The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-21
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yn araesl rivers 10 The void Hundreds OF millions Of
commerce annually pass up and down the ormer1not
more than millions come down the lalier lbe /
navigation OF the former therefore, is worth many times
more than that OF the latter Shall the free Navigation o'
the Father of Waters be offered 10 Brazil ia exehanss
for The Tree navigation OF The hing Oh isNeis' "a ~ s"
not be had Without
These questions as TO which, IN my laogmen'
desirable and important The convention shou'u sApsss Tvs
views. The future OF this country Is magnihesn'; In
casing about for The elements oil prosperity whch are
10 emheh that future, many are The scenes oil national
wealth. power aud greatness which loom up IN the ais
lance ike land falls sea- the outlines of which at
6r but dmly seen YET the andeloud above Is distinct
oar reckoning tells us that terra frma IS under H. and
though cannot make out The contour thereof we feel
that II is there.
So, TOO. with The sources OF human happiness and
prosperity that 10 make this county glonous though
we cannot Just make out all the channels thereof
their precise capacity and direction, yet feel that they
are 10 store for our children Most OF them are internal
and therefore within own keeping but many OF them
are external Among these last we are accustomed 10
feast our Imagination" with excursions across, over,
and about the Pacific. japan is to be opened 10 com
merce; China is TO be ChIs,ianized-wilh her millions
our people buy, SELL and get gam Australia Is to
be mighty nation, and good customer, and all the
islands OF the Pacific to attract our ships. hail our
hagas the emblem of freedom and court friendly ALI
ances with the mighty champion, by example o. The
But IN looking so far into fuury and the distance,
ithappens with mental as oiien'mes does 10 Inc
optical powers we looking great way the eye is
adjusted tor distant vision, aud tue very thing we are
seeking, by being close, escapes us.
OF South America The area OF that country can cover
that OF British India three times over and the Amazon is
The great artery of all; and set our gaze is away 10
Now, suppose we had Aladdn's lamp, the wand OF
some powerful magician, by the touch OF which India
and all The isles al the East with their inhabitants, CON-
mefce PRODUCTIONS and former wealth, could be lifted up,
transported the and set down in the great
valley OF The Amazon us as tsey are what should we
have and what would be the effect upon The business
relations OF This country !!
India would be tour doors and all nations, in trading
with her, would have TO pass them Tor 10 an, either
going OF coming they occupy the position of halfway
houses We should see steamboats, at the wharves OF
New Orleans and 81 Louis, OF Memphis, Louisville,
Cincinnati. Wheeling, and Pttsburg arriving daily and
hourly from, and departing constantly 10. this new
county We may imagine of our children standing on
the last OF the Chckasaw bluffs counting the Amazonan
boats they pass and repass and telling their cargoes
There goes one suppose nm 10 say, deeply laden
from the Rocky mountains; she is 10 discharge her cargo
al The foot of the great falls where the Amazon takes
its last leap iron The Andes she exchanges sautaons
with one Just coming up the river from eastern Peru
Her cargo assorted one OF great value line wool,
precious metals Specs, Peruvian bark, and great
variety OF tropical fruits both rich and rare, make up the
rich assortment.
tobacco superior that of Mocha and Havana as the
coffee of Brazil is TO JACK TaT's best "Scaich."
That one coming down The river there is from Pitts
burg with shipment OF glass, hardware and fancy ar
tices, She is bound for the markets OF Quiio and Is
going on a trading voyage with The eastern provinces
OF Ecuador for gold dust, cochneal, indigo, and Other
Dyes more brilliant by lar even than the Iyran
region Of Brazil where the rivers also roll down he
jeweiled sands, bright with gold and precious stones.
There is just turning into the landing at Memphis
She in The drug and dye stuff trade She has the moe
brilliant crnsons. scarlet, and purple, with the riches
assortment OF spices and gums that ever crossed thu
sess. ,,, :. =.
Louis aud Naua, would each and all be in connexion By
Jguar lines OF steamboats, The upper countries OF the
Amazon and the people on The headwaiers OF the MIS-
eisspp the Missouri and their tributaries would be ir
closer and more easy communication than the people s
the Tennessee and the ONO with New Orleans
when we were boys You recoliect the custom fo
young those days, after gathering their crop,
in the all. build .broad horn, or keel boat, to EN-
bark upoR with their crop and drift down the river te
New Orleans and market arrived there, they sold boit
boat and cargo and walk ed back This brough their
SO late in The spring that seed time had already passed
And thu. il year 10 make CROP another TO &c
have seen these things when boy in the Misss
sippi valley So have you and therefore you shoulS
not now, IN your more advanced HE, call me visionary
when invite you take an excursion into the fu
ture" upon the Amazon and there 10 feast your i'm
aginaiion" with the contemplation OF The Mississippi
like changes The other sde OF the EQUATOR and Of wha
the Atlantic slopes OF South America 10 be 10 tn,
commerce. the greatness and the glory OF this country
when the "freedom OF the sea-" shall in reality be esab
lished upon The waters Of the Amazon. When that DAY
Gomez, the mouths OF the Mississippi and Amazon, New
Orleans and Para without the aid of encban,ers lamp
The wand Of the sorcerer, will be within two weeks Of
each Other.
Amazona will supply this country with all the inter
tropical productions OF the wodd for II rs country
whether consider the wealth OF ITS mineral or yese
table Kingdom, OF unsurpassed riches and resources.
E While we are receiving these thras from this magIt
"ndia" the United States would support The workshops
and afford the granary for that country.
r. The boat yards OF the Amazon would be on the Ohio
and Upper Mississippi. The flooring mills OF the ANA
ron would be the James river her packing houses
in our grazing States, and her looms among our manu-
featuring people
0 The picture have drawn is tame; for the axe, ths
steamboat, and the plough far more powerful thar
the wand OF the greatest magician Therefore, let u,
do what good czsns, good neghbors, and good men
we righlfuy may, TO touch the waters of the Amazon
with The magic real influences OF steam, It's fore
with the axe and It's wastes with the plough Tor in do
ing this establish the foundations OF commerce will
country tina, alone capable OF sustaining the entire
present population OF the world.
T The future OF these United States so far commerce
with Europe may effect IL, charming Tar
laiions with markets of the Pacific may bear upon d.
is vast bot in Tar as II is touched by the Amazon
g IL dazzling.
just here gentleman direct from Lima has stepped in
upon me, with and dispatches from that far
country The Amazonisn fever Is raging there Peru
abont establish free ports upon her tributaries TO the
Amazon that she may let IN The Mississippi steamboa
upon the waters there.
'"Tell the Norih Americans" says Tirado, the grea
Peruvian state sman 1--WE want 10 see them upon the
Amazon, settling down upon our eastern slopes OF the
Andes and bringing with them the steamboat, and the
spirit OF enterprise which characterzes them. We
about to let dorm The bars at this end !" tell them they
mus, open ne gate al the other, and come up to US with
the Mississippi steamboat
Gallant little Ecuador, ardent the rays OF her own
vertical sun, speaking through OF her high fpncona
lc,s a NJ hor-