New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-07

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shall be liable to Indictment for misdemesnor, anc
upon conviction shall pay dne OF 81 600 or mprison
ment tor six months or both Thatany member OF Con
gess who shall for compensation act agent for such
claim, shall be liable to the same penalties
The Michigan Railroad bill was then
taken up and passed
The consideration of the Deficiency bill
was then resumed
Mr.. JAMES read q speech in support OF
the Collins line amendment He said he was aware
thai the Senate tired OF this debate but was on
question d deep interest the whole American people
The Hon Senator from Virginia said that there were
otner interests which required protection as Wen
az tne Collins line He agreed with the Senator, and
hoped that they could unite very in some measure
sfiording partial relief to those interests. The Hon.
senator SAID this was protection IN the worst torui
Wpether II was the best worst IL was the only form
10 winch II was practicable for the Government to dis.
cfminste In favor of the American line lt was said
that all protective duties upon the consumers
and all the profit thereof enured to the manufacturers
Heretofore American manufacturers had been TO some
extent protected
There be incidental of the fact that there had been
reduction OF the cest of all manufactured articles and
tna reduction has been greatly more than the amount
oil the protection afforded This did not look like tax
upon the consumer. The American mechanical talent
VIII be emineRtly successful il afforded due protection
against foreign rivals and would return TO the Govern
ment and nation thousand fold the amount afforded ii
In ne shape OF protection that mechanical talent has to
De developed on land and sea by practical opera.
lions: They cannot be developed without practice
Inc HON Senator illustrated this by the difficulty attend
ant upon the construction Of Of the shafts of those
steamers There furnaces IN this country, and
no machinery equal to their construction, and when
American skill did triumph these difficulties 1t
was only after a long, repeated and costly exper-
iment These difficulties have now been overcome
machinery could be constructed now in the United
States rs well as elsewhere
This had been accomplished by this enterprise. The
time will come, said he when canvas will be a scarce
article on the ocean and steam will be used altogether
How necessary then Is TO afford protection to Amer
can ski, talent and energy at Least till II had, In this
science, become perfect and matured tiye them pro-
lection while they practcng IN their efforts 10 be-
come perfect in this important science which hereafter
is 10 be the sole element in commercial and maritime
intercourse The Senator from Virginia contended that
this a losing business, the sooner It stopped the
better and that if the Cunard line suffered all the
loss the greater and sOoner would be Its ruin.
If this idea had always governed our action and
had been practically carried out, not yard OF
cloth or a bar of iron would ever have been
manufactured in the United States for all knew
that for many years the manufacture of these and all
other articles losing business in the United States,
and that nothing but indomabe energy and persever
of American skill, aided by the protection OF the
Government had overcome the difficulties and enabled
them to compete with their foreign rivals. Had they
given up the foreign manufacturer would have retained
his monopoly, and would have demanded exoroitant
and extoonate prices vastly exceeding the amount OF
protection imposed by the Government. Great britain
had the of the United States in this mail steamer
enterprise Mr.. Collins, by his gigantic energy, had
combated with all the advantages which time and ex
perier ce had given his rivals. He had beaten them.
Let this line be withdrawn, and Mr. Cunard's great
object will be accomplished. He will have the mono
poly in his hands, and demanding whatever price
he may think proper will enrich his Golfers Up to
1912 "Britan mia rules the waves accepted maxim
The that war, and the Of clippers,
have thrown down doubts Of and the recent triumph
Of the yacht America, and the vict ny OF the Collins
line had given it n fiat contradiction. The American
Ga and naH
Insbd the cause why Congress will suffer the honors
and advantages of that victory to be lost by the with
draw8l of these vessels 1t is victory great as ever
was achieved in wsr. 1t Is the triumph OF American
skill and labor that of the world He thought II
this lire be protected for WHILE IL would become SELL
sustaining in short time.
Az an American citizen and as an American mechanic
he felt proud of the achievements of the Collins line
The honorable Senator MR. Hunter had said that If this
line did 60 down. the Government, by advertising for
mail vessels will be supplied with them equally as lieeL
and constructed at far less cost; but prudent man
would look much to the quality OF the vessel to per-
form the service the cost The whole nation Is In
terested in this enterprise II this falls the business VIII
be abandoned for other will be likely to engage In
it. II this be successful there will be others ready
to embark in it, The Government in its contract with
Mr. Collins required these vessels be stronger and
heavier than the mail service required Inc mail
service required them to be constructed with view 70
speed. To accomplish these objects 1t requires much
larger expenditure of money in the construction Inc
contractors did all that required OF them. They
spared no money to comply with their contract They
acted in good faith; they have continued to run
their vessels on the Government service regularly
at great loss every trip This line would not receive
at this proposed rate greater compensation Tor their
service than did the Cunard line. Mr. Cunard had
ships of the tunnage in the aggregate less than
the four vessels of Mr. Collins 1t received for its trips
S656S20 year. or s. 10 tun ON each trip The Col
Inns line if this amendment agreed TO- would receive
Se5S 600 year or o. 81 per tun for each trip Thus
the Cunard line received 20 per each trip on tun-
mage more than the Collins line would receive. He ar
gued at length to show that these vessels were war
steamers. go
But If they we're not it fault of Mr.. Collins, for
they were built under the direction OF the Navy Depart
ment As general proposition he believed that the
screw propelers were best adapted to war purposes
The War of 1879, which cost three hundred millions,
was one to protect and mantan the rights OF our nag
on the ocean He was glad to say that that flag had
never been allowed to be dishonored nor would he
consent that the flag of commerce should now be
struck and leave the seas to our foreign rival. lie
would never consent to abandon our commerce to an
othf r. and we become second where for small pc.
cunary outlay we can successfully stand hrst Let ths
line be sustained for while, and 1t will then support
itself: and as its is established there will spring
mn a large commercial steam marine, which will secure
10 the United States the commerce which the skill and
energy of her citizens will command He compliment.
ed highly the spirit of nationality which had character
lied the enterprise of Mr.. Collins and his associates
Mr.. BADGER said that from the instant
the Collins line was established, became NATIONAL
question bet the rival steamship companies, but
as one involving the most important struggle that can
ever take place between the United states and England
The uperiorty on the ocean. The contest was com.
menced and is now going We are not now to con.
slider whether shall dshonsrably retire from that
contest but whether with victory In our grasp, we viii
withdraw our vessels and surrender without further
struggle to rival ell the benefits and advantages now
and hereafter of the position which to both Is 90 de-
sirsble TO attain Shall fall below and allow Great
Britain TO assume position above which three quar-.
ters of century has shown she can never do BY her
own power and sklll There Is no question that this
line could not be sustained if we do not give It
more compensation. We must increase the allowance
or il goes down 1t cannot 60 on without aid 90 sure
,s ths amendment be rejected the next step viii be an
application by the propretors for Congress to relieve
them from the contract and who could refuse to do SOL
n would be cruel to keep them at it, Who will be ben
eated by its withdrawall English capital British power
and glory and loss would be In the same ratio
II viii not benefit sailing vessel for all the freight
and passengers which 90 by the Collins line would
not go BY packets but by the Cunafd line lie was au
thorzed to say that these vessels did mot bring out
bel Not A siU1l0 OF iron