Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-10-03
Sneaker Banks in Now York.

lion. y. i. BANKS, hN lnNltAtiun, hluI'-.-
"a the merchants Of New York, from the
step. Of tho Merchants exchange, on Thur
lay ofhst wcok. III. topic was Commerce
AMI tho Union, and hi. Aldrcs. was listened
% by q very largo audience. Tho Now York
Courier AMI Enquirer says.
" In number 1t hr e1rrrd,i clthor thc
great mcriin, assembled at the same place
tp hear Daniel Webster W o. hear S,'as
Wright. and in responsibility 10 was every
whit their equal \ moro imrosin. rrUrr.
supiion of 'hr intellectual nnl moral pow
~ of Ills great commercial community has
u.yrs yct been concentrated
Tho New York Times SAYS
Wall strict never wiinrsrl greater
c1thcriu. W ihr representative Of The wealth
and rUmmrrri u ENTERPRISE OF This mr'rDru-
li.. not even when Daniel Webster, in tho
noon OF his sT'rndil reputation, held forth
no the same spI'. on the political crisis which
clusd th' uitrr ron' NJ tho Democratic
party. when President Van Burnwas NONE
mated iur second term.
IN s'rikin. contrast 20 The noisy d,cl1.
nations, lrunocintion. or the black G.puh.
hau., appeal, to passion and tru,a force,
anil assaults ~ ihc Declaration or lrd.rsn-
I.u-c, VIII r., found ihr noble AMI manly
sentiment, Vt Mr. Ranks. IT, ally shows
thc advantage. to b. gained 70 commerce ny
four years of quiet, and proves the republic.
can platform 10 contain tl1.' principles
necessary 90 produce this state of affair.
Tho following 3, the closing portion of Do,
speech
From the spot whore ur stand we are srv.
ou dly, travel hy railroad acru.s tie c1rti-
nsut a. thc li1y IT san fmucison from the
has ul >Iu Francisco w. ar rs thH steam
marine au3 1ls pl thr United States within
eleven Dr turly, lay.' sail OF ,hr over pop
uluus nations ~ Ws-iHrn Europe, OF Eastern
and Western Asia. anil ~ the arrumuhtal
wealth ~ six thousand year. NJ China. W.
arr within tw0nty dlys' travel M snvrn
hundred million, 0i inhabitants. askia. t'n'
H. energy and enterprise ~ thr great people
of ihr american State, should come o. them
ur what they can give ~, and that W. may
carry o. them the surplus OF what So" proc
lurr Will YOU lp ~ (Crir. ur wrvi'l)
Will YOU strike hand. with those of or,
who want O. substitute peace AMI cIwwrr-
rll prosperity ibr thoH fierce contest, DE-
tween ,Ir'hrrulul southern sections (DTir,
of w. will) II sp, before another YEAR is
passed after ihr election. The question be-
tween the Nrr'h and South will NOT b. ono
of slavery. hut IL will b. the question Of the
Pacific railroad, and this trade of iUO, UOj,-
Oun 1T people. Cloud hurrh.)
We have now the control Of the cotton
market ~ thr world. We are about having
the control Of the wooden market ol the
world. I'm every State. with one single cN-
ccption, there /, iron enough 10 supply the
American continent. Ten years will not
have elapsed before wc have control Of the
iron market Of The world.
All We ask is that the raw material which
enter. into the consumption oi our manu-.
features, and which interfere, with nothing
we produce, may b. admitted FREQ Of duty.
They a-c - admitted ia France, England,
and other States Of Europe. England, I'M
der the policy of Sir Robert Peel, In ten
years placed on the free lit $50 articles Of
raw material. entering larg y into herman
ufcrurcs, and. though il struck some S..
OOO eco from her revenue, il strengthened
her commerce aud increased her trade moro
than u per cent and the same policy would
increase our trade 600 per cent, and in re-
gard a. cotton more than that.
Give ~ four years of rcacc-iour years
og domestic pcace-four years Of peace with
foreign uations-and we will open all Of
these avenues - wealth, and the voice OF in
dastry, Of commerce, Of mechanics, and
manufactures, public and private, will arise
from every field, from the cities Of every
State, and will join m the songs Of the even.
ing and the morning star, and Oh the vast
cunclaye with one grand swelling peal Of
celestial harmony and iubilation over the
increased prosperity and happiness Of a peo-
pie ~ deserving and - honOrcd as the pco-
pie Of the American States,
Cloud and continued applause, in the
milst Of which Mr.. Banks rciirod)