The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-05-11
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One Of the greatest events Of the present
century Is now in the PrOgrrAs Of development,
and will have to be SOlved within the ensuing
decade. II is no less en- event than the perma.
nent location, for centuries to come. Of the
commercial center Of the world. Since the
earliest dawn &c hislbry, civilization and the
center Of commerce have Travelled in company,
in westward course.
Civilization being mainly confined a. the
north temperate zone; the Commercial center
lNs always beru esIablisIled On nearly the same
parallel IT latitude but, a. civilization is now
rapidly tending toward the tropics, and tho
articles which mainly enter into the commerce
~ the world are nearly all produced on au
Isothermal zone, the commercial center is nuw
rapidly tending toward this great highway Of
the cGmnerce ~ the world.
In the early ages Of the world Il required
many centuries IT, accumulate capital suiVicien,
to make the exchanges necessarily involved in
Nhe purchase and Asle Of the various produc.
lions that constitute commerce, by entering
into the general consumption Of all natiuns.
II required many hundred years IT rigid
econ"my, and the mOst careful outstanding II
her resnurcea, for LOndou to obtain that proud
position, ~ the commercial center Of the world,
which has made England both the money center
and the great center Of exchange. L'ndOn,
like oil her predecessors, and frOm the same
cause, (Which will be seen BY reading the 18th
and 18th chapters Of Rcveluti0ns,) has bcen
gradually losing her imperial prestige, und the
mantle IL supremacy WAS rapidly descending
on the shoulders of New YUrk-who, from her
advanced westcrn poaItinn, aud the RAPIDLY ex.
panding wealth and power II America, mus,
s"'n have become the great commercial center
If the world.
but, strange and unacCGuniable a. il will
appear tn the future GlLb0n who shall " rite the
history M the decline and mll'' If the great
Republic, and unreasonable ms il urrrars tn the
statesman of the present DAY. in the midst ii
unrrlualed prnsperily-w AN almost bound.
less territory, and the frceSt government ever
devised by the wisdom 1T man, and the mos,
enlightened and en,crpriSing people that ever
existed as \ natiOH-yet, in the full enjoyment
or all this prosperity. wealth, knowledge md
p"wer, sectional strife and blind, unrcas"ning
fan,ti'ism were cultivated; and, like evil or
n"xinuS weeds, continued to grow, until their
balcful shadow was about 10 cast its highling
influence over the whole land; when suddenly,
as a clap "f thunder in u clear sky. the chord
IL affection which had hitherto bound the nA.
ti"n together, was broken asnnCcr, and the
Hlnry, grandeur und power Of the nation de-
parted forever.
IL the midst If the universal destruction,
the Gotidcss II Commerce seized the descend.
ing mantle, and il NOW on her wcSiern flight
81 the shores IT the broad Pacific Ocean, IN
search IL II resting plA' c, where she may build
her imperial palace and hold her commercial
court, far centuries, amidst the richly .lndrned
arg''sies II oriental splendnr. Where shall the
beautiful G"ddcas lind her new scAt of empire!
Shall California. with her unlimited resources
fnr the accumulation If wealth, Danish forever
from her soil the blghting Fanaticism and mis-.
cradle folly II her sisters; and throw wide open
the portals IT her "G"lien Gate" and welcome
the far G"dde>A tn palace in her commercial
r,nI"rium "f San Francisco: W, shall she.
like her perverSe and blinded sisters, drive the
splendid imperial visitor from her shores, and
c,'nI'rl IL 4" seek AhAbiiatiun in u mnrr south.
cru CLINE. aud sur "Ound her capital with all the
wealth, splend''r. P"wcr and gl"ry belonging
IN the imperial city in hich the c",nn'rrcc at
the world ia conferred! STATESMAN.
IlEHsir>GE. May 18th, ls6l.
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