Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-11
NUMBER s5.
RICHMOND wHIcS

hA ASAz'S'-The recent explorations Or tho ,i,-.
"'h ana Its tributaries and Of the utrcs cor,.
'e'e'o made ty order Of the United States t,o,sn..
nave materially Increased our stock o. l,o~,.,.
ee'h'ng highly interesting portion OF SINH tn.,,..
"u oe oesuned, sooner later to be of yrc,, ;o..,
TO us ard the whole world
Ire earliest explorations known to b.,.
ken on the Amazon date back a. far ss dr. .nus
sA'eepu century, and there are st;lI r ,h VI 'nS
VIC - soe,ey OF Jesus At Qitc som. jmn.,c., ~ "
Of ,h, Ina' was accomplished by the earlier memhsr
VI 'na' order But IL no, until ,s i,, . ,r, %
tnat sny thing Of importance was done s;L .oo w,
Ose' 'hah any religion, led numbers of ,,v.o,, ,
nn;, b IN search of Bnini and Ell r.Jo ~
- 81 W, 'eeenuy resought and mapped our .n5 ,.o "
P",csy uescrioed only within the present beos'A-
ine country drained by the Amazon .nd lii. -
e'en,uais pass an immense trade through i,s 80, us'
~ as ye', oe computed Tho river il air, adv 49, -
o,c 70 ships Tor Thousands OF miles and xitb ar s
II 'S' cpau oe so TO steamers Tor great ,ddi,io
nd $50, mas tributaries flowing in from the Nor,h
50 S, ~"'en are longer and deeper than Rid R,,a- -
the Missouri. and which drain regions dis, i sr OF
Ii Tuu oe mace TO produce almost auy ard s,c,,
, ae western slope OF the Andes is rich in mins
goio, shver, iron, COAL copper and ou;cLs;Iva. -
all been found there, and need only ,ba i' naVe
nN'uon ~, 10 be sought with exceeding pro6, tn ~
,h 80. . 'no Two millions Of square miles drained by
'oe river Amazon, is oi unrivaied f.rtiItr-n..y W
nearly every thing essential the comfor, ,d @
~ o rye, tobacco, barley, ma;z. ard clovas
of.b,s. e VI 'ne mountairs, while inmense herd,
" 80, w Anss' Sioacas and vcuuas feed ne,, ~ 80 Ia
se'h Wool OF the finest and loryes, .,,n Tn, oy ana
no,e Mes ou, snort distance from the torrd wbp.s
equaled profusion. Coffee pl.nt.jr. ~ ~ 'odha IN un-
ton grow there with uAur;suce Of which vs. a cot-
ing. The finest and luscious fIujt "a to no.n-
AMI r,,nv emoos bananas, pine apples, melons
Unfamiliar TO our ears. Cocoa aud V,nis go use ana
AZ certain seasons OF the year. Dyes of v,,ion
o the rarest virtue; rice Iudia rubbs
soPaoa gum copal. animal and vegetable w. ' Oet'
Ionka beans, ginger, pepper a,rovsroo, nuheg'
80 sIe Few o. the misceaneous products OF rssn
nas To. yer one nhatiiant square IN lies hn
wien Is capahle OF supporting popuat,nn iouhI W
oi oh'na or Japan, and with less than ,ba
i"e es,mony of The latest explorers is thar m. r
G''e Is aiuoious and the temperature agreeable tn.
direct rays of the sun ssd TO be temn.rs5 - e
most constant East wind, so thar no one am 80 =. M al
neat OF eoiu those who once become accustomed -, ~
snha'e are always fond OF it, and unwilling to give II n
ior any oiher. Epidemics-whether OF ebose. ~ . P
poS or yellow fever-are unknown Tbere IL @ saaiI'
ne OF country not far from the river troubIsd h "
he natives can na!eitds which are often Of n m.rn.
VPe' out thfy are confined particular sac,;o s
would doubtless lose much OF their malien.rc a u
ger before scientific management: On each side os ~
VI snls great river arc broad savanpas abopnd
ing IN nerds OF Wild cattle and various psme .nd h
them, to the South ranges of monn,airs
rleh IN diamonds aud other precious stones :" oe
All TINS country IS now wilderness uutenantad ,,,
sOs inu its wealth unsought and its re-
sources nhdeseoped The cities or sites of c,;ss A. IL
mouth oi the river and along its shores arc hn, . u
give no prospect of growth. The mighty opencv ~
merce might be invoked before tie ceun;,y g. " I'm
It's resources and its cities built up u
IN, When that day eomes-and it will sbor,lv-Ps,,
wa, DC me New iork OF South America and new c;,ia
Will spring up in the interior bearinr sp.L = I. ei''es
hat country as Cincinnati, ST. Louis and Pitsburs ~ DO
h Then more will be added to the wealth Of the sorJ
i was oy 'he attack on China the mission of J.pan
and our own adventurous citizens will find me,ns ~
as direct as California and infinitely more pleasant
We shall then river rai'.
w nose breast Of waters broadly dseIs
Between the banks that bea r tho vipr.
And bills all rich with blossomed trees
ui,n ana keeia that promise and wine.
WIN ,r scattered cities eroWnirg these
whose lair white walls along them shine -
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