Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-09

coming more intlmate-w, nevertheless relatively sink
in importance; while the Pacific ocean, its shores its
islands, and the vast regions beyond will become the
chief theatre OF events in the worlds great hereafter
Who does not see that this movement must effect
complete emancipation from what remains of European
influence and prejudice and III turn develop the Ameri
can opinion and influence which shall remoud constitu
tons, laws and customs in the land that is first greeted
by the rising sum- Sir, although am socialist, no
dreamer OF a suddenly coming millennium, nevertheless
cannot reject the hope that peace to have her sway
and that has hitherto defaced and saddened the
Atlantic world the better passions of mankind will soon
have their development In the theatre of human ac
tyity.
Commerce is the great agent of this movement.
Whatever nation shall put that commerce into full en-
ployment and shall conduct it steadily with adequate
panson will become necessarily the greatest OF existing
States greater than any that has existed Sir
will claim that responsibility and that high destiny TO.
country. Are you that by assuming the
she will gain the other? They imply nothing less than
universal and the supremacy of the We
second to England indeed but nevertheless how far
not behind her in and in extent OF en-
pire! pray to know where you win 60 that you will
not meet the flag of England fxed planted rooted into
the very earth III you 90 northward it waves half
of this Continent of North America, which call our
If you go southwark it greet you on the Bermu-
das, the Bahamas, and the Carbbee Islands. On the
Falkland Islands it guards the Straits Of Magean on the
South Shetland Island watches the passage round the
Horn and Adelaide Island it you that you have
reached the Antarctic Circle. When you ascend along
the southwestern coast of America, it is at Galopa-
overlooking the lsthmuS Panama ana
uted it there and at Vancouver you only take leave OF
it in the far northwest when you entering the Arctic
ocean. If you visit Africa you find the victorious
guarding the coast of Gambia and Sierra Leone and
ST. Helena. 1t watches You at Cape Town you pass
into the Indian ocean while on the northern passage
that vast sea it demands your recognition from Gibraltar
you enter the Mediterranean from Malta when you
pass through the Scilan Straits the Ionan Islands
it waves in protection of Turkey and at Alden it guards
the passage from the Red Sea into the Indian
Wherever western commerce has gained entrance to
the Continent of ASIA there that flag is waving
subjugated milons-at Bombay at Ceyon, at Singapore
at Calcutta at Lahore and at Hong Kong while Austria
liza and nearly all the islands of Polynesia acknowledge
its protection.
Sir need not tell you that wherever that flag waves
it supported and cheered by the martial airs of Engand
But for that The sword is not the most win
ming messenger that be sent abroad and commerce.
like power, upheld by armies and nayies may in time be
found to cost too much But what to be regarded with
more concern is that England employs the steam engine
vigorously and more universally than her mi
tary force. Steam engines punctually departing and
arriving between every of her various and
her island seat Of power bring in the raw material for
every manufacture and supplies for every want. The
steam engine plies necessarily there, day and night
yertng these materials into fabrics of every variety for
the of And again the steam engine forever and
without rest moves the face of the Deep not only
distributing these fabrics to every part Of the globe but
disseminating also the thoughts the principles the lam
guage and religion of England. Sir, bold indeed
TO dare competition with such Power Nevertheless,
less than she, while corn, timber cattle, hemp WOOL
cotton, silk OIL sugar. and the grape, quicksilver lead,
"copper" silver and gold alfound within own broad
domain in inexhaustble profuson. What energies we
have already expended prove that have in all
that needfu. What inventions have made prove
our equality to any exigency Our capital increases,
while labor scarcely knows the burden of taxation Our
Panama route to China has decided advantage that
OF the shmus OF Suez and ut the time vessels eav
ing that country and coming round the Horn will reach
New York always at least five days than vessels of
equal speed double the Cape of Good Hope and make
the port of Liverpool.
!. Mr.. President, how conspicuous part
in the great movement of the age California and Oregon
are to sustain and that yet they separated from
us and isolated They will adhere to only so long
our Government them shall be conducted, not for
our benefit but for their Their loyalty great but
it cannot exceed that of the thirteen ancient American
colonies to Great Britain and yet the neglect and oppres
sion of their commerce undermined that loyalty, and
suited in their independence. hear often Of dangers to
the Union, and lines of threatened separation drawn
by passionate aarmists parallels OF latitude;
but, in my judgment there is only danger Of
anceand that is involved in the possibility of criminal
neglect of the communities the Pacific coast while
the SUBMITS Of the Rocky Mountains and of the Snowy
Mountains mark the only possible line of dismember-
ment. Against that danger would guard against the
worst calamity that could befal only my country at
her most suspicious stage Of progress but mankind ALSO
in the hour of their brightest hopes would guard
against it by practcing impartial justice toward the
and remote States and Territories whose political power
the same time, with liberaty and constancy, the lofty
course which they indicate of aspiring yet generous
and humane national ambition"
August IA, 1882 the message of the President Of the
United States transmitting information in regard to the
fisheries the of the British Possessions in North
America, being under consideration Mr. Seward address
ed the Senate in speech ably exposing the subject,
and triumphantly vndcatng the Administration that
it was made the occasion for note Of acknowledge
ment and congratuation from Mr. WEBSTER, the Secre
tary Of State.
We shall only trouble the reader with the following
passage, and leave him consult Mr. Stewards works at
his leisure proposition being before the Senate to
grant ten thousand dollars defray the expenses Of
Amin Bey, mmissioner from the Sultan of Turkey,
and the first diplomatic agent from that Power Mr. Sc
ward spoke as follows:
thank the honorable Senator who has recalled the
incident of the visit Of the ambassador who with
present from the Imaum Of Muscat III remember well
the ambassador not in the roll of common He
minister at home-a Secretary Of State passed
through the navy yard at Brooklyn with him. Among
the objects Of curiosity and interest there pointed his
notice to exquisite bust of Washington He looked up
on it thoughtfuy, and inquired who Washington
Shall not instruct the Oriental nations in and
civilization? How shall instruct them il do not
first win them to visit shores think that the quail
ty Of hospitality, like the quality Of mercy,
"t--is twice blessed
1t blesseth him that gives and him that takes;
It's mighiiest in the mghtest.'
"If we were seeking how such nation this might
employ the small indicated in the most beneficial
manner think should find it in disseminating among
the nations and the people Of the East knowledge of the
institutions the arts and the history the Wesknow
ledge of the progress of human society The Turk is
IeI m wit he ~