New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-09

20 which Is Injurious 70 re enterprise itself
ny voys for il; you vii pever more bear vh,s.
per Of complaint throughout the land about the Col
lirs lire Sr, remember the history 81 this csss
When il was here before. remember that the ssns
threats aLd intEidsous were offered the % ma An.
preber sions and alarms were excited sni the sau,a
suspicious were shown everywhere in the pabr.
mind snd men bers OF Congress a aid 10 vote
the allowance which they believed 70 be Just be.
osuse they thought the public would Dot comprehend
,ba importance OF the lire but the las passed and
for time there vas pesce. Until the close Of the
at session OF Congress there vas one universal SC
ciarn Of ioy satisfaction srd gratitude throl
the couycry for the public spirit viz which Con.
eress had sustained this grea. nsticnal enterprise.
III. udice il raised sgans this line on the ground Of
Nr'Varderbilts offer Sir Congress red aired ships
OF q certain size and magnitude com oinipS eey scce
solioIfy durability and ssiiness and Collins far
pished them. They Obtsiaei by tbs contrsc, Just
what was required Tue contractors have given lust
Whist was proposed, ano even more. Nor, Wander.
bit comes and saws, Dispense Sith some Of these
requirements and | viii carry your msie, BY far
nshrg gu with ships Of my 90 on che sper terms"
Could you accept that proposition of Vanderbilt
Justly without, 81 the sslne tine, tsktrg the Col.
lips steamers ard paying for them , sad II YOU DO
that, wish to kDoE what you will make by discon-
tinuDg your contract with Collins and entering into
q new contrsct with Vanderbilt. Again it s said by
some Senators that this is an extravsgsnt suIurous
line Sir this like Of steamers IS in my Judgment.
,te proper Diplomatic representative OF the Uolted
States to the Old World Who s there here that
htststeo last Saturday 10 give salary OF $1,000
wear 90 the Minister ST the Court Of -. Jamss-a
islsry With which be might maintain himself in 9
style worthy Of the representative OF this great Re-
public Who Is there that refused 10 give salary OF
sl5 Geo 20 the American Minister sen, 70 France aud
Of SIP COO 10 the Minister 90 SPAIN Who IL there
thst denies the Justice Of the appea that he who rep
resens bis country abroad, in its di pomacy, shall
maintain the dignity OF his country there But. Sir,
this line of shpsthe strongest IN the world and the
IL I'D - atrln afta
trayersirg the ocean both ways, exchanges the
sala,aiicns ard the greetings Of men anu of ma
tions ia both hemispheIes, while II opens The way
for The establishment Of mutual com nerce be-
tween the ports Of our own lsnd ana all The ports
of the European continent. 1t IS tue pride of
nv heart iha. / can tina. line sustained IN It's
sIergib, its power, its elegance. Its majesty SIR,
would YOU tel that that proud position which you
occupy would b. jus as disnied ana that you could
perform your dgres just As well II should strip away
al that drapery from above Your head : Would you
say thai tie Senate Of the United States would lose
pothirg in gni'y il should strike down 81 blow
that beautiful cOlcnsoe, and bring down that noble
dome 10 the lev el Of the ceilings of barracks in nil
htary sta'ionl Would you say that was a. econo.
my in Government necessary to be- practced bya
gre at people Sir. the Collins line Is the great msu
carrier bet Fsen Europe and America. shall sustain
il cheerfully now, and always, with every coptrou-
ton which is Necessary and l shall endesvor
10 extend simiisr lines of communication across
the Pacific, until shall have encirccd the world
with the CCUiiefs VI intelligence, ahd the nstrecnohs
Of civil end re igious liberty. have additional
observation and then shall close. We are told that
this IL monopoly, and that it IL no wsy 10 encourage
steam marine by creating monopoly. Sir, Il Is
TIE way and the only way, in which you can bring
steam marine into existence IL Ii thirty years since
DR. Lardner predicted that steam would never be
taDiL AK Mt upon the ocean When the nrst
steamer crossed from Bristol 20 New-fork the
world deroeo the short sghtednos OF the great PHI
losopher But, Sir, what Is the fscti Thirty years
have elsused ana. although steam is so necessary
and useful an agent, it is not YET sel!-sustanng
ss navigating power across the Atlantic ocean, nor
across aDy other and you have your oh oice,
either by the Government to aid and sustain
steam lines or 10 do without them altogether.
II IL true the time will come when Il will not be-
uecessary 10 render this aid but, until that time
shal, come it is most wise and just, aud prudent,
to sustain il in this way. Honorable Senators
tell U.s. If you will withdraw Government patronage
YOU will have enough competitors Sir has not Gov
erument effeotuay Withdrawn its patronage iron
railroads and left private individuals 10 build them
Yet what have YOU seen Thers mas never been built
in the United States uOr in England nor 10 France
nor in Germ any, although the railroad discovery
forty Years old a railroad that Was not built by mo
uopozipg railroad company, ai1ed sometimes, and II
this country often. by the money Of Government
The Erie Canal the ost successful work of nterna
Improvement ever made, was not built by privr'
company, nor by company With lite own money. vi
the con Tary it may be doubted whether It woul'
everyet bave been built had it not been adopted o.
New York, and constructed a. great national WORK