The daily union., 1852-05-14

possessions and coHmerce that by royal ordinance il
became Unlawful to Cultivate in the great Amazon basin
production. HE
The republics OF Ecuador. Peru, and Bolivia have
large and rich provinces upon the head navgabe waters
oil the Amazon that the free navigation OF that nver
or exchange with Brazil and the other powers con
cened of the free navigation OF the Mississippi for that
OF the Amazon and us tributaries, would at once' and
without ado, give rise TO considerable commerce.
As to its prospective value and importance II is useless
speculate. 0s4 a
The navigation OF the Amazon would divert from the
Pacific coasts OF those republics valuable portion OF that
trade which now goes around Cape Horn and reaches
this Apazonan waller by transportation on the backs
OF sheep and asses across the SUBMITS OF the Andes
remarkable feature in the profile OF the South Amer
can coast line Is It's want OF articulation
The shore.lne Of that part OF the world IS almost as
stiff and rigid the three sides of ghtangled Triangle
which il resembles 1t is without any considerable in
denatons, and nowhere among the southern continents
do we nd those ung promontories and peninsulas or
those encrclng arms and CULTS OF the sea- which in the
northern hemisphere increase the length OF shore line,
and give that articulation to the continental prohles
which enables ships. in the Mediterranean, the Red
Sea- the Gulf OF Mexico, about the pennsulas of India
and the northern OF Europe. to sail into the inte
rior and penetrate with the very heart OF coun
tries that, but for such ndentaon OF shorelne, would
be thousands OF miles from the and its commerce.
At BEST trading vessels by but fringe with COM
merce the outskirts Of South American for It's shore line.
as already mentioned. is without indentaon. As yet
the heart OF that country has never been touched and
unless its magnificent rivers and majestic sheets OF fresh
water be opened to navigation the commercial enterprise
of the world never reach the great interior OF South
America Naturally the whole of that continent except
the strip between the summit Of the Andes and
the Pacific ocean, slopes down TO the Atlantic. II is rb
utary 10 the Atlantic and into the Atlantic i s destined
pour its commerce The country drained by the ANA
zon and the La Plata embraces larger than the
continent OF Europe. The navigation OF those streams
would divert large portion Of the Cape Horn trade, and
throw il at our feet for we perceive from the statements
already made that account OF the winds and
of the sea- the mouth of the Amazon is in close physical
connexion with our southern ports-and 10 make that
connexion OF business profit, and friendship have
but TO devise plan which, by encouraging commerce
and navigation there SHALL with the of the
other powers concerned give impulse also to the set
Element OF that valley and secure 10 our merchants the
right of trade up and down that fair and liberal
terms.
Bearing in mind. therefore, all these things. and
a"d oar 10 M
considering its climates, its soils, lis resources and its
capabilities that the foundations of its prosperity to
rest liberal commercial policy and that its indus
trial pursuits must receive tone character and direc
ton from those who conduct that commerce-consider
ing that il is the policy OF the United States to cultivate
the relations OF peace with all nations through the bonds
OF mutual interests and good will-considerng, also,
that this river basin is for the most part Wilderness
and that it is therefore. like to receive impression
from too, that the laws OF Brazil
touching immigration into that valley are said be Of
the most liberal chaacter-consdefing, moreover, the
federation OF those laws and the classes Of people who
already there ;consderng all these things let II be
represented, yeur memoriast is deeply impressed with
the importance OF the subject He beholds in it ques
ton OF immense magnitude. The question OF navigation
and commerce with the Amazon, and up the Amazon
the greatest river and the fertile river basin in the
worlds the greatest commercial question OF the world
The bearing and the influences OF such question upon
the future webeng and prosperity OF this country
not for their scope and extent be taken n unless by the
most expanded view OF the most far-sghted satesman
ship.
tona and rghiful Legislation the part Of your honor
able bodies shall tend 10 encourage commerce and
navigation with that magnificent watershed Among the
on upon such subject, may be counted sooner
later tide of immigration there, followed by settlement
and lass which in turn will lead to The DEVELOPMENT Of
region, and 10 the establishment OF those business ties
social relations, and happy connexions which active
and frequent Intercourse never fail to bege between
nations.
Imagine an immigrant--a poor laboring man be may
beto arrive from the interior OF Europe, a settler in
the valley of the Amazon. Where he was, his labor
could bui support himself in the most frugal manner.
and he was Then no customer OF ours But in his
home, where. with teemng soil and fine climate re-
spending 10 his husbandy, and where the labor OF
day IN is said 10 be enough TO crown his board
with plenty, he works with his wonled diligence and out
oil his abundance he has wherewiiha of his own pro-
duce-coee 1t may be, or Drugs or spices, or gums or
cocoa, or rice, or tobacco some other oil the great
staples OF that valley; but be what IL may, he has
enough TO give largely in exchange with us Tor all the
Manufactured articles whether Of fancy necessity, or
luxury, that he Graves the most In the long list OF what
The immigrant there will require OF us may be included
that great assortment OF goods known yankee no.
ons also picked beef and pork, hams and hour, but
ter lard and the like for the climate OF the Amazon
is not favorable TO the production and s,owage OF any
OF those things IL Is particularly unfavorabe to the
curing OF meats and the grinding OF -four s alec
favorable Tor all indoor occupations And IN the settling
up OF the valley OF the Amazon considering that New York
and Boston but eighteen twenty days under
from the mouth OF that verconsidering that the winds
fair for going and free for coming, and that the At
ante ports OF the United States the only market
places for which the winds thus
ing all the physical advantages which thus enjoy, and
regarding this immigrant as the type OF class-it may
be expected, whenever the tide OF immigration. guided and
sustained by American enterprise aud energy shall begin
to into that valley, that New York and Boston. with
the nuacurng States, will have 10 supply those peo
pie with every article OF the loom the shop from the
and the hoe up to gala dresses and river steamers.
The man, therefore, who in his native Europe could
not buy ceats worth oil American produce, simply by
being transferred settler in the valley OF the Amazon
becomes at producer. and OF the best custom
American merchants that il is possible for aeon
mercia people TO have; and Europes ready,
American commerce. backed by American energy, shall
give the world tangible evidence OF the riches and
Not only would It's settlement enrich u.s. but in other
respects also would add to national greatness and
prosperity; for IL may be set down axiom in po-
cal economy, true as is the Catholic proposition Of
geometry, that in order that communities Of men may
orsake the land, take TO the H. and become
men, II must be easier to living at than
the land belonging to such communities.
Hence find the severe climates and barren soils Of
the North sending forth their young in crowds down
10 the for living but will men, and never
have been known forsake cheap lands rich soils.
and fine climates, for the sea life.
The valley Of the Kennebeck and the Merrimack, and
the shores Of Cape Cod may send forth OF their yeoman-
TO make sailors of but we have yet heard OF
young men, any considerable numbers forsaking their
in fhe iecua of forf hc