The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-20

eastward, 70 the ssesa, BY lines Of ships nuai
eating with EnglAnd, Germany, Holland. Franes,
the West Indies, the Spanish MAia. New Orleans,
Savannah, Mobile, the British Northsra Posses.
sions, New England, both coasts Of South Amsri-
ca And the golden shoresof California
This nsp will show you, then, thai ell these var-
Gus lines OF trade domestic and fereIgn converge Ct
Baltimore, like the spokss Of = wheel, making eur
city ths grss, central axle of . trade whose sireum-
iennss saoad touch and gather The produce Of every
escaring, therefore, our natural and geographical
right to large share u the produce Of those valise
which drain the Western slspss Of Virgins and
Pennsylvania tho States Of Ksnuoky, Ohio, Tsnnss-
see, Missouri Illinois, and indiana holding, more
over close IL tereourse with the broad lakes and
their fruitful borders, through the valley Of the Sus
quehsnna-may We not justly say 70 you, GENTLE
men, that central position sd faoilsiss Of ans
porsasion make US. obviossly, national snhF
pet, and win torce she North 70 regard Bal6morsA
the best exchange for the disposal Of Ito msnslA<
lures and it's best market tor you
The answer, We think. 10 ready. In The oolesss
fortunes already realised from 5sathsrn purchases
by enterprising Eastern and NsrtAsrn men whsnIt
the sagscty to detect this fast, and came hitherto
establish commercial agencies Nay--with all The
energy Of Boston Boston il beginning to smigrat~
to New York. Her thrifty people, keen 70 spprs-
ciate and swift to ssiss compulsory destiny, no
longer content themselvis by diminishing their pro-
fts in the loss Of commissions, but abandon thsir
opulent asents, and essshlish in that metropolis,
commercial houses directly And originally concern.
ed in manufacturers Gradually, their progress will
DO further southwark, uotii, reaching or city, %
the true centre national commerce, hey viii And
that B<imors is the osst nsrkst ~ which the
varied products Of tho plan atsa, the farm, and the
factory can meet for profitable interchange.
Baltimore il nearest the north, nearest the south
nearest the wsstso central, In fAss to 30 near
est all. 1t 10 the nearest the manufacturer Of the
north-the producer If the south and wsst-the
speculator Of Europe, and psrshsssrs everywhere.
These Inducements Of geographical position, ease
OF communication, AID rapid sntrslisstion Of fu-
turo trade might DO sufficient 70 tarn ysur kind 1T
tention to sltimore Ms . home market, but therc
are other views ana interests We must not neglect
to touch on briefly
Our city, gentlemen is already enc Of the largest
commercial portA Of the Union Our State IL o
small one, but ia people sre industrious, thrifty
and energetic, W. are bessed BY genial, health
full climate, and, while oar laws just In their
operation among ourselves, tsey are not uafsvora-
Bile to the personal welfare OF the stranger who may
sojourp among ms have siresdy noiiosd the sur
prising decepnial augmentation Of ouv numbers.
Maryland accordingly, possesses within horssn the
material elements of wealth, adequase to build up
. great capital, and assure tho commercial safety
ana supply Of al ~ho deal vita her.
Tire manufactures Of Mary land, In every branch
Of nsustry, nust thrive, increase and prevail Tho
geological features oil ssction peculiarly n
vorabIe to factories. Tho tide water VI the Cnesa-
peske washes the eastern base of that formation
which runs parallel with the Atlantic coast, while
abundant streams from that elevated ridge precipi-
tate themselves succet sion OF falls to tho rivers,
from an elevation generally amounting TO about GOO
feet, within = distance around Baltimore comprised
in radius OF twenty i've mites 1t has been caleu-
lated that within ten miles Of the oty there 10 water
power sDficientfOr near malt million OF spindles,
large portion Of which is still unapplicd to any kind
OF manufacture
II water Id abundant, coal and iron are not less
80 Our Cumberland region is known througdous
tho world producing the best .'evapoIstive mate.
NAL in it's semi bitpsinous coal hitherto discover
ed; and the capitalists II sbe North are eagerly
erasppg those mines whion must control 80 much
labor and navigation Hard ~ these mines, iroAis
stacked up in msuntsirs, awaiting tho develope-
ment ot time and INDUSTRY; while. BY railway sAd
the SukquehapDa Dal. Anthracite coal 10 brought
from region which Pennsylvania has been slack N
opening
Now, who docs net know what powerful olemsnts
Of Engand's wealth her coal and iron have beenl-
bur there are nulsitudes who do net know that
from the abandoned forpances Of old revo utionsry
days, in our state whose RUSS may still be traced
that very England was ssPpiisd, 10 some extent,
with "pig iron ~hioh Was N high rspuse |"
Nor are our agricultural resources TO be forgot
ten. The census VI 1850 dup'ays teeming list Of
our productions Flour, oern, tobacco, and stock,
raised so abundsny en- oar fertile levels, long age
constituted Baltimore OF the oest provision mar
kets Of the Union The facility of selling here has
caused the West and the adjscest South to select
our na,ke.. even NJ time ~Aen wagons and horses
performed tho work Of cars and steam. The oonse-
quence bias been that the British West Indies arc
from our merchants, and that . trade ID daily aug
mentiDg with the continent Of Europe-with 'c,
trade En- gland--with the Spanish Main and isan{
and with both coasts Of North and South Ami
RIGA.
But grain and provisions do not alone absorb til
great bulk Of our commerce. Oar traditionaa
staple 10 the favsrite luxury tobacco. Long bi
fore revolutionary times-l,ng, even. before On
Baltimore and the towns along our Msryhnd water
courses thu cent es and marts Of the nerisan
tabacco trade A. ore time the leaf itself was oar
precious currency, and whom commerce introduced
paper . circulating medium, it still tho f.
miiar engraving of this leaf tAs; authsBtested 80
note" to the people In spite Of all competition.
accordingly, we have hitherto been enabled .
maintain our commercial supremacy in this arti-
Gle; and, rs road and it, western combinations
penetrate farther and farther the heart of those
new lands which favorable to les planting, We
mean, by the faclisiss afforded and the eonseAtra-
tion Of operations to consolidate the monopoly in
this seaooard market Heavy articles, like aoar and
tobacco, designed for expert, seek the swiftsss,
ne AIest and cheapest conveyance to the sea; and
Baltimore must, therefore continue to maintain
its high commercial character in those productions,
~ well a. provisions generally, BY the facilities Il
will ever afford to the best preducsrs
Such, gentlemen, were some Of the elements Of
our own domestic trade, within our neighborhood,
even before the entire opo nng Of great internal
improve ncnt; yet should not forget to snunerats
among our home wealth the products VI oar bay-its
fisheries and it's luz urous stsrs demanded In such
quantities n the eVAorb large erAnsporoo-
ton tonnage the found Ason aistng uish
ed private fortunes Nor sboad neglest to mention
our industrial establishments, oar machine shops
our ship building, our luxurious storcs, Alisd wfS
every article Of comfort, elegance, taste, nssai
sity-a pledged to respond 10 your wants - resi
Oily and chssply AZ the dealers Of any other marh1
in the country
have g. oxen sonewhat at large Of eur dsrnssd
trade, let me now briefly advert TO our foreign
When domestic trade concentrates at q depot q
tide wster, foreign trade must felsw ss . natural
consequence Accordingly, Baltimore, except =
NasoLs of great disaster or wars has never been
without . liberal commerce England il largely
purchaser Of our provisions and Injuries Ger
many and France nearly nonopoixs our tobacco,
and, carrying the article on better terms in their
own vessels, they send them out laden with emi-
grants who to al up the unoecupsed asds Of the
South and West. and 70 supply large portion Of me-
cessary labor Thus. indirectly, We are important
agents in promoting the welfare Of mankind In beth
htmispheres
Our commercial intercourse ID, moreover, sxtsa-
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