The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-11


class weekly line of steamships to New York. II rail
way property bero ia other conntres valued ia the
share ro Het according 10 the prospects business Of
Me 'oaos the rise In value Of the different railway lines
IRON tins port consequent u the establishment of steata-
ers 10 New York. would be far greater than the
OF capital necessary 10 put the steamers into oper,oo
now ,t ns look al The prospect Of large trade By the
Wa! Oeliese some ot your enthusiastic Southern gentle
inch, who have Interest in o. sler beds Of Governor
WISE, u ,he Dismal swamp Canal, IL Beaufort Pocoalgo,
BrubsWck Georgia. st Augustine the coral reefs Of
Key Wst have blown their penny whistles ana tried TO
dct Some who have money than brains 10 start u
line Of steamers from bordeaux u some Southern Amer
can port The case, however is like the Parliamentary
piii for the GlenmutckiD Railway which, examination
was Iound to Contain sevenytwo fatal objections. Per-
maps u Is more like the dilemma Of the very patriotic gen
man In country village, who said he had lust forty
reasons for not firing salute the Of great
ory hrst he never had heard OF the victory second
ne had no POWDER third he had cannon but believe
we world has never been enlightened with the other
thirty nine conclusive reasons. Now, for line OF
steamers from here TO Norfolk, Charleston Savannah
or New Orleans, there fortytwo formidable
objections: first, there would be travel; second,
there would se no freight third no letters fourth
tribute the capital. and railway TO the Moon or bal
loon communication with the financial circles and rngs)
OF Saturn, has not yet been established Now will give
you thirty eight reasons more, II you want thcrn.
glance at the trade Of Bordeaux will show their
intelligent American Consul with some figures shelving The
trade Of the port They import cotton about 500 900
los; annually; tobacco, nearly two million pounds ;
indigo, lumber and staves -four and brcadstu coffee
cotton iabrics coal iron and hardware, aud numerous
miscellaneous articles The exports OF Bordeaux consist
principally OF vine, brandy, olive oil, and fruits They
export about seven million gallons Vi wine and Of this
about one fifth goes to different parts Of America.
:. Win line OF steamers from Bordeaux to New York,
ue magnificent carets Of the Medoc, and the best
varieties OF wines made in Central and Southern France
would ind their way In large quantities the United
states 80 long as labor dear, making American wines
hgh priced, In addition to the circumstance that your
wines generally grown in the Interior whence they
nave long expensive overland journey 70 reach the
tables OF the wine drinkers In the great cities on the sea
maj flr
the light and delicious wines of France Perhaps that
demand viii not be very extensive so long the poor
paM99e99zed wine bbbers Of Yankee land prefer the
limitations q Spanish And Portuguese wines, the william
decocons of logwood brandy sloe juice, oak bark
malc acid burnt sugar and alum, that are SO constantly
served up in the United States But Btmpo,te: chdcan
d govt
II | wished TO enter into elaborate argument ad-
dressed to the people Bordeaux a city of 10000 in
habiants, to show how vastly their interests would be
tosiered by line of TRANSATLANTIC steamers would make
some telling comparisons. would say, without fear of
railway ringing TO such town, has been largely
prosperous wiiho, steamships running from the port
Portland, Boston ana Nc- York are pertinent examples
ON the affirmative side Of the qustun. fkny Of exam
pies the other can be seen all along your seaboard
from New York to Key west One thing, aowevGr, must
be borne in mind Where there few natural advan.
tages, and scanty facilities for trade by steam
ships cannot be created And look at the railways
that run nom London 10 different points on the seacoast
IA England, There are the Southeastern Railway to
Dover the Brighton and South Coast running TO Brighton
and New Haven, the London and Southwestern running
TO southampton, and the London Northwestern run
nng TO Liverpool These railways all do large business
and pay good DIVIDENDS and they all steamship lines
running IRON their seaport tcrmni foreign countries
On the other hand there are the Eastern Counties Railway
running to yarmouth and Lowesoft, the Great Western
running from London to Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth and
Falmouth, and the South Wales Railway connecting the
Great Western with the at Milford Haven The frst
four do prosperous business and during the last Eve
years have paid average dividends of than five per
cent annually while the last three named have not exceed
ed TWO ana three fths per cent Co shade and
at some half yearly meetings have declared dividends
at all These last have not been connected with foreign
countries TO any extent by steamship lines believe Mr.
John orrell Lever NJ p who established the line from
Galway to New York, was tho founder of the New Bra
lillian line from Milford Haven to Portugal and Brazil
Al the Tune this line commenced operations carly in &C.
ober an account Of which appeared the HERALD am
informed by gentleman, whe a large dealer on the
LONDON stock Exchange, that within period OF ten days.
during which the first steamer started to Brazil the stock
OF the South Wales Railway went up fifteen per cent with
material advance in the stock Of the Great Western;
that actually increased the value Of the property Of
these two companies than one million sterling
That value win undoubtedly remain and increase and
what casus will say, the founder of this steamship line
has not added tho amount Of million pounds TO tho pro-
perry OF these railway companesg Examples like this are
not required to prove that whenever practicable railway
lines to the seaboard should have connection by steam
ships with foreign countries.
steam line has been subsidized undertaken and
promised from Bordeaux to the Brazs In South Ameri
ca they consume French wines pretty largely, and In
France, on the other hand they great drinkers of
coeethe great staple Of Brazil We ali know that coun
tries with different climates and dissmiar products
create demand for commerce. Trade also is founded
diversity Of pursuits well Of products believe
that to day France only requires active foreign
merce to be of the greatest and prosperous
States in the world With navy large as Eng
and, "a standing army much larger, more numerous
population, far wider territory agreeable climate
and greater variety OF products only lacks this one
clement Of wealth to be one Of the loading net the
eadlDg, commercial nation in the world. Why should
France be satisfied with giving the Court language die-
rent nations, and with taking the lead in MILNE
out tho fashionable worldp France has every
element of internal TRACE 10 heh degree,
Manufactures and commerce. and yet it must
be Confessed that France poor The people arc nine
enbs of Them in low circumstances while the nation Is
poor and finds difficult to make both ends meet without
Increasing national debt already pretty large The silk
of Lyons and the lace manufacturers OF
Brittany and Normandy have to contend with heavy
competition in foreign countries without the aid OF that
,ctive and enterprising commerce OF their own which
should penetrate every sea and find market in every
and. England colonies every fertile shore. explores
very island fishes in evcry sea- spins cotton fabrics for
he orrd and woollen suis for tho rigd zones clothes
he savage and the civilized the world over digs for iron
coal at home and takes possession by of COM
neroe colonies and an affinity Of race, OF gold and silver
ines at the ends of the earth. And all this is done
through ncessant activity, eneTprisng and searching
and noomtabc perseverance that is daunt-
by no obstacles. You cannot give French people the
habits of the English make people like unto ano-
her but why should France be so far behind the English
IN the field Of foreign radey Can nation OK
oect hold her military prestige. retain her national
strength keep in the front rank in the march OF improve
nent, and give stability 10 national system, without
competition in the great field OF commerce?
What gave the Dutch their vast power in tho seventeenth
century, Commerce. and nothing else. What gave Crom
well his victories them and started England IN the
race of power and wealth in which she has found
competitor, except in nation founded by her
,elfy English pluck love OF civil and religious liberty,
md the active and successful pursuit Of and
wealth. Why is Austria weak nation Because She is
poor ANA has commerce. And OF how many of the
nations of Europe say the sames Why is Russia in
the background compared 10 the active commercial
OF America and Europe Because she is situated
an unfavorabc position for foreign trade The same
cannot be said Of France What makes London the cen
ire exchange and England the centre OF commerce for
all the lands nations Of the earh Because her COM
mercal arma Ike those OF Brareus stretch forth
to every corner Of the world because her numerous
lines every ocean and lay every land
and every gold and silvemnc under contribution to sup
ply her wants And has not France equal advantages,
and equal opportunities for extensive commerce,
and except habit, prestige. and long continued
ton crowned by well mored SUCCESS With prominent
seaport-Havre--on the English Channel, Nantes and
Bordeaux on the Atlantic, and Marseles the Mediter
ranean France actually in the centre OF the nautical
and commercial world
And this the state OF the from the French point
Of vew Could the trade between France and the United
States be largely increased it would be OF Immense ad
vantage both countries. France imports annually