LIE
n this lesson be unimpro.cd by ibis ASSEMBLY: Let u:
mi no away conier, with empty resolutions. But let u:
resolve as in us les 10 promote an actual connection
between the cities and Europe and Sonia 'net
ca It a that alone "hich is tsscntia! 10 oar prosperity
] w y0u
Of comncrce WI POSSESS hosc things whCharc ne neces
sarics Of life We poss.ss those things Which are csssnl
10 te basis Of capitG-uay capital Itsc and having mat
the world must be tributary 10 liz il we are willing 10 5c ou
our own carriers and our own factors.
do not Gean MIR. President, 10 elaborate this idea ost
simply 10 say that indebted 10 the learned gentleman
Who has Just spoken pointing out TO how we have
been recrean ourselves and nope that his lessons Wi
not be unnIproved (AppIausc)
Mr. 4. b. GRAF, Consul of the Netherlands al the Gil!
/ OF Baltimore, then SAID
Mr.. PREsipsSr: have il in my power produce
facts md proofs necun with what III: worthy gentle
men mas iul said stand here daily empowered as the rep
rescntavc Of The Ne,Ierlant. cr rc right hard Of EEL
lowship 10 this Convention am man OF lie" words ou
will read The rcpor which has been from head
quarters by the Minister of Foreign AliTs II s not OEs
aud therefore, will detain The Convention By rcarng Il;
This renor c,auacs from the President Of the Board O
Trade of Rotterdam in invitation from Tie PIE
sden. the Board Of Trade OF this city Mr. Bruno, and
was the Hague with request HAT l. as Consul o.
the Netherlands here, al Baltimore would present il 10 this
Convention Ii is addressed TO his Exccency the Minister
Of Foreign Ailnirs nj the Hague
MIR. BRUNE then read ~ Inc contention cpHlfnunca
ton from Bosch Spencer Esq The Belgian Charge dA
fares M Washington in relation Ia the establishment oil
steam line 10 Antwerp, which, on hrs nupn WAS ordered
10 be ncoronrat.d in the proceedings oi the Convention
Mr. BAYLOR moved that the communication read b" ht
Consul from the Netherlands Sc also incorporates! lGGO the
| proceedings, which was agreed TO
h AIR WI NJ BURN ELL oi Va said that he was so W.
r,unae as to arrive late hour ard he but rer:ccry
honrd The resolutions which pending before the Con-
yen,ion He would be graled 70 know if any reference
had been made in the resolutions 10 The construction Of
great Southern railroad 10 the Pacific
| The PRESIDENT replied that reference made IL
that subcci in the resolutions.
Mr. BuRWELL.-'ihrn it occurs me, from what
have ECnd OF resolutions that this Convention
Southern had hoped il would have b,ca and
scope lis consultations is Southern might BE
regret 10 not the assembly had hoped ~ avs
found assembled here This city Gnrng lie pas
year and approached large buildin. in another quarter
this city, say approached it, for could it,
did desire lO-whcrc found two political Conventions
assembled, which ded the and the immense
bull ling But to-day find tc disciples Of the South gath
cred in an upper chamber How is This? Where that
element OF which have heard for sometime past? Where
j. all mat excitement which flashed through the halls
yonr National Legislature when you told in the
interior that this sacred Union be broken irag
ment because the South had been ground dou and crush
ed beneath power growing too Tor The principle %
equality. VAST political pTeence Was the ..as
of The politician Was il Iamperirg with that which