, 1861-12-24

q dian that all florists and horicu1turists
understand, and that has been pursued
with many semi tropical plants with per
feet success.
u p1SS1R1E W1R arn v
CARRYIrG TRADE.
We have had occasion to set forth few |
of the probable consequences which would
accrue to England. in the event Of q war |
with the United States. In what we said !
we uuruosely omitted one result, which, |
granting all the others to be imaginary and |
impossible. will not be without important |
Influences upon the action Of English states
men and merchants, in whose hands the |
Question of peace or war rests Ou, omis-
sion was due to the uncertain position Of
France: but since she is reputcd to be de-
sirous Of neutrality. if hostilities arc precip-
itated by the arrogance and unreasonable
ness Of the British Government, we may
omen the budget and see what new calan1i-
ties that Government must put in the scale
against its rampant desire to humble and
11oytify thc United States.
Our readers will all remember the cause
which FIRST gave impulse To the Foreign
Commerce Of this Republic. At the close
CT the Revolutionary struggle, and for many
years thereafter, our shipping interests
were cflittle or no national importance,
save when considered as the nucleus
and promise Of what was to be. Under
power for regulating CUT trade with other
nations Eac}, State aetirg as a soyer-
e;cpty. had its own commercial code. and.
saws writer in the Federalist. a ainterfer
inp 7ee,,lations and Interfering claims of
ater1itory were disso1vine the attachments
"gbich had cen,ented and sustained the
: "Uuion during the a1durous strurnles of
at the uar of inf3cncndencen Asa natural
result. most Of our products went abroad,
and most FOREIGN Goods were imported. in
the shins IF other nations. Our fisheries
had # is +r,,e :, remarkable growth be.
canse thcv wore not affccted nv ,be
causc which kent onr far off tbc h;c1,
scas They we're lie nurseries from which
: cur seamcn were afteryard drawn. When
the Constitution vas alontc,1. and the
mower Of urepulatinr commerce with
forc;en nations' WAS conferred on Con
eress all Furone WAS in = ferment. anf
dnrinc the vars of the Nano1eonic ncr;od
which ensucd, the carving trade of thu
world fell into our hands: and thoueh
from 1903 to 1912 the latter. the 7ear il
which we were drawn into the vortex b,
the violence and lawlessncss Of the mari
lime poyers-our marine had endured
loss Of nearly si19cen hundred ccssezs. seize
unon one nrctence or another bv tn
cruisers Of England. France. Naples. an
Denmark. We were, at that date III
nossessors Of q merchant marine which va
the wonder and establishment not only {
our own people but Of all the world b.
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warehouses, supplying al1he eonsamp1le
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powers were clotch1ng eaeh other IN oead
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cn's' were pultlns down Inc 1oanoauons
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