Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-07
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der Observation-Disclosures or tlfls hraff of lheI9I
reven,,a svstaw r,orsS s,
iand effectiveD Mr. Welis Vs. ;nstysctsd ,'e
ITO Consider the necessifv' IN nnrroviding fkoS
"a large, certain aid permanent feV9if u
recolieeting9 tlie fact thar the az iEtic tsiraiad
isas proved most efiectiye I'M this ,diTeotion. 4,
no enqeavor fiTsb tQ secure for the goyerIlr,n
51IneliiI ~ a. u revenue comIpensurate wltn us ne
,Sodiaoo;;o an ST IT Paopose
force ms will the
duties ur,on- f,rei ,iitl ~ az
9tarnaI to ree nnon horaa- -iaSoJnct;ons
q THE Gnestiop nf 4, Il IN he co,.,x
ared In connec,ion ,.,;th . nar,ao,,a,,s Eve.
tenn of internh III "a es nf ~ 9fSp
phnt it,s Jso,1o,lg Ss,l. ta.,slss
z scprrene,r NJ Re- ohv;onS thaf = scsle of Din,
aties upon itonerts Wbinh miohts fave been, b,'H
ssIfIieient iudicioii df 1fllbryH
tberel1oeT., adsrals,sss~as avrlp
bbsiness was conducted nnon,a snecie bssis
nav be insucienf fnifg iconS s,,a inilissd
,rioHs now. A large reveniI9 is at MALI fSIsiE4
.indisfjensable for the mo vrnent of -thn ar.lIS
nary exnenses Of the goyernnent tbe s'. in.
teresf nm fha nnhic debt ai fnr grSil S3iil 81
au nal and reJi,ia+ edi,ctinn nf me ,c566tud
Erao' traio' : ho,,,Sh IN, oaoard ..i,h III.
,nrincinles of the Sovernment and the, in-,-v
stincts Of the heonie. cannot he adonted al -
7 a DO lev as long as the ubIie debt Exists IN 10
ANYTHING ike i1s, nrese,,t ,msCnitnde., I,l,a
thnSod' so, napioJ ,yban there shaIi bs
no Focal to 4 lred ~, of09
ocommod tfihs befyveen the limited States5aSl1gd
other ico,,nt,ies, 'isi etiu far In tha futnre
The preSent cnest;on - how ~ nroc,,re m
odeonnata ~ revoni,e d igast Nh
j conficfino win 6urf aiSets1 interests. noisHi
4 .yrhiq SRI aa,0d
THE UNITED STATES MARITIME AND SHIP
-s 7i0iiq BuILDING.5 3GW ,1JhGzHG
No sinele interest ingthe aUfiitedDStat
> fostered although ii may,b by, legislatiOD,,s
, can LONG prosper at the expense of other
great Interests. Nor can any yiinpottaht thgA
tterests be crushed byunwiseu ofsuneqHat
laws ,,vitiiOnt other interests being Thereby,
q, nreindiced. For. illustration: the peopie OF
he United States are NATURALLY a toniiner-l5
cial and maritime people--f0ndiof ailSeh-sq
turey hold, senterprismg, ,persisteDt.,-NoW,
with 1neaIlaIed facilities for obtaining tiesi
materials and with acknowledged skill ind
. sbip-buildiha-W thousands 1Ofamiles fofio
seascoast. .Tindented with the finest harbors
in the world-with SURPLUS produces fliag
rpnuite in fheir q &boTtati8nala lafge antblnsHo
! creasiner tonnaeeL.-vVe can eaineitherproiltablYf
, muiId Sims nor successfully compete with,
Rnglish ships in the TRANSPORTATION OF our
own produrtl6hss Twentg years ago1it was
aTTtti "a thilt ere -thisethe Unittd states,
%S~Id % Ss th@ "tiqst maritime bower n theo,l
world.' Contrary to our Authorizations, ,otttd
foreign commefee has declifedlheaRlyh8yS
nor cSnfg fSpithin the last six,yearsy ~ A
) : IL, is true that a large proportion of this,
b diminntion OF, shipping and Ship -buildfng0s
was tbe effect OF the war DThe pricesJ0f9
labor and materials are so high now .thatoo
ship-buildiny cannot be made profitable in
: the United States, and many 6f our lsEiipI
yards are being practieall yittahsierredcEoot
the British ProvincesJl IL tlis only a. feWna
wears since that American ships were !
sourhtatter on account of their superiority
, and theapness, ana large nnmbers of YasD
, sells were 'bultlius Maine and other States
on foreign account, or sold to foreigners, =
while, at the same time, our own-hercan-"
tile marine was being rapidly ihcfeasedJs
Now many of our ship yards are abandorr
ed, ,7and in others very, little activity pre-
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1t is true there has recently been sohheia
increase in our foreign tonnage,Duba goQdd
part of this increasels apparent only, aud
is the result OF the new RUE OF adLngasore-
ment Ii is an important truth that VAseM
sells can he built very much ,eheaperlinthe.a
British. Provinces than in, Maine. Nay.
further, that timber can be taken from Viz
cinia1 to the Provinces and from Tthese
Provinces to England, and there madeintOot
shiDs which car, be sold at a profit, while,
the same kind OF, vessels can only be built
in New England at a loss, BY the fnostskiIlEhf
ful and economical builders. But the eVibd
does not, stop here. Ii the, only loss was
that which the country stistains by the dis
Continuance of shipb1fidingssi there wo,IIaI
be less cause Of complaint. Itois alwellsw
established general fact that the people whOs
build ships navigate them, aud that a ma
tion which ceases to build ships ceases, ofv
eonsed ddepces tobea a eommerc iall and mari.
timenationsJ Unless, therefore, the causes.
which nreyent- the building of ships in fhnq
United States Shall cease, the foreitti cafrv2y
in9 trade. even OF our oWrp rpipr0duotfO6sfa
must be Welded to other nations. To this
humiliation and loss the,people of the Uni-
ted States ought not to Be- Subjected! !Iif
other brafiche5 l6f1 industry are 10 I1rosnHrss
II aarie1lt,ire is to be profitable. arid,maI1.,
uiactlres are to be extended, the commerce.
of the conntry must be restored. stistain,ds
and Increased. THE United States will dtjtW
beSa sfirstsclassi ,pOwers among the g1atianS
hor,will- her other Industrial Interests CON-
Time to nrosper as they ought. If her CON-
merce shall be pernitted to laiIduisli.E .Ts1a
"slGt1fGTEH - nofsxiiamsl5 q Ep,abora
NATIONAL INTERESTS SUFFERING, F2 Ii G,,a,,,,,'
The same causes-a redundant currency
and high taxes-that prevent shipobuildL
ing, tend to prevent the bnildingjOfhousaaa
and even of manufaqteries,, So high, are.
prices of every description that men hesi-
tate to build dwellings as fast as they ares
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