The Washington union., 1857-06-10
DEpARTMENf NEWS.
STATE DEPARTMENT.


Tfads Of SAaagha-A correspondent, under date Of 3
December last, writes follows
"The trade of this port has about doubled in two
years In round Numbers, may state ii at fly MiloNg
Of drs which, at the current rates Of exchange, would
give In American money aghtyre millions Of dollars. The
silk has become the great staple OF the export trade OF
this port This past year. in consequence of the great
demand in Europe created by the inundaons in France
the export has doubled
But little silk comparatively speaking has yet been
sent to the United States but the trade in that article
shows a regular and healthy increase
'Opium forms a most important portion of the import
trade While il is contraband by all treaties yet the
flags of all nations IT, Through this drug and the
cotton goods OF Manchester England controls the trade
of the East renders London the banking house of the
world and obiges all nations to pay her tribute by
missions exchanges &c Companies OF steam lines
subsidized which, in their turn, empty into her lap the
proceeds of the joint enterprise.
- When the United States shall establish line of
steamers across the Pacific from California to China then
they will begin to share with England fair proportion Of
the rich commerce of the East well as improve the
advantage they possess of much superior geographical
position.
The drain Of silver from Europe to supply the I'M
mense trade of this port the last year has attracted much
attention throughout the world
By the mail line of steamers there has been imported
rising of fourteen millions and by other vessels much
In conclusion have only TO remark that, so far
from the trade Of this port being in 'aboho is greater
foreign trade with China five years ago"
INFERIOR DEPARTMENT
General Land Office approved during week end.
ing June 6, 1887:
Penalties
Louis Palms, register at New Orleans La $40, 900
III. w. Palfrcy, receiver ------- 10000
Charles G. Wagner, receiver at saltwater Minne-
sofa Territory --------------- 10000
Number of letters received and entered on registers
s67
Number of patents written, 2,s42
COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE, AND MANUFACTURES
The South has of late years repudated in practice
her old doctrine of let alone or pas rop gouperner"
so far the State governments are concerned, and
no doubt will soon repudiate it in theory. Proec.
ton and encouragement by the State government of
all industrial commercial manufacturing, agrcutu.
ra and educational interests is now the active pol
icy of the South. She is much opposed ever
to interference by the federal government in her do.
mestc and industrial pursuits by tire agency of
protective tariff but she has surrendered the ab.
stract principle of free trade, taisses lare and no
government interference.
Like all new converts, she is blindly pushing
her State protective system to extremes, and anc.
patng results from it that are absurd and sefcon-
Trajectory She would have the State foster and en-
courage agriculture, manufactures, and commerce,
forgetting that if the agricuturist exchanges at home
his surplus crop for homemade manufactures, there
will be nothing to send abroad, and no occasion to
purchase from abroad. Were the South to become
manufacturing, as well as agricultural, she would
have nothing wherewtl to sustain foreign COM
merce and have little necessity occasion for such
commerce.
But she viii never become manufacturing coun-
try SO long her SOIL her climate and her labor in
ve to agriculture, unless driven to it by abolition
Agriculture is her favorte and most profitable pur
suit Her railroads now in prosecution will tend to
render her still more agricultural by diminishing the
expense of sending her products to market and of
procuring returns in the merchandise and manufac-
tures Of the North and of Europe. But if Europe
and the North force her to it, she easily
facture for herself, and cut off all intercourse with
them. She has skill, capital, energy, enterprise,
abundance of waterpower, and exhaustless coal
fields.
We believe that good feeling is about to be re-
stored between the free and the slave States, but
shall omit no opportunity to hasten the advent OF
the auspicious hour.