The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-11

shadow by the development OF the varied resources at her
disposal, all the powers and States Of the earth.
Private enterprise aided by such adyenous influence
as the general government egitmateIy and justly
cord will fail to force railroad communication from
the Texas frontier through to the Pacific within the
next years Texas rich and well TO do will take
that the link which is 10 connect Louisiana with New
Mexico shall be completed by the time 1t is required to
perfect uninterrupted line between the Chesapeake and
the magnificent bay OF San francisco When this shall have
occurred then the aud silks Of China, intended
for European markets. the mails and the gold dust Of
Australia and the travel and from the Old World and
the East be conveyed upon this highway The cost OF trans
portaon for feghs may be greater than by the way OF
the Cape this will be than overbalanced by the
immense diminuon in time. With railroad from the
Chesapeake to the Pacific and the Atlantic Ferry Line in
operation 1t il believed that London and San Francisco
may be brought within twelve days Of each other,
But by the time the evatians be constructed the
Chesapeake will be within six days Of the Pacific
by another route There will perhaps, within five years.
be daily communication from Richmond to ventose via
the Gnf Of Mexico and the isthmus Of Tehuantepec.
carriage road this shmus which the travel will
be performed in twenty hours is said be rapidly adj
vancng towards completion and preparations are being
made for the of railway to be speedily
laid down between its terminal points 1t thus not un-
likely in view of the submarine telegraph line across
the Atlantic whose proprieters confidently expect
will be in operation next summer, that intelligence
can be conveyed from any metropolis or commercial
emporuni in Europe to the Pacific in correspond
ence with steamers the Cult, in four days time
IL not less. In this is than probable that
European sailing ships in the Australia East India
China trade will generally touch Yentose receive and
despatch their owners and this would be
ceeded in the of such communication between the
two hemspherss the Steam Ferry Line by the transmits
sion of their cagoes by the sthmus the gulf and oathern
railroads TO the Chesapeake That such would be the in
terest Of European merchants is distinctly foreshadowed
mi IF treffic he
South American coast which formerly went around Cape
Horn avails itself of the Panama railroad for expedition
to its destination.
So certain is the protector the Steam Ferry Line Of the
eventual diversion of the traffic and mail carrying be-
tween Great Britain and her possessions the
country between the Chesapeake and the Gulf by
of his contemplated enterprise that he would prefer
ceive the existing mail matter for conveying it,
to any subsidy which Congress bestowng for pos
tai services To give idea of what The traffic between
the mother country and Australia alone is and what per
consequence the mail communication must necessarily be-
come extract the following from late Liverpool jour
nal:
Victoria, the junior of the Australian colonies haa
within the short space of much than ten years
attained commercial position much significant
the majority of the continental States Of Earope. Her
gold fields, all appearance inexbausble; yet she
does not rely upon them, valuable though they be- Her
trade and commerce have grown and growing with
rapidy that borders the marvellous. Melbourne bay
is studded with ships and steamers of every cline From
the North 10 the South and from the East to the West
Christians, Jews, Turks, and niidels alike swarm to
this wonderful quarter OF The British POSSESSIONS Hence
il is that during last year the total exports from Vic
toria amounted in value TO tllTT5,o0O, and of this
large the United Kingdom received flO 276 600,
and other colonies FL 372000 The value of tie gold
exported fs 25500o the whole bicb with the ex
ccpon Of f32o0oo shipped TO other Br sh colonies
received in this country On The other hand Victoria re
ceived in exchange for her god and other produce articles
from this country 70 the value of Eo942OOo aud from our
British colonies 000 the value of her imporis
Wal ~
elder Of the group sent its produce the value f2
100000 and to her colonies f6240oo This entire ex
ports of the colony including those to foreign countries
amounted to f4,O30,000 of which f773OOO wes the
value of the gold produced in the country But again we
have South Australia which is rich in its own peculiar
way cannot boast OF gold silver mines; but there
abundance Of copper and the agriculture and pasurage
the colony had proved and is still proving be most
desirable for industrious and steady emiQrants
proof of the growing importance of South Australia
may mention that last year that colony was a Gu J.
the manufacturers and producers Of this coun-
try of goods 10 the value Of fl62S 00O and from our
colonies OF f392 900; while the South Australians sen,
in return their material to the value of f6l 900
and 70 British y colonies s principally NJ ally votoT they
been long and favoraby known desirable resort
for the British emgrant Gold has lately discovered
there and it bids fair rival of more opulent
and extensive commercial colonies of the group Every
day adds fact to demonstrate that before CEN
fury this quarter of the world will preemi-
nent Ia all that contributes to the greatness people
Churches colleges and schools reared with rapidty
cities beauti6ed and streets laid out pub
nc Dunung5 erecteu win u rapuity and beauty that
would shame the mother country Internal improvements
going rapidly. Railways will form network
each of the colonies The electric being laid
down from colony to colony. In word every thing that
render this portion Of Gods creation tar-famed a
pleasant and prosperous abode for the British
model for agricultural mining, and commercial indus
try has been put in operation To speak of the beauty
the Australian landscape deneatehe brilliant pumape
OF its featherea tribe the and the capabilities
all the colonies, would be ask of hercuean character
Suffice it to say, they unequaed whole in any
other part of the globe"
Great Britain, about six months ago, closed contract
with company carry the mails from Southampton via
the isthmus of Saez to Melbourne in about fifty days
This time be shortened by the way of Milford the
Chesapeake and Tehuantepec in all likelihood from fl
teen to twenty days
To such cannot believe in the consummaon of such
achievements the projected Steam Ferry Line contem
plates let them not be uncharabe as to endeavor to
influence those who hopeful to disbelief Let
them remember that Brunei in his conception that steam
could perform postal service the ocean, had to combat
Of the best-instruced minds of the age while the
merchants Of the United Kingdom were arrayed against
him with singular unanimty. Let them remember also
the modification, and profit by it, of the croakers who
pursued Fulton down to the very hour that his baning
by its successful performances caused their chins to fall
upon their breasts in shame Of their incredulity Wise
men have learned to doubt nothing as an impossibiy
that does not directly in conflict with Gods mmu-
table laws.
From the Statesman.
INDIGNATION MEETING AT ZANEsvILLE.
We find the following call in the Zanesyille Aurora NJ