New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-06
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, MAY s. 1852

I other ,roas ronH proye selfsustainng He derived
that these vessels were Adaptable TO war pa'Pse'
They may be suited for conveying dipa'cns'' ai a.
Transports for men, arms and munisons ana IN cases
requiring speed: but commercial steam nsfino
would furnish vessels sufficient for these purpose" ~
care ofwar were these vessels taken from somhstcni
tsde, much injury would ensue 'or ~ sun u ,av
they from their speed and the ease with wnich ,ney
could eludc prva,eers would be more ser'caDe tnaa
at any other time.
The scrrwprooeler i the only mode in which steam
be used for naval purposes The screS ana .he s
are adapted each ether while the paddle AM sahor
do correspond He considered that tls sore" pro
peller would before long be adopted generally Ia me
merchant service No other steam vessel was suitei
for naval purposes but the propoers Instead OF
em5slbmg in large expenditures Tor building up ana
supporting vessels with siaepaddcs, under the belief
that q navy being prepared. he thought it
best to devote that to the construction OF screw"
propeller naval vessels He cited several British and
American authorities TO sustain these POSITIONS he
considered that il this proposition was adopted, 1t would
amount nothing less than the giving bounty u these
from the Treasury of the United States, 10 enable
them to carry the rsd- OF conveying passengers and
freight at prices lower than others could walch was
only securing them in monopoly.
lie renewed his argument that TINS was nctning pus
the exempifcston of the principle ot protection No
argument could be adduced in its favor, but would APP
ply equsly to protection of manufactures Toe Penn
sylvans iron manufacturers complained that these yes
sels brought out British iron at very low freight were
all their expenses paid by the United States they could
bring freight OF all kinds sf very low rates ana TINS
would have the effect of carrying 70 New York all the
freights TO the injury of Philadelphia and other places
he not for sweeping from the ocean the American
steamers, but be opposed "a the system OF protec
ton in any shape. This proposition, when stripped OF
all its assumed characters, was nothing more than
naked proposition to keep up this line by the bounty OF
the Government. He considered il great humbig
Nj. Stewards gu ,taon OF the prophecy of Burke was
next alluded to- That Senator when he got his prophet
up made good of nim he made him foretell
nearly the whole of the contents of the documents
on commerce and navigation. There was one sen
tence in that prophecy which the Hon. Senator
had omitted; it that the 9th of April, 1882
there shall appear in the Senate of the United States
that he speak would Edmund Burke, and that
man entitled TO be considered the second Edmund
Burke this sentence the Senator's modesty alone had
prevented him stating He could depart from what
he considered his duty and the principles OF this Gov
eminent He did not roam In those regions waere the
law higher than the Constitution, rule OF action
beyond the execution of its objects He and the
Hon Senator belonged to different parties He then
pointed TIE principles upon which he considered
the government ought TO be carried out The indus
trial system if allowed work its ends, would
progress steadily safely, and surely while the protec
i've system, if allowed to prevail would turn this Gov
eminent into one vast jobbing concern
Mr.. RUsK said that stranger, after
hearing these structures upon monopoly, &c, would.
perhaps be surprised to learn that the subject before
the Senate proposition to give additional compen'
saton to persons with whom this Government have
contracts for carrying the mail for extra services lie
read from some English documents to show that the
side paddle had in recent cases. in few hours
been changed into serviceable steamers also made
placed now in sailing vessels OF war whose
construction did not permit the side paddles.
Mr.. JAMES having obtained the Hoor, the
subject was postponed.
After short Executive session the Sen
ate adjourned