The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-01-29
The AllnnIIc slorr. oi Nonlh NmerIcn.

The following speechoi Professor NAuEY, al the
National Observatory, at the Baltimore Bu-ns..
Convention, 10 highly interesting IN thi. age Of
Commercial improvement and extension:
Mr. President It ia. occurred to me that to-,
Pre.rHt is a reculA II propit'ous tine iora move
m tins daectlus. Francis l. drad, 3o-as isex
PEELED and the navigation nf the La Plata with rs
prIuClpal tributaries l. ttee to all ihe world.
Another Mississippi. wI'h yollsy nearly - large
a. That Of our own. is thu. brought within the du
nlaln- uf commerce; it, soil Is more productive.
It's climate more genial ami 1t, pnwer- ni srgeia-
ble display far uiure attractive than We hul ihcm
IN our "wn great valley. Climate and soil com
blnr there TO give an cxprts-iuD to vegetation
Which Is Iuxlrlant beyond conception, Tor lh,y
are mteItr"plcsl
The greatest gift Of the aye to commerce af er
/ those Improvement. dl.cuyerl.s aud inventions
| which have arnlliacd time and brought spare
down tn tia. ga~- cf pln Tar the nlan of bu.i.
ns.s Is the lfe' navisa,." .i a, kIu Ge Ia Plata
aud is principal trIbulSrss.
/ That wafer ,hel has nov a population Of sever
a. million, Of industrious people.
With capacity, because Of IT, mild climate
and Kind fo,l, csusiain o" .quars mule. 90 IU-
lauon twice the Belgian rate, VIZ ba'" a c,Uu'r,
opened to the ritrrpri," and rrti-,, uf"ur pr pc,
aud 9" tie rrtll,ment of the eugr,nt, 'ap'iI-. N
the tullnrss OF time, Ul sustaining population ol
500 millions Of souls
| The steamer plying up and down ,h.sc m,.
Ie@ic water courses, viii pro lnce enInplrtr aud
to'al revolution ~ lie business aud channels ul
traffic ~ they have been and are now carll"d ou
/ there 1t is n country ui hand Transportation
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nor waIcf craft, but the back Of the mule.
/ In the times # the Vice lsnN aliiy. there was n
caravan of 10000 mules enplNed IN the tr'Os
pnrtation uf mcrchludise to aDd 40 between A..
Isumprn and Peru.
And now at this very time in this day ol steam
and Lightning speed, We behold N this gteat val
10y commercial spectacle truly unique. We
see the npurishitg city Of Cuyabi, situated ii th,
valley of this great tltcr. standing upon th. NtrN
truk Of naIiEahle water grur.e-, aSd ,'iI eI.
pl"y ~ Thousands oi mules ~ c,in ~ ~ I. cnh
m't,e wnh tine eDrhorr. II + ~ ,hs g"id m'
cla' ond reginH =, M zIl and l. ~ rru"r t"n
10" sea 'hurr. that one Ncu IL required tu u,.'
the mp tirncc 10 ih". 's.ra prit, and ha,k
C'r,,Nr ,he cay uf 81 Lpui. Iu have been Il
h. habit 81 C.rtNIg uu hoI c"umctCs "l h tn
,et by tie Utlr iuau aII uutlr s,oW tnird hersi
Here ~oLia hc teV"lnti,u In h,rc commerce
tr'h"'b Al be- instant the mulrt,ti> wml,
t i't-.Ar tie.tC lhrs .ud commerce would iak'
D. r'w ruanu,l. no How whrrrScr he rn,r
Iusr # tb, ti,i u.firi..,,,r IN tie, uarArl woul
l,,d u II iip-t..urt came. from th, Lake..
,h, l. krs would la. trade Of hat 20 II fon
H." Gu!i e. the Guii II liOm the terminus al h'
! taiuu,ir nm. Ohot.diway nn the Omn tiyrr. u,
n dat r,ri wc,lIu- ouur,c lr. a pl,u, a, hr
ia ir,-s W,ul,. TEN the hand nI h, ni-rclrnl
- kr cl,r l., ,b.. hand. rt ,lr ru,.rfvII ,i,
iu.m.ss. wan s.tr.,,oi a., l,u lie L.
Plata aud H. u,uulu,,. ~ .tcumcr- under tu
Au ~ can aru Ia. n.u i..- ir. Z. Ip-a ,u
.b.li be- Ls tasio 20 'cuu.u,r }. l.o ori,- @ ~"
Irircl.
Mon;gun,r, Mertir an Ftpr-r statistical $50,
S."zrIbc.i vit,ti Hilf,'ri i,4is y,,i o. uI.. NJ,
u'ui> doru. ,nuci, , sfa,e. .1d iN, u.
'.,n the statement ,rutv,Oc "a. tiai yss.rR .
Nl .hr Irtr,harI lu. .kh niurk .k,.- l..., ,i
hc Lt Plaza forced thatintr,prr auI h,pti ,'
tr IA ur Sht muu.i-. hose ,qaaaIou, gby
convoy mp thc river To- Two ilrrt- oi me-, ,hur'wro
me a.! ! 10 saIl the "ther al l6 ih. m.,,u,u
Was ctt'i'u -uda,ui, snd WuhuU tine ~ Iir
'l""' concert between the u'i,hant l,'"W. at,
%" people ~ tie ,uuuY le' 'hrc fl eI- .
80 sall * hanged thrir mrrrh"uui'r iu, tLo rru
.uc" found ~ the hauk- ot the ra,au.,, a,,
'r"u-lt 'uwn c-,sor> N,lurd IN la sgsr, gate II
'N ~" 'hHH'u~ uI dh'ltI~
The govcrunent apprrcatns the import ,rc'
hrh lhI, field is lu be- &, Am,rufan cuuut re. /
u"w about to displt,h an txprdulon under l. "U'
i'gr oi tie Ntv,, to- explore tho v,iry HuI IL
'lvris We aIe thus ahmt I" have Irp.rt tell
r- IL ~. navig,hu.y "i thee mar-ii, ,'rr.u'
'hs pt's,ut r"utcrcl.d rr>outrr, IN ut ti
t"torc capaiIilI,. ami cupnrltrr. 4 tht Immrn.
ltgl"n lut tiad", srt,i,muu', ca! valun auu con-
! u'Ic'.
surely N scrng channels "f direct trade f.
th" S"uli and Nr,t 1t i well Ia look IN l'l- III
trrIi"n; there Is puls there unW that i, w"rt
D srhmg hr; tor It : yearly IL grow more al,
I mule m value.
AT some day, tive may not, yet our chllrr
may see bu, tome daN ~ Ihu ia uro, llrcum
m'rcc Of the North Ad,nic nation, VITA II.
new basins and She tdnIr s.op~ ii Srut
America stn be the most d.zAl"- ia ~ wrlt
y, that the world ever saw. Lrt u las the found
. iIuns Tor now Let us luiIi HEM hT a. az
~ deep, that oar children may not rrprua,h II, t.
4, The want %. l,regl-, nr the lack Ut uu. .,Ipi>,
n Upon the parallel uI south ldi rdr. uu viii
the III pnta.,ut.r. ,l. r..au. uh .li .Ir,l.,
n Nortn durs ou. thr.ar7na. spr.l i..N uJ
b upon the sea. ig.NtJu- .n'H, tn. ilr-l-Iil
Wll the largest river b,slG UE ,hr Nlwh.lu uru
l~lIerr c"Tv- rolling down IT, pa. .u,e ,ud 81
!, t'rr'"t- n u.ut, that tor capa,uuSn,N- "a
. 'uIy he ukeu,d 10 rs rwu volume ana tN,Dul
: naNiI"hlc waters,
Midway le'w"rn us and eVitt'v ON the cor
= tor, the might, AN lon dIsc.n.u,s b., walri
wheel dialu the Lugr.t rNvi ia.uu o., .u" Wwu
Euicun the drras ut thI> rN.I. YOU hove u,