The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-23

ton of our representative commercial bodies,
but that something will be done 10 mark the
appreciation in which the disinterested ser
vices OF the New York pilots in this case are
held.
Siam, India. China and Jspsn-Imterest-
ing News from the East.
The intelligence from the East. which we
published yesterday In the letter Of our Bang
kok correspondent and our extracts from
Asiatic papers, was Of unusual interest. Our
correspondent shows that vast field for Ameri-
can enterprise Is open in Siam. The country
exports rice, sugar. pepper, horns, hides and
other articles and imports almost all It's luxu-
ries and comforts. A good market for all
sorts Of muslns. cloths, hardware, machinery,
arms, crockery, jcwclry and miscellaneous ar
ticlcs exists there, and II properly developed
will prove very profitable. The imports have
doubled In amount since 1859; but on account
Of our war the English have had monopoly
of the trade and its bcncfta Before the war
the tonnage Of our vessels engaged In COM
merce with Siam was within four thousand tons
of the English tonnage; but the rebellion, en-
couragcd by English merchants, drove ms out
Of the business altogether. Az the time Ia
approaching for revision Of the treaty
between this govmnmcut and the Siamssc,
our correspondent calls the attention Of our
Commercial Glasses 70 the important Interests
involved, and suggests dat an cmbsssy OF
high character should be sent 10 sce that our
commercial intercourse b put upon ~ equal
footing with that Of England sud u Russia.
His letter 10 exceedingly valuable 10 those co.,
cerncd In commerce and manufacture. and we
hope shat Il viii lead 70 soms practical and
judici0as action in the matter.
tween England and Turkey relative 70 me
overland telegraph hes bsca signed Of Con-
stantinople. Thus, while The Latin racc. under
the patronage OF the Emperor Napoleoa. b
making unsuccessful efforts 70 establish . Ger
man prince upon The ruins o. Mexican re-
public, tho Angio-Saxoa roe b pushing those
inesiimable blessings-the telegraph end ne
railroad-into the remssest parts Of the earth
In such enterprises the Rassisas cordially join,
and that government has recently placed war
steamer at the service Of the Collins Com
pany, and has issued special Instructions
10 the Russian authorities 10 render
the company every possible assistance.
In the same budget comes the intelligence
that Sir Rutherford Alcock. the English Am
bassador, has consented 10 ask permission
from the Emperor Of China for the laying Of .
railroad from Canton 10 Pekin. This win en-
tirsly revolutionise the Ccicstisis. and do
more TO civilize them than dozen wars OF .
million missionaries. A railroad 10 nov In
actual operation In Turkey, aud our CORES
pondent there recently sent us graphic de-
scripion Of its route. More singular still, q
street railroad Ii being built at Calcutta, and
the cars for II were manufactured In this city,
OF the American pattern, and Inscribed In the
Hindostanec language. but In the American
style. Japan sympaihizss In these new move
mcnts, though In q very limited degree; but
the opening Of two new ports on the terms
Of the existing tariff, although effected by
the display Of a strong English and French
force, proves that the idea Of 0rienlsl excis-
siveness Is being rapidly di~<ipssed. In q
word, all through the East the indsc~sions of
o magnificent change for the better ere readily
observable and as this country RECEIVERS rom
The natural exhaustion Of q long and gigantic
war, and takes n more active part In Asiaiic
enterprises, the Developments viii he most ex.
trnordinsry. This is another argument, Il sny
be needed, for the immediate pscihcsticn and
reorganization Of the country upon Presideai
Johnson's plan. We have just los, four years
OF commercial progress by ibs war, and,
although we have gained compensating sdvan-
iages, still we cannot now s6ord 70 waste
valuable time by keeping half Of the nation
out OF the Union 10 crafty radical theorists
and fanatical politicians.
Has Our Mercantile Mars.s Actually
Deeitneds
The subject Of the apparent decline ir.ths
American mercantile marine Is attracting The