The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-02

tn. " Northwest f." Question ~ To,.~so.
The Toronto Globe publishes at length, q
highly interesting speech made by JAMES
w. TAYLOR, Of this city before tho Toronto
Board Of Trade on the subject Of the pro.
posed navigation Of the Northwestern riv.
ers. and especially upon the arrangements in
progress in 81. Paul Tor that purpose. The
general purpose Of Mr.. TAyLos's address WAS
to induce combination OF the Toronto in
terest with that OF ST. Paul in the naviga-
ton Of the Saskatchewan. His remarks
touching upon the light In which the Cana
dian scheme Of communication by way Of
Lake Superior. is viewed here, are interest.
ing
A. . citizen Of Minnesota, Mr.. Taylor said he
was solicitors that oil our measures, including
. nail and emigrAnt route from Fort William
on the north shore Of Lake Superior to Selklrk,
may b. crowned with success. Tho people Of
saint Paul have no jeslousies on this subject.
Nature has fixed two great thoroughfAres Of
communication from Central British America
- ono by the channel and lakes OF the ~. Law.
renee, pointing directlyto Europe, and anoth.
er, by the Mississippi river, facilitating ex.
change between northern and tropical produc-
tons. The railroad systems Of the United
states and Canada, win. doubtless, arst com.
municate with the settlements on Red River by
way OF ~. Paul, but No OF Minnesota are well
aware that nothing will prevent the develop
ment Of the Lake Superior routes.
Two-thirds Of the people Of Minnesota, will
yet receive their merchandise. and transport
sh.ss AMI 40 E.at Las.
the western extremity Of that lake. The couti
nsnt Ia broad enough, bountifui enough, to
dsvelope every commanding situation. IL Gin.
cinnati, the apparent Queen Of the Ohio valley, /
any rival to ButfaloI With oil their petty an.
tasonisms, 10 there any essential conflict OF In.
terssts between -. Louis, thu metropolis Of
important river communication. and Chicago .
leading enuepot of lake commerce so with
81. Paul, sitting ut the head Of u continuous
steamboat navigation from the mouth Of the
Mississippi. aud of course, q centre Of distribu
ton to the regions beyond, and the future cities
which will skirt tho west end OF our American 1
Mediterranean. | predict that the commerce
OF the largest aud most remote Of those inland
seas will Tar exceed that Of any other Of the
great lakes. Already there are significant indi /
cations that mining, particularly Tor iron aud
copper, on account OF the extraordinary de. /
mand for mechanism, will bc the next favor.
ito investment Of capital. The world will DO
MAINLY ltHtuufUt Gu lHt superior mues tOl
copper, aud the excellent quality OF the iron,
added 10 the immense advantage OF water
transportation, may sustain a competition with
the mines OF Sweden aud Russia.
Aud, now. the curtain lifts from the land OF
grass the plains OF the Saskatchewan. Are |
the basaltc peaks which surround Thunder
Bay. Of Lake Superior, the Pillars OF Hercules,
the t1tma 1sus Of British enterprise lwdl
not believe u. The Press OF Canada, the Gov. I
err Mt And mamie ~ ENGLAND A
sure TO these Atlautie Provinces a continental
dsstiny' You have an organization, the Nor'h.
west Transit, having received Provincial sane.
ton and deserving Imperial guarantees, which
proposes to connect Lake Superior and Puget
Sound. by communicst ions adequate for emi.
grafton aud mali service and am Informed
that AZ the rcceu, session of Parliament, there
was concession of charter for . t.legrsphic
eommun c alton through the valley. OF the Sas.
katchewan, the Columbia aud Fraser rivers.
These mesus seem To be an earnest Of a future
policy.
The history Of thu movements in Mime
sofa, which have hd tn prcseu, nssul;s--,he
prospects OF an overland mail commuuica.
tim from -. Paul TO Puget Sound--thc
details OF the arrangements DOW in progress
for the navigation OF the Red River. and
the exploration OF tdaic,,o the Pacific
and the interest Of canada in opening
up the navigation Of the Saskatchewan
ksmcd the main topics Of the addrcss
most of which are familiar 20 our readers
We are Glad tha, Mr. TAYLOR took toe or'-
,,aiuuity To- strike d AoT hr the extension
OF the reciprocity treaty to ,hc Northwest.
crn british AMI American possessions. The
citibus Of the Northwest. from al "a, i1