The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-26

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1851 ............................ is daily
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In 1867 the total entries OF the year
amounted to $50 vessels, with a tonnage OF
49, 07. In 1882 to 1909 vessels, with a
tonnage Of 837 Al. These were divided In
the following proportions between steam and
sails Sailing vessels, 334, ZIG; steamers,
309, 725.
NJ. Dc Lcsseps finally rcnews his often re-
peated assurance that the company will
eventually ind Itself repaid BY the rise In
value Of the lands which II possesses, not
only for al Its outlay In constructions AZ
Port Said and along the line, but for the
cost OF the great canal itself Il Is also
stated that the population Of the Isthmus,
which ten years ago, when the work was
begun, consisted OF exactly $50 souls, 90
being Europeans aud 1876 natives, In 1868
amounted TO ~, 2bS souls, OF which 1000
were Europeans and Is, $40 natives, and rose
In 1882 to AZ 400, OF which 2a,si8 arc Eu-
ropcans and 10, 557 natives. The death rate
was lower on the isthmus In 1869 than In
1859. II Ia but one per cent. against rate
Of two and four tenths per cent. In France.
On the 25th Of April, 1850, the nrst earth
the nth Of November It's consummation will
be celebrated by Governments and private
companies In England, France, Austria,
Russia, Italy and spain, which are making
preparations for the grand display.
The New YORK Times also mentions that
the opening ceremonies will be cotempora-
neous with the establishment OF new Amer
lean line OF ocean steamers, connecting with
Europe and Asia by way Of the Mediterra-
mean and the great canal. "The Atlantic,
Mediterranean and Oriental Steam Nayiga-
ton Company" OF which General Hiram
Walbridge Is president and Mr.. j. z. Jew
EFT is manager, proposes 10 run regularly
every month line OF steamers from New
York and Norfolk TO Cadiz and Gibraltar,
to Marseilles, to Genoa, to Messina, to
alexandria, and TO Fort Said, on tho suez
canal.
M. dc Lesseps, In his report, expresses
the hope that the opening OF the suez canal
may not only DO the accomplishment OF
maritime revolution long since prepared by
steam navigation, but ALEC, coinciding as It
does In point OF time with the completion Of
the great network OF railways and tele-
graphs about the whole world, that 1t may
inaugurate an era OF free exchanges among
the nations which will allow every people TO
achieve It's own maritime and commercial
Independence.
Annexation Meeting !" quebec.
QUEBEC, August 22.-Thcre has actually
been an annexation meeting at Quebec. None
of the papers contain report, and every
effort has been made TO stifle the fact. II was
preliminary to general meeting OF the citi-
zens which will be called In a few days, and
took place ut St. Johns hotel, John street ;
a numerous and respectable portion Of the
French and Eng b. speaking portion Of this
city attending. Mr.. o. Deloriere called the
meeting to order, and briefly stated the oh.
ject Of the assemblage. The leaders Of the
movement were not bent upon q change OF
government through any preference for alb.
stract political theories, but they could not
help seeing that trade and commerce were
languishing, our people leaving the cities,
and even the farmers giving up their farms
every day and going oil to the West, SO tina,
now In the United States 1,25O,OO0 of our
compatriots are prosperous, contentcd, aud
happy, while we are miserable, and one-hall
Of the year restricted 10 the bare necessaries
OF life.
Taking all this into consideration, and
having, nearly every one OF US, grow.ng-uI
families, and this poverty staring them ID
the face, what else but prostitution, rascality
and other dcplorable evils which always
follow In the rear Of destitution, will Ger
tainly be our lot II a speedy change for the
better does not take place. Applause. He
would beg leave to remind them not 10 be
frightened with the bugbear Of taxation aud
national debt OF the republic, as paradod BY
the contemplate Tory journals Of tn,
dominion. The truth was that before con
federation IL would take $50 head In golt
to pay our national debt, while It would re-
quire $l0o In greenbacks TO do the same with
lhe debt OF the United States. Now, th.
question was were we In Us good q position
to pay $50 per individual as the Americans
were to meet 800; more especially as th,
blessed Institution OF confederation has sad
died the country with swarm Of Reiffen
stelns who are sucking the life-blood out o
~ We were to soon have an area Of 900,
600 square miles under our control, and W,
had, according to our population, about on,
solitary individual to every mile. The Uni
ted States have 10000 miles Of railroad run
ming all over the country, developing Its re
sources, giving employment to Its artisan
, and laboring classes. tApplause.l W
want Government which will build rail
ways and work out the minerals. Mr.. d
concluded by giving his opinion that tn
sooner change Of government was efiecte,
the better.
Mr.: Caron, ex-M. p. p. for Lis'et, wa
S s.me ''Im' ~ sPeeen oeeuPying Iuiiy on
, hTui. ny however would not advise any
, . ',I,,s ,usn' out hopeu tnu, before ueeiue
,na maS eAPresseu, al sections o
/ s1e t sJniy "ouIu nnvc an oPPortunlt
~ 1Ting heaiu, especia,ly inc wealthy an
lu'ei.isent merchants. MT. Langelllere, az
, n1eate, was next caiied upon, and expresse
ninseh neatly on tnis Important question
~ was useless ne SAID, ior Intelligent me
7 " ueny thht strong current was workin
ioi ehuhBei LOT MS part he thought II we