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

that portion of commerce in which am interested to
foreign corporation which have had original u
rsdicuon do not express myself too strongly when
say IL Is the most extraordinary proposition that has been
brought before Congress and should not feel much
upon II II did not see ereseh eandit goes all way
and ali the money appropriate for this object goes
way very much like what said by the fox when he
went into the lions dennulla pestgium yetrorsum All
goes one way ard the other You have appropriated
nohng or the South you have appropriated nothing for
any object likely to develop her commerce her agriculture
or ythng connected with herr and yet day after day
the lakes OF New York have sad that have been
ced though could not consent TO opening the Mssissp
pi py your money; but will not consent to commit the
desnies OF my portion of the country and indeed may
OF the contedsracy to corporation created in Great
Britain, and by spectators in New York Who gets this
money Where does it come from2
this confederacy depended raising money by direct
taxation the very people who voting for this measure
would not vote for it, Sir, If ii depended raising mo-
ney Tor any liberal purpose answer Tor it, my portion OF
the constituency of the Union would be liberal any
but as long the money here and you have the
ity you will take it. You have taken it, have asked
nothing want nothing let me alone But if this mo-
me- S to be appropriated at ALL let appropriate it to in
to Great Britain III. p.
understand perfectly we'll how these things operate
You not only take the power of appropratng money to
those who want it, but you appropriate it to those who
the first to ask for it, How do these projects get here
Not as have said before through any responsible chan
mel but corporation comes here and adopt foreign
corporation We would not create one within our
Territory 1t has been denied by federasts and republic
cans that we have right to create corporation for any
purpose within the United States and yet we adopt cor
poraton out of the United States. +. .'"
Mr.. RUSK. Win my friend allow me to interrupt him
wish to ask him he does not vote money at every ses
sion OF Congress to pay hundred corporations inside the
United States for transmitting intelligence every part of
the country.
Mr.. BRODHEAD. And for navy y ard at Brunswick 2
Mr. BUTLER The gentleman from Texas puts his ques-
ton with rather a taunting air .|'
Mr.. RUSK. Not at all.
Mr. BUTLER. An appropriation for carrying the mails
hv tha
constitution. The gentleman from Pennsylvania asks me
in regard to the naval depot at Brunswick. That falls
within the naval power should like to know where you
get the power to adopt foreign corporation to regulate
your commerce. We have an unlimited power regards
the use of. Of any means to carry the mails grant
MIR. BENJAMIN. cannot allow the vote to be taken on
this subject Mr. President without saying few words in
relation to the principles Of this BILL which, me-
have been msrepresened-I cannot say studiousy but
which certainly have been msrepresented in my judgment
oy almost every senator who has addressed the Senate in
opposition to it.
deny emphacally, that the friends of this measure
propose to give the slightest aid to any corporation to-
wards building this line of eegraphc communication.
deny that the bill before you proposes appropriate
dollar to that object Those persons who propose to
struct this line of telegraph undertake to do it at their
own expense, and ask Of you nothing but
that you will employ them if they succeed They say they
are willing to construct this line and if they fail to bear
the entire loss and yet gentlemen tell us that
king an appropriation TO assist in the construction They
tell US that they willing to undergo all the risks of this
untred experiment and ask from this government moth
ing but an assurance that it will employ them if they
ceed in building the line The practical Of my friend
from IrJq. aoelaUr Tr5ia i,ohcn Uarulna. We propose
to build up no new corporations in this country
we propose to establish Ines we propose to
continue to do that which we have done eyer since
eegaphs lines have been in existence propose to
poy the that the line to carry messages when
they Shall be ready to carry them That is all the bill
proposes.
My friend from South Carolina tells the Senate and ap
peas to gentlemen who represent the agricultural interests
OF the South that this is attack the cotton interest
Why sir know machinery by which the interests of
the cotton planters of the southern and western States
could be more eectuay protected than by the building of
this telegaphic communication The planters of the West
and South do not sell their products themselves their
own plantations Every man who is aware of the course
merchants In the large cities 70 sell their crops and it is
matter of the greatest possible moment that the earliest
intelligence should be communicated to those merchandise
relation to the state of foreign markets. that the interests
of The planters who their correspondents may not be
sacrificed by the failure of this information We know that
long prior to the establishment of teegrphc lines the
commission merchants in the large cities of the South es
tabshed at their expense express lines for the
ance OF this very nformaon the purpose of protecting
the interests OF the cotton planters against the very pecu
ators to whose Vaccinations the gentleman from Georgia
considers that they now exposed This measure of
protection to the cotton planter.
But the gentleman from Georgia says let those interests
which concerned in this matter themselves subscribe
the money necessary for its accomplishment This appears
to be perfectly good and sound argument but is based
on the assumption which the senator also makes that this
government will never have occasion to the eegaphic
wire and he says probably for the last two years
single message would have crossed the upon it, if it'll
had been in existence We have heard public rpmpr tells
and hope that public is well ounded-that
the venerable senator from Michigan Mr. CAss is very
to have under his control department of this gov
ernmen which is specially interested in communications
with foreign countries Do 60 too far in appealing the
intelligence and patriotism of that venerable senator
whether be would would not feel that he had an arm In
bis hands capable of being devoted to the protection and
to the promotion of the interests Of the country IT, seated
in the chair of the department which he may be call
cd upoa to preside he could communicate with the minis
ers of this country in all parts of the world and aseer
tin by the touching Of the knob Of tesgraphic wire
what was going on in foreign countries that might affect
the interests OF his own2 ...
Sir the foreign relations of this country upon foot
ing of such stability of the continuance of
present condition of peace that afford throw
away agency of this kind that might be valuable in
case of sudden ouburs of hostltes2 How long would
1t take you now, in of with foreign country to
Mediterranean, the eastern waters would DO necessary
to recall them to those points at which hostile forces might
threaten the interests of your country Six months
year might be employed in sending the intelligence for
which hive minutes this enterprise be successful, would
suffice to call home those whose services might be wanted
Nor sir this all 1t is not true the senator from
Georgia says that there is inequality of advantage in this
matter lie places the government of Great Britain and
justly places it before in the attitude of power inter-
ested IN communications not only with this country but
with all Its colonies this side OF the Aantc and far
his argument Is perfect but the other hand when
he confines those advantages to communications with
England forgetting the fact that not only shall enjoy this
immediate communication with England by means of this
telegraph, but that we shall thereby become participants
In all that network of ntercommuncaon between Great
Britain and all the other countries of Europe ASIA and
Africa that are connected by teegraphc communica
ton with London. Without having contributed dollar
to the establishment of that international communication