The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-30

Correspondence is Important 10 The prompt
despatch OF letters has important bearing upon the
price OF articles that You have 10 sell aud consume
Tue compensation which Is asked by this amendment
w.ii amount 70 less ihan Two cents head upon the peo'
pie OF The United States Now, you gong to aban-
don II Tor the purpose OF saving that amount Of money,
when you Will lose ienaye, tweaiy-nes that amount
by giving The monopoly OF carrying the information be-
tween The alsers OF your products and the purchasers
Of them in Eng land and the continent OF Europe into
The hands Of a foreign government
In my investigation upon this subject circumstance
has fallen under my observation which beg leave 10
mention 10 the Senate | will, however premise IL by
saying that you have invited foreigners here by your lib
eral laws IN relation 10 naturalization and by your ib;
eral donation OF the public domain. fou have invited
them here and made them citizens, aud they have
with their relations who are left behind
have ascerianed, from two three Individuals, that
the lrsh laboters, and particularly IRISH women. who
labor hard Tor small wages, about hall their hard
earnings, and purchase small bills OF exchange, which
they seed back 10 relieve from and starvation their
aged patents, who are unable 10 reach this country
where they could lind a comfortable subsistence.
When you abandon this line, you surrender into The
hands OF the British government the pow er tax viii
lnis correspondence OF your citizcnsihese
gers OF affection between daughter aud mother. !, Tor
one, am not willing to surrender, under any prelence
INTO the hands al foreign government The
power TO tax at will these messages Of Gal affection and
kindness, IN themselves credable to human nature
Sir, we have money in the treasury-t soycriowng ,
and that money yoa cannot retain there. II will be
pended. Your revenues rapidly increasing from year
10 year. The money will be expended, either in useful
obecs-and this regard as one oI the most useful 10
upon favorites who will do the most work III presien-
tial elections. In of these two ways the money will
get out oil the treasury. Nov, by expanding compare
lively small amount you will benefit commerce. benefit
the agricultural interest," benefit in short the citizens at
large, while al the time you will add 10 your credit
by riyalling power which has claimed the mastery Of
the for ages past in sustaining line which has
already succeeded in dsancing you opponents Under
such circumstances shall vote against any amendment
whatever that embarrasses this measure. trust the
Senate will not prooDg this discussion any further but
come 10 an immediate vote on the amendment as il
stands should like 10 say more, sir; but we have al
ready talked too much; i IS high lime we should begin
TO act IL would be reflection upon the good OF
senators 10 suppose that their minds had not been made
up on this subject long ago.
Mr.. PRATT. | desire 10 say, in reference TO the
amendment in favor OF the Collins line Of steamers, that
consider myself governed by what have ascertancd
TO be the wish Of the mercantile interest Of the Stale
which have the honor in part 10 represent rather Than
by my judgment in regard TO it. Having ascert1ned
the wish OF that interest IN my own State which ~ 70
be benefited otherwise by desire 10 carry out in
good faith what is their DESIRE
Ia regard 10 the amendment OF the senator from Ohio,
think show in three words that il is such prop
ositIon that hardly senator on this hoor with proper
can vots ~, !, iIs Ssna,e are aware
therIine Of steamers large amount Of money. Now.
this amendment proposes that alter the year 1884, the
the American mail, no, combining il 10 American
q steamers can Now every senator knows mat Il his
e housana s ae
their mail, could carry the American mail without the
additional cost Of one TIE inevitable result there
FORE woad be- j you adopt the amendment Of the senator
from Oao, give the contract for carrying the Amer
mail to the British line OF steamers tor, that they
nndebid the American steamers that confined 10
carrying American letters alone, provided the British
government continue 10 pay TO their line the amount
they pay is beyond doubt in the mind OF any one
who looks into the question fairly.
Ia attempting TO carry out, therefore. what believe
TO be the wish Of the great mercantile interest Of Mary
land aud OF The whole country, will vote ugainst this
amendment, because IFS direct tendency and
inevitable result will be, that the British steamers viii
be aloae employed in carrying the mail between New
York and Liverpool.
Mr.. CHASE. II was my es;gn admit into com
petition Tor The carrying OF the mail any other than Amer
lean and presume II il had not been discovered
by the senator from Maryland, LMr. PaArr person
would have supposed that any other steamers than Amer
lean contemplated by my amendment II will be
recollected tina, in The bill to establish mail steamer line
between Vera Cruz and New Orleans, the Postmaster
General was directed only TO contract for suitable steam
ship that il the objection OF the senator from Mary
land applies my amendment. applies just forcbly
II that bill For the purpose, however, OF obviang this
objection, will with the unanimous consent oil The SEN
ate, TO insert between the words Equitable" and
" steamships the word American"
Mr. PRATT. | object 10 the offering Of that amend
ment The yeas and nays have been ordered on the
amendment il now stands, and want to upon H.
The PRESIDENT (Mr. MAkoUM in the cbair) Oh.
lection being made, the amendment cannot be offered
Mr.. CHASE, ] am not disposed 10 quarrel with the
decision of the Chair but would merely suggest that the
presiding officer OF this body, few days SINCE decided
that under the rule amendment OF this sort could be
made By majority without requiring the unanimous
sent OF be Senate Tha, decision will be recollected by
my friend from North Carolina. MIR BADcsR
MIR. BADGER That was the fact but was abou,
to suggest 10 my friend from Maryland 10 Withdraw bis
objection Ii does advance the matter al all because
the senator from Ohio, il il voted down. imme-
diately offer his amendment again with this word IN il.
Mf. PRATT My only objection is, that the senator
asserted, the OF his speech, that
the only who discovered this omission and not only
ha, but thai his amendment did not correctly bear the
construction that placed upon A. Now, II the senator
believes what be has argued 10 the Senate, then he is
prepared for his amendment, and want TO il
he IL willing to record bis 10 favor OF his
amendment. Therefore, desire that the yeas and nays
should be taken ON the amendment as Il stands.
Mr. CHASE. ] am always quite willing 10 submit 10
the corrections OF gentlemen distinguished by their learn
Jog and research and the senator from Maryland does
avail myself OF my right under The ruling OF the Pes
dent, and to insert american" before " steam
ships"
Mr. RUSK That is out OF order, as il is an amend
Dent to amendment
Mr. CHASE. can so modify il by unanimous con-
sent unless The senator from Mary land shall think Il, TO
object TO that also.
Mr. PRATT. / do not withdraw my objection
Mr.. CHASE Very well; / will go on with the
amendment il stands.
The expedIency OF requiring these mail steamers TO be
Tilted for purposes discussed in reference 10 the
New Orleans and Vera Cruz line and the opinion OF the
Senate, by very considerable majority, against H.
recoect very well that upon that occasion il urged
BY the senator from Louisiana, tMr. SouLE,1 with
has accustomed ability and eloquence, that il was Of ex
IRENE importance that that feature should be retained
The bill Tor the purpose oil protecting the commerce OF the
gulf against depredetons; but the Senate OF differ
eni opinion. They thought that the business OF trans