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

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the IL. la e!ilut IN lie i:tc; 'sou: le@a
H. II llc from the Lake. 10 The Lakes wot:
tic Trade Of that city co. II from the Gulf 10 he Guilt;
from the terminus Of the Baltimore and OHIO railway on III
Oho ivcS up that river would It's course b. AZ plastic az
his business would e in the hands Of The merchant so liz
clay In the hand Of Inc potter will this business, with the
navigation OF the Rio dc IA Plata and It's tributaries By
steamers under the American and Eaglsh aes be 10 those
shalt BE irsG there conduct II Into These new ch
| neIs.
Montgomery Martin, English statistical and gccgtaph
"a: ..,,rr hut for the truth Of his statements do
yuuch slur. have The statement coniradic
ed ha rtct,ly wien tie French and English bockatng
lorcss M the La Plata forced that river open and Kept SO
for six or eight m1n,s these sQuadfuns gave convoy the
river fleets Of mrrrhan ono ui llO sali the other
81 IT, This Increment effected suddenly and without
for previous concert between The merchant bei'w and
the people in The country Yet these fleets OF l56 sail
changed their merchandise for the produce found on the
banks OF me Paann and brought down caTsoes valued in
the aggregate al sixteen millions OF dollars!
The government approaching thu Importance which this
field American commerce Is now about TO despatch
an expedition under Len Page OF the Navy 10 explore that
valley AMI lis f,cIs We thus abou! 10 have report
telling US Of the navigabty oil these majestic streams OF the
present commercial and OF the future capabilities
and capacities OF that immense region for trade settlement
cultivation and commerce
Surely seeking channels OF direct trade for the Sonlh
and The West, is well to look in this direction; for there is
prize there that is worth striving for forlt is yearly to
grow more and more in value
Al some day I've may not yet our children may see i
but al dn, in The future the commerce OF the North
Atlantic nations with the river basins and Atlantic slopes Of
South America is be the most dazzling for s wealth that
The world Let US lay the foundations Tor il now
Let build hem broad and Deep that children may
cprOic for The want ci forecast or Inc lack ui enter
prise.
Upon the parallel of South latitude, which the La Plata
enters the ocean about the parallel North does Chesa
peakc spread itself out upon The sea Travelling South the
Mississippi, with the largest river basin In the Northern
hemisphere rolling down its produce and ills treasures
in flood capacOusncss only be ikencd TO its
own volume and extent of navgahle waters.
Midway between Us, and exactly on the equator the NIGH
Amazon discharges its waters which drain the largest
river basin in the world.
catering The deas of this river you have not yet come
where the is fresh before pass the mouth OF
the Tocantins magnificent tributary coming from The Tar
South crossing in its degrees OF latitude
than Mississippi It's banks high up are well SET
He'd But you never can seems gel me people mere TO
Amazon; but the passage up occupies hive months The
commerce with the seaboard is carried on by mules The
steamboa. seen there
Lieut. Hcndon in his recent descent Of the Amazon
barked upon Andes in sight, and descended thence
through uninterrupted low water navigation OF 3oOU miles
10 the sea.
The South talks abou. manufacturing spinning and
weaving the which it grows. But The complaint and
the difficulty is The want of n market
Cotton cloth let the South know. is in The pied. Andcan
provinces of Amuzon the currency OF the country And
this is The route by which il goes there From The cotton
fields OF Carolina and Mississippi 10 the Lowell Mills
thence the wharyes of New Y0rk-thence around Cape
Horn through regions bUlserous and gloomy that for
half the wear the sinks down and day dwindies away
until its light becomes only the longest Of the long
night.
Emerging from these regions is landed in the harbor of
Caao where paying duties Peru il is packed Lima,
and thence ascending mules and aas il penetratcs
The regions Of perpetual! snow in The tropics and finally,
having reached lis point OF elimination the Andes,
winds down along their eastern slopes into the valleys be-
low
Here four yards Of given in exchange auanti-
~ Of drugs gums spices dyes which descend the
Amazon 10 Para, 10 be shipped thence 10 New York The
quantity Amazunan stuff which these four yards of
ton have boush. in the upper Amazon is now worth more
dollars than The cost in cents You buy then Tor four
va:ds Of cotton CLOTH quantity OF drugs which, in New
York sold for $40 or $50
The climate Of the Amazon Is everlasting SIMMER
There at any time Of the year planting pulse, you get a
crop in three monlhs Indian corn gives three crops a
year. Rice in every five months cotton in six and su.
nar in eight.
i If the fertile lands the soft climates and rich produc-
lions D The Amazon be sufficient invite the cmigrant
,ucrc then hold 10 his cupdity the prodGious nnral
wealth county From the the Andes,
he great Divide which separates the waters OF The ANA.
zrn The OF the La Plata one immense diamond
ard gold bearing region
In the time ii the Vice Royalty, Sacedo, the Vceroy OF
Peru discovered. through the Indians gold mines in the
Peruvian provinces oil the Amazon whose wealth was such
as excite the cup!dy ut the crown Charges were
lrunped up against him. End lie lost his head thar his pos.
sessions might be conscated and so revert 10 the
But he ives popular with Indians: they alone knew where
his and, 10 him they had been 10
their lGca before, they Kept his secret
Just ;t!ure Lieut. Hcndon left Lima descend The ANA.
ION party P.ruvians returned from search Of these
accrs; though FEW hummer and badly provided they
returned Carahaza with 200 weight of go which they
had washed out in gDuds and calaJashes.
poUs slopes down towards the La Plata. Its mines Ia We
Welded sixteen hundred millions OF silver and they
only worked for The want OF machinery.
No steamer has yet piled upon the Amazon, and still
Para The city is mouth has commerce OF three millions
year.
Nnuta On the Amazon free port and B!az hos jrs,
trac,cd with one oil her subjects put lines Of
steamers tie Alazo, oac ifoi Para to The mouth OF The
Rio Nero the ether from Barra to Nauta. BY recent
;rraiy with Peru, American citizens have guaranteed TO
hc, all ports places IN Peru tho rights OF the most
favored
tar;es OF the Amazon. Bolivia is about declare Two OF
her river free ports for all the world and proposes
prize 10000 the first steamer mat snail Tcach elmer
from the Atlantic
Ecuador s ready do the and doubtless, arc
also Nav Grenada and Venezuela
Rut Brazil holds the mouth. aud saya "keep out"
preach no crusade. But Brazil and her rulers have shut
OUT The world from the Amazon for the last three bundled
years. using il herself permitting others TO IT,
That Gods and put there for 10 be used by
man. These five Republics have the right 10 follow helr
navinae waters the sea, The great highway Of the world
They weak md cannot enforce their rights Bat they
are ready give them TO Us.
Brazil is of the up countries OF the In Plaa-ih
mou,h az that river owned and shut by another
She has gone and opened 1t for tho benefit of the
wurlt and the commercial ord will speedily commend TO
her lips the Amazon the chacc with the Ingredients
that she rshtnlly administered upon the La Piaa 10
II is by the policy of commerce. and rot by The policy OF
conquest that for opening the Amazon, and max
ing free all the world Diplomacy do
il; and feel persuaded thai agents already AT work
which al distant day. vii! accomplish this achieve Een.
Let us >>ummence with steamers, that when
occur may be prepared to take advantage OF
them - -.
The English have line of steamers TO Rio The French
are getting up another anticipation of this opening Of the
La Plata trade There is Brazilian line from the La Plata
via Rio 10 the mouth Of the Amazon all Of them doing
roaring business. Tho mouth OF the Amazon is hall way
between this port and Rio.
Let us have line of mail steamers from The waters
The Chesapeake Southern port IN connect al tho
mouth Of the Amazon with this Brazilian line II will bring
our merchants three weeks to that tenn
ing country Than they Without this link what
chance will Of business have compete with these
Of England and the continent for The commerce Oh inc La
Plata
south America is side of the Atlantic and our COM
nprcc virh Brazil is greater than il is with China, the
East with any European country except France and Eng
land Yet under present arrangements merchants
in tho habit OF sending the Atlantic mail their let
tiers for South America
The letter goes from here By to England thence
TO Rio and down The La Plata The reply takes the
back track and thus the English French merchant has
some three weeks tho advantage his American
compntor In the markets there
We ask no iavors all seek is fair and equal
chance.
Its $500 miles from here 10 the mouth Of the Amazon
Porto Rico half way and touch there would require
deviation OF but 80 miles from The mir line We have
commerce with Brazil than with Bremen then why should
We line Of mail steamers meet Brazil who has