The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-10-02

The three great Empires Of the world, the
British the Russian. and the Chinrse--the Anglo
Saxon the Selavonian, and the Mongolian-wiih
N the last few wears have been rapidly spproach
my each other-the two latter by land, the form
er by both land and sea. China has spread
through Mongolia to the shores Of the Caspian
and the heights of the Caucasus, and has come in
contact with the MaLommedan population Of
Western Asia and the Christianity Of the Rus
sian projects.
Russia, the great nascent power Of the old
word, has rolled her armies across Siberia up to
The foot Of the great wall, and now caste a cove,.
ons eye upon the northern portion Of the Celes-
tial Empire IN order to obtain possession Of the
mouths of the great river Amour. which forms
the only DavigaNle outlet for the products Of her
Siberian do,ninions
Britain firmly seated on her Indian throne has
reached with her fleets every harbor of the
Fl-wery Land, has menacsd its capital with her
broad-iles, and dotted its shores with her sstle
menia. Five Of its maritime ports We bod in
common with the natives, and On the Island Of
Hong Kong British dependency has arisen al
most within gun-ho Of IT, southern capital But
| il is by another branch Of the Anglo Saxon rsce
that the greatest impression upon China is DIES
tined to BE made; and the sam. era which has
brought the British army to the gates 81 Nan
king has established the Americans in force on
the shores Of the Pacific. From the harbnrs Of
c"l,G.rn, that restless and enterprising people
are besetting with their merchantmen ,h- Chi
nese waters, and already n naval ART. ameni las
passed through the Golden Gate on it's way to
the adjoining territories Of Japan The BAY of
San Franci'c" ia nearly opposite to the mouth of
the f"ngtsrk.ang,the artery of Central China aud
the fair Isles Of tie Archipelago linking The Old
World TO the New, are Convenient stepping
stone between. Another wear NAV not eapsr
before the Sandwich groupe is annexed 10 the
Union; and. strong with the strength oi all the
hardy desperad'es whom the rudc-t and rough.
est races Of tie West have poured into California.
how long will It be ibefure some mCIe fortunate
Aaron BUR-, some wiser and drawer Lopez plants
the banner Of the Stars and Stripes Oh the op
poslte coast Of Asia
From these events, AS well az from the rapid
rise Of our Australian Empire. it Is ey'd,n, that
the Pacific ocean Is about to become the arena
81 the latest and possibly GROWING achievement,
Of our race on earth and ls name given To it
three centuries ago, may prove to have been I'm.
Willingly prophetic Of lis future li,'ory--of the
comparative millennium which it. peaceiu waters
are Yet destined To witness. The numerous isles
OF that vastest of oceans will cease To be the
Ultima 1hulesof navigation, and themselves
give birth To kingdoms.
Already the stalwart Anglo. Saxons, after com
passing the earth from the rising tn The setting
ard iiom the setting 10 the rising sun and met
! ing amidst the solitude. Of tina, virgin ocean
but new combinations ofmanknd are there pre-.
pnring, to play the leading part. in the last act
81 the long drama of human life. The new
worid co umrncrd the fashion OF the varied ia
lions Of the old but it is on the shores or ia the
bosom Of the Pacific that that fusion is TO be
cUnsuUma-d. There, the diverse elements Of
the population Of Eastern Americe are gathered
TO focus, and blending with those Of China and
the intervening isles, will by and by settle in
peace iuCalifolnia.
Aurii,rous Australia ere long viii he the scene
~ n" """l"s""- .~nlhnaion and ut tins mo
nient. in New Zealand fusion is in progress ne
tween the must powerful Of the Caucasian races
and the most elevated Of the Au.rala.ian.--
Gold is now the great lone star Of the nations.
and isyet destined to break up the -eclu-ior Il
he hermit races OF India and China. !, was
gold abroad and distress Mt home that COZ.
cred the Atlantic with ship. and its western
'hores with new populrton--Nnd the same
gcncies Of Providence are now doing Ike
service Tor the Pacific. But the progress Of the
human race, though slow and latr to many
tluenctioHs, on the whole is ever onward ard
instead ef the labor market of the new empires
If Oceanca, being supplied, like that of Eastern
America, by means ofyiolence and with the cap
tive savages Of Negroland. it will be voluntarily
occupied by the free and industrious outpourings
If China