New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-30
THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE 80, 1858
SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS.

The present condition and attitude of the
republics of South America is remarkably in
teresting and worthy of great regard. Possess
ing resources and capacities unequaled by any
otner portion of the world-mineral treasures
surprising those of India and Siberia. and
vegetable products outvieing Asia, Europe and
Africa--the whole country has, nevertheless,
been kept in q state of unbroken and uniuter-
rupted ignorance and poverty by the constant
succession of civil wars that make up its history.
The mines have been worked but in that costly
and unscieptifc manner which not only reduced
their profits, but ultimately closed them to fur
ther effort. The laborers have been kept in R
state worse than those of common servitude,
neither producing what their abor should have
produced, nor consuming what their toll ought
to have won and their necessities demanded
1t seems as though the light of a new day had
dawned from the lofty SUBMITS of the Andes,
and began to shine through the broad pampas
and fertile. meadows which lie under their
shadow. A more sound, liberal and enlightened
spirit seems to be at work both among the gov
ernments and the people, inducing one republic
after another to adopt those views and measures
which are needful to the prosperity and welfare
of States, and inaugurate those movements
which are here considered most conducive to
development and progress.
There can be little doubt that the republics
of South America possess the requisites for ex-
tended trade and valuable commerce, and have
attractions which will sooner or later Cause
them to be populous and influential There i.
just as little doubt that that trade and COM
merce can be commenced to-day, as well as two
centuries hence. All that is wanting is peace
and liberal government among the nations of
that continent, and prospect of profit to others
These requisites seem to be all ready and full
filed. The ceaseless wars which have hereto
fore ragged, closing every avenue to profit and
enterprise, if they are not entirely ended, have
become so diminished in Importance that but a
slight cause is needed to finish them forever
Recent explorations by travellers and men Of
science have disclosed such means of Internal
communication, carriage and commerce as few
countries in the world possess facilities too
great to be much longer neglected or locked up
More than all this, the governments of these
nations are endeavoring to retain their power
by instrumentalities hitherto wholly discarded |
by improving the condition of the people, by |
educating them, and by opening fresh channels |
for enterprise and wealth
Ecuador, New Granada and Venezuela, Peru
and Bolivia, can all be reached by the Amazon
River-are all rich in natural products, and
ready to consume untold amount of our
manufactures They see the advantages which
must accrue to them from free communication
with otter powers, and are anxious to hastenit
Do al, 81, |
against foreign intercourse, comprising terri
tory larger than the States of New York ,Virgi-
via and Pennsylvania, and having a population
of more than million of souls, has just con
cluded treaty with this country, which cannot
fail Of ultimately beneftting both
Are We not justified in considering the pres
emit attitude and condition of these countries of
Importance Just emerging from the chaos in
which they have been confined, beyond the |
reach of trade or civilization laden with an |
almost fabulous wealth of soil and with other
riches that have always allured and astonish-
ed; needing those very articles which we pro-
duce and export most largely, and yielding those
that we especially desire; holding out their
hand for the commerce that it is both our pol |
icy and duty to encourage can they be looked |
upon without great interest and much anxiety |
We believe that if our merchants avail them
selves of the privileges now offered, and take
hold of the advantages held out to them, the
history of South America will not only be Who'll
ly changed but the wealth of our country will
be rapidly increased, and another India will be
found lying at our very doors. The condition
and prospects of South America are rapidly
changing, and In every respect for the better.