The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-03

regions OF the globe; and the era oi ophiis'
glory and opulenes Is tho era OF the eStsfi-
sion Of Spanish trade into foreign lands and
the creation by Spain Of new commercial
relations
We're the fanatisism Of the Crusaders, tho
avariee of England in the East and the fsroe-
ity Of Spain in America wiser or more Saga
cious than American craftsmanship? Is
there an American policy OF government so
ignorant, narrow and sectional that 1t binds
the hands Of tho government In the midst OF
universal distress, poverty and gathering
ruin, and fotbids II 10 remedy, by obvious
MEANS the evils which distress the trade and
industries Of the people? We hope not
| What this country just now most urgently
| needs is ths emancipation and extension 6f
| its foreign trade. An important move in that
| direction would be- the adoption OF the views
| OF the Postal Convention In felati0n To The
establishment Of q line of steamers between
| New Orleans and the ports to the southward.
| Mexico, Central America, Brazil and other
| South American countries offer most inviting
| fields for the trade of this country and the
establishment of the line proposed would bs
| the first step in tho extension of our com
| meres with thsrn and to them The trads Of
those countries, in It's present wretehedly un-
dsvelppsd state. is now very rich, and will in
time rank with tho richest in the world But
| most Of 1t lis enjoyed by European countries
wiser than our own
OUR TRADE wfrH BRAZIL.
| have not the figures before nc showing.
| the total value Of the foreign tfade OF any Ot
| the countries referred to. But lust year the
| United States exported TO Brazil goods pf tho
| value of S7,500,C6O, while Brazil exported 10
1 fry fY1Hn
| of s42 zoo. 900, or 500, 600 worth OF Iner-
| ellandise more than she received from tls.
| notice that the chief imports OF that Empire
! from foreign countries are largely composed
| Of articles produced In this country as vol as
! in the sonntry from which they were inn
ported. Certainly, then, there is something
in, our policy restrictive Of our eoInmerelai
| They are all nearer 10 New Orleans than they
| are TO any uf the European ports.
Why then, ,shoald not Brazil have import
ed from The Uhitad States boots, shoes, bitter,
chemicals, flour. iron, leather, machinery,
cotton and woolsn manufactures, and mum
Der Of other articles We produce and she I'm
ports, to the amount at ettst OF the $780, 100000
balance which stands against us In our trade
with her?
Tho Increase Of our foreign trade 10 that
amount with Brazil, and prgputonattely with
Mexico md Central America, would aIone
have done much to relieve this country of its
over production, and consequently of the hard
times which have brought distress upon oil
interests and classes OF o,,r people. ...
But II the government does not take some
steps to establish close and more regular in
tereourse with those countries, and more in
| tiroats commercial relations with their fjeo-
pie, their rich trade, Tor century yst, will
pass by our very doors and ON To foreign
countries, while our ships rot at their
wharVes. while our manufactures rust in
| idleness, and gathering TnCbs complain uf
misery and howl for employment and bread.
The American government could take no
wiser stsp, no step. 10 Institute O policy more
calculated TO benefit and relieve every section
Of tho country and consequently more na-
tional in It's tendency, than to grant tho mail
i contracts and subsidies necessary 10 establish
the line of steamers proposed by the Postal
/ have not nearly exhausted the argument
In favor Of this measure, for it would require
more research than am prepared 10 give 1t
here.
OLD pofNr DISCOMFORT.
If could find words t1 interpret the feel
ings and emotions Of tho delegates to the con-
yefItion who arrived at this point last Tues
day night, this would be lively epistle. The
accommodations of the place are sufficient
for eight or nine hundred people, and there
night to be housed and fed. Why, then, the
reader will ask, was the convention called OF
such placei Well, that is just the problem
that about eight hundred worn out, dusty,
on the roadside, and scrOuged In little half
ventilated rooms, have been for three days
trying TO reason, growl, or swear to q sDil-
ti6n, and nobody has yet succeeded in
Point Comfort SIS place for the convention
was one Of those acts which are often in
spired by that innate cussedness which exists
!, In human nature in it's best manifestations
and sometimes suddenly and without any
known cause crops out TO make men misera~
bic and provoke all the Indignation Of their
souls.
THE LOUISIANA DELEGATES.
Major Tupper and myself arrived here
Tuesday night ut II o'clock, tired, hungry and
dusty, in company with two or three hundred
other unfortnhates from Georgia, Alabama,
South Carolina and North Carolina. When
the cots and mattresses we're exhausted the
balance Of the crowd laid around the hotel as
anee Of the crowd. We camped on the gall
lery with our busters for beds and our satcf1eIs
for pillows. And yet we had q gorgeous bed
chamber. Tho heavens stretched above
j their myriads Of stars, and the rip
piing waters Of the beautiful Chesapeake
rolled from our very feet TO ningle
In the dim distance with the horizon.
/ alongside our couches, Or sailed into and out
!. of our chamber noisecssly, like mighty mon
sters, careful not TO disturb our rest-while
the sounding, surf beat around us and
4
= balance Of the delegates arrived from New
!, York about daylight and aroused u8 from our
gorgeous couch to find out what they were to
do for beds, etc. 1t ls needless to elaborate
l the subject; it is enough to say that very few
Of them will retain any very happy reTnenn-
brances Of their two first days at Old Point
Comfort.
SEA TYMPHs.
While the convention was in session Thurs
Y day noon two beautiful nymphs seemed In
arise from the gfittering waters Of the bay, In
full view Of the convention, and all eyes were
turned upon them. The raven tresses Of the
one and the others golden wealth Of hair. un-
loosed, floated around them On the blue waves
while their shapely arms almost wholly bare
as they moved through the water and scat-
tered the cleaning spray in sportive mirth,
gIittered with snow white beauty.
Climbing the bathing wharf and locking
T arms, the swimming beauties would dive
headlong into the sea, and their little feet and
snowy ankles, as they disappeared, made one
dream Of sea nyTnDhs diving to their shells