American citizen., 1859-01-15

ally, and alg solitude
Dethoes in many q mour never dis
Wkcre the silence Of Nature eept by the
tnrbed in the days Of yore,rp crack Of
scream Of the Eagle or tl,tcr of the fleet.
4 f4erifie. fred by The DARN l6oted Cham ois
footed Gazclle, or the sshis rich arso,ies
The untiring steed. draac wide and ponu.
Of commerce, sweeps France :" sports
lous plains OIL n of Germany ana
nm,ng the vine ms through the rich
rss in ell ar. and over the highly
E meadows am ,es1land and Belgium.
.N'.ed neir ".;fnt engine of modern pro-
nor rsfl within the limits of the
R'ess oeen ae light of civilization has
"',os nu Fs.%"F'ant rays. The vistula has
s"ed i The wide-cxpanded stepps of
ueon1er~ been invaded, and the shril
s" fbe Locomotive resounds in the
rsotr Of the mighty dominions of the
%v 1a ilascovite. Russia, whose expand.
, enbraces one eighth of the habtable
ne acknowledges the claims of advancing
&TrNation, and demands place among the
" .,,pos which yield obedience to its laws
The land of Scandinavia no longer sends
Shi her sons to devastate and overwhelm the
rites and towns, and countries which have
been elevated by intelligence, and surrounded
with the numberless blessings which flow
from the pursuit of tn legitimate objects of
vrtuous desire and ambition. The descend.
ants Of the Goths and Vandals, those syn
onyms of every thing terrible no longer send
forth their countless hordes to carry dsmay
and misery in their train over the fair and
Tow, tions of Europe. The light of civil
lizalio. IF Christianity, and of modern i'm
provement aud discovery, demonstrate that
Providence has bestowed upon all sections
and nltions, everything essential to national
and personal advancement and happiness,
without interfering WITH or tramplng upon
the rights of other and, apparently, more for
tunate neighbors. Not only have all nations
The elements of development, of material pro-
gress and wealth, but in the pursuit of the lie.
gitimate objects of national greatness, and
personal happiness within the geographical
boundaries of each separate government, al
other communities, with whom intercourse is
hcld, participate more or less in the general
prosperity. In these general remarks we
have nearly lost sight of the object we had in
view in commencing this article. We pur-
posed Showing the effect of the railroads of
Europe upon the interest of the United States,
and particularly upon the interests Of the
South. Russia, as all who have studied the
,c
portion of that continent. Vast portions of
this country are well adapted to the produc-
ton of the cereals, and other raw materials re-
quired by the manufacturing aud Gem nercial
nations of the continent. Remote from navi.
gable streams, and the sea- some of the rich.
est sections of Russia found no market for
their surplus wheat, oats, and other products;
and consequently, no induccment existed to
labor, in developing the vast resources of the
soil The people of those secluded regions
were forced to live without the most common
productions of art and enjoyed nothing of
the luXuries or refnements of civilized life. |
Their wardrobes were scanty in the extreme,
and consisted Of fabrics made from hemp and
fax Of the coarsest kind As we have re-
marked above, railroads have penetrated far
into the wildernesses, AMI the secluded por-
tions Of this country, abounding in agricul
uural resources and capable of producing i'm
mense quantities of the raw materials re-
quired by the workshops and manufactures
Of England, France anl other nations where
Arge portions of the population are engaged |
in converting the simple elements of agricul-
tdre, and of the forests, into useful and orna
mental creations of taste and utility. The IA |
cilities now existing. and continually ad |
vancing, Of sending the heretofore almost
worthless products Of agricultural labor to
he markets of England, &c have awakened |
she dormant faculties, and aroused the latent |
energies of millions of inhabitants of eastern |
Russia, Poland in Russia &c, who had no |
inducement to labor previous to the construc.
tion Of the, falroad lines extending from St. |
Petersbr.g to Moscow, and from the former
place to the South. near to the Black Sea.
The result Of this new stimulus to labor is |
the creation of an ability to purchase of other
nations which had never before existed.
Under such circumstances, it is obvious
that the coarser articles of cotton clothing
will con enstitate one of the chief articles of
Purchasc-eiething being, next to food, the
'nost pressing want Of comparatively rude
population. The consumption Of cotton goods
IN Russia is increasing at a rapid rate, and
Is destined to a still more enormous increase,
rs the railroads now progressing shall pene.
Uate further aud further into this mighty En-.
pre-. and bring yet larger masses Of the peo,
rle connection with the manufacturing ma.
lions OF the world. Thus, il is obvioas. that
every mile OF railroa built in Europe, proves
directly beneficial to the cotton planter as il
'~nders additional number, of persons able to
n'rchase cotton goods. by giving an ex.
= @nseAle value to the otherwise aImos,
"ies: products Of agricultural labor.