The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-10


pie celebrated by the ablssi English orators and
statesmen. 1t was in the great debate with regard TO
American affairs that Mr.. Burke pointed with ADM.
ration and wonder to the mighty enterprise and great
skill displayed by the North American navigator lie
il that could go deeper into the arctic circle
than any other He it was that could stand longer
under the burning equator than any Other, ne was
who could do these things, and Tor doing them be cele
braed by foreigner. say, them that was the genus
and character of people for navigation that was cee-
brated when green; when we had not as a ma
ton budded into e when navigation freer
than English navigation and the same characteristics OF
daring, enterprise and OF high intelligence winch made
baques had flag, farther into the dangers of the
than Engnnds best seamen dared go-the same feeling
and the attributes and characteristics have enabled
Atlantic friends to build up shipping interest now
almost equal to that of England herself, although Eng
land started with all tho benefits of monopoly,
which she obtained through the insrumenlaty OF her
navigation acts
Well after all his-aiter the enterprise and genius of
people have magned the shipping interests Of this
countryafter all this, which has been accomplished
without the aid of this government by the independent
and unrestricted genius and energies OF our peoPle-in
comes Congress and egslat about nayigaton-in
Congress and the Legislature OF New FORK to form
companies by acts OF Incorporation, to be osered ana
fed out of the public neutrality-suspicious. to take our
bread and meat. -four and beef and cotton between
New York and New Orleans We now, when
our navigation has thus grown up without our aid,
and drive away those enerprislng merchants from the
n as by pso are us Se
OF the people TO establish nonopoles IN favor OF
individuals against the enterprise OF our people them
selves, who engaged in commerce and navigation.
That, sir, what doing Now the quicker we can
get out of this business the better Our whole mail
throughout the United States, all It's ramilicaions
ed between sixteen thousand post Offices for about two
ana third millions of dollars, and last year APP
piled more than half that to carry five mails between
points in country and four points in foreign coun
tries; and that very year struck down two hundred
and ninetysiX post Offices among the people, in those
very regions where the post offices of the greatest
Importance for there the proximity OF post office
times days labor.
Why them sir, have we these ocean ma-routes
The idea of national defence is absurd and peposerous
That this would ntrust the defence of this
country four New York incorporated companies. con-
ssting OF some twelve or fifteen men,, is not to be be-
ships, when put to the test reeed under the weight OF an
lspounder. They required by their contract to be
capable OF being converted into steamers OF war OF the
first class and steamers Of of the first class will carry
gum and several guns. which will emit ball of 100 lbs
in weight; yes sir 100 lbs in weight Yet these steam
ers, Of Them given to understand reel led and
staggered under an ls.poundcr, and had to send word
to the government that they could not carry anything
bigger Than l2-pounder. Now, how could IT have
The contract Sir is violated but where is your remedy?
You have The Postmaster General in his report,
informs you that the contract OF the Bremen line be.
eve, has been violated and he advises you ray the
violation
SO much then, for these steamers for the pres
ent | am in search of some other information, which
shall introduce TO the public some day hence when
other subject shall be up for our consideration
Something was said the other day. SIR IN regard to the
to labor convey the impression that wanted to take
the public press OF the country under the care and keep
ing OF tine s,S h. I n b s That he he
had right to infer it. Perhaps may have right
to infer something from proposition; but he has no
right to infer an acknowledgements whatever. The
tor who has voted to foster this mairou system
likewise votes to foster New England manufactures.
He votes to waste the public money on ocean mail
routes and then he to collect through the nstru
mentality of high and exceedingly oppressive tariff
Now. these facts which he cannot deny for he not
cratic party in the debate OF 1916 Yes, sir he fero
ciousy assaied the democratic party and tried to bring
into dsrepute He assaed every public man associated
with that party and he spoke, sir with bitterness and
venom that never heard any who calls himself
wing, that side of the chamber, employ against the
democratic party No, sir under the pretext OF differ
ing with the party that ground. be let's loose in
full food, his overburdened heart his dspeasure, not
to call it malgnty, towards the whole democratic party
displeasure. No wonder! No, sir, and il is with no
regret that do shall always be proud OF the malice
of man who is the enemy of the democratic party
shall triumph in knowing that am the object of assault
by the enemies OF my party; and no matter from whom
that assault comes, whether from who acts under
the influence of public motive or private onewhether
he be a senator prompted by high considerations or
hireng in the service OF obng corporation it makes
no difference to me. Sir shall be proud of his magny
book OF the people look upon them the great me-
dunn of communications without which public liberty
itself could not subss and hold it to be becoming in
us. who stand in representative character, 10 withhold
any that shall increase the opportunities of the
people to look upon and investigate conduct 1t is
for these high political reasons that stand up here and
claim, not that the government shall take under its
particular body of but that shall seek, by every
among the masses said before, and repeat it, do not
like 10 burden placed upon newspaper publishers
readers Nearly all the mails which come within the in
uence OF this amendment pass roads made by the
local population of the neighborhood, and kept
der by them, while the government them without
making any remuneration whatever. say, then, that
this is full equvalent-an ample capitalization this
little exemption from tax on the allimpoant article of
popular intelligence.
originated, knew and said upon this floor it would
into these extremes. And has not done sol Did we
not the very last year expend upon this object mil
lion and third of dollars? And what has been the eff
feet of this Other and other companies seeing the
immense fortunes made in few months by these job
bers have become obbers themselves have focked to
this city, and have this very hour before applications
for jobs OF the sort TO the amount of five mil
lions of dollars per Sir obbing in legisla
ton has become systematic. In this city has assumed
organized form. There session here legisla
| In the latter these jobs arranged 1t is there that
they receive their form and shape; and do but
little more than approve what has been determined and
done by that secret tribunal which sits without these
walls The public treasury is great fund that is known
by everybody to exist and 1t is known, aso that there
certain ways of getting into it, and 60 to work
to find out those ways They 80 hard TO work. sir.
Sharpsighied men-nteigent men-men OF fine al
dress-men who invent very plausible reasons for
seeking this private beneiitgo to work AMI plan to get
possession OF the public money.
And thus it u.s. sir, they got up originally, and have
fOsercd it since, this tremendous system of mail
steamers which, if not checked in its progress will cost