The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-01

II Is an axiom that .naiions understand but two Ian
guages, war and commerce and If this be true then
the world IL now constituted has become the
mighty mediator between nations, welding the desiiDes
OF mankind. causing them 10 rush on in its mighty
traie or pause and Membe at the yserous fluctuations
OF lis Intensely studied barometer, and anxiousy look
for lis notwithstanding de!um, from which there can be
no appeahD
For the last years the United States have increased
their facilities Tor trade and commerce 10 greater extern
than any other nation upon the EARN, within ans sae
space Of time and now. with sail and steam, possess
mercantile marine more extensive spa ta, ~ a.
nations in the world put together, Great britain excepted
Upon heir Dasls he tar-spanged banner IS seen IN
every quarter of the hababe globe, bringing TO us,
from The remotes points. new sources OF wealth, com
fort usefulness and enjoyment The following article
from The Scientific American will give our readers some
good ideas upon this subject
The United States OF America presents the most
,aordpa spectacle OF rapid progress IN greatness and
power of any nation that has ever existed. There is
inherent vitality and energy in people which enables
them 10 transform the waste places OF our land into
fruitful fields and lonely deserts into teeming cities,
and that with facility and power akin 10 the
skill asciibed 10 the old alchymiss, in whose magic
hands iron became gold and brass shining silver With
most wonderful increase OF cities, villages and every
thing connected with industrial progress land no less
wonderful has been our progress on sea--n building
ships aud subdung the winds and waves by the mighty
power oil steam. Six ago there only mer-
camille steamships in the whole United States these be-
longed 10 New York. and were hut insignificant, in size
Then we bad no mail steamships, and the star spaDgled
banner had never foated but in solitary instance in a
foreign port above the quarter OF an American
aiar on the ocean, and in this respect England alone
regned mistress OF The seas. But what change has
taken place IN that short period The four largest and
yet the eaest steamships in the world belong 10
country and the rivers Mersey in England the Seine
and Weser, in France and Germany. are now visited
regularly by eight American steamships of large tonnage
and powerful engines, The two mail steamships Wash.
inRon and Hermann. which ply between New York and
Bremen are 700 tons burden each the which ply
between New York and Havre-the Franklin and Hum.
bodt-are 200 tons each and The four OF Coinss line
oil steamships each 3 600 burden maxine N
lanc fleet OF steamships amounting 10 10, 500 tons bur.
den On this day Six years ago, not OF these vessels
had disturbed the waters OF the great deep.
Besides these noble vessels there seventeen steam
SHIPS OF an aggregate tonnage OF 2l,92 tons. plying
regularly between New York and our southern cities and
the West Indies and there are no less than OF an az
gregate tonnage of 1886 engaged in The New York
California, and Oregon trade. All these American built
ships and comprise mercantile marine larger than tina.
copied, put together ALI this marine has been
created in less than Elk years Do these figures ex-
hibit touch OF power more wonderful than that OF
any genii OF Oriental tae-iha of Aaddin's wonderful
lamp not excepted Side by side with u.s. the people OF
Great Britain have been running in increasing their
steam marine also. Within the same period they have
the circumstances which have operated so power
fully 10 open up fields OF trade with now operate
upon lhem-we allnde to the gold discoveries of Cafor.
MIA and Australia 1t difficult for the mind TO entertain
at once just idea OF the magnitude OF these stupenIous
changes IN our steam. marine; contemplation of them
makes "the boldes hold his breath for time" 1t is
very natural 10 ask, Can our country 60 much longer
at such rapid pace viii period arrive at no dis
tant date, when like other nations Of the Old World ours
will also cease TO make such strides in industrial pro-
gresswhen VIII, 10 Use common term, stand still p
We have no affirmative to return Our nalion, if
we keep united, and ho,-headed do not fooishy
pIecpate us into war with powerful foes must go
with Just as rapid strides Tor the next thousand years
It has for the last aity We have natural
Of all those things which 20 to make nation great and
powerful than all the known kingdoms on this globe
We, like the house OF David, must increase while
other nations now great and powerful will decrease