New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-20
Young America and Old Asia.
From the Philadelphia 1nquirer.l

z.~A4 From the Philadelphia Inqnirer.1 llt5s
The begrimed and shoeless representatives of
Young America, who SO persistently dog our olive
colored visitors about the streets, do not in this re-
spect really differ from those soberer citizens, who
stand off at more respectful distance and gaze a.
tiptoe at the same attractive objects. The former,
true to the instincts of the child nature, cannot re-
press their curiosity the fountains of their feeling
at once open and run all to waste. The latter,
after their wonderment at the external character
istics of the scene has subsidized fai 70 morahzing
and speculating in divers ways about it, and at
last turn on their heels, exclaiming, perhaps as
they go-welI, it's funny! And 80 It is. Here In
new world and in these latter days, has been
created the youngest civilization of the race and
II now stands face to face with those who repre-
sent type Of the oldest.
IT il as if the extremes of history had met to
contemplate each other. Young America looks
up into the face not only of his fathers in Europe,
INF If his grandfather in Asia. The Ambassadors
of form Of society ancient than the city OF
Rome and the States of Greece are now traversing
mighty people, occupying continent, the very
existence Of which was never imagined by classi-
cal and oriental antiquity except in the dreams Of
its poets. The last born offspring OF time con.
fronts its eldest issue. A world older than that
which we conveniently call "the old world, has
crossed an ocean to with its own eyes the mar
mysterious reports. 7 iy4
II really appears as if there were afinities be-
tween these distant points of space and time Nor
il it surprising that such should be the case. The
old prandsire of the household finds his most agree
able entertainment in prattng with the youngest
child of the family. 1t seems that, somewhat in
the same way it is with the youngest OF the great
family of nations, that the Oldest are the most
willing 10 disport themselves. 1t is the extreme
character of the contrast which furnishes, perhaps,
| the charm of such unequal fellowshlps IL IS a
case of the mutual attracto OF oppos1tes. Gould
we awaken royal mummy from me land q tne
set sail downwards upon the stream Of time as it
wound its way among the ages and the nations
| until at the point where it began to blend itself
with the future he could gather into one view the
total results of all the past, and could see the old
| terminating into the new. .s5z..
| It ID really upon some such vague principle as
| this, that the youngest government OF the world
can affiliate with the oldest. The interval of time
which separates them il so vast, that there can be
/ no little jealousy or rivalry. The one may be re-
spected for its conceded antiquity; the other may
| be safely commended as having done very well fo
| its age.
also find therein something that will account foi
the readiness with which we, as people, coaiesce
with the Orientas. The continent Of North America
shelves toward the Pacific and fronts Orienta
| Asia, where half the human race are congregated
Popnlous States will shortly grow up from y Uregol
to California, whose maritime adventure VIII bring
the Asiatic world as near to our Paeiiic slope al
the European world is TO- our AHanss All ad s9P Ptat the
\ geographical position Of country is proy1den
tia intmation Of its future development; and wheI
great people shall occupy the regions fronting
the Asiatic and Polynesian world it needs no spirl
of e prophecy to foretel that fleets will traverse tn
intervening ocean, and richly freighted argosie
will pour into lap the products of the gorge
Gus East The close observer already sees th'
tendency to such results The Orientals themseive
begin to feel our nearness to them. Immigration
has begun to set in from China. Japan has din
presentiment of the value of inter communication
with u.s. The feeling will propagate itself TO othe
| nations Their Ambassadors will in turn GENE T.
ms to exchange the ratifcations of other treaties
and the New World will command the commerc
| Of the two oceans who wash its either slope.