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

hend it and make bold TO say there s not member in
TINS body who does understand iii he may have read the
ca pdre statements OF those who favor It, have done
that but without being able TO comprehend them II Is
good scheme, give the parties all the advantage you
can properly give them without giving them the public
money.
In this you undertake TO guaranty to them the
highest profits for long series of years II 1t shall
ceed to the extent imagined by the most ardent members
on this floor much the shall be giving four
teen per cent to them independent of all they make
Everybody knows that government we do not want
it, It'll unnecessary to delude ourselves and the country
with that idea 1t is naked piece of boshI will not
call it anything sronger-to say that the government of
the United States the of this telegraph between
Newfoundland and Ireland She cannot communicate with
her foreign ministers by it, Probably there would not
have been single message within the last years.
OF necessity, to have been sent by it, if it had been
constructed. The commercial classes may want it; the
cotton men may want 1T II my friend from Texas be right
and the drygoods may want it but let the cotton
men, and the sugar and the drygoods men, pay for it,
Nor Is the amount Of money required for this object so
much as TO put II out OF the OF Individual enterprise
Take the case of railroad to the Pacific which will cost
S300000000 $400 and they say it is out Of the
power OF individual enterprise But here is scheme that
will not cost 100000 sterling and it is within the power
of Of the subscribers this scheme TO pay out Of
their own pockets and they would do it they salts
fed it was good speculation without this aid. Them
say when 1T is In the OF OF the subscribers
to this scheme to carry it out what is the for the
government coming in unless you take the risks and haz
ards of commercial speculation and to do is violation
OF the constitution 1t s violation of justice 1t is in
discreet in having contract and then there is inter-
to be subseryed except the commercial interest and the
jobbes of the United States.
The PRESIDENT pro tenpore The question is on the
motion OF the senator from Kentucky to postpone the bill
with the amendments until the 9Th of March. -
Mr.. BlGLER have paired off with the senator from
New Jersey Mr. WRIGHT who has been obliged TO leave
the city.
The question being taken by yeas and nays, resulted
yeas 26, nays 26-as follows:
hn%s Allen Bgg Bright Bu.er 0as Clay
Houston Huntef verson Johnson Jones' Of Iowa, Jones Of
Tennessee, s Mason PTgh Reid slde Thompson of Ken
NAYS-Messrs Bell Of New Hampshire, Bell of Tennes
see, Benjamin, Brodhead, Brown Collamer Douglas Dur
James, Mallory Pratt RusR, Seward Stuart, Thomson Of
New Jersey, Toucey, Wade, Weller, and Wison--26.
So the motion to postpone not agreed to-
Mr.. FOOT. The Chair will allow to inquire what
motion Is now pending in connexon with this bill
The PRESIDENT pro tempore The pending question is
on the amendment OF the senator from Virginia. Mr. Hun
TER to add pTovso.
senator from Virginia to refer the bill to the Committee
the Post Office and Post Roads2
Mr. HUNTER No, sir l withdrew it.
Mr.. FOOT. l thought that motion was made by some
one
Mr.. HUNTER. made it, but withdrew it.
The PRESIDENT pro tsmpere The amendment of the
senator from Virginia is to insert before the last amend
ment of the House of Representatives this proviso:
Provided That the contract hereby authorized shall not
be binding the United States until the shall have
submitted to and by the Congress of the Uni
ted States. 'a ..
renee in H. a Sna,I ,dte in favor of concur
s MOUSE aas. aas9smsp.s % Both dn
thus have sgn6ed their approval of the purposes Of the
bill The House amendments simple, well understood
by the whole Senate of comparatively little Importance
and require examination in committee They do not
impair essentially modify the main provisions and OBJ
jecs of the bill The friends of the have
hesancy in agreeing to these amendments at once with
out delaying and thereby endangerng the passage of the
bill The amendment of the honorable senator from Vr
Mr. QdY nliyp
if not designed to delay and tar FORTH to defeat the
ba legitimate and parliamentary course be sure as
coming from hostile quarter. Such motion will of
course imbody the vote of the opposition the BILL but
will not be likely to command a vote from those who
desire its passage. ~ ''r.' -..
shall in favor of concurrence because have no
objection to the House amendments and in favor of the
objects OF the BILL and desire its immediate passage in
der to those objects regard the which
this bill is intended to aid the great and crowning
terprse of this age progress in the application of and
science to the practical purposes of life have abiding
confidence in the complete of the proposed UNDER
taking This condences founded chiefly upon the results
OF experiments already made and upon the opinions of
entc and practical men, Submarine telegraph lines have
been laid down in several instances and every they
hare been attended with complete to the extent
they have been tried
But, Mr.. President let inquire for moment what is
ths proposition upon which called to acthe prop
esition contained in the bill before us2 Why cir to
press it brief it is nothing less than whether
will aid in effort which, if successful is place us
government and people in direct and immediate tee
graphic communication with the civilized world for the
trhing consideration of fifty to seventy
thousand dollars The experiment if unsuccessful
coats nothing but the of one of two
sells for few MONTHS which would otherwise be unem-
poyed in assisting lay down the wire The whole loss
in case of failure, falls upon the company.
in the event OF the Of the enepriseand success
Is hardly to be deemed doubtfus benefits our coun
try and to the whole country and every material inter
est OF the country commercial POLITICAL and social must
indeed, be invaluable. No man may now undertake to
measure them II places us in daily communication with
the capital and the commercial marts of every State in Eu
rope and with portions of Asia and Africa 1t places US
in daily communication with diplomatic repre-
sentatives at foreign courat London and Paris and Ma
drid and Vienna and St Petersbugh and Consantinope
and elsewhere The leading events which anspred the
eastern continent yesterday made known to the
American people to-day The debates in Parliament;
revolution in FranceI the fate Of battle the fall Of city
empire the change of dynasty all the great and
stirring of the day. well the daily prices cur
rent brought forthwith to the knowledge Of own
government and people, 1t is for those who say that all
this is nothing to oppose this 1t is for those who
may regard all this of account to laugh at it
wild and impraccable and visionary scheme 1t is for
extravagant and unwarrantable waste of the public
money But sir, have faith to believe it will stand the
of the ordeal and ouve all assaults of what
ever character apd from whatever quarter that il will
the undivided assent of the American people
g eat economical measure measure of immense prac
cal value to the country eminently promoye
Of international peace union and harmony, of the
proudest rumphs which genius and art have achev
eda in short the sublmest consummaon of the age in
which we live.
just widely different my views and my anticipa
ons from those of honorable senators who feel themselves
to oppose the passage of this bill very few
months however, will test the results of the experiment
and test the wiser policy and the deeper discernment Of
hose who resist of those who favor the When
shall have been brought into successful and tri
imphapt operation as Its friends anticipate it will vndi