, 1866-02-26
FROM CHICAGO TO LIVER.
POOL.
Direct Trade Between the West.
ern States and Europe.
A neAponse 10 the FnFmer1s Convcu.
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FROM Inc London DAILY Neys, Feb. s,
exceedingly idle after-dlnner tald at Moscow
where, as We learn from a letter
writer, who might have been bette,
occupied, Ar. Cassius ii. CLAY. ot Ken.
tucky, and a Russian manufacturers, Il.
6orbolf. have been perorattug upon the great
ness which their several countries are respect
nouncing trade with the outside world. Just
now, willie Ir. Matthew Arnold explains how
universally England Is desplscd on the CONT.
nent, md the private secretary Of Canning
writes book to show that the aspirited ior.
cign policy" Of Lord Palmcrston has ruined
cur influence abroad; It may possibly be
thought public service to remind us that If
We are 50 ignorant, so devoid Of
ideas, so pltled by our neighbors as
people etiil more foolish than ourselves.
An explanation Of this kind seems necessary
to account for the importance given to the
loose orato!y Of two foreign gentlemen, In
neither Of whom any Intelligent person would
think Of recognizing a representative of his
country On the question Of which be smoke,
For our parts, rs long as there arc foolish peo-
PIE here VIC shall not very much regret to learn
that there are foolish1people abroad. But
putting aside the national unity which Is the
and looking at the matter as mere question
that we have much more to gain ty the wis
dom than BY the folly Of surrounding natlous.
and should take more pleasure In finding IT
out. It Is rank folly for an American citizen
Ike Mr; cassius d. Clay TO get up and talk
selfsufHciug empire, which is to thrive
by a commercial policy Of monopoly and ex-
clueireness. The national character and the
economical circumstances Of the United
States alike forbid such result. The Ameri-
cans are essentially q mercantile people;
wherever they 70 there Is trucking and hig-
an opening Tor profitable exchange, md It Is
absurd to suppose that they will forcgo the
advantages Of Intercourse With the great pur-
chasfDg communities Of the Old World, or
long acquiesce In the fiscal laws which they
find by experience hinder trade. Moreover,
as great producers Of provisions and the raw
materials OF Industry, they must Of necessity
be great importers. International trade Is
barter, and they can only dispose Of their
produce by taking goods In return. There
never was nation Ia the world more plainly
marked ont than America is for mutually ad-
yantageons commercial intercourse with the
rest of mankind.
But instead Of wasting words on Idle dream
ers, let us rather look at what the active busl-
ness men Of America are saying and doing,
We shall find they are up and 8stir. They
have a terrible war debt to deal with and
not only the honor, but the very political ex-
istenee Of their country requires that the OBJ
legations arising out Of It shall be punctually
discharged. For that purpose the resources
Of the country must be thoroughly develop
cd. Potential riches, even Il boundless, viii
not pay dollar Of actua1 debt. While Fcde-
ral and Confederate were fighting In Virginia
snd Tennessee, enormous discoveries Of min-
eral wealth were made In the Western and
Pacific territories, which viii, befeFs
hn
tlict OF the world, with easS and
direct communication to the Atlantic md
Pacific Oceaos. There are, however, other
American resources older than these. In which
We have more immediate intesest, and to
them the energetic citizens Of the Northwest
nre now giving their earnest attention. Tic
mines Of Nera1a md Arizona are thinue of tha
future. but the agriculture Of the Northwest est
u that Of great settled population which is
which It IS now the csncern Of the citizens 10
supply: Hete Is an illustration Of the case by
the Chicago TRIBUNE:
"lndian con- u now selling In our market 1t ssk
eenh per bushes IN gold. 1tls selling IN Liverpool