New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-08
XXXIId CONGRESS-. FIRST SESSION.

SENATE. WASHINGTON, May 7, 1852.
| Mr.. HUNTER moved the postponement
of the private calendar for the day, in order to take
| up the Deficiency bill.
Mr.. BoRLAND urged the injustice of
| again postponing private claims. Mr. HUNTERS mo.
| ton was agreed to- Ayes 81 Noes l6.
| Severed petitions were presented.
The bill for holding the United States
District Courts in the District of Columbia in case of
the sickness or disability of the Judges thereof
| ken up, and ordered to be engrossed
| On motion of Mr.. CLEMENS, the Senate
took up the bill granting right Of way and donation of
public lands to Alabama in aid of the construction OF the
Mobile and Grard Railroad in that State. The bill was
amended to agree with previous bills and ordered to be
| engrossed.
Mr.. Badgers resolution, amending the
/ rules, was taken up and debated.
| After long debate the rules were amend
ed as proposed by Mr.. Badger.
| On motion by Mr.. MORTON, the bill
granting the right of way and donation Of lands to
Florida TO aid in the construction of the Florida Atlantic
| and Gulf Railroad and its branches, taken up
amended SO as TO conform to the other like bills and
| was ordered to be engrossed
The Deficiency bill was then taken up.
Mr.. CAss advocated the adoption of the
amendment giving further aid to the Collins Line Of
| Steamers. He said he opposed to adding this
amendment to this BILL because it was to supply no de-
fciency; 1t was a new proposition and out of place in
| O deficiency BILL but the Senate had overrued him in
this and he would make further opposition to putting
it in here He was opposed generally to any legislation
by Congress ordering contract Tor steamship service
with any particular persons. That matter ought to be
left to the administrative direction OF the departments
There doubt there could be none that this great
enterprise now losing business its stock was at
so per cent discount and the stock market was an I'M
mstakable barometer failure Of any imam
cal operations This line, with respectto an application
for aid from Congress- occupied position
recommending il to favort stood grounds sucn as
were not occupied by any other line and while he voted
for aid TO this line he would not be committed in favor
of giving ike aid TO any other line unless could pre-
sent state Of affairs equally strong and favorable as
was presented by this With respect TO other lines he
stood uncommitted The amount OF hostages now re.
ceived from this line considerable it had increased
during last year. and corresponding increase hereaf
ter which Il YVES but reasonable to anticipate would
lead TO the conclusion that at distant time the post
ages received will more than repay the compensa.sos
now allowed He observed from the newspapers tha'
an offer had been made to the French Government 10
construct and line of steamers from hsVre 10
| New.York, at a cost for three steamers OF aoout
two hundred thousand dollars year This same rate OIL
compensation, Ii allowed Collins, would give MIN ior
| his five chips million He had been struck with the
singular coincidence between the remarks oil Mr. Jones
OF Tennessee, and Mr. Hunter. They both conslaered
the allowance ahordng protection 1t was protec-
| ton but what kind of protecton 1t was snordlns
protection TO the honor the flag, the commerce. the
safety of our sea-coast SOIL our whole country
against foreign violence and invasion it was to build
up and establish the Of protecting these tnat tn
protection intended for was to afford
|
1t might as we'll be said that when Government vessel
sails with a convoy in time of war 1t Is wrong because
| 1t is protection and that if Government did not
co. others would come In and offer their services
This was an experiment which had not yet been test
| ed If it be successful, its results Will be tremeh'
dous. 1t is proposition for selfsuppornng Navy
If it succeeds we will have, instead of keeping up
| naval organization at great expense nsva ioree
ready at slight expense for all the practical
of naval warfare 1t will If it succeeds, solve the
problem of creating means Of National ae'e sa"n
| which by its own earnings would sustain and Keep
| itself, without expense TO the nanon II was sA.u
/ by Mr. Hunter, that If this great boon oegven 70
| Nsw.York the same will have to be given to otner
cities He thought not You cannot nave S .Srs,
| wherever you please. You cannot have bridge or
| Courthouse, or County seat everywhere Ana De-
cause YOU cannot have all these every place. must you
| do without them anywheref
achievement it would be the greatest event since tue
| discovery of gunpowder The me- maritime wal "ouio
dspay events and characteristics hitherto unknown IN
the history of the world The collision of hostile steam
fleets would form new in warfare, and the conse'
ouences would be most important to the worIe' VINO
could say when would come upon usf nc oio no.
| believe the day had yet arrived when war, as tue
| means of arbrament of national difhcuiues, "ouid
cease That day. foretod in Scripture, was not now
| we are Young powerful people we depena oh our
own resources and depend on ourselves iof VIC ca
of defense we should be prepared for any contest
| was an experiment in new order OF tnines, anu
should try IT, In case Of our policy would not oe
To send fleets meet Otners on oCcah
| man outside of lunatic asylum ever contemplated
sending an army across the ocean TO march upon Lon
| don He would not go with such an army though ne
hsd been charged with saying So lie haa G
it, but like noise and confusion affairs generally, the
! oftener he denied it, the oftener 1t was repeated.
| Laughter In war with our great rva, our poncy
| would not be invasion; her commerce was the point
most AVAILABLE on she depended and TO destroy her
il must be DESTROYED The only practical object TO DC
| ACCOMPLISHED by naval force would be 10 Destroy
her commerce VIVA. vessels would accomplish that
| purpose best. These Collins steamers
For this service the Collins steamers would ans~el
better than all ships of the line in the world lney
have speed and carry force Prvateers IN s.In
war cannot now be depended on THESE Colnn'
steamers can run away from and overtake any coinn
cial sci of the enemy cripple her. take on her crew,
| and sink her. They carry coal tor any prooaDe
service Whatever dc for or with this Collins ln1
all must be satisfied that in the event Of "I, W. Sid
have use for and construct vessels OF this very Aiu.
With naval force of this kind we ought TO smut up Ine
Gulf of Mexico allow foreign vessel to rae IN os0
waters and control the commerce down 10 Inc H41"'
| An remembered the history Of the revolution ne,
though pretty I'D fogy didn't remember II, ~
personally, laughter but who nad no' hsa u y, m,
deeds OF Paul Jones' and the injury he did 70 ns co
rnerce of the enemy the tTigate Pre- cent ana t-o .o
during the last war ths was national rla-'el " \
a contest on which the eyes Of the world were Oh :,
ne agreed with Mr. James thai be had erepnsohnc :,
srisg his FLAG 10 the enemy, and yielding the pam "
superiority TO a foreign power -. $50. , urea,
In a contest the prestige OF s1pefloiHy "a' h~
auxiliary power Many victory had been gslnae. ~
T. eVen before the battle was fought The certainty Q
superiority and the remembrance OF iorme, ss.U' He
fected equally both parties but Win dinerTnl ee -
was unwilling to weld that superiority The victory
Hull and the Constitution caused thrill ~ a.
America Its effect In England was also ieS 80
the fret blow which her ocean snpeno.'a ao nrasrn
rienced He complinented the Navy Ct me Preor us
day a. equally msrtohous and deserving .as - SeI
dence of he country ever vas He naa no I'M M
| iues Of hostility toward England he had exPre
sssrnrobstion of the manner in which she bad esso
everything American He wished no cont. = ~, ~