The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-22

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sernment Of The world, if they could agree anon,
themselves. loud applause.) Aud back u u-i
principle must come at last We ought 10 gy.
10 every nation the right OF bringing her cargo her
in her ships, II she gives To US the like privilege
But BY these reciprocity treaties, 10 give for te car
ryipg OF nation Of Europe like Bremen, which hs.
but one port all the ports along coast Of 800 mile,
with l7,0o0ooo Of people-when she has scarcch
100000 OF her own-pray what sort Of reciprocit, d
this' cloud applause IL Is very much like the
story On you Will allow me here 10 quote Joe Miller
of the horse and the cock who were walking togctb
er. The cock thought TO make a reciprocal agre,
ment with the horse" I'll not tread on YOU ,,i5
he, " If you'll not tread on me-" loud laughter
and appause.)
Nov, gentlemen know there is nothing so dull rs
statistics but wish 10 present. here in the CITY of
Baltimore, and before body Of gentlemen as iniel
gent any other body, in this repusye form of
statistical figures some results at which arrived in
the public document had the honor 10 lay before
Congress. Heretofore, as all know, before 1927 the
trade was carried on IN American vessels with the
Hanse Towns sustained about eighty vessels regular
ly--mainiy To Bremen and Hamburg. In 1927 anew
treaty formed with the Hanseatie Republics and
by the first article Of that treaty IL agreed upn
that articles might be imported into the United STATE
from any part of the world in vessels of the HaD,e,
tic powers; and it farther agreed that any vessel
might DO regarded as vessel of one the other Of
the Hanseatic Republics, ,ohieh otoned Ju citizen,
Of that Republic commanded by master belonging 10
IL, 1.
the Republic or to any one Of the States of the Ger
man Confcderacy not requiring, il will be seen that
the vessel should be bull in the Hauseac Republic,
Our Government when II entered into this stipulation
should have been, as it would seem, more caution,
as it had the example Of England before it because
England, in making treaty with the same Republic,
in 1925 stipulated that vessels should pass a. Han
seattle which were not bull in one Of the Republic
very important consideration at that time, for none
Of the Republics then engaged in ship-buiIdag
| they ha man and
Well, what was the practical result of this act Of
our liberalitys have said that before 1927 tie
| number Of vessels engaged in the trade with these
Republics amounted 10 80 during the year; ii fell in
a few years to 25 and in regard to the tonnage Of
the two countries from 1881 to 1885, three-seventls
of il was in American vessels and four-seyentLs in
Bremen from 1886 to 1910, fifth were Am rl-
can and four-ilhs in Bremen vessels. In 1914 Their,
entered The United States from the Hanse Towns 90
foreign vessels and SIS American. There departed
| from the United States to the Hanse Towns 1877 f..
reign vessels and As American! The imports and
exports exhibit summary perfectly coniormahle +,
the relative numbers of the vessels. You perceive
gentlemen, that great advantages have hence fallen
to these enterprsing people, against whom certain
have no i'll will, but agai ST whom would never
theess, protect this country in all that proper and
just In the first place, they may buy vessels in the
Baltic or elsewhere, or build them at home, and
they can build them cheaper than In the British
Provinces here vessels be built for half as much
as in Massachusetts. Take them to Bremen and
they become Bremen vessels, and come to the United
States in possession of all the privileges of United
States vessels. You can't make American s1,p
out OF ship OF the Baltic to be American YES
sci she must be American built But these people
may buy vessel where they please, and give it that
character, and it has the character and all The adyan
1 tages of Bremen ship. Why do we grant to their
shipping advantages which we deny to our own
have before me two statements which |
! beg leave to read, they short According To-
the exhibit OF tobacco shipped from this port for the
city of Bremen between lS4l and 1872, the whole
amount shipped was $1,000 hhds of this Bremen
vessels carried $4,000, and Baltimore 5000! GAP.
plause loud and continued And be il remembered
gentlemen, (and will not detain you many moments
longer) that these vessels carry their goods not only
cheaper than ours, but with still another advantage
their credit enables them to engage for iransporla-
ton goods to convey from port Of our own cotn-
try another that these vessels from Bremen have
the liberty, not only of trading between their own
ports and ours, Out OF taking our own products from
port 10 port, OF beginning at the Passamaquoddy and
terminating at the Sabine river, if they choose II
we go TO claim our share of their carving trade we
can go IRON Bremen TO Hamburgh The real uYr-
ration OF tins arrangement you know better than
but know that these vessels 90 underbid our
vessels in freight in every part Of the world. Hence
during three four months Of the present year. from
the port OF Baltimore the great article Of traffic the
article Of which Baltimore seems TO be the natural
mart since there seems 10 be great probability that
II will flow thlther fran the Mississippi and all the
country along IFS borders, that Baltimore will
meritedly be IFS place Of expectation as il comes
through the Ohio river and the canal to this placr
this article seems destined 10 become the great article
OF sale for this city for foreign expectation Suppose
II does-who shall carry IT
! applied TO the Collector of your CITY to-day for
The statistics OF this Port from the ls of January 10
this day-May l6, lsi3-and the proportion between
exports IN American vessels and those in foreign YES
sells was as % 10 pa decided superiority Of foreign
vessels to those of our own country
Gentlemen, | will here relieve YOU from The
statements any farther But let me deduce from
them one general and important truth: We are dc,-
tneo 10 ACT IN The world the part of great mcrclu-
tile, maritime nation. We have no inferior game 10
play. IL IL no assumption to say that in whatever
constitutes national power national character ar m,
uonsl BorE, we are at the head of the nations ON Tins
great continent IL is no assumption TO saw either
That ~ whatever respects commerce and the seas and
The Character exhibited on the seas for national d.,
nee or national gioiy-we may have rivaIs--Rrr
WE ADMIT NO SUPERIOR! applause, deafening and
long continued
What becomes Of us them How are we TO main
tam tins conspicuous post oni How are we 10 main
tam our National respectability, resting as we must
on our National strength-in the contest that NAV
arise between The ygor Of our arm and the yiror
OF that arm that may be raised against u.s.
How are we TO do this without founding for our
selves wise, cautious, a comprehensive policy not
marked on the one hand by narrowness or mcauness
OF sprit-nor the other by an excessive and fool
lsh llberslity policy that shall rear up and main.
tain and furnish employment to a body of seamcn
VINO are 10 defend our rights when sssa ed upon the
boundess ocean, In ships, and in seamen to man cur
shlPs' must The foundation of a military marine be
laid.
The carrying trade, or just part Of H. must be
ours-the Fisheries Of New England Of The whole
facihc-l may say the American Fisherics nav.
spread over the world; the hardy men who
enter into these enterprises and follow them upon
The Western coast, from Cape Horn to Norfolk. the
coast oil Jal an, IN the Indies, In the Red Sea and
every where, where they pursue their hazarlou,
Vo-ation-thesc men must be protected.
By The employment of seamen in manning ner-
cant ie marine IN times Of peace shall we best form
military power, II there should ever be occasion
70 employ Il, IN maintaining our high position among