The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
THE BRAZILIAN MAIL ROUTE.

The Brazilian mail steamship line question
seems TO have ut last been brought upina sliap
which will secure for It ut no far distant petto
The practical consideration Of Congress. Tn
old rivals Of New Orleans for the terminus o
the line In this country, New York, Phila
delpbln Boston, Baltimore, Il would appea
from the dispatches. have abandoned thei
pretenslons while In their place Gaves
ton. Mobile, Charleston and Savannah ar
urging their respective advantages for TIL,
control and handling Of the trade wbici
must arise from tho establishment o
the line. Our correspondent ventures
the assertion that If the line ls not established
| II will bs entirely due TO the local jeal
ousies Of these Southern ports and thei,
| refusal 10 concentrate upon New Or.
leans. Tho pretensions Of no one
Of these ports Gun be digniHed as rivalry
Of New Orleans, for there Ia no possibility d
any one Of them securing the terminus OF the
line. while there Is every prospect OF it's being
obtained by New Orleans with anything like
n sensible and liberal support Of her claims by
the Southern members Of Congress-. The OPP
position TO New Orleans Of the representatives
of any of these communities with the hope OF
securing the limo for themselves, will BIO mere
absurd nonsense and therefore the refusal 10
heartily cooperate with us In securing to this
city the rich commercial results whit, must
accrue from The establishment Of direct com
munioatlon with South America will he but u
manifestation Of the dog-in-the-mang " spirit
of jealousy and spite that we are not prepared
to attribute TO these communities or their
Representatives in Congress. so long az there
Is any prospect for any other port securing
tho advantages Of the proposed up
preparations we cannot blamo them II
they strive for them, but when
1t becomes plain, aa 1t Is In this instance, that
their utmost exertions can result in no good
to themselves, and only 10 the deprivation and
injury Of New Orleans, we feel that we Gun
confidently appeal to them for corporation
with US In securing this almost unappreciable
boon. We cannot, then, believe that the cap
tious opposition our correspondent refers to
will continue 10 thwart and perplex US and
defeat this measure, M IL did the Bogy bill
two years ago.
But even In the event Of such ungenerous
treatment from our neghbors and natural
allies, New Orleans has but little TO fear
The whole United States has recently be-
come convinced that the main cause Of our
industrial distress Is the lack of mar
ket, and that the only cure for It is to
find one. II has also become convinced
that IL Is legltlmately within the purposes
Of government to place the producers OF
the country In direct access to the markets Of
the world, and that trade with the Otter world
may be greatly enlarged by the adoption of q
proper public policy. The recent call Of O
commercial convention to assemble ut Wash
ington, with tho application to Congress on
behalf Of New York, New Orleans and other
coast ports, for q steam postal service to the
tropical ports Of the continent, presents prac-
teal endorsement of this interest. The en-
tire valley Of the Mississippi, and even the
lake ports Of the United States and Of Canada
West, have become convinced that the tropical
trade Of this vast region should be conducted
through New Orleans, the natural embouchure
Of the great productive regions Of this coun-
try which must furnish the commodities OF
exchange that shall constitute the basis OF all
reciprocal trade.
New Orleans, from her depth Of outlet water
and perfect system Of interior connections
both by river and rail, has advantages pos
sessed by no other port for the conduct and
control Of this trade, and these circumstances
have secured for her the alliance Of the great
West In this matter, and with this her success
may almost be regarded as assured In any
event.
But, how this measure should assume q
sectional shape, under any circumstances, Is a
question we cannot comprehend. There is
nothing sectional or local In 1t, but, ON the
contrary, 1t is one Of the broadcast and most
comprehensive nationality, and doubtless for
this reason--that Of universal interest-have
the vast advantages Of New Orleans won for
her the preference she now enjoys. AS we
have before said, trade has its polarity, and
that acts In the line OF the shortest and most
direct communication between the producer
and consumer, and this line lies directly
through New Orleans in respect to this trade.
As for the trade itself, that certainly cannot
be localized. We cannot approach the con-
sideration Of 1t from any point whatsoever
without touching vast national interests,
large and extended industries which are en-
gazing the bulk OF the American people To
show the truth OF this we subioin COMPARE
son OF the eight principal articles of manu-
facture exported from the United States and
Great Britain in 1876:
United States. CT. Britain.
Exported Exported
year ending correspond
Products. June 80, 1876. Ing period.
Cotton manufactures. .05G 1858 sos
Wooden manufactures. ss9.1s5 1875 .160
Linen manufactures. 45,643 o2o
Leather manufactures 10.277,604 l5,065 400
Iron and steel manu-
features. II. 81 3b5
Hardware and cutlery. 709,729 81. s21 65S
Machines and agricul-
turai Implements. 6.70S,652 32,136,b70
Steam engines. 65s,766 49, .t65
Total. .............. $41. 122 $3.50 s74s7Il .4so
Ths0 c4o taYnnnt uhnyuc how dearly invnivnd