The southern press., 1852-05-15
The Poetry of Steam.

what nave done that mine enemy should
praise me-" may Gen. CAss exclaim, " hen he
reads the high flown eulogium which the NeD
York Mirror passes upon him for his champion
ship of the Collins appropriation. The paper
referred to is well known Wing organ, edited
by an office holder-and prettier specimen of
what is denomina.ed "high-fautin than the
culogium referred TO, has seldom fallen under
our observation. The cflervescence produced by
that champagne on board the Baltic cannot vet
have subsidized We give our readers few sips ::
"GEs. CAss' SFEEcH on THE COLLINS LINE
The brilliant oratory and sound craftsmanship
Of General Csss speech in favor Of the adoption
VI .lIe anend,nent giving further niu % the
Collins line Of stoamers-madc in the United
States Senate, on last Friday-has seldom been
excellcd. IL written out by the orator himself,
IT would inevitably take its place among the
inc,t specimens Of thought and eloquence which
that august body, the Senate has given 10 the
world. IL was noble effort IN noble cause.
Cars, the American statesman Of half century,
full Of hOnors and covered with renown, has tx
ultiAgsy seen citizen Of New York, like vi.
King OF old, send down to the great waters his
ships, and there proudly advance his nations
banner in undisputed supremacy over the ocean,
which had been the he inc" Of mighty power
for hundreds OF yenrs; and, the statesman. in
his Joy, utters words alIsost rythmical in their
How, while they force conviction on the minds
Of men the most prejudiced against the measure
which the orator is advocating
We earnestly wish that the Generals speech
may be read by every citizen Of this country
we feel that i,s arguments alone would direct
public opinion in favor Of sustaining that glorious
line Of steamships which have placed US in thu
front OF maratime nations. =
Who, after this. can be so malignant or stupid
as to regard Collins request as exhorbitant
Here Is burst Of eloquence and truth that
would DO honor to any orator living or dead -
have been struck" said Cass, "wth the
singular coincidence between the remarks ot
Mr. Jones and Mr.. Hunter. They both consid
cred the allowance rs affording protection, but
what kind Of protection. II was protection, but
what kind Of protection? II was affording pro-
lection 10 the honor, the flag, the commerce
the safety Of our sea coast, our soil, our Who'll,
country, against foreign violence and invasion
4 .
at might as we'll be said, that when gov
eminent vessel sails with a convoy in time o
war, IL is wrong, because il is protection: anc
s"sf ~ bOftibiitHt hit uOt uO 50, OlUeTs WOOl(
come in and offer their services.
When we see how the Collins line has out
stripped its British comp etitor-has in fac
placed the trident in our hands-is il possibl,
that Mr.. Collins request will not be granted
Even the Tribune" while acknowledging III
personal dislike Of all connected with the line
says II has earned the money and let Congress
pay it,"
Wallace never wrote truer lines than thos
which occur IN his celebrated lyric, supposed b,
the. poet 10 be spoken by Collins msjesii,
steamships:
Not IS beggars al your portals, stretching gu
imploring palms,
Have we asked ys, do we ask ye, WILL we ask "
for your AIMS
No as those who true and valiant, added glory
to your zone,
Here, the Masters on THE OCEAN, we but ask "
for our ows!"
Let Congress 1t once grant Collins request
ihe nation demands il. Our Heaven starred
rag, whchh has aostcd so glorousy, so triumph.
anuy from the masthead Of the Atlantic
must not be iured. Shame, eternal shame
upon us, il il is laid away, amid the splendid
but Wondering relics 81 the pa.t-showiuo
that mighty nation, either from ,iooardne.s
or obtuseness, or insane sectional ieaIousv
stopped In its careerof grandeur and glory,