The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-20

When we reflect that this is the trade of a State
not yet in its teens, can but be surprised at the
rapidity Of its growth which will challenge all
history without finding its equal.
Alongside of this great State are the two pros
porous Territories of Oregon and Washington,
just budding into life. The Columbian, pub
lished at Olympia, Washington Territory, speaks
in the following terms of its immediate future as
State of the American Union
"Our caloric, electromagnetic, and steam yes
sells navigating Puget sound and the Columbia
river, and with huge flying clipper ships, and
thousand of the small crafts now in use, convey
ing immense foreign and domestic commerce,
and the five hundred whalers of the North Pa
cifc, will arrive and depart without our special
wonder We shall enjoy direct and reliable
mail facilities, and instantaneous telegraphic
communication around the entire globe. Fortif-
cations and an arsenal, military asylum and
marine hospital, navy yard and a dry dock,
lighthouses, fog signals and all of the usual pro-
visions made by Government, will beappropriatey
located for the public protection and welfare.
Agriculture, milling, manufacturing, and all of
the various branches of husbandry and the me-
chanic arts will be profitaby employed; and 80 of
the professions, save that of medicine -
Turning to the southwark, we find the Ameri-
can press at Panama urging in strong terms the
necessity of line of American steamers along the
western coast of South America from Panama to
Valparaiso The whole line of coast between the
two ports is daily rising in commercial importance
under the new life impaired to it by Californian
demand and activity, and it is confidently stated
that with the immense resources of industry and
commerce now laying almost dormant in those
countries, profitable employment would be given
to the line The establishment of such line of
American boats, it is asserted, would awaken en-
ergies now dormant, develop resources now hid
den, and cultivate tastes and wants but little
known, to supply and CRAFTY which would prove
source of immense wealth to enterprisine
countrymen.
Chill, that for many reasons claims to herself
the title of ''the England of South America, y
has found fruitful field in her trade with Califor-
mia, and already places her second in the list OF
her customers During the year 1852 England
took of Gillian products values to the amount OF
little over two and a half millions of dollars
being mostly ores and metals mined by English
skill and capital; while California took something
over and half million of dollars, nearly ali
in cereal products that had employed thousands
of Gillian laborers in their culture The com
parative value to Chill of the two customers is CIV
dent at glance.
We have neither space nor time to pursue this
subject further now. These reflections are hastily
thrown out, more as presenting fruitful subjects
for thought than as an examination of the import
ant questions presented. Our States and our com
merce in the Pacific are growing with rapdit !
which, while it excites our wonder, S hould awakel
our earnest attention to its development and sc
curity.