The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-18

From the London Gazette, Oct. 31.1
The great lakes Of Canada AID the river st. Law.
renee form properly the natural outlet to the ocean
for the countries situated on their waters and sr
great advantages for commercial communi ,stiea
with distant countries. 1t is the northern es-
bcuchurs Of the ST. Lawrence which has thro wn dis
credit upon its capabilities for relieving and supply
ing the upper districts which il drains and for tSs
commerce well as the water Of which It should be
the natural outlet Hitherto it has been 10 state Of
nature cbsuucted BY falls and rapids, whilst its great
rival the Missssirpi, Is naturally naviGabe almost
to it's sources The opening also Of an artificial sub
st,tute from Albany to Buffalo, nearly twenty years
before the improve ment Of the ST. Lawrence was IN
oertsken, has, with the concurrent advantages al
greater population and wealth, caused . Temporary
diversion Of Western trade from It's proper channel
This great rver-which for commercial purposes
may be said to commence in Lake Superior, the
largest body Of ffesh water on the g!obeeaves tue
and descending through six degrees of latitude en-
bfscing I'm extraordinary extent II coast, aud q
fresh water fishery in the Huron archipelago, which
is only surpassed by the astonishing one at tn
mouth, penktra.es the fruit bearing zone of Ohio.
western New York, aud western Caoada--the Ras.
den Of North America for the variety ard ex eeoce
Il it's products. and tue seat OF commerce TO which
no limit can DO assigned. From Lake Erie t1is
great outlet takes course almost in direct liae
70 the Atlantic ocean, ascending to the same isti-
tude from which IL took its depa ;ure on the north
ern shores Of Lake Superior. The lake AID river
trade o. North America Is extremely comprehensive,
att nticn.
The great st. Lawrence as the outlet OF one pro.
vince, has been left behind by the smaller HudsSn.
,he outlet for many States. But now that, By our
improved policy, the transit Of tbs st. Lawrence nas
been made free 10 al who inhabit It's shones-some
100000 In Lumber-the trade Of the valley Of -
st. Lawrence. without national distraction, with
Britain, with the Lower British provinces, the West
India islands, and thu w0rld-wiLl be ths trade Of
an empire, and second to no otner liver Ola the
American continent
While the British trade by the st. Lawrence Ia
considerable, IL Is not SO extensive - il might be.
come. For instance, the trade Of Montreal has
scarcely increased at all in the past ten years. The
arrivals Of shipping from sea In lS45 were 2l0
vessels, ard $1,000 tons; last year they we're
but 252 ships and SO 213 toos. The asse ssed vaus
of property n the city Of Montreal had only h.
creased so per cent In two ears and that Of Quebec
SO per cent; while the principal towns in Western
cent in the aame period. The merchants Of Logger
Ger ada blame the government FOR negecting for 90
msny pears TO construct ship canal {, connect the
st. Lawrence with Like Cbsmplain--a canal which
was declared BY the Provincial government ia I846
to be "mperstively called for and which the ,Ard
Of Trade Of Montreal has repeatedly declared to be
essential to the prosperity OF tue CITY. If vessels u
$500 barrels burthen were allowed to compete freely
by way Of the 81 Lpwrebce-ss shey could 10 BY the
aid OF such catAl-agSnst tne small vessels OF 700
barrels burthsD BY wsy of the Erie Csns the bulk Of
tie great traffic on zoe latter canal V0at} inevitably
be drawn through the ST. Law ence, to the manifest
acvsntsge Of TIE people OF Canada, The resns
fom he construction of Toe weliand Canal arc tho
beet H. dications cf The Influence which sbp carA
ccrLecsiog tie Il. Lawrence and Lake CnAsnplsin
would exert oyeg toe ebipseAss ~ Gt3 WSss The
Fss Coral Is the most fsrm;dabL Competitor with
TIE 81. Lssrepce ,o~ tte xa6s Of tn West.
The syeTsge aIrusi amour. OF ti9bst dulles paid