The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-24
ts.t From the Ohio Statesman
Traf1ic-Its Results on the West.

We are emphaticay trading people. Pulps ring
with the words OF the preacher announcing another and
better world where dollars are unknown and whose only
commerce Is love- Politicians make great poher, and
talk ii the world turned upon its soft axle by
their condescending suerance Lawyers labor in their
ltgious barangues, and feel the mpalpable atmosphere
OF the law bracng every interest through their loud
lungs But, alter all. these States OF America mostly
busy about trade More than threeourth. OF pop
uation or less embroiled in the various traffic
which give so much vitality and unity TO our population
The mighty interests oil the nauon-whose territory is
nearly equal 10 the whole of Europe, and whose people
nearly equals twenty five millions-hang upon the reel
proces OF exchange This exchange has ramihed with
wonderful rapidly. few years ago those who pioneer
ed into the western countrywide The then border State
OF the sparse population, the want of communication,
and the precarious nature OF border life. We had
sion yesterday 10 refer TO pioneer Pyalon and suffering
But we might have gone INTO Details as we have heard
them from The lips OF the venerable men themselves.
What contIas, is lite now in Ohio 10 what was forty
years ago. The few pewter dishes, wooden bowls, hard
shelled squash dppers and gouds which then aided the
hearty meal have given place 10 spoons and tepchens OF
silver, sixpronged forks, ingenious Stoves and utensils
OF every variety The salt and iron once packed over
the mountains upon pack horses now may be borne by
the locomotive which screams upon the oii.st ridges
Mush and milk, johnny. cake, pone, hog and homny
have given way the delicious pine apple of the South,
the favored oyster of the East The picked pigs fee, of
the West, and the lake fish of the North The truck
patch, with It's pumpkins beans potatoes roasting ears.
and squashes has long since made lis saaam before the
imposing garden, with lis PIE plant and egg plant tomato
and lump, celery and asparagus.
Railroads had not then placed the West on the sea-
board, where It could call upon the world for its re-
sources evoking Mexico for its breakfast of silver
Arabia for It's spices, Cuba for It's sugar Java Tor It's coli
fec China for lis tea Ireland for It's linen. England for
its cutlery, and every quarter of the globe for
agnary want which extended traffic deity 10 places with
in the reach. ~#
Now all is changed Rapid settlements. increasing
availability OF land, extending means OF communication
have raised this western country 10 prominence OF power
whichis being feli--Do, alone point in the confed
crate compass not alone as presence and power in
"a. ola in trade nd
meroe. How has this West OF become greall BY
her immense additions to the granaues OF the world she
doing marves IN couneraclng the increasing influence
OF gold
How benignant is that system OF Providence, which
thus works out the happiness Of men By such simple and
effective means To Illustrate: Eight years ago restric-
ton ruled in the policy OF England She stood aloof
from the graingrowng States il leprosy in their
touch To crafty a few land holders, clamorous
for the exclusive care of the government, millions
starved for the bread which ready 10 enter the
Mersey Butit was not until Cobdens logic Macaulay's
eoquence, peel's honesty, Ver's perseverance, Eo,s
songs and heavens help had aroused the people Of Eng
land, that they shook of the suicidal policy which hung
90 heavy upon its prosperity As Great Britain has in
creased IN population her dependence for food upon the
Ioregn supplies has grown in proportion while our pro-
1ucg class has run up. almost TO make our popu
on OF producers equal 10 that OF The consumers OF Great
bsaln ~ 1871 the whole population Of Great Britain
humpeisu ss,lSSai2 while the United States only num-
eered l2eoe,o.o. len years after, mark tine relative
change. Great Britain increased 10 273l Io5 while The
United states ian up 10 1908 1853; and in 1851 we
434,325 -
What bearing have these important figures upon the
interchanges OF the two counires What bearing mon
western countrys Alb, these questions would have
n fearful answer II another short harvest were to come
upon England. Nay, we would soon realize what in
teres The Great West has in them il the grea, rail
thorouehares TO the seaboard, which bring within
fortnight OF London, torn up, and their levels
ed their original inequalities These representatives
Of weahihese splendid investments, whose interest ia
but family in the semi-annua dvidend-what have
they not done--not now doing Tor the Westi He must
be wild indeed who would look upon these memorials Of
enterprise and representatives OF wealth as fearful evi
dcnces OF coming prosira,on and bankruptcy by them
we are dosbly nterlaced with the Old World, whose idle
capital tnabed us 10 build them, and whose hungry
people led upon the products whose transit pays the in
,ereet on That now busy capital
How beautiful are the unrestricted laws OF trade
How feeble and puny the efforts of men 10 prevent
bers OF the same race from Interchange of mutual In
terest Not all the laws under heaven can prevent this
great West from becoming TO the Old World what Sicily