The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-23
THE UNION.
coMslERcE OF THE EAST.

Rssoiusd, That Mr.. Palmer have leave withdraw take
out copyright for aud print on his account the doe
uments entitled "a Comprehensive View Of the Prnc pal
indie pendent Maritime Countries Of he East which
oompanied the report of the SECRETARY OF Sem
Committee on Foreign Relations aud that the Secretary
Of the Senate be ana ne hereby thorzed subscribe
use 9TH SENATE Prog@ The same s sss be dSesd
by Mr. Palmer al prce not exceeding pr copy the r1e
Tor the Senate IN 1919, wlih twenty per discount
Mr.. WALKER | will conine my opposition to this
resolution TO calling Tor the yeas and nays upon lis adop
ton,
! The yeas and nays were ordered
Mr.. RUSk. Mr. President. move TO strike out the
latter part of the resolution, which requires the Secretary
Of the Senate 10 subscribe Tor 5000 copies have no
objection to the Withdrawal OF The papers; bat unless the
matter has been examined and reported upon do not
know that we should subscribe Tor H.
| Mr.. MANGUM Mr. President, hope the honorable
senator from Texas vii not persist in his amendment
1t will be fatal the whole resolution This work has been
thoroughly examined and very high value placed
upon il by the late Secretary Of State. who, il will be
recoecled, IN communication made 10 us, spoke the
highest terms OF the work II this amendment should
prevail, sir the work cannot be published
II has been drawn up as understand, with very great
ability pretty much under the patronage and superin
1t is work consisting, believe of something like five
hundred pages, with chart which has been made out at
great deal OF expenses The whole document it is
supposed will be OF very great importance the country
1t seems to that ii cannot be Objectionable to sub
scribe for this moderate number OF volumes. IL cannot
cost than two dollars volume. hope the senator
| if il prevails the work cannot be printed.
| Mr.. HAMLlN. hope the senator from Texas will
withdraw his amendment men 40 not rise to de'an the
from North Carolina, Mr.. MANGuM,l and endorse it
word for word. The work is OF great value to the
commercial interests OF the country; so--vastly
more so-than any work which has been published by
| Mr.. DAWSON am DESTROYS Of voting sor this prop
ositon, it | can do consistently. AS | understand
this matter it is compilation of various views OF GER
tain maritime powers OF this world, 10 be presented for
publication. and the copyright, to be taken Out BY The
individual who has compiled the work IL is said that il
will be vastly beneficial to the country for the commercial
information it will spread abroad. and that, therefore,
the Congress of the United States should make an APP
preparation for the purchase of three thousand copies 10
enable the author to publish it. Now, sir, there
other interests in the country which claim the same
rlght-the agricultural, the manufacturing interests, &c.
And abou, to establish precedent which will
involve the country IN very large appropriations 10 cause
such publications to be made-no direct appropriations
but IN worse shape, indirectly by subscriptions as Tor
the three thousand copies in this case merely submit
the question, If il be consistent with the powers OF this
government and II II is not indeed, laying down the foun
dalton for general appropriations for all the interests oil
the country And when those questions answered,
shall be prepared to vote yea nay. see nothing in
this particular measure anxious as might be TO vote tor
H. and to this work published that would justify me-
senator, in making appropriation to procure lis
publication, and especially as am not myself aware OF
the contents OF the work. and Also especially, when the
work has not been prepared by any request Of the
eminent II is merely the act of an individual claiming
the .ope ration Of the government for its publication
from the senator from Georgia, The papers are IN
unication made 10 Congress, IN virtue oil a
resolution which has already passed this body 1t
compiled under the direction OF the Secretary
OF State, and comes TO us in that authentic form. SO
much, then, IN answer 10 that part OF the senator's
remarks which imply that if publish this book
we shall be committing ourselves to the publication
OF other various works relating 10 all the interests
OF the country Besides, sir, we have already published
during this session OF Congress- 10000 extra copies OF
the report OF the Secretary OF the Treasaryan able re
port. involving The various industrial pursuits OF this
broad land. We have published ten thousand copies OF
abored work which attempts TO prove the necessity OF
protection TO American industry. Now, sir voted for
the publication OF that work, because was perfectly
willing that those doctrines erroneous in my opinion,
should 60 forth to the country, upon the ground that
may be safely permitted to go wherever the truth is
permitted 10 follow H. Now, sir, there is the document
10 which have alluded which have already printed,
involving the industrial pursuits the gentleman says
OF this country. Nov, here comes document, fresh
IRON another department. involving the interests of
mercs, which against the restrictions oil the tarra
single interest Is II not night that these views should be
spread before the people OF thus county, Tor the purpose
OF facilitating and aiding The diffusion of the benefits OF
commerce TO that section of the country, at least which
is commercial Does this proposition stand any way diff
erent from the report Of the Secretary which is printed
directly by the order OF this branch OF the government
Ii strue may take the whole Of thai report made
by the Secretary Of State, and publish it, If 1t is advisa
BILE but believe that s far better to seec, from those
iportlons which directly IN aid OF commerce,
which offer suggestions and afford instructions which
may be of direct benefit TO the commercial interests OF the
country II that is the case it equally proper that
should take the copies OF any portion OF the report from
another printer or publisher lreay see no distinction
! n the principle.
MIR. FO0TE. After all that has been said upon the
merits OF this production, cannot say anything 10 add TO
that recommendation beg leave 10 remind the Senate,
however that the individual who is the author OF this
work has lad the good fortune TO ENJOY the and
decided appreciation OF administrations at least Of thus
government This ia the individual, SIR IN favor OF
whom the late administration recommended that an APP
preparation of $4,000 should be made to despatch him TO
Asia accumulate information upon this important sub
ect, of which he treats ably in this work The late
administration seemed 10 approve equally OF his la6ors
The Secretary OF Sste referring TO this particular work,
recommended IT to the favorable consideration Of this
body. The Committee Foreign Relations had the
matter before them. We looked into II, and unani
nous OF opinion that II work oil great Importance,
aud recommended its publication IN the mode
proposed. The present Secretary OF Stale then
member OF this body. We all recollect that he
his place and delivered formal eulogy upon this work,
stating that he had examined it, and was prepared TO
vouch for it's value Under such circumstances, gen.
tenen hesitate at all in making this little appropriation
10 recompense patriotic, bigh-spred man Tor some
twenty years OF arduous labons spent the public
vice To be sure, they originally undertaken
his own account; but his abors were called for and
officially presented in the form in which they
exhibited. do think that, under all the circumstances
oi the case, having, have every believe
that the work is demanded by the commercial inter-
esis OF the country asserted by the senator from
Maine, MIR. HAmLIN,] we ought not to hesitate m
making this simple appropriation, without which this i'm.
portant and valuable work may the llgsL and
never accomplish The high purposes Tor which it. author
has labored with so much public spirit and devotion.
Mr.. RUSk. This work Is old acqu tiHtsEce OF
NINE 1t has been here in form Tor three Jour,
FIVE years IL in the shape OF appropriation to
employ this individual visit the countries which be
ideseribes in a 1 ut rejected