The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-08


far away stormy ocean, while the East Indies OF
the powers separated by the breadth Of hema
phere.
But the Indies of the American republic lie within It's
very borders and bounded by the Chesapeake and tho
Gulf of Mexico.
They cheapy and constantly accessible by the
mercia and navigating States both by land and by
only by the open in 'front.' but by the great
tona navigable river of the Interior flowing unnerrup
edy from the land of the oak and the pine TO that OF the
palm and the olive And herein lies the deep secret the
very inner life of existence furnishing the key to
commercial and political history for ages to come.
How singular then the spectacle of statesman dispar
aging this geographical portion of our widespread
pre for the merely that its pursuits mainly ag
ricultura while those of his immediate neghbors
chanica and manufacturing Does he not and can he
not feel that this very difference OF pursuit. growing out
of difference of climate proyidental boon, bestowed
upon nation for tho very purpose of creating the
sity national and national communioIy Does
he perceive that If the cotton planters of the Csronas
made pins and buttons and wooden clocks they would
not buy the pins and buttons and wooden clocks of New
England That if the cotton plant grew the shores Of
Massachusetts, the cotton planters could not be shod by the
shoemakers of Lynn Can he not understand the great
truth that the nations difference is only the nations
peace THAT New York and Pennsylvania geograph
cay nterposcd commercial agents. to bind in hariony
by the golden bonds of these remote eyremites
discordant only in name and harmonious I their mutual
interests and necessities
But let look little at the arithmetic of the Let
ascertain the pecunary value of the geographical
junction in single nation single unbroken continent
of the temperate and the tropical regions and for this pur
pose let compare the East Indies Of the British empire
with the Indies forming integral continental portion OF
the American republic.
The British territories India including the tributary
States under their authority embrace 100000 square
miles and l4ooO0o0O of people. Their total commerce
with England in the year 1882 amounted only mil
lions and eighty-seven thousand pounds sterlinga little
less than fifty millions Of dollars In the year the
products of American Indies between the Chesapeake
and the Gulf directly exported foreign countries were
ortytwo millions of dollars and the residue che
North either for export consumption certainly not
less than twenty milons-beng in all sxty-tvo millions
This returned the South in equ vaent imports
making total trade of one hundred Ind twenty mil
ons-more than double that of British India.
In the twenty years thai have since elapsed these two
great commercial of the world have been running
an animated raceor under the vigorous and enlightened
administration of the elder England its annual
with British India has swollen from the ten millions ster-
ling tweny-sx millions five hundred and fifty thousand
pounds hundred and thirty millions of dollars
while the energy of this England, of the Western
World has enlarged the trade of its American Indies
from hundred and twenty to nearly three hundred
| and fifty millions of dollars.
am unfortunate in not possessing Mr. Baukss happy
faculty for dealing with millions by the thousand and
must an content myself with creeping along by hundreds
of millions; but will that these southern States
which he deems it proper and patriotic to dsparage do
actually and annually contribute at least 300 millions
to the commercial strength of the repubc and win fur
ther predict that If the American Union preserved
from the assaults of demagogue and sentimen s and
halcrazed fanatics this 300 millions before the close
of the present century will nearly approach if it do
entirely reach one thousand mious-animatng and in
vgorang corresponding extent every department Of
national and continental industry and every element Of
national and continental strength.
The question is then presented to the merchants, me-
chanics and landowners Of this great continental meno
lis to the million of inhabitants congregated arcand tbe
bay OF New York. already possessing thousand oDs
OF weah-the very product of the Unonseif the very
type and exponent Of the Uniondo they approve the 70
ca proposition despoil the South Of every national
Office and deprive it Of all participation In the government
| Of the Union
II look further INTO the address Of Nj U.a A ,yu
shall find ourselves comforted by the that ta
regions remain the globe far valuable US th
the southern States We propose says he the peo-
Pile OF the North should conceive and adugroe oliey Q
her oTR among other things ITO cultivate amcable rea-
tons" with neghboring nations and especially with the
South American continent For look says Mr.. Banks
at the South American States What do In South
America territory ten times large that Of the
United Sates-a country fertile than any portion OF
the United States While give 45O0 millions annually
OF accumulated industry, South America is capable of
giving four, tsn-nay, HUNDRED times more Of
accumulated industry. She has 20 millions Of popun-
ton and 10 millions OF square miles.
Now let us cooy count these sums Four times 45OO
millions are $4,000 millions ten times Aj00 millions aro
$4,000 Millions one hundred times A5oO millions are 45o
900 Millions written out automatically in single line
| $3.50 900 100000. Oh Mr. Banks why did you leave
your sensible and sober State Massachusetts,
among poor hsbarans TO dazzle eyes and turn
brains with this efulgent Of 6gures2 But savages
caught by glitter and gewgaw. Let them swallow the
$500 millions and be thankful.
But here the eloquent and comprehensive speaker
does not stop Even the 100000 millions fail to satisfy
bis imperial appetite The two continents OF America did
toerably for n beginning But richer repast must be
added drawn from the long sto Of the dead old
Oriental world where the statesman n sl more go-
rous vision "Look says he "at where we stand Here
is Wall street. On the spot to which now direct our
eyes twenty days jodrney from the populous cities
Of Hindostan, China and Of Asathe repositories Of the
Wods cealh for hundreds and for thousands and for
Of ousapdi OF yearsa wealth which is fabulous in s
oga 5ulous in It's extent and ia the accumulated wealth
| Of seven hundred millions Of people"
Now gentlemen, getting almost tired OF "accumu-
lated wealth but as Mr.. Banks proposes that make
railway to the Pacific reach this accumulation Of tens of
thousands Of years win merely observe FIRST that Il has
probably grown somewhat musty by this time and next
that fear Mr. Warren Hastings and his worthy successors
have got ahead Of US inasmuch the total commerce o