Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-03-06

and bisect with its enriching freshness all
the territories and people Of our Union
Another gold stream sets from Australia
and oriental Asia to London, by way of the
Meditcrrean and Cape of Good Hope, which
may be likewise detected into this channel.
II is estimated that the specie thus always
IN iairdasiiu in bulk, amounts to $175, 5,O00,-
600 per annum Our central region of the
Union, now shut off from its benefits will,
by this change, become the first recipient
and permanent channel of this concentrated
artery ofthe riches Of the world, What now
passes over the sterile sea, outside of our
country and of society, will be detected in
side, TO dilTuse over fertile territory and
still more fertile population.
To bring out in bold relief how artificial
the impression pervading the public mind,
that the exclusive sea route TO California is
in any view adequate to the public wants,
consistent with the general economy, or cal
culated TO supercede land mails or transpor-
tation either in cost or accommodation, we
submit this comparative statement Of where
the chief work Of society is required and
how it is done. ....s.... ...
The imports arriving by sea are received
and distributed by the system of inland
transports, SO likewise are all exports gath
cred TO the seaports by this same inland
system. Tie inland system is therefore re-
quired TO be equal in capacity and the same
quantity of work 10 do as the sea transpor-
tation. But the inland system has The ad-
ditional task Of transferring to and fro what
is interchanged and consumed between dif-
ferent parts of our country. Where q ter
ritory is large, like that OF the American
people, this inland transportation requires
to be three or five,or even more times great
or in amount than that upon the sea. With
out countries so far remote from tie ocean
as Missouri derive no benefit from foreign
commerce. and are cut off from lis enjoy
inents. II is. therefore, first essential and
paramount duty Of good governments TO re-
cogniZe and early provide for the necessary
inland mails and commerce where it has
been paralized by delay or obstruc.ed by he.
glect.
The great empires of Russia and China
embracing halfthe population of the world
have comparatively no commerce-they ex.
ist almost exclusively by inland and domes
: tic transportation. We know the high state
to which favorable legislation has elevated
the sea commerce of the American people
1t is necessary TO bring prominently int
view the immense expenditures LIBERAL,
made 10 force sea commerce TO is presen
strength and prosperity. A navy has beer
built and ina nta ned ct an aggregate cost o
$500, 900, 600; foreign wars have beer
fought with he E1tbaiy Powers, with Grea
Britain and. Mexico; the pirates O. tie ocear
eXterminated; an e. penslve d p'omacy main
tanned; the Old sea froat of The continent for
tiiied, surveyed lighted within and withou
-taXation, bouni,es, drawbacks have beer
allowed and gaugedto favor it. So grea
and unremitlug have been the care and cos
expended nurse and protect the ecmmerc,
ard mails OF the seal
OF late years, the government has foun,
it necessary and wise 10 establish lines o
steamers to convey mails and passenger
over the ocean and 10 foreign countries =
We have seen the enormous expenditure
already made for these, yet proposition
have been entertained by Congress to adj
to them other lines to Africa and Asia, a
f an aggregate outlay of $42,O0o.O0O. Il
contrast to this, the overland route has beel
refused attention and justice.
Your committee ask, if it is not jus
reflection, affirmed by all the precedents 0
history in Europe and Asia, that it is tn,
barbarism and uncorrected lust for war ant
pmnder, never in any age relaxed, that a
: driven the commerce Of those continents 4
) take refuge in the safety of the sea2 TIN
} ownership of the American continent, am
, the perfect civic civilization of the Ameri
: can people secures lis safety and invites
again upon the land. A policy favorable
to this change viii be in accordance will
the true destiny of onr country. ..
It's manifest that emigration immediatel,
thro'the central belt OF the continent, ,betweeI
i Missouri and California, will now become
} intensely active consequent upon the reno
val of the prohibition 10 settlements hereto
fore incidental with the Indian barrier
This prohibition existing for forty years, ha
caused the extension OF State and Terrific
, rieS along the extreme fianks of our nation
, al domain, and kept the CENTER an unoceu
| pied blank. Hence this lingering discon
nection. Hence this accumnlaiion of peo
| pie isolated on the outfsnks of the Union
( and this deficiency in the ceater, and hene