The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-24

would take Ireland too and England boot soon
could get them. Laughter There is the difficulty
would take them all II were able The ability TO take
il is the difficulty with this broad extent Of continent
which reaches from Newfoundland to Puget Sound Ipre
there would be difficulty in taking and also in
holding on to these possessions.
Mr. RUSK. confess am somewhat surprised at the
opposition to this short time ago it
garded mpraccable lay down line Of Telegraph
Il is not absolutely certain yet that il will be successful
the At that time everybody supposed it
would be matter of vast Importance politically socially
and commercially to be able 70 transmit in a minutes
the intelligence which receive from Europe which
requires from ten days TO two weeks for its transmission
Some experiments have been made in laying down tele
graphic wire under the water and 1t has been found
work well Enterprising American citizens started the
idea for the purpose Of shortening the time for recep
ton of various kinds of information political social and
commercial which is transmitted between this country
and Europe They made experiment which convinced
them that 1t practicable TO lay down wire the
They got together and raised the money that has
been spent and have gone and asonshed the public
mind with the rapidy of their movements. These Amer
citizens and applied to the British government
for aid in this business The British government
forward at once and extended aid.
Now sir the aid which is asked from the government of
the United States will place us precisely equal foot
ing with England in this enterprise which regard as the
great enterprise of the age This the only submarine
telegraph that is going to be located would be difficult
for TO tell where they will not be put The British
government made this proposition and citizens
come back and ask to take equal share in the
pertinent and in the benefits and profits if make
matter of dollars and cents. We first adopt amend
that supposes the British government will seek to
make assault treasury by enlargng the Of
the contract and in the next place suppose that the Pres
dent Of the United States will become their aid in making
assault on the treasury of the United States.
The bill is assaed because this telegraph Will be pow
erful engine in time of cannot that confess
it has not occurred to being matter of very great
moment. | think 1t ia precarous matter imagine a
telegraphic cable which could be reached anywhere in
distance of several thousand miles by little Yankee cut
ter and cut In two in hour, would be very unsafe
aud I'm a.fxu
and it would be certainly rather harmless means of war
fare
The senator from Georgia says that the government has
interest in it. II have intercourse with foreign
nations; If it is not matter OF Importance 70 US 10 know
anything of the political affairs of foreign countries then
have no interest as government in It, II 1t is not
important for u.s. have been pursuing foolish course
for spending great sum Of money in sustaining
large diplomatic corps at different places to obtain political
| information for the of government
Then he says it is of service except to the
| cal community confess | have not thought much
that view of the subject for took it for granted that there
would be no of difficulty in this appropriation did
not think any objection would be raised to it. The advan
tages of this work will be mutual and they must be
tua between the United States and Great Britain 1t is
impossible nation at this age get great advan-
tage another in means Of communication because
when communication is made, it will be open to
the intelligence and enterprise and capital Of all.
If inquiring into the advantages result from
this measure should be loss to find any branch
of industry that would not be benefited by it should
be at loss to find any portion of the community that
between this country and Europe which would occupy but
few moments. If TO select any particular section
of the country that would be benefited than another
would select the very section from which the honorable
senator from Georgia and myself come We have very
large commercial intercourse with the European powers
especially with England Its the general impression (and
think very well founded) OF practical and experienced
men, that rapid transportation Of intelligence in
cial matters is of very great Importance 1t is saving of
labor and saving of capital If yoa transmit intel
gence rapidly it puts all the advantages If state
of the market at the disposition of all those whom il
reach What enters more largely than any other thing
into our commerce with the world Cotton The section
of country from which the honorable and myself
come exports upwards of 300 900 worth OF cotton
every year. and do not know Of any article of
production in regard to which rapid intelligence from
the place of its consumption and the market where is
sold, is Of greater Importance than to the cottongrower
II the amendment offered by the from Ohio be
adopted it will be the defeat of the bill In the first place.
lit will show that you look on the British government and
the aid which they Have exteDded towards this line with
jealousy under the idea that they have some advantage Of
the United States II will stop the operation of laying the
wire This company understand from good authority,
expect to have the line down during the next summer
the bill be amended to require negotiation to take
raceand agree with the senator from Georgia. that
negotiation dia take .ca and secured the neutrality
sought by the amendment would amon. N nothing at
althen you give pe monopoly OF this whole matter TO
the British government or stop the work FIT pract-
cable to lay down the line and the parties have every thing
ready and expect have 1t down by the middle OF next
summer they not going to wait until treaty shall be
made in England and back here and be ratified They
i
without the aid of this government and then IT will BIO
monopoly in the hands Of the British government and
will be matter of grace for to get any communities
ton at all because they will have the preference every
body and thing They propose to share equally
with its benefits Why shall refuse to d. 500 I'M
der these circumstances think the adoption Of the amend
ment will operate defeat of the bill aHat
Mr. HUNTER. fit be tue that it is inevitable that in
time OF the British government must possess the
tire of this telegraph and that there by
which equally Its advantage then, for one
unwilling to vote the money of the United States TO
build up powerful means Of offence for the use of that
government that is to say to build up line which will
give them such advantages over in time of Nor
do think 1t is fair that We shoud be called upon to
contribute for that purpose. unwilling to trpgt in
such event. to the security which is offered by the
dreams of universal peace which the senator from New
York suggests unwilling, in such an event. to trust
to the contingencies Of which my friend from Illinois
speaks 1t might be that should take ultimately pos
session Of this end Of the wire but the task of taking
possession of that country would be made with more diff
Guilty by of the superior advantages which had
placed in the hands of the British government in time of
war. aF5
Nor do think the security offered by the senator from
Texas sufficient donot believe that any Yankee schoon
er could 90 and draw up this eegraphc line miles down
any ship to do If that cable to part and be lost
there il would be difficult to iii and that is
Of the very Contingencies In regard to the expense
which we should have to meet and In which we might
have been embarked If limitation had mot been put
the BILL was very properly proposed by tho senator
think was neither manfesting disrust of the British
government of the President of the United States
4 Why, sir, if not to limit the appropriation under
Idea that 10 DO is expressing dtrust OF she Prcsl
dent we ought to have specific appropriations at all
but money in the mass for the service Of the various