The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-21

subject They regard the opening up OF The Amazoa to
navigation. trade and settlement of the great
questions OF the age, and may rely upon H. they
VIII do heir duty there II we will do ours here
Richards, the sailor lad, whom Herndon picked up in
Lima 10 accompy bs expedition, went with that part OF
Il which, as have said sent into Bolivia II Wis
lied Cuzco. and passed through the Inca country, the
classic land of South America.
Richards had been around Cape Horn among the An
hti9n He visited the great quicksilver mines Of Huan-
case ca, and walked through their maannceh galleries.
ooied and noored with cnnibar, and supported by pink
stained columns oi The same mineral he stood upon
The shores OF Lake Tiicaca, and the Desaguadero
river, which empties thai lake and some
times runs IRON II. He assembled the snow-capped peaks
OF that mountain range. from whose sides more than
two thousand millions OF silver dollars have been taken
He the llama. the yicuna, and the alpaca tamed
one hand and feeding wild in mountain Businesses on
the other He descended ip,o that glorious Piedmont
coun,ry of Bolivia, which is drained by the tributaries Of
the Amazon Passing through the region OF silver he
approached The diamond districts and the aurIfeross
streams OF Brazil and The descent from the Andes,
his eyes compassed al sweep The whole range OF the
vegetable gamut, from the regions OF perpetual snow on
the Andes the fields ol everlasting summer in the
tropical plains below. He travelled through a country
where bears the fruit OF bread another stands
the place OF and yields 10 the native his Ia
vofe beverage, the Juice OF the milk tree where an
other produces nut that he candle. aud an-
other yields him al The time food raiment, fuel and
liter
These scenes-sach development of mineral wealth.
such ircaks'of Nature and her 2agnihcent display OF
vegetable forces that tropical counrywee well calca-
lated 10 strike the mad OF any unaveiled youth espe'
ciay one like the young sailor Richards. who had been
brought up in the plain quiet HE of virginia aruer,
with wonder and amaZemeDi ~
He bad seen the sun at high noon standing - Tue
north, and casting shadows 10 The south He had been
in those solrny and distant atudes where daylight Itself
but the longest meteor OF long night he had seen
river that about times and runs up stream he
had TAX view the vegetation OF the three zones;
and J. therefore, wondering which OF all these things ap-
peared him ,he said the other day spray,
Mr. Richards what during hs Interesting trip nj yours
in the valley OF the Amazon, struck You with the most
force as being the curious thing remarkable cir
cumsance met with in all your ,ravels.
"The remar kable Thing, SIR !. Why that such
country that of the Amazon should IN the middle OF
the nnleenth century be wilderness"
What commentary | thank that noble young tar
with all my heart for ibis most glorious description OF
glorious country Language oi greater force and compass
or OF eoQuence, not TO be found anywhere That
the the age, statesmen OF Europe and Ameri-
ca, the spirit OF commercial enterprise and adventure
which marks the times, shaud all have ignored such
county, such SOIL and such climates, with such capacl.
ties, capabilities and resources as are there and WIZ
hereafter be regarded as the greatest OF wonders.
This is the country. then TO which invite The attention
OF the con venton, and towards which wish to the
energies and enterprise Of my fellow citizens directed.
that they may developing It's resources, and reap
for themselves and their country the rich barvesls which
commece al no distant day is TO gather there wapth
settled; | want 1t civilized wan. IT cbrisIian,zed
Turn steam and commerce uSon II. and all this Will be
done
i Do you ask what the measures that propose
What The point which the convention should address
ITSELF and what the enterprise TO which gentlemen should
dIrect their energies The measures that propose are,
that we Law The foundations OF direct trade and close
commercial relations with Brazi, and the Atlantic slopes
of South America generally. and with the Amazon in
particular, and that we set about II now.
i The point TO which The convention should address IT,
self the free navigation OF The Amazon, and the esab
sbment Of line OF mail steamers between Para, al ne
mouth OF that river, and Norfolk Charleston, or some
other Atlantic port Il The southern States.
Our tfade with Brazil already most valuable. ne
Mississippi valley is the great place OF consumption Tor
her coffee and she the great OF the produc-
lions oil the States represented IN The convention
And how is il, do yon suppose, that oar business men.
for the want OF this line OF steamers TO The Amazon,
carry on their correspondence with Brazil, and all OF At
anlic South America Why, notwithstanding The mouth
OF The Amazon s at doors and there Is regu-
lar line OF thence 10 Rio yet the American mer-
chant who wishes TO send letter TO that country must
first send 1t TO England thence II goes by an Enghsn
mail steamer Rlo thence may turn north again
and come IN Brazilian steamer 10 Pefnambueo. or even
TO Para, or go up stream INTO Peru, Bolivia &c.
quote from the morning papers The a iolloSins sent
Official announcement as 10 the mails for Brazil;
4 PRODUCTION or POSTAGE BRAZIL We are au-
borzed cay hereafter the single rate OF letter
postage between the Uuiel States and Rraz via Eneiand,
will b, iory.hve cents, instead OF eghy.seven cents an
heretofore, prepayment required NE
4 Thus you see we arc helping To support the steam
Great Britain with this heavy postage and by
allowing her to fetch carry Brazilian correspond
euce her merchants have two weeks more the start ot
in all the markets OF that portion oi South America
Now, by the establishment OF this line TO Paraand
can 20 there IN elgh, days-aod having y TO connect
with The Brazilian line thence 10 Rio, which runs twice
month shall be able to get our letters to k,o IN
about half The time that IL now takes through Eng
land Thus this line would DIVIDE nails and pass myers
both with the English not only from RIO and Brazil but
from Buenos Ayres and the whole Ls Plata country,
for from mouth of that river TO Ro there rs also
reg uar mail line OF steamers. l#s lE
II From RIO England is thirty days and the steamers
go. did when las, inquired once month. NOW,
this line should at intermediate times, II may land s
passengers and nas Norfolk W that be the terminus
OF the lne) twenty days from RIO thence IN Eng
land via Collins steamers, m eleven more total thirty
one Therefore, sailing weeks before and after the
English line the American line will turn these South
American merchants, who 70 by the English line oi
Europe to lay IN ther stock OF goods ,hrouan
this country and being here. they viii probably %op
short and buy. Moreover. this line OF steamers VIII
gradually make better acquainted with the Amazon
and finally no doubt he the means OF esiabish'ng Inc
mos, valuable and important commercial relations with
that country ID ia the cornerstone OF great direct
trade; let us have it fright away -
To appreciate the situation and understand the cond,-
lion of our sister republics the Amazon have but
10 cast back and recollect the time when the mouth OF
the M,ssisspp belonged TO another power We clsmed
The free of that from its mouth as q nataral
right II was the gift of God TO the people whom. in
His WISDOM He intended should inhab lis valley, be
they OF one or many nations Money and troops
placed a, the disposal of the Executive OF this nation
enforce this right With regard TO the Mississippi
Brazil herself has Just come out OF long and per.
picking with bueoos Ayes, OF the objects oi
which this question as TO the Tree navigation
of a river owned by nations than ooe. The La
Piata that Brazil owned some OF ts tr'ou-
aries, the republic its mouth, and she fought OPEN
and forced her way down with the bish hand ana
strong
Bat upon the Amazon, the republics own the upper
water The empire the lower; and Brazil keeps them
closed tight, notwithstanding some OF those rePunhcs
have thrown their ports open 10 the world ana nvned