The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-23

AL other paris Of the world furnishes, shown by
IL stovs table, Ils6 s25 pounds, troy weight OF vsr
$50 343 tt0 Mexico, 1850 900 ounds $33 Geo.
mskipg tslsnce In favor Of hexicc a silver pro-
duciDg untIy all other paris Of tee world, Of
463 l.5 pounds, troy veiRht, or $926, COO.
relieve have put his point beyond cavn Nexico
aga1E the world o svsr ebouDdng and silver
producing country, in an amount approaching pesry
81 coo 00c o. silver and above ths productions
Of sl other countries. And here l pause to sss ::
suppose it MAS ssssiud that portion of some
proven 10 abound in whales, in mum
beers than cool o. foona In othtr all other
ecesrs and in tbs ratio If hs product silver
by Mexico the PRODUCTION OF all The ~orc bendes
mater hos fer 6,stsnt might he that sea or that
ccesn though il should in tie proximity If the
forth lle where bs adsentuisIs would have to con-
how long would he think you Mr. Eitor before ships
wosa teIrs u I.qnidoD and nsansa and squippsa
ques: q whassy I'm rot mistaken, whales are re.
rted TO abound in greater NUNS ...n -
portion Of these polar seas and men are assocatiDg
10 have been tol With their cspital and giles to 20
10 tho obtapt ard polar in f.srch after them
Or should II he reported that in far of and newly
discovered Islands gusno hsd besn discovered more
abundant AID OF setter quality tan that shch is found
in he chDcba Islands, think you ch time would be
lost in ting out ships TO after it, Or II tidres
should reach the atlaItc border that the
Ties verge OF our Domain, matter in which direc
ton IaBdl of he richest quality watered aud wood
cd, and ogisg AID beautiful where from the cenial ma.
tu,s Of the cn ate crces Ito we'd Gro IS ia uubrokrn
ccessrop and where sickness itself unknown how
macy Thousands # our people would be found brav1e
tor o. foot mott Of them; and others drawn
upon whose scanty and feverish milk they would be liza
BILE 10 find their only defence against famine and death
people would be fouDc making ready to brave all these
daneers and 10 encounter all thss hardfhps to 60 to
this lsnd Of fertility, abundance, ana heaths
o. Mexican foil within easy aud speedy reach of
distant, as have said, not from fifteen twenty
Gays from this very city 0, New York, clumps and
Of silver offering wealth greater than can be COM
passed by whAlers guano hunters specuators in
county Of great lovslnsr and hsalthtulnsss with but
little cost OF taye to reach It, and polar horrors to
encounter, and no danger to person TEoper
thsn attends trip to LAKES and yet with facts
ence Of silver ANA OF its abundar every branch
Of commerce and industry, feeling the want of 1t,
are, wealthy as We are and money mailing and mo
ney loving sre-who smcpg ul, / ask thinks OF
erlchDg themselves and the country stepping
the io Grsnde, on our own border aud Accepting the
offer which nature makes Of those bonndless
silver treasured Tens Of Thousands tearing themselves
away from family and kindred and friends dszzlsd BY
the glitter of gold dust wend their long and dreary
way to California, there to toll in rivers, and mountain
q "a to s the
oerenehirg rains and sad fare and dreary accomoda-
items all to contend against Many, they deserve %
dangers of ordinary Sort turn their faces
from the diggins to Sci Francisco, and home. But
But there nothing Of all this vast distaDce of this
long and painful separation fro friends nothing Of all
this wandering after placers, mo necessity to drsg
In streams thrust the arms in mud dig in sand
be exposed to the rays Of burning SUM- the driving
and trenchiug rain ut silver mine The miners, IT ID
true below and work in the caverns but this IL the
employ ment which these Mescaps love- but as to
the parties TO the enterprise. the hacienda il their
vert ano their no Me- where may be gathered all the
omforts and where may be enjoyed all the hap piness
Of the domestic rlstops and they in great
city Of New York, its deafaning noise its dusty
muddy ways it's bad smlls and its aoodes-too many,
alas Of squalipg poverty and debssirg crime.
End now my body tell me Why such ARMIES press
to Calf crn,a for gold, whilst thinks of going
twenty cays at mos from home for silver which is Of
so much more easy access, and 60 much more valuable
and needed?
But it nsy be objected that the working of q silver
mine requires the sciences Of the miner OF the googs
the Dachinist, the chemist, and much capital True
Bnt have We lot all these in very midst And
not science. end mechanism and capital required
building of our noble ships and in the laying ard
aging down Of our railroads, &C., &c
In my next win show, from Official records aud
authority what amost boundess wealth
has been gathered snd BY very ignorant and very
poor people from the silver regions Of Sexco but these
isolated and should not be regarded prsca
dtnts but Only showing the abundance Of the metal
wiz also show the immense products Of other
stenatized workings where science and capital
Eloyed and wber this Is dcne there win bs enough sad
Perhaps 10 induce to think and act for themselves
AMERICANUS.