Arizona miner., 1867-02-09

Chamber of Commerce. The religious world was represented by Rev. Dr- Stone and Steb bins. Gen. Mcdowell spoke for the military. Our own Territory was represented by Gov ernor Mccormick who briefly replied to the toast to the Territories Iisspeech is report in the Abo as follows
 "Ma PREsiDrNr-The Territories rejoice over the victories of peace, greater even than those of war. wbich the nation isso constant ly and grandly achieving, and the benefits ol the great enterprise which We are met to- night 10 honor, must extend to them all Like this enterprise, they are upon magniii- cent scale; their mountains, their valleys, their plains, their riyer, their mines are in keeping with the broad and generous spirit of the nation and the times lt SO happens that the noble steamer, the first to open di rect communication with the Celestial Elm pirc, bears the name of the chief river of Ari- zona, a worthy name, for that river has justly been styled the Mississippi of the Pacific, and iis vast importance is yet but imperiectly understood and appreciated by the conner cial world lt has already been nayigatcd for distance of five hundred miles It pen etrates a great region filled with promising deposits of gold, silver and copper, and the day is not distant when 1t will be the chan mel of large trade with this city. Sc from all the Pacific Territories this metropolis i- de tined, with every year, to secure an in crcasing and profitable traffic, and it's citizens act wisely in urging every measure caicu- lated to hasten their settlement and develop ment. Their rapid and vigorous growth is the natural result of that irresistible spirit of adventure and resolution which is the peculiar product of our free institutions. our nobly yindicated Government of the people, which has survived the rudcst shocks of for eign and domestic war With the oldest state., the expansive golden Territories will act well their part in the responsible and pat rotic work of preserving liberty and union forever, one and inseparable'"
 The importance of this new communication with China and Japan is thus dweit upon by tLc i'g:
 This mail line Is an important American institution. It will strengthen the trade and political influence Of the United Statcs in Asia; it will induce many Americans to settle ' in China and Japan; will indirectly if not d. rectly lead them Co success, and 1t will draw Co a, mitch business that now goe, through Bu I>h hands by way of Hlndustan It ]. a benefit to California. |; makes it the near e-t taucassion neighbor of the two great Mongolan Empires, and will give us the a. portunity oi deriving vast profits if0fn ;he trade of 410WGNUD iudnstrious aud skilfil laborers who want to exchange their produc- tlons for ours. and who are inferior to us in most oi the mechanic arts They will want our wines, our fruits. arms, our ma ,hinerv. our grain; and this line viii enable them to have convenient access Co aur market The new steamers will especially be a ben eft Co San Francisco. This city is already ! the center of tbe commerce., capital and man uiarturrs af th;s coast, its chief port. is chef workshop, and Inc stopping plaae ST the steamers as fixed by law \ Wlan has been built Eere mninly for the accommodation oi these Asiatic steamer, which will there take on board our passengers, silver quicksilver
 wheat, -four, oats, barley, wine. fruit. arn. iool~ and machinery, and which will there unload the Chinese and Jalancse, the rice. sugar, opium, silk, lea, lacqaer ware anl p,or- relain of our ncigHbors boyound tine sunset sca.1