The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-14

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ism Of the Executive referring the action Of
President of the United States placing has upon the
Collins scheme and containing the following language
The enemies q the Collins line assert thai the b was
carried through Congress BY bribery. We que As
readily believe that the veto bought BY le OPPOSE
ton Vanderbilt Is rich, and bids high 10 garry his
points especially his enntes and President Piece has sold
himself and his friends too so often that his influence
has become marketable commodity Fifty thousand DOL
lars supposed be about the present price Of veto in
volSiBg million a dollars Larger In proportion
Il has been bar seldom that in the course a an active
life already sOswhs prolonged have taken any notice
Of newspaper eluunies Of any descrpon II has been
ny inFGrlats policy 10 mind own Affairs and al the
time g iet those Of others alone; and should
maintain the same silence which have than
preserved when hbelied, did il that the
charge than insinnAted IN the above paragraph n
q 50 e1trayAgnnt and wAnton description thai not
permitted 10 overlook IL
As understand il, il thai the President
bribed 10 veto the and that The briber.
The President Of the United States occupies position
where be scarcely, without oompronse a has Official
and personal dignity notice punish hbele whatever
may he the description oi his fAlsehood With private
this magnitude With which my has been thus aso-
GATED 10 pass unnocea among the many HncoEradiced
vhcatons which have been lately subjected in con
nexon with the suectAttsr Of fhe recent proceedings
IN Congress
shall probably deem ii ny duty call upon The pub
lie prosecutor deal with the author Of the infamous par
agra which have quoted the course of pubic justice
require and IN the time before that Findi
cation be had claim the right 10 publicly the
position which have occupied IN relation 10 tbs late APP
yicarion Of the Collins ne w millions cut cfghe
national treasury desire that The public should know
all that have done and All that wish TO do This
eompshed they viii understand 10 what deiaon 10 Rt-
tribute the various anInad versions upon my conduct in
relation to this subject with which certain newspapers have
lately abounded and better appreciate the degree Of
wei, bit 10 which they entitled.
After my from my last visit Europe became
satisfied that the facilities Of communication between the
two countries altogether Insufficient and that the in
tsrests Of eur growing commerce peratEey required
he t-a
proved In description The subsequent withdrawal Of the
Cunara line to the transport service of Great Britain
brought the subject forchiy my attention that
time since made to the Postmaster General the following
proposition
THE cunard line between New York and Liverpool
having been withdrawn and frequent and rapid c0mmu-
ncon with Europe being essential to the interests Of
our commerce. submit the following proposition to the
Postmaster General:
Il win run semi-uonthy line which by alternating
with the Collins line would form weekly communion
tsn and viii perform this proposed mail service for the
sum Of $4,000 the royage out and home"
Now ! have made no attack upon the Collins line
though have regarded and do regard any
particular line of steamers Of the Institutions Of the
country foster which is the duty OF the citizens and
compete with which is ! inim-
zeal TO that line, have entertained aught Of ilwl
toward the gentlemen who founded il would detract
anything from the credit TO which they entitled.
congratulate them the prosperity which has hitherto at
tended their enterprise and perhaps ought applaud them
for their ingenuity in its management Commencing with
capital Of about 81 100000 they have been enabled by
OF loans them IN the
construction Of their ships and that st larger eonribu
ton from the public ury for carrying the mails
construct four steamships representing expenditure
stated by them al upwards Of S300000o.
By the device OF paying interest upon stock in lien of
dividends and by the conversion Of accumulated income
into capital they have been able represent TO SYM
pathAnS and patriotic people that their business has
been disastrous and thai they have received divi
bends Contracting IN ls47 to build five steamships and
10 make twenty round voyages per annu for which they
We're 10 receive nineteen thousand two hundred and fifty
dollars Sl925o per they have succeeded in sars
flying their contract by the construction of but four and
1852 have been receiving national treasury
the OF thirtyihree thousand dollars (S3300pl per
voyage in lieu Of The for which the service orig
nay contracted 10 be rendered and this for wenysx voy
ages per in lien OF twenty They have succeeded
awakening species of national ervor in favor Of their
enterprise til to have considered that the
OF American patriotism is the extent Of the public
trbuon into their treasury Such sturdy and successful
beggars have they become that asserting their
claims would lead believe that resistance to their
demand upon the national treasury the part Of the Ex
eeutive is despos and that competition with them
the broad ocean Is an invasion of their legitimate sove
reignty.
The facts to which have referred part OF the history
Of the times and what have done2 ventured TO
propose do the of mail service with good
and sufficient steamers for less than onehaf the al
lowed TO them and TO commence The service within thirty
days after making the contract proposed 10 alternate
with them form a weekly communication and the
only competition that they thus would have encountered
from that which would have resulted from increased
facilities for the OF the nation assumed that
the Atlantic wide enough for two lines Of steam
er and that If san fit there encroached upon
private domain and invaded vested right.
As citizen OF this great republic not unwilling
10 show people that could stand in any trade
without greater protection than the British government
gave their citizens and therefore proposed under
take the service compensation less by thousands
year than the sum which that government paid TO the
Cunara line. The competition which offered was, there
fore fact competition with the Cunard line for
service and protection would be the Ny PROPOSE
ton may have tended disturb the principle upon which
the Collins line claim their mnnhcent donations from the
author Of against which the anatheas of subsidized
press ought in justice TO have been directed.
But when II was proposed that our government should
deprive itself OF the 10 terminate the extra allowance
TO the Collins line and thus sien the country for five
years to the mistaken policy OF paray zng private
tArprlse and in fact forddng il the in
conjunction with thousands Of rejecting men have
and have expressed myself have interest in com
with the American people in maintaining the freedom
Of the the enterprise of ALL and the proposition
which made rests upon that public right and its accept
ance would have treasured 1T
But il said BY the and excited advocates for the
psrpetuy of this monopoly that the speed Of the Collins
is unatianabe by OhersttA the ships of that
line the perfection Of naval construction From this
proposition beg leave descent; and stand ready nj
any with the government land TO give
the requisite security for the performance Of conrac
transport The mails from New York Liverpool twice
month for the OF FIVE years ships Of equal
rior description To those Of the Collins line and
age time of wentyour hours less than the average time
in which the ships Of that line have hitherto performed
their voyages and render The the Of nine
teen thousand hundred and fifty dollars 250l per
round voyage THE for which the Collins line original
~ contracted and in default Of strict performance viii
render the service without compensation and VIII fur