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application, and being anxious TO get 10 sea toni H. "a
LOT BOAT Washington in tow she being detained by The e
pilot vessels in if possible owed her ibrosh 70
the tail OF the bank when obliged TO LET Re, 90 and
thick in that night which made ~ ;5 na
sble Tor pilots to see vessels or to find themr
The testimony which have adduced \ have re.s
not So much to corroborsts the corrections of the de-
cision given by the grand jury, which deem CEN
elusive, as to furnish the House and the ra,n,.,
with some idea If the facts, which prejudice bas
distorted AMI misrepresented. l could bring fer
ward much larger mass Of evidence; but such a
course Judge unnecessary. WHAT have quoted,
think amply sufficient to exoneratc the pilots wholly
from censure. This vindIcation have thought an
indispensable preliminary TO the more i'm portsot d.
visions OF the question under discus sion
certainly feel a delicacy in being placed in the
position which have been compelled 10 assume
in being forced to defend the pilots Of New York.
not against the insinuatons of ignorance malice
but against imputatons endorsed by tbeirown Repre-
senatives, whose duty s to project their honor an
well as their interests.
mt CURTIS here made, with warmth some ex-
PAnatisns 70 the effect that he could not permit the
gentleman from Maryland to insinuate that ne rad
any III Will against the pilots and that the assertion
OF tne gentleman could not apply to anything he bad
Mr. Hilen resumed. trust the gentleman from
New York will husband his temper Before con-
eiude, shall perhaps, have occasion to drawn more
me the duty of stating facts as know them 20 y,s,
he should not take umbrage, il, by my doing So
ms views be not sustained. have sought no COLI
sion, shall avoid responsibility I am deter
mined to follow my own course, notwithstsn.ne siI
the uneasiness which may be mantle ted. The zen
tieman says he feels i'll will towards the piots-
lie may think So An old philosopher has reduced
all human passions TO the single one of love The
hate Of one thing he says, sis merely the love OF
its opposite" The opposition Of the gentleman to
the pilots, Is merely the negative prejudice ssut
ON (avo ror.
interest.
But to return from the DEPRESSION int which have
oeen LED by the interruption Of the gentleman from
New York. l will close this part of the discussion
In a manner somewhat similar to that in which I
commenced. ] adduced, in the outset the testi-
mony OF the grand inquest Of New York, to show
the loss Of the Bristol and Mexico; shall close II
by reading the certificate drawn up bv the officers
OF the revenue cutter on the New York station in
evidence OF the raj assduity Of the pilots there
But sir permit to call your attention. to ono cir
cumstance, which mad ertently omitted 10 notice
when reading the decision Of the grand jnyy In
collecting the evidence which their decision was
based they regret the absence OF the captain Of the
Mexico He, NO doubt, conscious of his owe caIpa
bility and unwilling to testify against himself was
| prudcntly missing. Ii was prudent TO escaoc The
publication Of his and and leave
the pilots obear the censure for the fault Of he
was guilty. Compassionatipg human infrmty rhsll
subject his conduct to no severity Of comment, but
leaving him TO the sngs Of his own conscience for
twofod criminaty, ! shall read tho testimony of
the officers attached tothe revenue cutter DAFT etb
| OF March, 1886:
"Thc undersigned, and Ulcers OF the U1ca
states revenue cutter Aler-a portion of having been
stationed in the port New several years and hay
ing every opportunity Witnessing the aud aten
take pleasure in certify ing that our obsery alton
every attention is and has been paid them to ali vessels
arriving OF the port, and that have no instance
known vessels to meet with detention ON the pilotsre
ground or the vicinity OF the port, except esrsor5
nary occasions when has been from I'M;
possible to boald them
These, Mr.. Speaker, arc the per,ecuted pio,,.
whose defence have been compelled to ASSUME
The most rigid and hazardous performance or their
duties is not sufficient for the reasonable demands Of
the gentleman from New York, but the modest ex-
actions are required that by their feeble efforts thew
should break through the fasteniugs Of nature and
throush the fogs which she has rende red nneu-
etrable to human visisn.
in the two instances OF the Bristol and Mexice
the most satisfactory evidence satisfied the grand
jury that the pilots were totally exempt from blame
hesitatng testimony in favor Of their esaexal sssi-
duty In all justice they ars, therefore, 10 be ecs
sidered blamelsss. As have already said, i have
entered into this preliminary discussion because 1
consider II indispenssbly essential to the cJacida
ton 81 the main question. The two wrecks which
gave rise to so much hasty defamation and wholly
unjust, constitute the chief proof Of the defect in
the legislation Of New York. IL il be shown tast
those lsmenable disasters not bic to the
pilots and OF course, that they cannot be traced
defect in the laws, then all the reasoning based
upon them must fall TO the ground. New, / think
have satisfactorily demonstrated, that the pilots
are wholly guitless Of the charges made against
them; by consequence, the alleged defect IN tho
New York laws Is uHsustainea-thereforc, ON tLi,
ground alone, may assert that the act Of Congress
is uncaed for.
will not let the question rest here; but seet the
gentleman on his own ground. lie thinks the pri-
veges granted to the pilots assume the awful shane
| of monopoly. When I heard him dencunce mo-
nopolies, was IN doubt whether TO suspect or con
4 rrufr l.fa Inn. Int an G.rsk -.
| that his imagination had been employed to coniure
| up monster, that he might show with what indr-
nant tloquence he could lash him out Of cxistenes
An enemy to moneposs myself, I am not IN lined
| TO vindicate them; and did think that the pco.
privileges enjoyed by the pilots constituted mono
poly, shor Id not be found among their sbettoss-
like all forms Of phrase in popular USE believe il
to be vague in its application But in objection
| able sense do the pilots enjoy monopoly. say
this abstraetediy. without any reference 20 IN. re-
cent law of New York, which has destroyed every
thing 20 whif the most fasidous could apply that
| odious sppellation. Let us Judge the question by
comparison-the isircst ifnot the most pbilosophi-
| cal mode Of investigation.
| DoIawyers enjoy a monopoly, because no one "a,
be admitted TO actice AZ the bar, until he has NOT
only undergone prescribed examination, bat untiI
he has studied his profession a certain number of
yesrsl Do physicians enjoy a monopoly. because
| In a profession affecting so seriously the dives az
their fellow citizen, they are obligated TO soend
definite number Of years in the acquisition Of the
knowledge supposed necessary for successful prae-
tiee, while others prohibited from charging me-
dcai fees who have not been subjected TO the same
length Of preliminary study, The lawyer aud the
doctor monopolists; and yet the pilot Ia de-
nounco3 one for claiming privileges lar iufer,or
His rofesson is purely local and cannot be rendered
transferable. The young man who has stuffed law
or medicine IN New York, may change the scene of
his labors with probable success TO Iowa or Vision
sinthc pilot is confined TO the channel with which
years ofhardship and vicissitnde have rendered MIN
familiar The remuneration Of the pilot is hsed BY
l.xxs hi s.l h. Inata a..A H..
To their discretion. Life and property are en-
trusted TO the doctor and the lawyer; vet thew civ.
me- bond for the faithful AND successful Performance
Of their duties; the pilot i respensible for life ard
property in like manner, but he is subject 10 heavy