Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-10-18
England and America.


90 interesting article the relations Of Dung Ameri
ca and Old England the principal points Of which will
be found below:
The government and people of the United States are
at the present time occupied with completing the CEN
gs Of The country and it is expected, from returns
which have already been received from parts OF the
UniOn that the population will be found be equal
what we still continue to call mother country"
Whatever may have been the conduct of the parent to-
ward the child the child toward the parent and al
though the Americans live no longer under the parental
roof their natural relation towards each other still
stands out broadly, distinctly, and unaterably Young
America the sturdy, noble, and freedom-lOvng OF
Old England and Ehglisbmen regard the progress OF
America with interest which they do not feel IN 9th
nations, and proud of the progress and prosperity
Of the youthful country. The history of no other
ton in the world exhibits such marvellous rapidity OF
growth as that Of Young America. 1t is but little
more than two centuries since the oldest OF the States
which make up the great confederation received It's
FIRST permanent colony from England, and Americans
have not yet celebrated the first centenary of their
t0Dal existence. The commerce of America
tends to every country, and 1t pUssesses commercial
marine which fails short only of that OF the Old Coun
try and lar exceeds that OF any other nation Like the
country from which it spraug, America offers safe re-
hge Tor the political exile and an asylum for the
oppressed OF every nation, and the ample shield
Of It's protection extends over the hUmbieSt citizen 10
the most distant region Of the earth The redundant
labor aud capital OF the Old Word find profitable en-
POyuent with this young and prosperous community.
and adventurous spirits from all cOuntrs, lmpeIled by
the desire for wealth. and crowds flying from tue power
and tyranny Of their native lands merge their poti
cal and natural differences in the proud title OF citizen
Oh the United States. The dense forests, which in the
time Of our grandathers were unbrozen solitndes and
the wide praries which the hunting grounds OF
avages now waving fields, the capitals OF -four
ng States, and the crowded seats OF native manutac
lures, or the busy marts OF trade.
The foreign commerce of the United States is so
extensive that it required in 1858 the last year for
which we have complete returns-not less than Il 1853
SHIPS with an aggregate tonnage Of 6,605045 tons
native and foreign, which carried to the various ports
CaTgOes from foreign countries And there sailed from
those ports, with Cargoes of American or foreign pro
duce and manufactures which exchanged for those
received from other countries, 81 279 ships, with ag
regate burden of 6,802 1872 TONS The crews employed
ID the American vessels thus engaged numbered 142,
IA and IN the foreign ships l03, 800 making total
nearly quarter OF million deriving their subsist
lce from The conveyance to and from the United States
and other countries OF the articles which enter into it
foreign trade. With one exception, there is no coun
Try IN the world which affords so much occupation
70 mercantile shipping this young America
The exception is, Of course, Old England" During
the same year. 1853 there were 97,543 British AM
egn ships which entered and cleared the ports of tn
british empire and these had an aggregate tonnage
223O9,98l tons. If we look little closer into tn
figures representing tie shipping in trade of both coun
ueS, We shall find that America employs very nearl
an equal proportion OF native and foreign shps-th
native being IL 859 and the foreign IL ,l79-and in tn
Eade 81 the United Kingdom the British ships humble
oa9O, and the foreign but 45,573 In the possessio
USnIPS America is almost as rich as the United King
uO The vessels that carry the stars and stripes hav
az aggregate tonnage of 5048807, while those bearin
e CoIOrS OF the Old country amount to 5000 623 toni
VI The American vessels the tonnage of which is give
ABOVE not less than 236l 595 tons are engaged in th
%aStng trade. Ofsteam vessels the United States
slead ottae United Kingdom, and possesses 1899
"lS as against 498,4l5 tons.
No other " material guarantee" is required for tn
reservation of peace between Young America and Oh
England than is afforded by that stupendOus commerc
nucl has grown up between the two countries, Co
aluentS may change their policy and become involve
IL Tue techncaties of those small disputes which mu
M arise in the management OF the affairs of two gret
5ao9S possessing SO many points of common interest
T Inc producers and the each side of tt
uantlC have cemented an alliance SO powerful that
slnot be broken, and have formed friendships whic
WIN endure so long as freedom and progress shall CO..
ue to be the watchwords of enlightened civilization