Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-03-27
Going Further TO Fare Worse.

The administration have recently rcro,ii.
ted u commercial treaty with the Shah Of
Perin, with more than sufficient degree Of
pomp and circumstance. and now propose
10 send Commodore Perry, aud naval
squadron 20 the anti-podcs, with como sort
of u Key, the nature Of which is only known
10 the Initiated, TO unlock the commerce oi
japan.
For more than ten years, Paraguay, mud
the mighty territories watcrcd by the Rio de-
Va Platn, embracing population 0i from ten
10 twelve millions OF people, have been np.
plcnnis, and without success, for precisely
the iByors which we now propose tn force
upon JHpIu, and 10 hrstoW wilhuut ANY pros.
pect ofrcvard upon Persia. Nay, YET near.
or at home, aud within few days sai OF
this port, there is an empire with which we
have trade more valuable 10 us than the
entire trudc of the China srGe, but OF which
our government makes 50 little account that
it has ucvcr consented to recognise the TN.
tonnl existence Of the people that reside
there.
The Empire fl!oyti lies within five days
sll Of This city; it is the richest aud most
productive trect Of country in the world, OF
is size.
hfNllbE A'l' llHNhl NNt Nii'lillH stilts ''.TNf
ns vC learn by report OF the Secretary Of
the Treasury, now lying before us. our trade
viii! that island employed 7l,G9l tons Of
American shipping, and 3,50l American sea.
men.
During the last year we exported to Ilayii
property 10 the amount of ,sl,SSggGD, while
to China we exported at more than ten
times the expense, hut SlGCj, ,2l7, aud cm-
ploycd hut one half the tonagc-39, ,7g9-
which NC employ in our commerce with
iluyli.
Our lInyiicn tonnage exceeds by 10000,
that employed in our trade with Ireland and
Scotland combined; hy 30CCO that with the
llansc towns, and by the same amount that
with Belgium. 1t cScceds hy 1900 tons all
or trade with 'he Adriatic aud Alcdtcrran-
can, added 10 that with the French West
Indies, and tho French fisheries of French
Guiana and the Isle Of Bourbon. 1t equals
The aggregate Of our shipping trade with
Portugal, Madeira, the Azores, the Cape &C.
Verde Islands, Italy, Sicily, Ausuu, auA
Turkey.
1t exceeds 10y more than 2O,OC0 lotg out
trade with Holland, the Dutch East lldiys.
Manila, and tho Philippine Islands togcdl-
cr.
Mexico employs onc.tIird less ioTmGc
than llayti; Venezuela, Bolivia, Ci<alpiuc
aud Argentine Republics, aud Peru titogrib-
ar, have only n tonnage equal 10 TINT Of lhi.
dcsplscd Island, which our government ALONE,
Of all the great powers of the world, ) I'M
willing TO notice.
During the past year, our trade with Ilayti,
is increased S3lj,l76, or about / ~ per
cent; which is more rapid ratio Of incrcase
than with any other foreign power of i'm
pnrtlncc.
llayti became independent hy the bravery
of her own citizens, and has maintained that
independence against the armies aud the
uavics aud the inlrigues Of two Of the strong
est European powers for more than quar-
ter OF a century; her Independence has been
recognized 10y every civilized commercial
nation in rIe world, but the United States,
aud all have their diplomatic representatives
resident at the Court Of It's sovereign. But
because that sovereign happens 10 be col
orcd man, aud would be likely TO send n
person of somewhat drrkCr luc than n ma
lority of the Presidents Cabinet MS his di-
plomatic representative TO the United States,
II invited TO treat with us, our government
has Hitherto refused TO recognize his SOW
orcguiy or the existence Of the ilaytien ma
ton.
lHlS lHiuNIdl anu ul!IldHil IHtJUllc'i vi
rather, political coWurdce, on the pGrt Of the
American executives, has COST the American
shipping interests already many millions of
dollars. II it were abandoned, and it might
be without compromising any Of the rights
or the interests, or even The pgcludiccs Of the
slaycholdiug classes, our commerce with
IIayti would double in six years, and perhaps
less.--.Ni0 York Erening Post.