The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-27
Empioymemt OF United Sta

The tonnage employed in foreign and coasting feghtng
shows corresponding increase. Tho latter is entirely
protected from foreign competition, while the former
the vessels of all those nations with which
reciprocity treaties, entirely equal Thus be-
tween Great Britain and the United States the vessels OF
neither country Protected by laws, while, with the
onia trade British shipping is supposed to have advan-
tages according the protective theories, the Amer-
can. Now, Notwithstanding he vast expanse Of in
land waters which transportation is monopolized by
American tonnage the quantity employed increases
faster than the foreign, which exposed unlimited
petition On the other hand its increase depends upon the
prosperity OF the foreign shipping Thus, active foreign
demand for produce puts in motion tho products Of indus
try from the INTERIOR and ton canals rivers, and
lakes is required bear the swelling wealth to the
board the external shipping demand II Is true,
that railroads carry considerable quantities, and may
in localities interfere with the tonnage OF vessels but,
WHOLE their effect is probably to increase business for
the shipping There other point in the tabeviz
that tho cod and mackee fisheries the only directly project
ed interest among the whole, is the only that has diDn
ishsd magnitude Notwithstanding that that interest
has been annually in receipt OF direct bounes paid by the
federal government. under the false plea encourage
ment they the least prosperous of all 1t may doubtless
be discerned that close affinity exists between their
declining condition and their dependence protection
How strongly they contrast with the whaling interest, which
enjoys protection but after paying oppressive protective
duties at home forth into the Pacific and drives all
other nations from the business So clearly and emphati-
cay have they developed their superiority that the English
government abandoned the rivalry and abolished the du-
ties oils Under these circumstances it may be con-
dcrcd, that whatsoever channels may be opened
American enterprise by modification of English laws
American interest suffer by allowing equally liberal
concessions to the enterprise Of the British The fact is
undened and undcniable, that American ships built of
better materials, with better skill, and in better fashion,
than those of any other nation that both officers and
are as much superior To the English in intelligence
promptitude, and activity, the English undoubtedly are
to the seamen Of other nations; and these diicu lilies
are by them to be before they can hope to
compete in open field with the American mer-
camille marine The first step towards this result will be
the abolition of their navigation laws, their
laws their timber duties and colonial reguaiionsa these
burdens and absolute bars British ascendency the
ocean, although they have in protective slang been called
encouragements" So long other nation could come
to the standard which Engishmen could reach even
when laboring with these Clogs the proeconsts might al
lego that they the of superiority which they in
fact only prevented from being apparent; while, in
the arrogance of her supposed supremacy, and blind
with The conceit of he legislative wisdom, which
supposed the victories Of Nelson mainly owing she
looked win supreme contempt the American marine
wnch' pursuing It's own ermning her power
"hen me innate superiority of the Americans was mani
lest In the war OF 1872 the fact that protection laws do not
confer superiority, burst upon her asonshed
Even the usually absurd Alison. in his History of Europe
admits this lac. in attempting for the downfall
| Of the rule Of Britannia,
The igates and briggs Of the United States built with
extraordinary SKIN and in peculiar manner to which
there parallel In tho British navy wsrs n onoe too