New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-09
AUSTRALIA.
MELBOURNE AND SAN FRANCIsCO-NEED OF
'--' AMERICAN COMMUNICATION-GOLD MINES OF
- RALLARAT-CHANCES For SETTLERS.

MELBOURNE AND SAN PRANCIsCO-NEED OF
go. AMERICAN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MINES OF
BALLARAT-CHANCES FOR SETTLERS.
MELBOURNE, July 27.-Australia is rapidly
drawing to America by the efforts making to
bridge. the Pacific The American continent is now in
closer aud rapid communication with these Colo
MES than the mother country, England. We
greatly regret here that Mr. Webbs effort to obtain
subsidy for line OF steamers from San Francisco
TO Melbourne did not meet with the approval OF the
Victoria Government, such additional line Is
greatly needed. Mr.. Webb's agent Mr.. Culns is now
negotiating with the New South Wales authorities with
every prospect of Sydney in New South Wales
generally considered the true port for American
because Of It's trfng sdivalOrem duties. The
venience too for docking and repairing vessels lis
far greater than at other ports. Goals too are
very much cheaper, and in fact all needs OF nautical
kind are better supplied Although the population OF
Melbourne is larger than that of sydney think it
mistake in Mr.. Webb TO make the first attempt here
Melbourne leans to the Sue8 and for time
least will stick to that line Efforts are, however. made
by the best informed captasts to divert the trade OF
this colony to ts true route via the Pacific Railroad to
Europe, and In time America win find itself really the
bridge between these vigorous colonies and Europe
do not imagine that Americans take much interest
Australian politics, and indeed much interest is
felt by better classes here, With with
you, politics made too much affair OF money
making and the more respectable people stand al0Of
altogether. We. like you, have legislative scandals
which lead thoughtful to doubt whether universal
suffrage, in the present state of education, is desirable
institution. .
The city Is at present suffering from com
mercial DEPRESSION arising first from tho falling off In
tho yield Of gold from the mnes gold you aware,
Is the staple industry Of Victoria, and. indeed gave
Grief and abiding celebrity Recently the mines OF
Balara great gold CENTER have given out. and the
busy spectators who had inflated the price OF shares
an excessive hight, have largely como to grief. But
there is abundant vitality In these Australian colonies
and in the from which they come, and believe
that i; will make In time tho United States tho
Southern Hemisphere.
We shall find ourselves faceto-face with the great
question Of labor adapted to Southern tropical climate
THIS theock which nearly wrecked your great country
lies straight ahead Of us. for have millions OF acres
gdaptcd to sugar and cotton culture which will have
be worked by an inferior We can't and won't have
savey-tbe British Government ia looking very sharply
after us to that don't import South Sea Island
ers ana work them under u contract system anal
agons to Slavery We have not the capital
nor he enterprise To import and adopt recent improve
ments in mechanism and mechanical appliances whereby
steam lron aud steel might do the work OF slaves so
that the prospect for sugar and cotton cultivation is nor
very brilliant at present We have, II IA true per.
iecty virgin soil but at European prices, and
no appreciabe Immigration we cannot work il
to advantage as We could with proper appliances
or cheap labor 10 this is problern-and / do not
land via the Pacific Railroad, will not, fear, care
come beyond the broad fertile plains that catch his
eye between New York and San Francisco The thought
lu among Us do not wonder that we ret 80 few
ana America 81 many Of the impoverished classes OF
Europe Yet we are convinced that offer superior ad
vaages 10 the working classes could they but leap
Tue obstacles OF sea and land and find themselves settled
among U.s. We believe that institutions offer equal,
u not greater, Individual freedom than you
poa further we that at the present rates OF
~agesthe workers VI sydney Melbourne much bet
yer on tnan those OF Ne York or Boston.
America means To take possession OF the steam lines
pspi In ln
must DO prepared TO make great struggles 10 keep
john bun out OF the field He has already burned his
hBers rather severely In the transPschc routes and
WIN PROBABLY hesitate before he tries IL again You have
the Dasc operation and ought TO occupy the field II
you uon soon you Will lind that OF our steam com
pahes VIII Dc establishing line ~ your coast when
Atlantic trade is w. - - " y - -
CAUTIOUSLY enough there are few OF your restless Amer
cans, OF In this country Tho few that with
US oAcseungy prosperous, and drive ahead In trade
refreshngy We DO get stray actor and actress occa
sonay but after hng their purses and spreading their
ucnt. Wv