New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26

irc m the war bot il surpasses even that Of the
Brt,h enp pire or any other nston upon the face ~
he c'rth lApplause The Bri,sh Empire has always
esin ed 10 be the mistress of tie seas aud she b
Shce commercial tunnsee that would justly enfifle
u't 'ha' sppeilaOb; but now Ler star paer bcipro
ne 0h nerve Of America, which is yet but ia its IN
eI! Eet me htre alude to single incident in your
''nneTciai history. Six or seven wears aeo little
orsit started out from your port ufon a eoa,t.v,~,
voyage of 6,1O miles TO San frnpci.co. That b.rk
'"l'u !! hlm "ho Is now the distinguished Mayor Of
your CITY, sent upon that coastwise VOYAGE 81 90
miles. had entered upon an enterprise thst msn h.d
never conceived of before, and tie mind of ma, h.J
rot dreamed to be within the bounds Of possibility
lAVpsus, That was the beginning Of this roro,,,,..
If fe Pacific. Since then in those six or -cyrn 49,.
,ou have seen 'ravcrsng that route the msynis
cent steamers that now leto, much credit upon III,
erogits, enterprise and accumulated power OF the
Antr:can PEOPLE. Let me say here iha, the steam
alre rowe OF Ills country has received but little aid
frm the Govern OF the United States but has de-
I.nd,d for It's Sid uIon The wsm support and hearts
of the American PEOPLE indp pondent of the Government
fArplaus, TIE Ar,tic. that wen, down in the
d, mis- If the Atlantic Ocean, never Struggled with
more teIrbe energy sgains; the engulhpg waves than
krs le sieam marine OF tie United States against the
uru,I,e of tie Executive portion of the Government
within lie period Of which I am speaking. might
cite usuv insisnces, had the time. 10 show The
Itrioliy Of the American marine hot only 20 that Of
Frs ai iise but 10 that Of the combined fleet of the
commercial marine of any other nation in tho
.oIld Tie commercial marine Of the British Empire
in each o the periods of ten years tor thirty years
rsst has increased aS per cent, while that OF tho
United States within the sane perod, has increased
y rer cent. In the same ratio. we may confidently
pr,Jict that In lsSt We shall have commercial ma
rine whose tonnage shall outweigh outmeasurc and
CUT all the combined commercial fleet OF the entirc
world. That viii be the result of your enterprise.
What measures are necessary to extend that COM
u,rcel II has been the object Of every part OF tho
world gather within its coLtIol the wealth and
trade OF Asia and W Western Europe. Now England has
bhd three overland mail routes in operation toI tho
purpose of controlling this trade, and she conempates
three overland routes-one by raiiMsy-tha shall
can, Il cummec of the Fast and the British Empire.
That is what England is doing, what she has done,
and what she contempat,s doing. and is It not right
f to every ton o share Of this
accumulated treasure Of 700 eco COO of people that has
been gaihe oseher in this granary Of the earth for
ih,se thousands OF yesrs. Where is New. York
Where the United States They have outnun,-
btred, ouisail,d, and outweghed the commercial
mape ofoyery other nation upon the face Of the earth.
We are vet but upon the threshold of this age.
Thomas Jefferson IN 1902 with his Keen vision, antic-
pGted the establishment of a line OF travel across
he American continent. and that would bring
the American people in direct communication with
that portion Of the coast of the Pacific where
now float the stars and stripes IN the hsrbor
Of San FraI cisco Applausc. The expeditiono. Lewis
and CLARK and the imperfect survey made by them.
orcrcd 10 the world the possibility OF carrying OUT tho
iit embodied by Jefferson Forty -one years after we
trace in this came legion the OF the Pathfinder
of empires lApplausel. Look at the young eagle VI
the mountains surveying not after the ieebie Steps "
Il
son but for bimsef and alone pathways across tho
con,iuent through mountain ranges. From following
in the footsteps of the brave Pathhnaer ~ ue poans
tsrs we Gre in the possession Of tho country upon
the Pacific Ocean Appausel; Our flag Is there, ana
California is The child Of the Compromise acts Of
$50 II c,me in with the deed Of settlemen Mt and peace
which New ok than any other State W AZ nstru
ne, ta in ing the Government OF the onted STATES
in Isj0 California the child of compromise, presents
lie haye Pathfinder of Empires, who tracked tho
f,pre lire of the railway to the Pacific coast and who
,br AIDED the passes of the Rocky Mountains, a. inc
condidate for the hehest office IN the g,it oi tho
American people in 1856 Applausel who can
lcok at tie dim perception of Jefferson ana fAe "c-
emulation of successes which have marked tho course
of The brave Pathfinder, Colonel Fremont, and not
see tie bspd OF God directing The energies OF eS9 l~o
ever not for the purpose Of paying any compliment OF
adulston at the shrine Of any man. Iappeai 10 you
as citizens of New-York, whether you VIII NOT Som-
plete the results which were torenhadowed Dy thoss
wh,se une,ring Judgment and sssncry here aireany
predicted the glorious future that opens Tor AMERICAN
coHmefce. From tie spot where we now stand We
NAV be placed within seven days travel OF San Fran
| cisco, and then b, steam marine we may oe within
eleven or twelve days sail Of the overpopulous ma
tions Of westeln Europe and China, and thus we we
accumuined wealth OF 5000 years aud 200 900 600 Of
people asking that the entcrYrse, energy and ineli-
pence of the American States shall come To them for
what they can give to and that we shall carry 70
them the oyerplus OF what we produce VIII you do
itl Will you strike bands with theml We want To
ubsite else for this fierce contest between
the sections North and South The cry that shal ring
before anotEer ycar has passed away and after tho
of this year has closed throughout the North
aud South will not be upon the question Of slavery but
il will be uron the question of the Pacific Railroad
end the trade of 700 COZ, 900 Of people AppauseI
We haye now the control of the markets OF the world
In every State in the Union with single exception,
there il non enough to supply the market OF the cont.
nept and ten ytaTs will not roll away before we shall
have suppisd tie iron market of the world. What "a
ncc,ssQry1 Protection Not at all. All that we AK
il hat the raw material which enters into the consump-
ton Of our manufactures shall be admitted to our
oris free of duty the sane material admitted 70
ibe por,s of England and France. By removing tho
duty from the material Of her manufactures.
England has made her commerce thrive, her manu-.
factures thrive her people her revenues thrive
thus essening the burdens OF taxation which rested
upon them for the good Of class, for the good Of
no PORTION of the Government or the people OF
| The British Empire. Give us four years OF peace,
tour wears If domestic peace and peace with oreign
nations and We will open all these avenues OF wealth
ard The voice of industry commercial. mechanca al,
ufsciuriDg, private and public, viii arse rom
ev ry feahstone from every VILLAGE, from the streets
of eyery CITY and fill the valleys and overspread the
m up,sns until reaches the ing stars and fills
all the vsst coDcave with grand, swelling peal Of
ter, siria and celestial harmony over the Increased
trosIeriiy ard happiness and auence OF people 20
dseiving and 50 noble the people OF the American
States.
Tie applause which followed was immense. Three
cheers were then given for Mr. Banks and the thanks
Of the meeting were voted to. him in laundering Aye
After three more cheers for Banks and three Tor FIRE.
mont and DAYTON the largest meeting which was ever
al stre adj