The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-06

: nv conception. TO abandon measure OF such vast
oaal importance. The British government would laugh
~ you Ii has been TOO much the case that they have
vailed themselves OF American inventions heretofore
The CIV OF monopoly has broken down great many
al institutions in this country; and the cry OF monopoly
viii be and has been raised against these vessels Steam
!; youT own invention. and England is using IT, think
~ senator from Virginia said he in favor OF free
,sde and an "open ocean, Sir, could not regard the
san as very open when thousand British vessels
we're lowering upon our coasts, and we have but forty
Tins IS sort OF openness of the ocean, from which
may God deliver me- would. indeed be open TO Eng
and and our ports would be open 10 her, too This.
soweyer is kind OF ''open ocean" and free trade
against which solemnly protest
great deal has been said about sectional feelings in
Ais matter Now, seems TO that OF all parts OF the
sony the southern portion 10 interested than any
ober in this system In the northern pan OF the Union
,hee are many towns and dense population; and there
are means OF transportation between different parts oil the
country so that force could be concentrated to de-
end any particular point OF attack In the South, how
sypr il is altogether different. There, there is sparse
onua,on over great extent Of country, without the
aans of rapid concentration any particular place.
Thns with the advantage OF mail steamers in the
hsnds of an enemy, all the southern coast towns could
he reached and burnt before you could get national
easel near them, could concentrate The power and
te of The country TO defend the Ii TO me
then, that opposition to this measure on sectional
grounds strangely from The southern section OF the
Country Southern opposition seems 10 me strange upon
aoober ground. Ii is evident that the multiplication
FAR as possible with wisdom, and without exiravagan
cost 10 the government, OF the means OF commerce with
foreign nations will enlarge our commercial relations 10
yas ex,ent Oar has been greatly increased
within the last few years Is that any damage TO the
south! What section Of the Union is most interested
II he extension Of commerce. Certainly the producing
norion of The country When it is remembered that the
southern section produces two thirds of all the exports
hat 20 from the country il is most suicidal policy for
il to oppose anything that tends to extend as far as
nossbe our commercial intercourse with the balance Of
iba world We have nothing 10 lear but everything to
hone from such Our prosperity is involved in
it The defence Of our towns depends upon Il we
pendures Of this description or by an enormous outlay
or the increase of the navy in every case oil emergency
Is tnot wiser 10 expend few hundred thousand dollars
now even if there should not be any expectation OF i'll
being returned the treasury than to have to expent
millions in case OF outbreak in Europe elsewhere
But there fear that every dollar that you invest il
an enterprise of this description, when wisely invested
and upon proper lines, will not be returned thousand
fold into the treasury in the shape OF hostages and du
ties upon mporaions, on account OF increased CONNER
cal intercourse with foreign nations. Even should thu
cost be great would not be wiser TO put yourselves il
situation OF defence beforehand, by the encouragement
of this system than to run the risk Of having TO do il
an enormous expense in case OF emergency?
II you abandon this system, yon will not have thu
proper kind of mechanics or machine shops nor prope
safeguards to human life Ships will be built on the chea
PLAN and will be slaughter-hoases on the sea They ma.
be built at one hall onethird the of the Collin
steamers, but as they get into storm upon tn
ocean, down they will 60, and will carry thousands upo
thousands to their watery graves Unfortunately, suc
steam in this country Since peace was concluded will
Mexico, there have been more widows and orphans mad
by this agenisteamwthin the jurisdiction OF the Uni
led Stales than were made during The war with tina
country II done because we have not acted wise
upon this subject We have the right control this
ter but have left il 10 Unrestricted private enterprise
We have been economical with money, but we have die
played more cckessness with regard to human life tina
any other civilized country on the globe
Our people will travel upon the seas We have the pow
and 4 hero fptv r
human lie
This system has been in operation for more than tw
years We have twentyiour noble ships in the service
capable Of adding much to our general prosperity !
pace and dealing heavy blows to an enemy in II
hsse ships, so far. accident has occurred involving
n loss OF hle Although there have been TIRE
tsances in which the most thrilling anxiety has beef
M or PERSONS board yet. in The end, they have BEEF
restored their anxious iames after having passed
safety through the perls OF the ocean.
We have many steamers upon the economical "ope
sea " plan. In what manner have they succeeded il
this respects
Sir The bitter tears OF widows and orphans can answe
this question feengly and more eoquently than
There is, 10 my mind, vast advantage in extendin
this system IL brings your citizens into immediate inter
course with all the nations oil The earth and, as the
mite with those nalions they Dingle with them, the
will bring back for the improvement OF their own connr
whatever they may find worthy OF imitation; while what
they may worthy OF their condemnation will bu
make them the strongly attached TO that liberty
% those Institutions which they SO happily enjoy.
BY assuming the place that Providence seems TO hav
designed for our common country we should eifect-nc
by war. not by interference with foreign nalons-but b
extending commerce which shall be profitable TO GU
own citizens, and furnish them with employment; an
BY using steam, which IL your own invention, do NOR
towards enghtening and Outstanding the world, II W
ourselves in the administration Of the power
fol resources which Providence has thrown into GU
hands, than the boldest statesman would dare now b
pophesy. Under these circumstances, il seems to m
that we cannot abandon this sysem. ] must hear som
better than have yet heard TO induce me TO DO so
feel certain that il will remunera,e the treasury, II yo
will give il fair opportunity. While the British govern
ment paying the Cunafd line $500, 900 year-snd
am informed that that amount has lately been increased
nearly 100000 moreand while il Is paying 81 200 0o
more to lines 10 visit the waters in immediate neigh
borhood within $500 900 OF all thai you pay for
mail steamer service has the Senate OF the United State
become economical so fearful OF increasing monopoly
that viii refuse 10 make appropriation OF less thai
one-iour,h OF that amount, without which these nob
ships must be drawn off their station, and the supremac,
OF the seas acknowledged still to rest in England.
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