Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-10

Rip. =
Naval Stores, Sis l6l
Total, s756l5 III
Imports into all parts OF tho South in 1912 amounted 10
The mpur,s of N York the same year gill 23 524
! Massachusetts 3037l GS4
Pennsylvania T. O66 5i
To,aI, sl5a SOL 36.
The Southern States therefore, supplied the export or cx
change pay for nearly onchnlf the whole imports, while
they derived the actual import advantages oil less than one
tenth Of the whole amount
In 3i9-50 the tonnage of the Southern States shown
by the census, was
American, oll5co tons
j Foreign, l299b4 do.
Total, 94l552 tons
The tonnage .! the Northern States,
American, ?,l2LlU0 do.
Foreign 2973S2 do.
Total, 34lS452 do
Nearly four
Of the Secretary of Treasury for the ending June
30 1851 the results will be found still more startling. Com
ment is unnecessary Bring back The South Virginia
her due proportion Of tonnage and OF commerce. according
TO the value Of her annual productions, and shall we mol
have abundance TO support not one only but many steam
lines fleets of sailing resscS all parts Of the worl
Again. The trade of Tho regions West OF the Missis
sippi OF the golden regions OF California; and across the
broad of the Pacific seek outlet upon the
Atlantic. The most Southern point al which this vel
be had the point which nature seems 10 have des gnatcd
the place which rail road from California must strike
Virginia shipping port, than TO New YORK ESTABLISH d.
rect communication with Europe, and wc point IL
this the future emporium for the trade of China and
of the East Indies, trade worth millions annually
trade which has made England rich ard her merchants
Princes-a trade which be commanded BY the route
Just named whenever esablished because il will reduce The
lime REQUIRED for shipping around Cape Good Hope
Horn and return for the snme from an average Of rere
months, OF about four munhs-a saving Of
lime which must ne absolutely controlling Let this be done
and wc become the commercial fucrum by which
the financial world is moved We will cease TO be dspsn
dency Of New York, and have within ourselves all the
Of commercial well Agricultural, Mineral,
and Manufacturing wealth. We will Vie with the taos; pow
crfu in political importance, and in aggregated well a.
individual wealth.
Put the proposed line In operation, let it be positively
known tina, ii will established and the attention OF
sister States South and West Of us, having shipping
ports Of their own will be directed o their point OF
trade Their improvements will be directed 10 that end and
their energies and resources will combine with
tain the enterprise in question.
Let now Mr. Speaker examine the resources al the
other end OF the propuse line. We now in commercial
on by The indirect route Of New York, with the
"a 600 600 of Britain. Establish This line and we will he in
like communication with the 200 millions OF the European
continent If trade through New York and through
Great Britain burdened in each by mercantile profits md
charges be- sustained ask, In the name o!
productions exported direc; 10 the con-
linent, which is the ultimate market OF much the
greater portion and giving in direct return the manaac-
lures of Europe freed from tho like profits and charges
not be sustained? The Belgium government is anxious 10
further scheme before the House. She has, for years
been taxed and borne down by English merchants factors
and middle men, who have amassed fortunes by eiectng
rransfes from America Europe and from Europe 10 Anne
RIGA OF the various productions Of each
Belgium is DESTROYS Of establishing her Independence OF
England as Of New York and England. Can Bel
GUM furnish any considerable OF trade? Antwerp
il commercial port OF this country and has one oi me
finest haIbors Of Europe.
Napoleon with his keen foresight intended that should
he The commercial emporium Of The vast Empire he formed
Upon its docks qays and basins he caused millions to DC
expe nded and these still remain benefit 10 BEL
GUM, and 10 all trading 10 her port.
Belgium was by treaty pualions OF the allied powers in
l,,odt hon hp Pm
The very force OF circumstances in European politics.
will confne her this poaon and should European war
any time occur connection win such neutral power,
would oler the arges. possible rewards 10 an asr
cultural and grazing country as il would necaby DC The
from 1chct nearly all The supplies Of the European
armies Mould be drapn
Havre the only port the continent which could com.
pete with Antwerp obslructed by sand bars And an in
STA nee has occurred when United States steamer drawing
II feet water (thr United States in 1889 was
Obliged delay her departure Ten days in consequence
the owness of the and by the delay lost nearly a
her passengers they having crossed TO England and
taken Cunard ships. France has therefore, great
port The ports Of Hoana have sufficient depth al wa
ter Tor steamers and The North Sea and The Baltic are OBJ
struccd BY ice nearly half the year The rail roads there
fore whichdiverge from Antwerp and which, as net work
now will cover Europe, make her The Key 10 mat
continent Let glance these works France Austria
Prussia and some oil the minor German States had PROJECT
ed roada through their territories and completed many
of them before Belgium moved in such an enterprise
Awakened 10 her interest the stepped for
ward 10 what private individuals could not THIS gov
ycrrmcn, the first 10 appreciate the advantages OF
ro1us waited The acton OF ner Citizens
1899 the ministers determined that the should take
the matter in hand, and accordingly the st OF May
1884, the authorizing the government TO construct The
roads was adopted and the following roads were bull:
Line Of the North from Antwerp to Miles. Cost
Brussels "a Slozo 22U
Line OF the West, mail lines to Osend, 76s S,0936i0
Line Of the East from mail line to Rus
Line Of the South, from Brussels to the
French frontier, 81 1907, 1925
Client 10 the French frontier and Tour,
Brainc-l Compile to Manure, Al 2,6SOOOO
Total, 1865 $50 ST., no
This cost does not include the buildings stations IDcomo.
vcs and other items. Including these cxpeases The total
outlay OF the Government. when the lines opened FOR
traffic amounted s27 SOC 000 $50 $50 per mile The
line between Lcgc and the Prussian frontier distance Of
"a miles required the removal Of 100000 cubic yards OF
and construction of q bridges ia viaducts and
| Is tunnels executed through solid rock.
The magnitude OF these works and The large which The
Government has expended 10 perfect them, give some
idea OF the value The business OF that country But when
added this the of territory which roads tap
by connecting with other roads the result will be surprising
indeed The East line the Prussian frontier al
AK Ii Chapce with the PIussan rold which extends
the Rheni.h provinces, Wcstphaa and Hanover,
and the ElJe opposite Hamburg; from thence
through Hosein the city of ReI where il with
the steamship lines upon the Baltic and branch from
Riel comes into Denmark From Hamburg another line
runs South Eastward through Meckenburg into Prussia
proper and Berlin where Northern branch extends
10 Stcen On the Baltic and with the Russian
mail steamship line 10 ST Petersburg From Berlin, the
reaching thai empire, branch line extends Eastward 10
Lcipsc and down through the German States, branching,
however Lepsc and extending Southwark rough Ba
vaa and Nirtemburg and terminating the Lake OF Con.
stance Switzerland. Entering Austria the main lire
continue through Vienna down Southwark tcrni-
mating Trieste the Adralic Sea. A branch line
tends this main line before il the Austrian En-
pire up through Russia 10 Warsaw and be continued
on from thence Moscow, and Southwark from the CAPT.
| tai TO Kcrscn, upon The Black Sea-
Retaining The next main Belgian road called the South
line, which extends from Antwerp, through Brussels
Lse, in France and thence through Amiens Paris and
thence South. eastward towards The ports the Bay
Bscay Another line, on the West side Of the French En-
pre- extends Southwark to- and termina Marsees
The Mediterranean Sea. The Austrian line of road which
terminates upon the Adriac Trieste, connected by
steamboat, with the ancient city OF Venice, from whence
railroad Eastward through Italy, 10 The cities Of ve-
rona Besca and Milan and upwards the Lakes Lugano
| and Maggiore on the confines of Switzerland
From main lines lateral roads extend 10
every city of any consequence entire continent II
must therefore, be apparent that Antwerp is real
mercial port of continental Europe and taking into cons
dcraton the oeay and enterprise of the Belgian govern
ment and the wise policy II has pursued Is pursuing of
making all the articles which into manufactures free