The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-18
Mr.. D'ISRAELI ON THE BALANCE OF
POWER

POW Err.
In his speech at Ayesbury Mr.. Disraeli said;-
| know well that if there is to be war of nation
alities, of opinions and of races-a war of revou-
ton and reconstruction, shall weather the storm
(Cheers.) 1t will not be England that will suffer-
1t is Europe that will be injured Eurepe that will
be desolated, and the very potentates whose pride
and ambition, and lust of conquest are bringing
about this perilous state of affairs, will find them
selves at the end in an inferior position to that
which they now occupy. CHEERS Gentlemen
we hear great deal of the balance of power of
the Importance of sustaining certain barriers in
Europe, and many other axioms, all of which to a
certain degree are true, and which may for a GER
tain time continue to prevail But letme take this
opportunity of impressing upon you that the dav
is coming, if it has not already come, when the
question of the balance of power cannot be con-
lined to Europe alone. Since the time when that
doctrine obtained, great communities have risen in
another hemisphere, who will not permit the bal
ance OF power to be limited to Europe. You have
on the other side of the Atlantic vigorous and pow
erful communities, who will no longer submit to
your clrcumscribed theory of authority. The Aus
tralian colonies, though now in their youth but in
the youth of giants, have already, as it were
thrown their colossal shadow over Europe. And it
is for old Europe lament that she is exhaustng her
energies and her resources in these wars ! could
wish that she would rather prepare for that awful
competition which, in coming times she must en-
counter. would rather see France and Germany
ana hnSsla develop their resources, improve their
agriculture, increase their population, and cult
vate the arts of life, social and scientific instead of
wasting their strength risking their stability and
sinking, when the era to which have referred ar
rlves, by their own Encouragement and want of
presclence, into an inferior and exhausted position
Remember always that England, though she is
bound to Europe by tradition by affection by great
similarity of habits, and all those ties which time
alone can create and consecrate, is not Pow
er of the Old World. Her geographical position,
her laws her language and religion connect her as
much with the New World as with the Old. And
although she has occupied not only eminent,
among European nations for ages STILL if ever Eu-
rope, by her shortsightedness falls into an inferi-
or and exhausted state, for England there will re-
main an illustrious future. (Cheers.) We are
bound to the communities of the New World and
those great States which our own planting and colo
nizing energies have created by ties and BY inter
ests which will sustain power and enable us to
play as great part in the times yet to come as we
do on these days and as we have done in the past
(Cheers.) And, therefore, now that Europe is on
the eve of war, say it is for Europe not for Eng
land, that my heart sinks.
ANOTHER MINNESOTA EXPEDITION To THE Rocrv
MoUNTAINs.-1t has already been stated that an ex-
petition under COL Mobiles was about to start from
st. Paul for the Rocky Mountains, with the view
to explore the great rivers of British Columbia
This Red river steamboat enterprise has occupied
the attention of the Minnesotians during the year
past, and q boat called the "Anson Northrup, of
100 tons burthen, has been in process of construc-
ton for the last three months From St. Paul pa
pers OF the 10th inst We learn that this boat was
successfully launched at Red river in the Dist ult
and would be ready to start on her Journey to Lake
winnipeg in fifteen days thereafter.
But not content with originating this venturous
PROJECT, which, however, now promises complete
success, the Minnesotians have foot another en-
terprise, still holder and more startling than the
hrst-being no less than voyage from st. Paul to
the Rocky Mountains entirely Jy icater To this end
one Capt Louis Roberts, offers to run the steamboat
Jeanette Roberts, of ll2 tons burthen, directly
from ST. Paul up the Minnesota river to the Red
river taking advantage of the present floods to pass
an interval OF marshy grounds now overhowed and
thereby connecting the waters of the two streams
fund is being raised for this purpose. From Red
river the route of this expedition will be the
as that of the other viz: across Lake Winnipeg and
up the Saskatchewan to Fort Edmonton at the foot
of the Rocky Mountains.
The topography of the basins adjacent to the
head waters of the Minnesota and Red rivers is very
remarkable-the former finding its source in Big
Stone Lake, while within mile of this lake, Lake
Traverse discharges its waters into the Red river
the intervening space being low and marshy,
and showing indications of an ancient connection
between the lakes. This intervening barrier to the
continuous navigation of the two rivers is now OBJ
liberated by the high stage of water, which is far
above that of many preceding years, and over this
it is now proposed to pass the steamboat before al
luded to- If accomplished, this would be the great
est achievement in river navigation ever known,
since it would demonstrate the fact that there ex-
lists uninterrupted inland navigation extending
from the Gulf of Mexico to the Rocky Mountains,
distance of nearly 5000 miles. Moreover, the re
suits of these two expeditions distinct in organiza-
ton but akin in their objects, will be looked for
ward to with great interest not only for the extent
and freshness of the panorama which they would
unroll but for the startling significance of the
volume of commerce and civilization which they
would open in the depths of the widerness.-.Jour.
Commerce. Has