The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-29
PROPOSED ROUTES BY GREAT BRITAIN.

lst. From Panama, ~ across the Pacific, to the
GALAPAGOS islands, thence to Sydney.
! I'd. From Cape Of Good Hope, across the Indian
ocean, to Western Australia.
81. From sngapore. via East India islands, TO
| Eastern Australia.
| RecopituIa,ion -Number of steamships 60; horse
power. 5000; tonnage, 6l,34s; miles steamed,
| ,57I ,063.
will al.o read to the Senate description Of this
| great Oriental route. Its extent and magnitude
are astonishing:
al Suez, at the head of the Red sea, two stea m
era in waiting for the passengers and mails
! conveyed from Alexandria in small steamers up
the Nile. and in across the desert. One VI the
steamers at Suez belongs to the East India Com
pany and has Bombay for its destination; he other
| is the property Of the Oriental Company. The
tenth Of the month ia fixed the day Of departure;
and all persons and things having been shipped,
the vessels are steamed down the Rcd sea to Adeu,
distant from Suez 30S miles Here they part
| company. The Oriental steamer pursues course
almost due east, across the Indian ocean, to Point
dc Gale, in the Island Of Ceylon, distance OF
2.l34 milcs. Having exchanged mails With the
| vessel for China, she steams Up the Coromandel
coast to Madras, and to Calcutta, where she ar
rves in about twenty eight days from su z, after
traversing 4,757 milcs, and spending IN stoppages
| about five days
"Tbe vessel in waiting at Point de Gale, soon
| as she receives what the other has brought her,
| starts eastward, and after taversipg ESQ miles,
| arrives at Penang, in III, peninsular Of Malacca;
| from whence, seaming down between Sumatra
and the main land che arrives at the little Island
| OF Singapore, almost under the line and then up
the Chinese sea terrible Tor lis typnOOns 10 HonS
Kong, where the little steamer in No. 8 10 ready to
continue the line Of communication to Canton.
1.-THE number OF miles steamed by the vessels OF
this company under contract, is ISL 800, and he
| payment E204 500 per annum The company
makes an annual dividend of eight per cent. on a
capital Of about FL 000,0 900; and surprising that
the same feet was kept up, and the revenue re-
duccd to that derived from passengers and mer-
chandise alone, not only could no dividend be paid,
but actual loss sustained every year OF more
than fI2O. 0J0-another striking illustration OF
fact already advercd to, that without poet Office
contract such schemes irregular and efficient ocean
steam navigation could not be maintained"
This shows that although the proprietors OF this
| Oriental line now divide eight per cent dividend
| per annum, If the contract under which they carry
| the mails were taken away, it could not be sns-
tanned, but that there would be loss Of El2s 900
per annum
There is no doubt about what ia the policy of
| England. She looks tn the great return--her COM
| merce and to her manufactures; and if not cent
| Of money ia added to her revenue by means OF her
| postal contracts, yet she would be the gamer by
| establishing and keeping up these immense lines
| Of steam navigation. These sixty-three ocean
| steamers, with tonnage OF sixty -one thousand
| three hundred and forty eight, steaming one mil
| lion five hundred and seventy one thousand miles
| per annum under the control OF the Adm ralty,
| and capable of being converted, at any time,
| into war steamers. Now, Senators, look at the
policy of England. BY her lines Of steamers she
| has surrounded, the world. We all remember that
| striking smie of England's power, "tbat the roll
of her drum is heard from the rising to the setting
|
| will give way to peace, and the merry ring oil the
ocean steamers bell will be heard, bell sounding 10
bell, the world round
| With these facts before us--wtb this mighty de-
monstration made and making by the EngliSh
i government for the commerce Of The world-are
TO stand stil and to doubt about keeping up The
most mportan line of war-stcaners that we have
sioai? No. air. While gentlemen alarm THIN
selves about him whom they call the Bear OF Rus
STA and are terrified lest he may march an army
| across Asia-.dragging its slow length along"
wit al tia uIub ,r,o
aud thereby control the des,Iuies of tie world =
ycs, sir, while are dreaming ui these trrnscen-
dental ideas about the troddrn down nations OF
Europe-England Is ploughing the oceans i'om
pole To pole with her ngnty fleet OF steamers aud
sowing the seeds # commerce and # trade ffom
which she will hereafter reap a hnrves: such as 20
nation on this earth ever garner before. That IS
her poiicy-it should bc ours. 1t is our mission.
1t is the mission Of commerce to civilze the world
| IL lie commerce, aided by steam, that 10 10 carry
tht sc principles of liberty aud enterprise, which
have given TO this country its prominence and its
glory throughout the World To The other races and
| nations of mankind. ! am for sustaining this
policy. ! am for kecIing up thrse lines. j am
for increasing them. And as soon as commu-
| nicsuDn is opened htsccn the Atlantic aud
| the Pacibc-as sCon "a the dream oil the cid
| Spaniard shal be fully rcalized-l am Tor
| continuing this great line of steam commercial
| nav cation across the Pacific, and meet Englapd
with her great line which passes from Southampton
TO Alexandria, the Indian scas, and to China.
Then the two great nations Of the ~orld--oi one
blood. descending i:om the same great stock--~iil
By means f the enterprise oi their oinzens, pro
| teciod and defended by ther governm nts, carry
| commerce and civilization round the world. An
honorable Senator suggests that We will have TO
fight for u. That may be; but think the night
Is going on nov. That fight - between Collins
! and Cunard The English government stands by
her man. lie failed once, and broke down; but The
| government put him ON bis feet again. Collins
save he is nov IN the came position; that he wants
| a little OF the sinews Of war 8 ll,OD more per
trip-in order to susain the contest. The question
is, whether this Government will DO for him what
the English government did Tor Cunard-sustain
our man in this Ggh'i ] much prefer TIN. war OF
steam and commerce TO any other war. No blood
| will be split IN IL. The "fiucws OF war employed
| arc only a little money; and II the Government
will only stand by its citizens in the contest, the
/ victory is won.
! Butthe honorable Senator from Virginia says that
this would be encouraging monopoly. My OBJ
Jet is directly the contrary. VIC established this
| line for the purpose OF putting down the monopoly
/ which England hid over our commerce. Let me
say TO the honorable Senator that If the Collins line
| goes done, or Ia vithdiawn, then there viii be
/ monopoly over which we sball have no control
| The English Government will have the control OF
tho transportation Of every letter and every pound
specie uf passengers, and Of most OF the ireights
| from and 20 Europe. Then, indeed, We snail DC
| subject 10 complete monopoly.
Again: Il " said that If protect this branch OF
bSsiasss. shnnld protect Other hranches. Sir.
! am willing 10 sustain Every branch Of American
! labor and American enterprise which needs pro-
lection against English capital and English com
bination. Whenever We hBd England, by means
Of government patronage, building up and project
ing her manufactures, we should give the Ike pro
lection 70 the same kind Of manufactures IN tins
country, unlcssw intend TO yield entirely to her.
The gentleman referred 10 the iron manufactures
of the country know that they need protection.
Every who has examined their prostra~e con
dition must admit that they require protccuon az
once by modification OF the present tarih laws
While give my vote for the purpose Of protecting
tbis branch Of American enterprise and labor am
also ready and anxious TO give proper protection TO
the manufacturers OF iron and other manufactures
in THE country. ! go Tor the principle, and viii
stand ly one and all Of the great American inter
ests TO Sustain them egainst the ovtrbearing com
&c ii0n OF Eugland.
Again: il is said that # we grant the favor TO New
York, other cities will be coming IN and asking
similar favors. Now, the hrst place, 90 nor
consider this is a favor granted 10 The city OF New
York. look upon il ~ national question: IN
which we arc all concerned. | look upon IT a.
"The Indian mail which left southampton IN
August lsst filled 81 chests, each capable OF hold
ing 10 900 letters, and at Malta 100 smaller chests
were added that bad been brought through France.
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