The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-11

supported Ae Eastern Railway - London, without
,neieoy occurring any liability to oppose the Mid
Iano OF ne Western lines; for although all three
couTs 81, and neither Of them could alone have &C
con mooated the Intermediate traffic. That il an
al Slopous case to the Indian business, which can
ell support two or three routes from end 70 end.
All scholars, and nearly all mankind, must be inte
rested in the developement of Euphratean terrific
ries. All the ScJptursl commentators place the
garden of Eden somewhere on the Euphrstes. The
second cradle of the human family was upon that
river it's tributary, the grs. The first city of the
new earth vas built upon its banks The tower of
pride, erected by the post diluvsn population casa
q shadow over its waters. 1t intersected the great
capital Of the Chaldean empire. With Babylon, the
names of NebuchadTezzar and Bashazzar, Of Daniel
and Darius Of Cyrus and Alexander, are forever as
ISOLATED. The grand prophet Of the captivity and
the energetic apostle OF the new era had their
dwelling tor season within its walls. Ere even
brick was made upon the Nile, Nineveh and Baby
lon must have had busy populations Twice in
the worlds history maj kind commenced the raca
Of civilization on the MessopOtamian rivers Twice
hey dyerpea from their banks to the east the west
end the north. Arts ard sciences made their early
and weak steps upon their shores Very early in his
tory 1--WE know That Babylon was great manufacturing
city, famed for the costly fabric of its LOOMS At
more cent date the Gladden. kings made it gor-
geOus metropolis the iairest and the richest then
.srth The buildings of its great rival, Nineveb,
have been recently excavated from their long con
ceament Of full three mileniums. Their ruins bear
Wlness YET O the ROTXeOueneb5 Vi INC palaces Du1t
by the Assyrian mOparchs. And yet we have Do
reason to believe that Babylon was equalled and
certainly it was not surpassed by Nineveh in mag
nfCence. The fall of the Cbaldt an metropolis is
still mystery. Alexander of MacedOn made it the
port of the Indian Ocean and Of the Persian Gulf
He proposed to render it the central metropolis Of
his empire. He died early, and after his death
Baby dropped and never more attained it's former
magDiicence and population. II fell, until no man
now can trace the outlines Of it's desolation. The
wee pronounced by the Hebrew Seer has come upon
the proud city, and no man buyeth its merchandise
any more while its palaces are the dwelling
places of serpents, and its streets haunted by
Hnclean beasts. Not only the cities or their ruins,
and the traditions Of Mesopotama, are ultra clas-
steal and interesting, but also the land is full Of
hidden riches Many millions of inhabitants crowd
ed its banks in ancient days. Their power was
felt over all western Asia and northern Africa
The now deserted plains were fields and gardens.
The soil teeDed with vegetation The fruits Of tenn
perate and tropical climes grew there in luscious
abundance. The arid sands need only again to be
irrigated by the Astounding waters pouring down,
ever cold and plentiful, from Ararat and Kars to
become joyous with corn. and wine and oil. IL may
even more effect our interests To know that many
now wasted acres, save when in early spring they
are sweet ~ildernesses Of flowers, may be covered
with cotton, and tend to the employ ment Of the
many mililoned spindles OF our la1St. Every way,
commercially, historically and politically, the En-
pirates valley route is grand scheme tina must
affect immediately the commerce, and in some YEA
sure the Desires of race; end that depends aot
Tor success upon thorough traffic, but holds within
1t own confines the elements Of great prosperity