The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-23

unsafe; and passengers refused to come in them.
This occasioned a heavy loss.
lie read tables showing the comparative ton.
mage Of the two lines The four steamers of
the Collins line had tonnage of $1,000, their
horse power 4,0O0 and were capable of making
5000 The total tonnage of the seven ships of the
Cunard line was $1,000, their horse power ZOO;
and were capable of making ii 400. He read also
tables showing the comparative speed made by the
two lines; and concluded that, in all particulars,
the Collins steamers were vastly superior to the
Cunard line.
While the line had been averaging a loss of
$40 900 trip, the country had gained by them
The allowance made 10 the Cunard line was
SI25,OO0 per annum, instead OF $3.50 900, as has
been stated lie had information, upon which he
relied inducing him to believe the compensation
received by that line amounted to nearly million
OF dollars yearly. He read many interesting state
ments concerning the allowances made 10 the Gu
nard line.
Much had been accomplished by this line. Be-
fore Its establishment Great Britain had held a
monopoly. She had run sailing vessels out OF
the trade OF carrying letters, and freight, and spc
Gle, and those articles depending time and Ger.
tainiy Previous TO 1889 our sailing packets had
beaten the English packets in that business. Great
Britain then started her steamers, and up to the
time OF the Collins line had enjoyed the monopoly of
| the trade.
In the transmission of letters and passengers,
speed and certainty are every thing This line had
beaten the English vessel in both these points. On
a late occasion mails left England in steamers be-
longing to the Cunard and Collins lines, the for
superior was the speed of the Collins line that the
mails OF both steamers distributed in this city
together. The United States will have the
control of this business if Congress will only pro.
| tect our citizens reat Britain docs hers.
He read the amount Of postnges received by the
| United States under the postal treaty, and said
that not cent Of this sum would have been re-
ccived by the United States had net the Collins
line been established, for it would have all gone to
the British government, Increase the mail service
and the postages will increase. The increase in
| the transatlantic postage for the year 1851 was
Sl9l 900 Increase tho mail service, and the
United States will share more equally the postage
the greater part of which is now received by the
English line.
He pointed to the necessity that the great East
Indian mail route would be changed, and that in
stea OF mails from England going by way of South
ampton. Gibraltar, and Alexandria, to Calcutta,
1t would be by the way of the United States, over
the Isthmus Of Panama, and thence to the East
The Importance Of controlling this mail service
was obvious Ii must be under the control of the
United States or Of the English government. If
the Collins line be broken down, the Britsh line
docs not fall with it, and that government will
have the sole control of the ocean mail service Of
the world.
| Sustain the Collins line, and then having a gu
periority of speed and certainty. this Government
Will have the control of that service.
II had been boasted in England that letter from
New York taken across the Atlantic by the Gu
nard line had reached Calcutta by the way of Gib
raltar and Alexandria, in fifty. five days! letter
now from London by the way of the United States,
carried over the IsthInus OF Panama, light reach
the same place in forty days.
IL was well to talk of Yankee enterprise; but
John Bull had an obstnacy and perseverance,
which we're not to be overcome by Yankee
enterprise. unless the latter had an equal chance.
lie read several letters from naval otficete iu-
Guiding Commodore Perry, to show that these
vessels OF the Collins line could be converted into
steamers.
the engineers of the United States service
lie detailed the many steam ncs now afloat be-
longing to Great Britain She had line of steam
ers cIrchng the globe. Her steamers to be
found ploughing every ocean, from pole 10 pole,
sowing everywhere the seeds of commerce. from
which che would derive a glorious harvest. That
coInmerclal trade wac mission. Commerce,
propelled by steam, was to civilize the world; com
MERGE and steam were TO spread abroad and carry
with them free institutions to the nations of the
world Such was the glorious contest in which he
desired this country to engage.
The amendment was objected ia because il was
SAID TO create a monopoly; but break ii down, ard
there viii exist a monopoly in the hands of for
clgn government over which the United States has
1t was objected to. also, because 1t was anording
protection to American citizens against foreign
pItal He had no objection TO this. He was pre-
pared to vote protection to American labor and
enterprise against British capital.
! III was no objection that this would tend TO give
greater wealth to the city Of New York. New
York was not alone interested Other cities would
not be jealous OF this grant; already there were
ME petitions in favor Of this grant from twenty
one cities Of the Union.
MIR. SEWARD obtained the floor; and at the
suggestion Of Mr.. HUNTER, this amendment
wac passed over informally for the present
Mr.. HUNTER, by direction OF the Committee
on Finance, submitted several other amendments,
which were agreed to.
PUBLIC ADvERTIsIse, ETC.
Mr.. BORLAND submitted an amendment, pro-
WONG that hereafter The laws Of the United States
shall be published in one paper in each Congres-
slopal district Of the United States and in pa
per In each OF the Territories, and in four papers
published in the District Of Columbia, provided
that the came shall be published only in such pa.
pers having the largest weekly circulation. The
amendment made similar provision as TO the pub
Ilcation OF the Government advcrtsements
Mr. Is. said that he could not be charged with
having any object in view OF interfering with the
distribution OF patronage by any Wing Admins.
irston' for In all probability the party To which
he belonged would be in power in a very short
time.
Mr.. HALE. What party is thatl
Mr.. BORLAND. The great Democratic party,
without any division.
Mr. BADGER said that he did not agree with
the Senator, that it was probable the Democratic
party would be IN power very soon; and, this
amendment looked like imposing sume restrictions
upon the next Wing Administration, he desired
lmc to look into II. tLaugh He therefore
moved that the Senate adjourn.
And the Senate adinu,t.J |