The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-10-31

cans have not vet celebrated the first Gen.
tenary OF their national existence. The COM
merce Of America now extends to every
country, and it possesses commercial ma
rine which falls short only Of that OF the Old
Country, and far exceeds that OF any other
nation. Like the country from which u
sprang, America offers safe refuge for the
political exile. and an alsylum for the ops
pressed OF every nation, and the ample shield
of its protection extends over the humblest
citizen in the most distant region fthe earth.
The redundant labor and capital OF the Old
World find profitable employment with this
young and prosperous community, and ad.
lyenturous spirits from all countries, impeled
by the desire for wealth. and crowds lying
| from the poverty and tyranny other native
lands. merge their political and natural dif-
iferences in the proud title Of citizen Of the
United States. The dense forests, which in
the time Of our grandiathers were unbroken
solitudes. and the wide parties which were
the hunting grounds Of the savages, are now
waving corn fields, the capitals Of flourishlng
States, and the crowded seats Of native man.
lutactures, or the busy marts OF trade.
4 The foreign commerce Of the United States
is now so extensive that il required in 1858
the last year for which We have complete
lreturns-not less than 2l,75e ships. with an
aggregate tonnage Of 6,60j,045 tons, native
and foreign, which carries the various ports
cargoes from foreign countries. And there
sailed from those ports, with carsees Of Amer
lean or foreign produce and manufactures,
which were exchanged for those received
from other countries, 2l,219 ships, with an
aggregate burden Of 6.SO2.Te2 tons. The
crews employed in the American vessels
thus engaged numbered l42,254. and in The
foreign ships los, $50, making total otnear
IIv quarter Of million men deriving the
subsistence from the conveyance 10 and from
the United States and other countries OF Thu
articles which enter into its foreign trade
With one exception, there is no country u
THE world which affords so much occupation
to mercantile shipping as this young Amerl
lea. The exception is, Of course, "Old Eng
land" During the same year, 1858, ther,
were 81, 545 British and foreign ships which
entered and cleared the ports Of the Brltisl
empire, and these had an aggregate tonnag,
Of % ,s09,9sl tons. II we look little clos
er into the figures representing the shlpplni
in trade of both countries, we shall find tina
, America employs very nearly an equal pro
portion Of native and foreign ships-the ma
!, tive being 1859, and the foreign ll,l79-
and in the trade OF the United Kingdom hi
British ships number 81 ,970, and the foreigi
but 45,573. 10 the possession OF ships Amer
lea is almost as rich as the United Kingdom
The vessels that carry the stars and stipe
have an aggregate tonnage Of 5,04s, s07, Will
those bearing the colors Of the Old countr.
amount to 5,609.623 tons. Ofthe America
vessels, the tonnage Of which is given above
not less than 2,56l sos tons are engaged !
the coasting trade. 0fsteam vessels the Uni
!, ted States IS ahead Of the United kingdom
and possesses 729, $50 tons a. against 49S
, Ais tons.
No other material guarantee" Is require
for the preservation oi peace between foun
America and Old England than i afurde
? By that stupendous commerce which has grow
y up between the two counties; Government
may change their policy and become involve
in the technicalities Of those small dispute
/, which must ever arise in the management (
; the affairs Vi two great nations possessing !
many points Of common interest but ii
producers and the consumers on each side I
2 the Atlantic have cemented an alliance !
powerful that i, cannot be broken, and has
formed friendships which will endure 20 lor
/, as freedom and progress shall continuesto
: the watchWords u enlightened civilization