The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-06

view of the subject, the operations we have
glanced at become important; and while the
new Congress of Paris are looking at Bolgrod
and studying their maps, it would not be time
misspent to cast their eyes a little to the south
and east of the Black Sea, examine the Caspian
and the sea of Aral-trace the Oxus on the one
side and the Euphrates on the Other-and,
"when done, make note Of it, in time.
Territorial Expansion-Its Commercial Cha
racter and Results.
Territorial extension is undoubtedly the cha
racteristic movement Of the age Everywhere
we see ii rife. In America, New Mexico, Cali
fOrnia and Arizonia are its signs. In Africa, we
have France extending the boundaries of Algiers
and Great Britain showing the limits Of the Cape
Colony northward. In ASIA Russia has eaten
China out Of the Amoor river, and has now got
fOOthold much farther south at Chusan while
England is declaring war against Persia, and
talking of military demonstration in Southern
China. 1t even exists in crowded Europe, not to
mention the Bessarabian provinces The Zolvc-
rein of Germany is the same thing. This move
meDt in fact, is the true key to the whole policy
Of territorial extension. In the feudal ages ter
ritorial extension meant the spread Of some
mOnarch's sway In the present, when, to use a
trite phrase, commerce is king il is nothing
more than the extension Of trade without the
bars of tariffs and Custom Houses. In short it is
the extension of free trade; and each commercial
centre of the world is endeavoring to increase its
markets. This is the case with the United
States, England, France and Russia
The effect of the success of this policy upon the
several centres from which each movement ema-
mates, can he studied in our midst, though per-
baps the results here have been somewhat greater
than in Europe. Since the acquisition of Cali
fornia and New Mexico the commerce of the
United States has nearly doubled, while the COM
pleted railways are more than twice the number
of miles that they were eight years ago. Though
much of this increase has been owing to the ma
tural law OF our progress, yet very large por-
ton of il is due to the stimulus it received from
the application Of Anglo-Saxon energy and en-
terprise to elements that had lain for three CEN
turies dormant around us.
No sooner was California open to our people
than its immense hidden wealth was brought TO
light, and soon poured mighty stream of gold
into the channels Of the circulating medium
throughout the world. New York received the
greatest benefit, because it is the commercial
centre OF the country, and New York for
tunes immediately expanded to amounts that
but few years since were fabulous
among Ne. The example of California
etarted Australia, and the Anglo-Saxon
prospecter, with the experience acquired
"a Indian river, and other California localities,
'oon laid open the hidden treasures on the east
ern shore of the Pacific.
Those who think that this commercial move
ment has reached its eliminating point, greatly
mistake the signs of the times II is but in its
infancy, whether we view II in America, Africa
or Asia. That the Anglo Saxon phase of IL will
produce the greatest results everywhere. we do
not doubt, for the movement is in accordance
with the innate impulses of the race. Land and
trade lie close to the Saxon heart, and Irvine
around all its veins and arteries. When Mr.. Fill
more not the be President, but he who has
been sent over here Ivy the London Tines TO act
as its special correspondent, said at the New Eng
land dinner. few days since, that Great Britain
and the United States were the two great branches
of the Anglo-Sayon race, the one moving west
and the other east till they should meet as friends
upon The walls of China, he uttered great Saxon
truth. And when the sons Of the Puritans who
listened 10 him. applsuded with wild enthusiasm
they bore witness to that truth. and unwittingly
confessed the great impulse that underlics all the
other strata of their hearts. That New England
dinner, and that Briton's speech were but the |
volcanic upbeaviDgs Of the fires that burn in |
the Saxon bosom everywhere.
The course of this great movement upon this
continent is apparent to every thinker. Arizona,
just budding into life, will soon build the Pacific
Railroad with the mineral wealth now hidden in |
its bosom. No aid need lie sought from Congress
no scheme of plumber Of the public lands com
bined. The lsthmus routes, too. bringing the
immense commerce of the Pacific TO tho doors Of |
our New York merchants, enter largely into y.
But perhaps. above all in value 10 our own co I /
merce. are the dormant resources Of Mexic I
When once Anglo-Saxon energy shall have been
applied TO them. and our intelligence and our
enterprise carried there TO establish good Cover :
mcnt and safety for individual possession. the
commerce of our city will again double in eight
years, and perhaps even less and the whole
world be benefited by the change.
Events are now preparing for this result in
Mexico. Comonfort has struck deathblow to
that nightmare Of his country the church organi-
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