{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
and velocity, the vapor ships OF britain
BEFORE the extent of their canals, the effort
of the modern would shrink into lnsgniii-
canoe; nay the mighty ways and equeaucts
Of s,mDerial Rome herself are brought into haz-
ardons comparison. The number is at least
twenty; and the greatest length stretches 10
three hundred and sixty miles. Yet me
hugest Of these majestic ducts was accom-
plished at the sole charge OF state OF little
more than single million or inhabitants.
The navy of the union amounts to mere
than twenty ships of the line, besides nii-
merous frigates, 3 of which are impeliea Dy
steam, smaller vessels, and gun-ooats, ana
the whole. of this enormous mass OF vi9or
wealth, and population, is securely defehaea
by standing army OF little more than hvr
thousand men. Nor are there any internal
taxes; any hateful pryinss into income or
domestic, privacy The provincial gov
ernments alone levy direct impost cf about
q dollar for each inhabitant. This it is to be
a free people This tits to have sprung IRON
the bosom of the British empire, like Pallas
from the brain of Jove, full grown and armed
in proof Do we turn sick at these advances
The mutual trade of the United States and
the British empire now exceeds Fifty million
of dollars; an amount quite equal to the trade
of the republic with all the rest of the globe.
And is this any food for jealousy It is, as
it ought to be, the strongest cement OF friend
ship. We rejoice in this growing up OF tree
dom and power in the fierce soiltudes OF the
western world.--We glory in this living bull
wark against the worse than pagan incur
sions;of legitimate fanaticism. We look for
ward with 10y to the illustrious period, when
the growing tide Of population shall have
fully fertilized the barbarity OF the western
wilderness, and a mighty race, one in senti-
ment one in virtue, one in interest, speaking
in no more than double tongue, shall be bu-
sled in lightning up and transmitting the
lamp of knowledge, without interruption,
from the wolves dens Of "Oonalasaki to
the eternal fires of Horne.