Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-05-21

While we are receiving these things from this magic
India the United States would support the workshops
and afford the granary for that country
The boat yards of the Amazon would be on the Ohio
ana Upper Mississippi the Touring mills Of the Amazon
would be the James river her packing houses in our
grazing ST. tes and her looms among manufacturing
people.
The picture have orawn though. have had recourse
TO magic Implements is tame for the axe, the steamboat
and the plough far powerful than the wand OF
the greatest magician Therefore let do what as goou
citizens good neghbors and good righruy may
to touch the waters Of the Amazon with the magic but
real influences of steam forests with the axe and its
wastes with the plough for in doing this establish
the foundations of with country that is alone
capable Of sustaining the entire present population OF
the world
The future of these United States, far commerce
with Europe may effect it, is charmingso far as our re-
aons with the markets of the Pacific may bear upon it,
is vast but, in far it is touched by the Amazon 1t
is dazzling.
Just here gentleman direct from Lima has stepped in
upon with messages and dispatches from that far
country The Amazonian fever is raging there Peru is
about establish free ports upon her tributaries to the
Amazon that she may let in the Mississippi steamboat
upon the waters there.
Peruvian statesman, Eve want to see them upon the
Amazon, settling down upon eastern slopes OF the
Andes and bringing with them the steamboat and the
spirit of enterprise which characterzes them we
about let down the bars at this end tell them they
must open tie gate the other and up to US with
the Mississippi steamboat"
Gallant little Ecuador ardent the rays of her own
vertical sum- speaking through of high function
aries, says
Ecuador will have way of putting herself IN
connexon with the United States From the time OF the
conquest until she has possessed the right of free
navigation upon the Amazon
Gonzalez Pzarro and Capt Orellana sailed down that
river the Atlantic in vessels built and armed the
Napo Her missionaries from time to time have followed
the route From time to time she has continued to
it this day that the Empire Of Brazil though
she the mouth of the Amazon cannot hinder Ecuador
the continued exercise of right which nature and
usage have given her. and which is in conformity with
the laws of nations and the practice of all enlightened
Governments
Ecuador alive to the Importance of the subject and
recprocates the kindly feelings in this country towards
her. ''she recognises her Minister goes to say,
the desire the United States to raternze with their
sister republics Of the South through the of
merce, industry, and civilization.
Therefore the invitation from her is, Come fetch
the river steamboat it will attract population and COM
merce and draw closely the ties which bind Ecuador
and the United States in the bonds Of peace Come !;
you shall have fair chance at the rich treasures and
products which abound in the country drained by
the Napo and other Ecuadoran tributaries OF the Mara
non" the upper Amazon is called.
New Granada the State enlarged views and ghtened
policy the State which is already in close political ALI
ance with u.s. has caught up the strain and echoed it
back from her mountain peaks in tones too clear and dis
tinct not to be understood
high flnctonary also Of that Government to whose
notice friend Of mine had brought the enlightened de-
cree of Bolivia which establishes free ports upon the
Amazon, writes in reply:
"New Granada is satisfied that navigation there
will draw after it the immigrant, trade, and industry OF
all nations and has already, by the law of April Z 1852
opened all her rivers to free navigation"
That has taken the lead of all the world
in giving practical effect to the doctrine of free trade
"for," continues this letter.
she has made some Of her seaports free to the trade
Of the world, among which are included those Of the
| Isthmus of Panama.
Have no fears" he says of New Granada She
is not going to follow with regard her tributaries
the Amazon, the example Of Brazil with regard to it
mouth.
"New Granada will not fail-and Of this be you as
suredo assert her rights to the navigation Of the ANA
In the present the wrong done by keeping the
livia Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela all Of which arr
ready to resist any opposition that may be made TO
the enjoyment of our natural rights"
Such is the tenor Of my last dispatches It is pair
talk, and uttered withal in manly tones Well done
Amazonian republics Of South America We echo bach
your noble sentiment The freedom Of The for The ripa
Of hsAades! Respectfully, SC.
NJ F. MAURY
4 Lieutenant U. s. Navy.
4 J. P. PRYon, Esq.
Chairman Of Committee Of Invitation
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