, 1866-02-25
FROM CHICAGO TO LIVER.
POOL.
Direct Trade Between the West.
ern States and Europe

a He'pon'e to ',,s ,.sps. EaF"er'' c0nren-
IFroiu the Locdon DallY News, Feb 81
Public attention has been called to some
exceedingly idle aftcr.dinuer ta1d at Moscow,
'where, Us we learn from a letter.
writer who might have been better
occupied, Mr.. Caszius u. Clay, of Ken
tucky, and Russian manufacturer, II.
GorboT. hare been peroratiuG upon the great
ness which their several countries are respect
lively to achieve by tho simple process Of re-
n0uncipg trade with the outstde world. Just
now, while M1. Matthew Arnold explains how
universally England is desptsed on the Conti-
writes book to show that the 7sp1r1ted Tor
eign policy" Of Lord Pnlmerston has ruined
our influence abroad, It may possibly be
thought public service to remind Us that u
We ore so, Ignorant, so devoid of
5ss t5ex pifSa iSar By our 1t Fl szcns e
people ii siiil mora foolish than OURSELVES.
An explanation Of this kind seems necessary
to account. for the Importance given fo the
loose oratory Of TWO foreign gentlemen, in
neither OF whom my intelligent person would
think of recognizing . representative Of his
country on the question Of which he spoke.
For our parts, 81 long as there are foolish peo-
Pic here We shall not very much regret to learn
that there are foolish people abroad. But
putting inside the national unity which Is the
greatest obstacle to national Improvement,
and looking ut the matter az mere question
that We have much more to gni1 by the wis
dom than by the folly Of surrounding nations,
md should take more pleasure IN llnaing it
ont 1t Is rank folly for IN American citizen
like Mr. Cassius u. Clay to get up and talk
ahout ,, his country q 2 eelfeontatned,
by q commercial policy Of monopoly and e1-
clusircness. The nat1onal character and the
economical circumstances Of the United
States alike forbid such result. The Amerf-
cans arc essentially q mercantile people;
wheIeEer they go there y truckllng and hig-
an opening for profitable exchange, and it IS
absurd to suppose that they will foreso The
advantages OF Intercourse with The great pur-
chasing communities OF the Old World, or
long acquiekce In the fiscal laws which they
find By experience hinder trade. Moreover,
rs great producers OF provisions and the raw
materials Of industry, they must Of necessity
be great importers. International trade i
barter, md they cun only dispose Of their
produce By taking goods in return. There
never Nns natibn Ia the world more plainly
marked out than America is for mutually ad-
yantageous commercial intercourse with the
rest of mankind
But instead OF wasting words On idle dream
efs, let lis rather look at what the actiye busi-
ness ucn Of America are saying and doing.
We shall find they are up and astir. They
hare a terrible war debt to deal with and
not only the honor, but the very political ex-
lstence Of their country requires that the OBJ
ligations nrising out Of it shalt be punetually
discharged. For that purpose the resources
Of the country must be thoroughly develop
ed. Potential riches, even il boundless, VIII
not pay dollar OF actual debt. While Fetle-
raj aud Confederate were fighting In V1rg;ula
md Tennessee, enormous discoveries Vi min
eIn1 wealth were made in the Western md
Pacific territories, which will, before
: long, become the great mining dis;
triet ot the world, With easy and
Pacific Oceans. There arc, however, other
American resources older than these, In which
we have moro Immediate interest, and TO
them the energetic citizens Of the Northwest
are now giving their earnest attention. The
mines Of Nevada and Azizona arc things of the
iuturc, but the agriculture Of the Northwest
is Tint OF great settled population which Is
suffering in Its industry for want Of facilities
which il Is now the csncetn OF the citizens to
supply. Here Is III illustration Of the case by
the Clicago TRIBUNE:
cents PEI bpshel in gold. his selling IN Liverpool
at St.!e. seyensS.ix apd one half cents arc con-,
scined IN getting one hnihel hon, Chicago 70 LIVER
ment Of ia1ge 4uanti,ies. Aenee cora remains M,
gathered on muny f1zms In Illinois, is barued tor
susie!. @ W Msh se issp pscdt T. ,as ID sh,pe~aes s
could bc paseed around the F,lls Of Nncara aud
TIE st: Lawrence laplds without tsansahipment.
bnshel In gold On thc s1eat staple production of
the Northwest 10 Re efterted by dfcninx or rsther
cnlassiDg few bitches, ana building few locks,
LOT The eommt1ee Of III. Western S,afes, Iii In.
possible tbat the money the enterprise, and the en-
gineeriug skill should BE- wnnIinx where the de-
nancs q ssouom5 arc to snd The results
This IS remarkable statement, ,but It hno.
exagg Grated. The price Of Indian corn In L.
linois and 1owa.at places more than ten miles
from railway station, i 10 cents per bushel
American currency, or about sgd in our mo-
neg for 81 lbs. ayo.Edupois. At these places
corn is burned for fuel, as being cheaper than
conl, or allowed to remain ungathcTed on the
fields to manure the ground tor another year.
In Chicago it Il not uncommon to meet peo.
pie who have sui ut krcs, within hundred
miles Of t1lat city, u here corn in the eas was
the only fuel. The agrfcultuTists Ut the North
west are not the men to be satisfied with this
state Of things. and s'F azmess Conycntlonss
have been held at Morrison and Ottawa
in Illinois, in which. speeches we're
in favor OF channel of water conlmu-
uication with Europe Of Sufficient capacity to
convey their produce from Chicago to Liver
pool without bfc ak1ng bulk. By what route
are the calgoes to be taken The farmers are
ii favor Of that Of the great lakes md the st.
Lawrence river, as the one the most likely to
answer the purpose. Clea.ances from Chi
caso to L{Yerf DOL, as the TRIBUNE observes,
are not unknown 10 the trade OF the former
citv, Tears ago the trip was made by
schooner, the c. T. Richmond, md about
once year little crait reaches tho city with
IN assorted cargo direct from Norway. It is
the laadequacy Of the Wellaud and st. Law
renee canals which has Hitherto prevented
the lirect trade to Europe from be-
coming larger and more profta-
able. An that Is wanted Is
certain outlay upon engineering works in the
nelshborhood Of the Fal1i Of the Niagara
and the Rapids Of the &. Lawrence. The
most important work requiring attention is
the Niagara Falls Ship Canal. This Is siapty
matter Of money, sud would benefit 50
large number OF bitants that we cannot
doubt that people 80 energetic as the Amer
leans viii before long take Ii IN hand, and by
one agency or another bring It to comp1e-
tion. The next thing to be secured Is the
free navigation Of the st. Lawrence, at pres
ent encumbered BY IN one1ous system Of tolls.
| This Is q subject as to which the americans
| stand IN position very advantageous for ne
| COLLATION.. Agents Of the Canadian Govern
HeDt" are at Washington for the purpose Of
| establishing a new basis for commercial In
tercorrse between the Provinces and the
I T|n1tpA States and vnu1L be only too han