New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-17
The Proposed Lime Of Mail Steamers 10
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From the Washington Unoa
WASHINGTON Sept u, labp
Tsta5 Edaore} tFc Commercial Bn'or Me-, o-feans
MIR. EDIroR-I have iust ssen three articles
from recent numbers Of your Journal. in which you
comment at large on the Repors of tho Naval
Committee TO the House of Representatives in
favor of the establishments CT line of mail Etoam
shipg 30 the western coast OF Africa submitted by
Hon Frederick p. Stanton Of Tennessee, chairman,
on the st August 1850. Vhc main features Of the
report and its lamentations met with my hearty
concurrence and now desire to submit 10 you
some of tho reaaons which induce me to support
the nleasurs, and at the mo time to address my
eelf to certain objectous which you urgs in your
articles against the plau Fully 70 appreciate this
measure, il is necessary to take view Of lho
whole scope and nature Of this great project.
Thoae who support Thu undertaking dogign TO
promote the enFrlton offree persons Of color from
the United States to Liberia to increase thesteAm
navy, and TO extend .he commerce of the United
State, while YOU, Sir, so9m 10 entertain the
opinion thai no. Of thesc objects can be en.er
tslned by the pr0pOsed means. One or the other
ofur then, mug; DC entirely in the wrong for do
not heata,e 70 assert that all these objects be
advanced r an emncn. dogroe by tho means pro.
posed aud although the report Of the Naval Com
pittee Itself il fruitful in facts and arguments sus.
tquing my position yet so that document docs not
appear in Jour articles to have commanded such q
share Of your attention as, from an impartial com.
IT,
view the objections which you have urged.
Your article OF goth August last requires bat q
very br 81 notice, inGsmuch it consists chiefly OF
atriclures uqon the ori incl memorial Of tho proeo
tors, which did not specify how the home voyage
Wan 10 be made, and contained, moreover, variety
OF particulars that tbs committee thought Bt 10 re-
iect yet ! find ycu mix up these rejected par
touGf With the report ilseli in sucn way az
to presente Grange and unintei6ibIe mass calodIs-
ted 10 bewilder your reGders, and induce them to
believe that the Naval Committee h9d reported in
favor oi SO imprectcable project.
Ia this first article sou assert 'hst it " proposed
10 carry in each ship on each voyage 600 negroes
--tis FAC. being that the entinate is $500, al.
though il lie true shat the nemoralistJ proposed to
build ahips capable OF carry Ing GOO Transports, on
being fitted up in war time for that purpose Che
next point IL that the coat OF the ahipg you'd be
considerably below the estimate aud it ia Inferred
that the contractors would pocket the balance.
Tlis biGnder proceods from the srroneous assump-
ti0n chat the Goyelnments to pay for tho bulldog
Of the 1bigs ThtreaE, tue tcGth is, that ths c2!l'
tractors sre to buid them at their own exp a1e,
ard tie Government ID only u loan portion u the
money On mortgage, in the same way 90 i has
done to the contractors for the New OK aud
Liverpool sEd ether linca Of neil steamers. All
tie ccmmon,s in your article Of tue 90th August
ere 90 III founded q, THO On the aub0ot of the c0gs
ofthe ehips Thus, the very next objection is that
according 70 tho compensation fixed By the Com.
nItte6-b1D,UCV per VOysEe-rOe pay VIII Do
about &400 fer sseh cttec. Ghis calculation is
tourded upon the itsa ina. tae Only portage 70 be
received iE or tha Liberia mais. Tho postage on
the homewgr9 yoysge, via the Aedltersaean,
epain, Portugal, France ard England is reokoDed
by you az noting. !. on the contrary hazard the
opinion thai this pottage viii, for tbs frat R7e
years, ray probably helf the Government GuoW-
e1c, and slteryard tke whole ofit
YorF article coca on to objec. to the terms pro-
POSED by the menorslieit With respect to tbs
on3oua obs paid by the GoYe-nn n:io tbs ship''h1
taken for gar purpose !, I'D also 70 the commercial
privileges demanded for tho steamers Ia toe trade
With Liberia. As to the price TO be pad iof 'oe
shicr, the COMMITTEE recommend that II snoaid 90
the actual yauc mot ia any event OF, W
coed the cost su9 they report seaiast sLy sP@y.~'
ercial priqiiegec preeErlpg taJ iu 10 .oct
rs ion for the rsrylces rendered sng1u ~ - 80
m sanr,a tba 'neroriallsts would hsYe oeen
,1iu- ta roceiye Iess than $40 900 per mp 'ney
Etd e9t thc 1Yiyilcee asked f9rj ana .I'So oAu %
5;a~I2.ersd 70 regiou whatsY0f lot su9 PaS@ie
n,-3a IN Vour article a5ou. tho pof'o" u ''0 We
1oriaJ referring to this point CO, ,ra-,..,
In tbs next article hs, 90, u w. - 31 ~ ~ Ha
very pioPoLy IT, various alters you OBJECT TO-
COMMITS ntioLed: bat you contend that the line
az eoos e. n he established because Ehe ravenne
e I5I r,nstsgo would be mere nothing Who"
c o-' Ak, you'd think Of rendDg letters 10 the
lf@difcrrauesn Spain, France and Englan By
steamers going to Liberia The mare suggestion
Oft exhibits . n9s. lameRsable ignorance Of the
EEolo coUrae Of taoe and correspondence Of the
country end Of the existing facilities for tia latter
Even FAILING We 7sel9 you'd tske them to al t1oss
po.nts ia loss time" SO, Unfortunately tos she 70