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Editorial
July 22, 1789
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
An 1789 New York editorial argues that settling the Western territory will benefit Atlantic states and the Union by providing a source of wealth, expanding domestic trade, and supporting U.S. independence, countering fears of harm to seaports.
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NEW-YORK, JULY 22, 1789.
The settlement of the Western territory is considered by many persons as an event inauspicious to the interest of those States situated upon the Atlantic. Time was when the migration of the inhabitants from the sea ports, only 40 or 50 miles into the country, was considered as pregnant with fatal consequences to such sea-ports: but now those interior settlements are found necessary to the existence of the trade and manufactures of our populous maritime towns.—In proportion as we advance to empire our ideas will expand, and the period is fast approaching when those extensive regions will prove a boundless source of wealth to the Union—they will extend the domestic and internal trade of the Union in such manner as will convince us of our ability to support the Independence of the United States, beyond any other circumstance to be named.
The settlement of the Western territory is considered by many persons as an event inauspicious to the interest of those States situated upon the Atlantic. Time was when the migration of the inhabitants from the sea ports, only 40 or 50 miles into the country, was considered as pregnant with fatal consequences to such sea-ports: but now those interior settlements are found necessary to the existence of the trade and manufactures of our populous maritime towns.—In proportion as we advance to empire our ideas will expand, and the period is fast approaching when those extensive regions will prove a boundless source of wealth to the Union—they will extend the domestic and internal trade of the Union in such manner as will convince us of our ability to support the Independence of the United States, beyond any other circumstance to be named.
What sub-type of article is it?
Imperialism
Trade Or Commerce
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Western Settlement
Atlantic States
Union Wealth
Domestic Trade
American Independence
Territorial Expansion
What entities or persons were involved?
Western Territory
Atlantic States
United States
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Benefits Of Western Territorial Settlement
Stance / Tone
Optimistic Expansionism
Key Figures
Western Territory
Atlantic States
United States
Key Arguments
Settlement Of Western Territory Is Beneficial, Not Inauspicious, To Atlantic States
Interior Settlements Are Necessary For Trade And Manufactures Of Maritime Towns
Western Regions Will Be A Boundless Source Of Wealth To The Union
Expansion Will Extend Domestic And Internal Trade
This Will Support U.S. Independence More Than Any Other Factor