Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1867-04-20
MORE TERRITORY.

Perhaps the most Important matter, next
TO reconstruction, broughs before the 4th
Congress at its short sessio-- terminating On
the Both Of March, WAS tie cessiga (by trea-
ty) Of Russian Arnersos, Hr6 tbc s3lacent
islands, 10 the United Ssasr>- IrHueutiAl
parties regard il a. sarzlaiaszs a Russian
policy in view q tie izsr,sn5rac European
complication Oh tie caster esass@an- Rus
sia eedes her Ameriesa territory for the
same reason that induced Napoleon TO
sell Louisiana In the event Of a war,
Russia would probably lose this territory.
By parting with il it secures the friendship
Of our Government. The English Reprssen-
t.tiye Is deeply chsgTiBe5. Il l. aid that
Sir Frederick Bruce viii telegraph 70 Earl
Derby for instructions TO protest against its
acceptance by our Government. The price
to be paid for this territory is about 81 900,
600. The treaty was signed on the 50th Of
March, and was sent TO the Senate shortly
afterwards. 1t took the Senate by surprise,
and, although that body was to continue in
executive session until the middle Of this
month, If was believed al Washington that
matter before the next session Of Congress.
A telegram from London says the hope is
generally expressed in political circles that
the treaty will not be confirmed. The New
York papers discuss the treaty at length.
The Times comments Seward and says the
main Importance Of the acquisition grows out
Of the bearing upon our future trade with
China and Japan. However reluctant the
Senate may be TO accept so great booT
from the President and Secretarr Of State
its sense Of public duty yip 7,hstrain its rat
ification.
The Tribsp, avs it is an effort on the par
Of - administration to cover up its failure
at home The territory is not wanted and /
requires more bonds TO be sold in Europe a
seventy cents on dollar, thereby addinl
half million dollars to the annual taxes
and invOkes the Senate 70 withhold its rati
ficafson, in hopes that the House will refus
the appropriation to pay for the territory
The Worid says that Russia has sold t
the United States, after she had sucked III
orange, a. the fur trade is declining. LooL
ing 70 the future, il regards the purchase q
wise.
The Herald says il is a high price, lookin
only at the products Of the territory. PC
litically considered, it is valuable
The Time' special says the memorial
the Legislature Of Washington Territory, i
January, 1866, asking the President to OF
tain the right for fisherman TO enter the Ru
sian ports, was the foundation Of the preseI
treaty
The San Francisco Times Of the 4th, tht
comments upon the Importance Of the treat!
San Francisco, from her geographical 20,
ton. is particularly interested in the pu
chase, and ought 20 lose no time in urgil
upon the Government through our represe
tatives, the necessity Of communicating d
bargain at once. Open this vast territory
the enterprise OF our people, and IL will n
be long before another tributary will be a
ded 70 the commercial wealth Of our cit
which will steadily increase in volume fro
year 90 year For the comparative palt
compensation Of 81, 10000 we will here b
come possessed Of tract Of country embT
sang nearly 10000 square miles, one four
Of which, at least, is rich in all the natuI
resources Of national wealth.
New England, with an area Of but G5, l
square miles, more than seven times small'
and with the natural resources only Of era
ite water zee ana timber, with sterile 81
has become wealthy aud strong, welding
commercial, political and social iHaGen
which reaches alns1st every nook Of the ha
liable globe.
It's true, large portion Of the terrific
in question cannot be as valuable as that
New England, for the reason that il lies I
far north for successful colonization. Y
there il an area Of country, lying immediate
upon the seabOard, embracing nearly 2O,l
square miles equal in extent TO New Han
shire, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and CO
necticuf, together with vast archipelago
islands, Of which the Alieutian stretches
the southwest almost TO the fiftieth parall
through thirty degrees Of longitude and nj
degrees Of latitude, all Of which possesses
more genial climate, and natural resourC
far greater than does New England. III
tract has not only all tine natural sources
w~alth POSSESSED by the six New Bngla
States but many more. Rich and extensi
mines Of gold, copper, iron, lead, coal, a
other minerals, are known TO exist throug
out every portion of H. Its fir and pine 4
ssts are fully equal to those Of Maine a
besides All Of this, It's fisheries are thong
10 be even more extensive than those Of Ne
foundland, whose wealth 10 the nation Is
most beyond comparison.
The climate Of the islands, particularly,
mild. These lay In the same latitude a. 10
don, and are nearly within the same isOthe