The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-12-23


greatly the advantage &c us aud on
merchantmen are compelled to sa
under the guns of Great Britain, Q
they enter tho Mediterranean an
with the permission of the Ffenc
Government aud tho Khcdivc q
! Egypt, pay toll aud pass through tn
Su,s Canal and the Red Sea. 1
case our. national relations arc dis
turbcd with either of.those power,
this country must conducI its easter
commerce through our Pacific harbyr
or be remittcd TO tho voyage aroun,
tho Cape OF Good Hops or Cap,
HON. Now, is the prisc.-thc com
mclce of Asia-worthll tie competi
tion with Europe : Modern civil
zation seems scarcely to upyreciat
it as did The dark ages and prc-his
toric times. 1t has enriched every
| country that has ever beeu it's rccipi
cht. 1t is believed that it made the
Cusllites or ancient Arubians great,
learned, comparatively civilized and
commercial people long before the
Pyramids were built aud conducted d
this opulent nation through the Rcd
Sea iuto the Meuiterraneuu, couturics
before Athens or R,me was re.
nowncd for arms, arts or letters.
The proofs of history ure Convincing
that BAbylou, Tyre and Sidou owed
their commercial Importance to it,
and the PlOniciaus their maritime
supremacy to the sanle cause. Sub
eequcntly Venice and Genoa under
its vivifyirg influence bocame re-
nowned in the commercial world :,
until Spain seized the, REtss aud she
became the most Formidable power
III Europe in commerce aud arms,
leadlug all the Christian World under
the cross to stay the mighty tide of
the Mussulmap following tho crcs
cent. TO her maritime resources
and prowess, Eu,ope and America
are to'day Indebted for tn, religion
of the cross instead Of the shrine Of
Mecca, for the Bible instead of tho
Koran. More recently it has been
by activity more geuerAlIy diffused
over the European nations. SAali We
take it. ccond-hund from them, or
direct through our own Western
ports over the broad expansc of the
Pacific Oceal. and the China Ssu,
without having to pay tribute to any
foreign power, or salute the flag Of
any uation who points her guns
across our path China with her
400, 100000 of inhabitants produces
and consumes mure cotto, to-day,
;han all British India. Unhappily
for her pecul' religion and ln>t,tu.
tions, she has remained in state Of
petrltied oiviliz ,tion for over thirty
centuries, without advance or retro.
gadc, possessed for many centuries OF
some ot the most perfect arts and
liuest skill iu the manufacture of
cloths, silks, China, &c, of which the
highest civilization might justly envy
her. her cargoes Of teas, silks and
china are the choicest and richest of
tho worlds production. This vast
country appears to he just fousing
from stupor of centulic and is
openiug upa moro extended com
nIcrce to civilization. Shall we ro-
ceivo it z
Then there is Japan, still nearer
to US, with population equal to that
o! the United Statcs, and in al dvance
Of China in following the commercial
wake of modern times with Iudia,
Australia, New Zealand and that
great gtoup Of islands known as
Polynesia. The vast trade of al
these nations and peoples is offered.
to the libcrality OF our own govern
ment and the skill and commercial
enterprise Of our country. The
commerce of even u portion Of these
countries has enriched every nation
on the globe that has ever enjoyed
T., as far back ~ history can throw
ne ray of light. 10 be able to COM
pete for this muniiicent prize wo must
have anUth IT rtran,-continental route.
Que is wholly insufficient, yet who
would part with the Uuion Pacific
Railr ,ad 1t is worth hundreds Of
millions Of dollars to the hation.
Without it France might have been
in possession of the golden shores of
the Pacific to-day. But the South
crn Paciic Road is essential to the
enjoyment Of this foreign trade and
by its favorable loo ,tion Of soil, oli-
mate and resources of the country
tlrongh which it passes, appeals In
the highest degree to the liberality
and Justice Of the government. It's
construction IL duo to the rcviviIying
Influences it will have over the en-.
tire South, So much depressed aud
paralyzYd by dosolatiny war and to
the new commercial Ito and bless
ings it will dllfasu over the whole
country.
A plain spoken preacher delivered
the following from his desk:
would announce to the congregation
that, probably by mistake, there was
left at the meeting house this morn