The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-08-13
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE BALTIMORE hus


CORRESPONDENCE OF THE BALriMorr Rim
W.sniNGr"S, A"vuM !. 1897.
The necessity f"r tho encouragement, If or,,,
steam navigation by tl,;a government, nrr..,,., i
u" now E"n"rnlly admitted, ih"m.,l III. Ia,o MI
nnis'rntion nn'i III" last Conur,ss set ,j,.,,
selves in opposition To the only mems by which
II could he promoted They succeeded in ,r,uc.
ing the nliownnc" of pay To come lines of o.c,u
mail steamers. and disseminating allowances r.,
others. while they refused 10 authorize any
further cont r:ucis for ocean mail stc:uuor .,r,;r
The New York and Bremen lire. which WAS ,hc
first To be established in this country has ,I.r,
fore been discontinued. The imImrinnt lines pro
jec,cd by responsible men between [ ui,ed S,ntcs
ports anrl Hamburg, Valparaiso Brazil Ec
would have been secured by tho allowance Of :,
moderate sum for mail service, but CONGRESS- re-
fused to do il.
There is some hope that tho next Congress will
he more rational and less impracticablc nn this
subject IL the Southern Commercial Convcn
lions accomplish no other object than TO direct
The attention OF the Southern people to the inl-
p"rtnncc OF ocean steam navigation to their L,-
cal interests. they will do much good
Some millions of dollars of our surplus revenue
would be- very advantagcou>ly employed in sub
sI'liZ'mg lines of steamers between the United
state ports, Northern ald Southern, and ports of
South America and European ports, particularly
Bremen and Hamburg. The establishment of y
line "f steamers between the ChcsaIenkc Hay
and Milford llavcn Is, perhaps, only to be cf-
Ectcd by an allowance from tic government for
mail service.
Now that the carrying AMI passenger business
IS passing from sailing to steam vessels and from
wo"'len To iron uls. and from, s;,lrwhcrI to screw
pfopclicrs the entire business of the ocean must
soon pass from our hands to those of Great Br
tam ANA other rival nations, behind whom we arc
Falling IN steam ocean navigation.
The present administration is not bound tn
carry out the ppicE Of
shown no dispositions to follow il blin,lly: and il
Is confidently stated in some quarters that the
President does not contemplate with apnrobutinu
the sacrifice Of American interests in steam nav-
cation to foreign rivals.
In the first number of Col Eurncv's pc,, mn,
per. the Press, appears an article under ihc
W uSliington head, which alvcrts to the fact
tat The material now used in the construction of
steam scrrw pr"pc!!ors is irom and :. "ucl used
is coal Pennsylvania and he; "a. zen ought
not l." be "nmndi''i of facts so closely concern
ing her M; rial interests
II Ii - ~ {, reason for the backwarlncss
oil tins country in ocean steam navigation, that
IRON steamers can be built cheaper in Great Bri-
tam that here and also cnaici at {, chcaper rat a.
| have some doubt about the fact but az all
events there is no good Reason for the contin,i-
ance OF this disparity. Our railroads can briutr
coal and iron To the scubord and tho pro,luc, ION
ni provisions ought to keep pace with cons,lnIp-
ton. ION
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THE ADMINISTRATION ON PRIVATEERING
During u recent debate in the British P,rli;-
mcnt, Lord I'almerson announced that thc
American Government, through the Secretary
OF State, had requested that no reply might br
returned to Mir. Marrys proposition for the ho!i.
ton Of Privatecring.
IL will lie recolIeclcd that the Paris Conference
o 1870, dccrced the unconditional and iinn,r.li-
ate abolition of privaLccring. The propoSitiuu
was submitted to the American Government by
NJ SartiScs, the French Minister, and Secretary
Marcy replied with Il countcr-propositlon, winch
pledged the United States to the protocols of the
farls Conferences, Oh the condition that private
property should be exempt also from CAPTURE bv
public vessels of war. This amendment was ac-
cep'cd by Il few, and fivorably received by
many OF the European Powers. England suS
pended its reply just at this point Gen Cass in,
forms the British Government that Mr. Marcy.s
proposition is not agreeable to the present Ad-
ministraon.
There is hut opinion Of the ability with
winch Mr.. Marcy conducted the foreign affairs
oil the country while at the head Of the Stat
department. but a general appreciation of his
administration does not involve an endorsement
ot all It's particular acts For ourselves we own
an almost enthusiastic admiration of Gov Marcy
;'s Il slateman: still We regard his koz$ta letter,
ana his p"sition about privaiccriua as the blum
dcrs of II great bat not ini;,Iilhr Intellect The
time may come when Chr>lcntIon will not tolcr-
ate the capture and conliSca,inm Ct property by
vessels OF war; and then postcrity will revert to
SoV hlarcyS proposition with infinite atmra-
ton ni his unapprccated <asacity. But at rrcs.
ent the +uitcd States cannot agree To the uboli-
ton "f prlva'ccring without surrcn,cring one OF
the most effective weapons of warfare and wo
rejoice that the Administration is in time. 10
prevent the impru'lcnL concession. We approve
ir. B"c!ianans policy. We applaud his rcsolu-
ton to stand aloof from the complications Of
i:"ropeon diplomacy. If they choose England,
France and the other maritime powers of the
old world, may refuse to employ the resources OF
privatccrmg We are not bound by the DEGREES
oi the Paris Conference, and should retain the
Liberty of acting according To the necessities oi
the occasion.-Hichmom .So"th
Political Gossip-It is stated in political cir.
cies that the American party, encouraged by the
disscnsl"ns springlng up il. the ranks Of the
Democracy, especially at the South, where Mr.
Buchannn's endorsement of Gov Walkers noI.
icy III Kansas causes much dissatisfaction a,nono
the extremists, nrc preparing 10 revive their
organization and enter into the coming cnm.
paisns with new spirit. They find it difficult to
fuse either with the Republicans or the Demo
crats. and they think there are signs which in.
diente good opening i'll the future for their party
standing on national grounds and rcpudIatinp
the proscrirtivc spirit and policy charged against
them.
In this city the local divisions of the Democ-
racy and the unsatisfactory position Of the Re.
publicnns offer, many Of The American leaders
think, a good chance for their party to win :,
good shnre of the onices in the next municipal
election; With this view, they ure encouraging
their followers to organize for another contest,
and their counsel will probably be followed il;
most Of the wards In the State they will no
doubt generally maintain their separate organiza.
ton 70 as to he prepared for any opportunities
winch may oilcr TO promote their prospects for
The next presidential campaign. If the iisntcg-
rating process should 60 OIL in the Democratic
party during Mr. Buchannns administration,
they think that they would form tho basis Of a
Union party opposed 10 purely sectional anti
slavery pnrty.-Nep York Sun.
1hc Cdtme& iSeason-Licutcnnnt Marry, in
Ills new edition of Wind and Current Charts,
says:
have gone into nm Investigation of the alb