The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-06-09
ST. JOHN S Blu ~,
SATURDAY, JUNE 1855.
A NEW ROUTE TO INDIA.

has always been ,lazz,rd ~ tales Of is cor
.cous treasures. an'! The reality of so many
Of them has been inron'c>t!'Iy proved tina
We are more than half inclined in sohc,
manhood to put faith in the wonderful tale
Of the YNou<ui.| onR Onc N;ghts.
TO realize these Golden visions. and MAKE
common at Carthage. Cairo. and Constantine
pie III" fairy fabrics and precious stones of
Calcutta, Bombay. Or Madras, the marriage
of the waters Of the Mediterranean and tn,
Rec: Seas by a snip canal was early accom-
iIi>hc'l. Most of the great kings and conque
rors of antiquity were profoundly scnsi5l,
o: the immense advantages accru;nc to com
mere and civilization by Keeping the cana
in existence. and many Of them proved thu
counrchcrsiy, ness of their minds hv max in.
vigorous cxcrtions to preserve it urim1aired
Hut ultimately it was a!.ov''d TO fall INTO NJ
t,r run under HE later Maho.m,c1an cor qu'
ror> md where one rowcd sta:". galley
filled with the riches of the Orient TIL, vine!
OF The desert now sweep TIE drifting san,'>
and solitude and ,!c>ola,on are cnthronci in
their ancient Inheritance
NAPOLEON l., during his campaign in f.
rypt, with that remarkable versatility and fore
sight which lie ever manifested, perceived al
once all the advantages which would result
were the canal again thrown opcn'to the
commerce of the world. The i'll success of
his own plans prevented Kim from rarryinc
lis design into execution, and now more than
halt century has elapsed anil, until the pre-
sent, no favorable tine has arrived for bring
iny the >;l'icct before the attention of those
, interested in Tie undertaking.
Eui at length, Egypt is blessed with a pow
crtn! and emil .h'rncd Vircrov. M"mAMrr
SEip is convinced that the stability and pros
pcrity of his Fcudatorv can lie augmented
most successfully by developing the inferno,
resources of the country and attracting for
ciSn trade. To accomplish tina, object no
way seems so likely to be crowned with sue
'"ss as that OF re-opcniny or demonstrating
a SIN, can.sl across the Isihmus of Sutz. which
shall diver, Ike C.Stern trade from its arcuS-
toned channel rounu Ike Cape Of Good Hope.
and bring it, with all its rich accessories.
through the very heart Of Egypt: tbs at
tracing to his own ports The commerce OF a
hemisphere, and creating in the midst Of his
own territory market fox the rich harvcs.<
Of tie Nile valley. Perhaps, also, he nav hc
moved W considerations of what NAY BE due
from him to the civilized world as a sor; of
rccomvcrsc for the injuries inflicted for cen
turtles upon the Interests of trade ard hr-
mainly hy ;lc L.otry and tarar;>.n Of lis
predecessors.
Influenced by some such reasons. Mo,I>N-
I'D SEID has recent! y granted 10 Mr. FIRED
INANn De Ir>>Ei'>. an eminent French en-
.!necr, a Firman which ic>tows upon linn TIE
authority to organic company, 10 he called
the "tnivcrsal Sue Maritime Canal Com
panv, with every facility which Tie Niccrov',
authority can command freely AT il. disposal,
and whose Object shall re the rc-onc:.inr Of
the ancient canal or. if found advisable. If
cutting an entire new canal dire, from Sea
to Sea. Ills Tirm9n cont.ims ten articles.
which cnumcra:c TIE conditions 70 which tie.
Company and TIE Nircroy are 70 I've subject.
and the privileges which they are respective
y to enjoy. We give TIE substance of tie
most important Of them:
The Company is to endure ninctv-ninc
years from the opening OF the Canal. Its d.
rcctorS are always 10 be named Wv the Ecvr-
tan Government, but chosen As murh-as pos
>'hlc from It's principal shareholders. All
necessary grounds Tot belonging To private
individuals, are to be cc, i GRATIS to the
Company. The Egyptian Government is to
rcrrlvc htcen per cent. on the j,,'"J,> result
IL. from the shaic: Of The Company re-
ma:ndcr Of the net ben. Cts are 10 lc divided
rs follows: Srvrnty-fvc per cent. to the pro
hts ot foundin" members The tariffs of thc
rights OF passage are TO be ALWAYS equal for
all ht'ion>-mo particular advantage or en-
elusive profit of any kind can ever he stpula
ted TOR. At the termination of the Grant the
Egyptian Government will take the place of
the Company. en- owing without reserve all
ITS rights, and entering into full possession Of
The lanai, OF the two seas, and of all the de-
pendent establishments. The Company are.
however. to be indcmnificd to such AN cx,cnt
as arbitrators shall determine, for the ,ban.
dOnmcnt of their materials and furniturc
lhcSc are all the material stipuIations con-
tanned IN the Firman. granted to the 81 'n;v.r-
sal Sutz Maritime Canal Company" through
ME- FERDINAND DE LESsrrs.
The highest sum which the projected Can
al was ever estimated to cost was one bnn-
U:"d and fifty millions of francs, or thirty
millions of dollars Are the aJvan,,a.s
which may result from connecting the Mc,lit-
errancan anu Red Seas by ship canal at all
in proportion to tie expense of building it:
This is a question Which appeals primarily to
capitalists, but still it is OF immense inDor
lance in its relations to the interests of civil
'zatIon and refinement. By the construction
OF this canal, England and America will be
brought nearly 5000 miles nearer TO India,
than they are at present, and :he products of
the East and West can be cxchars ci with a
faculty never deemed possible. But India is
not the only country that this canal would
throw II, open to the enterprise of the Vest
The whole of Eastern and Southern Asia.
Japan, the Eastern Archipelago, Persia, Aus
traIia. the Peninsula of Arabia, ard the en-
tire Western coast of Africa. would feel at
once the impetus OF vigorous civilization,
and Yield in richest profasion, the vast stores
ct mineral and agricultural! wealth. now use
lr !, IN their rocky cavcrns, or decayins on
their fertile plains