The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-21

line of steamers. to twenty-six trips per annum
at such times a. shall be directed by the Post
master General, and in conformity 10 his last
annual report to Congress, aud his letter Of the
18th Of November last to the Secretary Of the
Navy, commencing said increased service on the
lat Of January, 1852, at tbs rate OF 200 per
trip. in lieu of the present allowance, the sum Oh
$236,5OO Provided, That it shall DO In the
power of Congress, at any tune after the list
day Of December, 1854. TO terminate the ar
rangement for the additional allowance herein
provided for upon giving six months notice."
Mr.. MILLSON | move to amend the pro-
viso by striking out the words fifty four" in
the fourteenth line, and inserting nifty two" in
lieu thereof, 80 as to authorizs Congress ut any
time after the 3lst day of December, 1851, to
terminate the contract.
Mr.. Chairman, should be false TO every prin-
ciple by which my public conduct has hereto
fore been regulated if failed to express my
utter and earnest opposition to this amendment
of the Senate. will not now 90 into discus.
sion Of the question, whether it be consistent
with the principles of the Democratic party to
make this appropriation. Nor do deem it at
all necessary to reply to the argument OF the
gentleman from New York, Mr. DEAN. that
the preamble of the Constitution confers upon
Congress authority to provide for the common
defence and the general welfare OF the United
States. | need make no other answer to this
argument than to refer him to the resolution OF
the late Baltimore convention; and II the gen
tleman claims membership in the Democratic
| party, and subscrbes to the doctrines proclaimed
by their convention, he will require no other
answer to his arguments He will find there
resolution, adopting into the Democratic creed
the resolutions of Kentucky and Virginia, and
the report of Mr.. Madison to the Virginia legis
lature, in which this very heresy of his is con-
demned and repndiated.
Mr.. CARTIER. wish to inquire of the
| gentleman, which resolution Of the Baltimore
convention he refers to
| M. MILLSON | refer to that declaring that
the Democratic party will uphold the principles
laid down in the Kentucky and Virginia resolu-
tons.
Mr.. CARTIER. Of'38?
Mr.. MILLSON. Yes. sir. But what is the
case before the House. The statement of it is
simple enough. A company of gentlemen have
embarked in an enterprise for the transportation
Of passengers and merchandise between New
York and Liverpool. They have entered into a
contract to carry the mail at stipulated price
It ia not pretended that their compensation for
this service is too small. But they say that their
expenses far exceed their receipts, and they in
unless the United States will agree to make up
the losses they must suffer The i'll success of
their adventure has in no way been oceasioned
by US, but il is proposed to increase their allow
ance, already disproportoned to the actual serv-
ice rendered, so as TO enable them to prosecute
their business Sir, | see nothing in this sys
tenn, but pure, simple, unmitigated protection,
and protection in its most OdiOus form.
will do the Wings of the country tho justice
to say that they have never yet, in their advoca-
CIV of the protective system, ventured so far as
to put their hands into the public treasury, and
take from it sums of money for the purpose of
bestowing them in bounties to favored classes;
and will do them further justice to say that,
while they urge what they wrongly suppose to
be the protection of American sgtinst foreign
interests, they have never gone so far as to urge
the protection of American interests against
American rivalry. No, sir much as condemn
the policy they have sought to establish, they
have never yet gone to the extent OF seeking to
protect one single manufacturer of cotton in
Connecticut against all the other manufacturers
of cotton in the United States Upon such
question "a this, the discussion of details would
seem hardly to be necessary. There are some
propositions we ought to be prepared to reject
without any scrutiny of particulars. But let me
direct your attention to the extent of this pro
lection. According to the showing of the gen
tlemen who are the proprietors of these steam
vessels. their receipts have been $48286 IS per
trip. Deduct, then, the amount paid them by
the government of the United States-$ 900
and their whole receipts, from all sources,
have been only $29286 IS. And yet, we are
now asked to give them 1898 900 per trip! All
their earnings from the transportation of pas.
sengers and merchandise only amount to the
sum of $29286 85, and we are asked to pay
them for transporting few mail bags $4,000
per trip; that Is to say, sum largely exceeding
the whole of their income from all other sources.
But, sir, will even this amount save them
from loss? In their own exhibit, the average
expense of each trip is set down at SS65,2l5 "a /;
and if they should hereafter receive 1913 900 per
trip from the government, their income, unless
their other receipts should be swelled, would
only be 1862 1865, SO that their loss in twenty
six trips would still be upwards of $4,000 per
year.
But all this is to be done, not for the sake of
Mr.. Collins and his associates, but for the good
of the country. Yes, sir, that is the excuse
The same thing has always been said, when
burdens have been laid upon the people, for the
purpose of giving undue advantages to certain
protected interests 1t was done for The good
Of the country; to strengthen us in war TO in
crease our respectablty abroad to protect
American labor against British rivalry; to in
crease the demand for our agricultural produc.
TONS 1t was done for the good of the farmer,
the mechanic, and the merchant, who had to
bear the BURDEN rather than for the manufac
turer, who sadded it on them. We are accus-
toned to such arguments rs these. The people
have never been much impressed with them.
They are, indeed, not quite original in our own
country. Goldsmith pleasantly tells us that the
sumptuous dinners which the churchwardens
used to vote themselves, were only eaten for the
good Of the poor of the parish.
Here the hammer fell
REPUBLICS NOT ALWAYS UNGRATEFUL.-C.B b.
Stewart, chairman of committee on Private
Land Claims, made a report week before last in
the Texas Legislature ; of which the following
are extracts:
Your committee on Private Land Claims, to
whom was referred the petition of Mrs. Susan j.
4 20 r ~ IN, N. D,,o1y