New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-09

country. After the war SIC nad tue iuhcuso avs"
sce ofbeing tbe seat Of Government and might nave
remained so if the State Government had had CON-
non sense In 1890 her exports were less than eight
millions By means Of Philadelphia capital the first
turnpike road tie rst canal and the first railway OF
sny importance in the United States were constructed
u her water works, drainage. sanitary law she was
In advance OF tie other States The stolidty OF the
interior country kept back the institution OF Common
School System until 1895.
Al that was wanted 70 secure 20 Pennsylvania and
hence to her chief city the most desirable advantages
VISA steady protective tariff but the ignorance Of her
interior population and suburban democracy prevented
il. fry thousand majority was given to Jackson
twenty-five TO Van Buren, and the only exceptions to
etod presidential vote on her part have been drum
and fife candidates. The Bank of the United States
planned by the democracy, sud placed in philadelphia
WAS DESTROYED BY the same democracy its fall carrying
Gesolaton through the community as though some ter
rible visitation of heaven had come over the place
From that blow Philadelphia staggered for long time
and the suspension of the payment Of the interest on
her State debt added smother black spot 70 her repua
ton These blows 70 the State and city repute re-
tardcd much her progress but now they are tsings
numbered with tie past There must be sn end to lii
Cation AID there should be an end Of filings at Pennsy
vsDia in regard to Reputation
From some excellent statements in M J. L. Ty-
son IetteIs Philadelphia pamphlet which should
be widely read by those who would keep posted up in
her afs--wo learn the following facts respecting the
mercantile facilities of that city facts, 100. respecting
which cur merchants should be wide awake. Accord
ire TO Hlr Tyson the accommodations for shipping at
the port of Philadelphia are certainly than equal
to the present regulations of the port Of NowYOrk
Tie Delaware River is more than 4 mile wide from
the Peunsy lyana to the Jersey shore and line of
wharves of above three miles ia on that river This
chain NAY be indefinitely increased The largest naval
vessels nay here ride in safety. According to the
Coast Survey, the chanre is seldom less than quar-
Ter of a mile in breadth, and az the lowest water is
nine and half athOms except at the bar below Fort
M,fln. At this point, which is but few rods IN
tent tie depth is eighteen feet at low water; but
tie tide rises to seven feet eight inches above the
plane to which the soundipgs reduced aprofgndity
even there s attained which is equal any emergency
and the wants of tie largest craft.
We have spoken of The coal trade Of Pennsylvania,
which finds its cutie. at Philadelphia. The iron trade
of Pennsy yauia-but for the stupidity of ner Demo
cracy-meht have rvaed that OF England, so immense
arc he natural advantages OF the State At presen.
it is equal 10 that of England it in 1929; what
it miaht be made by steady natio al policy not diff
cult to assert. Since 1916 the greatest fOunderies
have been obliged to close their works. Establish
meuts which employed hundreds thousands Of hands,
chiefly Irish anc bought each Of the German farmers
OF tie immediate neiehboELoOd 100000 worth Of pro-
visions Il cuth paid for in cash forced to stop
neir labors because the Irish aud the Germans to
nan voted tie snttari rglar dmmicratic ticket
PENS! ylnia now holds prominent place among the
manufacturing States Of the Unon. Her cotton and
Roolen manufactures according to the of 1850
amount 10 75s Tie chief seat OF these is liz the City
of ThiladelI ha as low defined Tie value of real es-
tate in Pernsy ania greater than that of any other
state in tie Union. III l-40 it was estimated to DO
81 Acc COOCO, and tie personal property to be $780,
OC0,C10; of course tLis sum is now vastly greater.
The railways in Peunsy yania officially recorded
iorytwO IN number, aud in extent, l32 miles. They
cost, according to Col Chds, Si5,23j43l. Those
rot officially determined estimated at some Sl2,
0C0CCO more. Tie canals Pepnsy lyaua exceed 900
miles snd cost Goue thirty millions. The locks OF the
Lehigh are the deepest and finest ia the world These
State Improvements mainly constructed by Phiidel
pha capital ere the great OF Der prosperity and
bave enabled her 70 increase her population from
25s.OS7 in lao to 4C9C45 in 1850. The wheat pro-
duet of Penusy yania, is the largest in the Union,
amountin. to fifteen and half million bushels hence
tie -four ti.dc Of Philadelphia i, an impor.ln. item.
OF the rs COOCC0 Of foreign imports 1000 900
cone through York, and 100000 through Phila-
delrha II It be true that onehird Of the enre
uerce Of New-YoIk is drawn through Philadelphia, as
the distributing city we do not wonder at the struggles
of Philadelphia TO increase her foreign commerce. TO
secure this end the bar on the Delaware Ri7er at Fort
MlHin will doubtless be removed The coasting sta.s-
tics Of Philadelphia show On immense figure; their
humber in 1850 vas q 035 added to this the arrivals
at Bristol by the Delaware division Of the PennsylvG-
MIA Canal swell the number to go The tunnage Of
the coal vessels of Philadelphia exceeds that 81 the
foreign tunnage of this port.
The Phladelpheus claim to haze az numerousy a
populated city as New York, and call in TO supper.
Il cir assertion TIE comparative number Of houses in
each city, as detailed in the census. IS Uncle Toby
said 70 the fly, there Is enough in the world FOR
9th Cfus We have fears for the future Of the City
Of New. York: It's government must be regenerited
ard IN asthetic spirit must take the place Of low
cent per cent calculations which would deprive her Of
neales order, and Of the iltramural splendOrs and
hygetie necessities OF Parks as magnificent as any ia
the world. Tie gh.reachiDg ambition of Philadelphia
ard other American cities must only prove stimulus
10 New York must teach her that no amount Of natural
advantages for bad city government or
Inertia growing cut of the labors of those who have
goIe before but that tie immediate generation of
cur citizens must fulfil their duties if the City is to
held the FIRST rank among its peera