New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-30
The SILVER LINING.

TIE SILVER LINING.
The political clouds which have hov.
cred over our city must lift sooner OF
later. and allow vision Of the future in.
fnitely surprising the commercial glories
Of the past. The power o! our CONNER.
cial position is SO grea. that whether this.
OF some other generation Of merchants,
employ the locality, the great results must
surely come-that New Orleans will be
the commercial intermediary between the
two great lobes Of this continent. In
consciously all pay more regard 20 the
opinions Of stranger because Of his sup
posed disinterestedness. The 7,ro Re
put!;cs. published in the City Of Mexico,
is thoroughly impressed with the advan-
tage Of New Orleans. i. says:
When We cas-: our eye upon the map. We
see .ha. New Orleans has geographical
and commercial location that no other COM
mercial pCls possesses. Alexandria, Car
thage. Venice, cities distinguished for their
great commercial success, never possessed
such advantages.
There is but one other city in the world
that compares with our own in advan-
tages Of location. 1t is that great city
Of the Bosphorous for which Europe and
Asia have SO long contended. Constan.
tinopie combines the provisions OF the
Danube and all the manufactures Of
Northern Europe. 1t has open way 70 the
coasts and ports Of Africa and all South
ern Europe. New Orleans must conduct
the trade between the coming millions of
the Yves: and Northwes: and the tropics.
The 1'.ro Republics says Of her properly:
Among the causes OF her decadence has
been the shifting of Southern trade 10 other
channels during the days OF her !uisrule
and domestic troubles.
The shifting Of trade has been caused
by the new law Of commerce which pre-.
fers the cost and certainty Of steam 70 the
cheapness and delay Of the sail and cur.
rent. bu: the same law which deprives
New Orleans Of the up river trade. viii re-
place it with more valuable trade. Tie
1,ro Republics correctly states:
That is 70 be replaced and overbaianced
BY the new one in her tropical connections,
which. if properly developed. che can not
be robbed Of by any rival, by no political
cause OK International arrangement. The
vast commercial advantages 20 be derived
from these tropical regions will raise New
Orleans from her present decaGenee 20 a
height OF prosperity and expansion which
vii! cause her former greatness 20 Gw!nGle
into insi gn!ticance.
The commerce referred 70 is confined
in the Jiro Republics to the coun-
tries around the gulf and Car.
ribean. but New Orleans is bound
to conduc: the trade Of Brazil and
the west coast Of South America, so far
as that is due 20 the interior Of the United
States and the lake coas. roads and rivers
Of Canada. Australia will find her rear.
est ard China her cheapes: connection
with the SANG interior through the po1: Of
New Orleans. The immediate powers Of
position are. howeer, correctly stated by
the Iuo Republics. Speaking Of tie chief
ports OF The gulf circle and the A.chi-
pelago Of the Antilles, we have lie follow
ing steam time:
Prom New Orleans 70 the Atlantic .c-m:n;
OF these roads .he distance W.! be as :cl-
lows: Vera Cruz. :kree days: Guatemala.
icur days: Honduras. four days: Nicaragua.
.our and a hal: days: Costa kica. i've days:
Panama. i've and halt days: g Jamaica
and San Dom;n 20 che distance Is iol.r auc
half days: 20 Havana. two and a .a.t days:
% y.1lsa Il
Trave: % and from :Lese countries ard tie
Northern States and Eurcp: viii naturally
seek .he New Orleans route as tie stortes..
safest AMI easiest.
These States and these ii tropical
America have population about equal 20
tina: Of The United States. and their aggre-
gate commerce is worth more than FIVE
hundred million dollars gold per annum.
hele then is an object OF commerce
grand enough 70 have satisfied the ambi-
ton OF Columbus. Cortes or P;zarro.
Here IS the means Of access provided IN !
part. Here are then all the elements Of |
and Of destiny redeemed.
These but require combination and devel-
opment. The Republican administration
is the ardent advocate Of this grea: ard !
international result. TIE noble army"
Of the carpet-bagger is by no means ex-
haIs.ed. !: will recruit from tie local |
md Latin race, who have always thriyen
so well in the tropical business from the
lays Of the .':,ijns::er to the present. The
New Orleans REPUBLICAN is an authorized |
organ OF peaceful progress and CONNER
:ial regeneration. 1t assures :he Ilco
Republics and all other advocates Of rad;al
steam lines from New Orleans 10 all .,opi.
al ports Of the continen. shat the hou,
las sounded, and now is, TO 1ea;.ze every
SEPARATION Of CUR future.
CAPTAIN JACK AND HIS pNT1cY