New-York tribune., 1867-05-28

Francisco Further north the harbors are bDnuah gnu
~ are IN nearer the great marts OF Japan aliu Cil
san Francisco itself will be nearer by the way OF INC
Meuas than by Honolulu Ife e racare idea DO Of 6
trees From measurement on CLONE II appears that
voyage from San Francisco 10 Kong Kong y tc common
v G tie sandwich Ielands Is 7,l40 miles but by the
& Of the Aieutian Islands only COCO miles. being
jtional y9ntage OF being obliged 10 Gerry much less
coal OF course voyage IIuIl oI'hS OF lII q,i
Sound the terminus Of tie Northern Paclhc haro"u'
e Sdya1tsgcs to the Pacific coast have two aspects
one domestic AID the other foreign Not only does ue
treaty extend the coastng trade Of California, oregon
and Washington Territory northward but aiso eAtehds
TO unite the east Of Asia with the west OF America Is
the aspiration Of commerce now as when the Eheish
navigator recorded his voyage OF course Ies
thIs result is an advantage The Pacific Railroad such
an advantage, for though running westward III VIII De
another advantage nothing can be clearer than that
the western must exercise an attraction Whleh VIII
occupied by a commercial people communicating readlly
with the Atlantic and with Europe IAs camnot pe gone gone
without consequences not less important POLITICALLY than
commercalIy Owing so much to the Union. the people
there will be bound to 1t anew, ana tne national uny
viii receive another confirmation. Thus the Wh0le
conntry win he gamer SO are We knit together that
the advantages the Pacific coast viii contribute 10 the
e0Nei"' "'-'"'' Extension Of Dominion.
) The extension Of dominion IS another consldeIatoh
or philosophical TO regard with lnsensihlty widen,
sTccessf1 when they have given new territory. The
discoverer who has planted the nag OF ms sovereign Oh
distant coast has been received rs q his later
DAYS was compensated by the eptaph that he Lad given
new world to CASTLE and Leon dis diScovSIGSd "SLS ere
earth with her possessions. Portugal, France HOllhu
England, each followed the example OF SPAN auu lc'
Our terrtoria acquisitions are among the landmarks Of
onr history In 1903 louisiana embracing the valley Of
the sipp was acquired from France for Sl5hOOOo
In 1872 Florida acquired from Spain for tSWCo IN
lio, IeTaS was h ITaeo @ od 70 te omon9 Of s. 800
OOO In 1SfS California NewMeXico, ana Utah were Ac-
Gnired from Mexico after war; payment Of s5Co0
In Z.
100000 And now 1t is proposed TO acquire huS''Ai
Ertcnsion Of Republican Institutions.
J More than the extension of dominion s he extension
of republican institutions, which ia traditional aspil-
ton II was in tins spirit that independence was achieved
Ey the text OF our Constitution the ulIed states a@
bound TO guaranty "rCpublican form or government
TO every State in this Union but this Obligation WAth IL
only applicable at home, Is an mquesuOlb PIE lhel,oll
of The national aspiration everywhere. The Republic Is
something more than local policy; u isa General pilh-
cpc not 90 be forgotten at any tlne cSlc NHth tc
opportunity IS pro-ented of bringing an ameso Icso9
failed; hut this account our example Is more lmlOI
fion Of the whole North American Continent rs sIch II
will be recognized by tho world and accepted ny me
American people Eut tie treaty involves soln('nlnE m
tinent One by they have retired; st Frame tHel,
way to that absorbing unity which declared IN the IA
tional motto z L'a,loHs v,,,1, M o,,o, r,,,oj,
e. Another motive TO this acqnion nay be iound IN
Of CTrst Pi9in With regard TO al these confess my
doubts and yet II We may credit report u Wouu tccl
III there was dTC0ug "a 4IItlstl l'It "
fion Sometimes it is said that Great Britain desires 10
buv II Russia viii sell sir George simpson, governor m
Chief OF the Hudson BAY Company declared tat without
bc sfrp on 4 coast undCfc 10 the former by the lus
sian CQmpauy fhe interior would be comparatively use
less TO England" Here, then, is pr0NocatOn TO by
Sometimes report assumes a gTaVer character Ger
man scientific journal, of considerable authority, III IN
elaborate paper entitled The Russian Colonies on the
Northwest Coast Of America after referring 10 thc con-
stan pressure upon Russia proceeds TO say that tSic
md California now az the gold mines on The Sthipc,
which flows from British territory through the kusah
possessions Who 0ncry declare thCr purpose drivhg
ihe Russians ont OF this region. refer 10 the chrIF
NsccESchCficic tcn IiSsGnd c0!lcd @t oeiAh 40 "'V
as 1903 by a. Ernan, vol. %, PIP. 47-10.
The Amtty Of RiSsl0.
g. There is still another consideration concerning us
treaty which 4 not be disrcearded ~ attcSts ana
Of these nos cSsiOns The treaty is sign of fncndsip IL
rs new expression of that eGee oOT0ide between the
two Powers which is phenomenon OF history. lhOtgh
upke ina tuOUs, they are rot unlike IN recent cNltl-
cpation they also share together the opposition on an
fDst, Of other nations. Perhaps this experience h9S
rot been without It's effect IN bringing them together Al
an events no codncss uuEindncss has iutelicrcd H
any tEla with their good relations .
Character and Value o. russian A"ericd -,
l. GorCrI.cHt-Tle administration Is wholly IN thc
hands OF tie Russian American Trading company ana
know Of no limitation npCn IT except that lattery II las
been bound 10 appoint It's chief funcNOnaly, caed Nu
miustratOr froM the higher officers OF the hnlcilai
Covv Tle seat OF government is tho town or NtW-
krrhaucc better known by its aboriginal Iamc OF Slka
with barbOr as smooth and safe pond It's present
rouation cannot be far from 1000 s0us, although even
this is changcabo In the 81 ring, when sailors leave for
the ard rappeis for the chase 1t has been reduced 10
G0own furnishes the receipts and expenditures Of the
which the money employed IA tie table, Is taken al our
Mint - cents