, 1869-12-08
EEW YORK CHANBER 0F COM-
MERGE.
The Decline In American shipping
How to Revive 0uF Natsoant


FFu7a the Ss.e fcsk ComMereiat dftsrtitsT, bec.
The ErSllar na1lhly meeting OF the Coamoas
OF comEesca "a held thts 4fiesuoou, she pres,.
dent, Wislllm 4 Dodge, Esq ID he ehaE Ai;es
the Transaction OF 10 ne preliminary ouu ness, the
majority report OF The Committee On :. The De-
the Chamber would Recoum I'D 10 Co14ftss,"
WAS submitted The following are It's pf1neIpAl
Yenr committee A.e prepared to ask.ga ~ tne \
cruises o. 1ns decline IN our shipping interest, tie
fSs.s. liz ts,As,.samen, Of foreign Naea o, |
s;taners Cd III the great ocean higowaJA Taess,
By 1celr sopeTet adaptation to The comforts aad |
q tss u soa r. sa3s ;S,s
onte the hestse Of our ms!lane snecss4 sew
,cats sEo tocIe lines were limited il their s9aefe
paia, o. our coast, but the. are 1ow eIendsd t. 1
Haltio ore. Cus.leatou. Savannah, aud New Or |
eana- other steamers NE b1tlr ant n1ildny Ia the
rivers a.a ha1oou o, Engtsnd al Francs, t. Hay-
err tns Xe1trII4nean aud Red Sea. giz the Snez
Canal; thuA cutting od much Of The ttaie that has
nitheEto pa's<d round the eape Of Goot hooc.
ID not tupposed TO De asaiao!e. urEss III too great
chasRe tnr toll nud toHaSc
sells Ct Wooo- fonr COMMITTEES H1u not dwell on
the superior adFanteRes Of tEon huus n they A1e
n! tne ssv 'Sta Sal aus u 1essns
| h5 the Atlantic WORKS Of Bostoo- Wnen properly
c9n:1pcted, these eeas 10 marx A. fot period
the test materials vll bear It Tor only ten or
t.eire, snd usasliy require rebuilding At the end
Ta1rd. ne operation o. revenue laxs On tho
l construction OF veisela. shether Of wood or o.
ron. which being de4tgted for tac .ncld.nsel psu-
s:ec!A one. When an iuteruA ruvanue tar Of
| ~ cents per fonnd Was put upon cotton. u Haa
pita t. tnst Seae e - flsa e.o =
dccert renosedN. Ata3 !mposed upon an shs
U uAtcitals that enter Into INC coostsaes3on OF a
| sop OF steamer u bountJ 10 the foreign PFC
! queer and cc c-apera1ipg with manifold advantages
| possessed BY tho turei2o builder, becomes pro-
IL at.npi,n conpsti'ion, md dssetrins he ueE-
| clart frp1 the insessmeat Of hts capital IN waxs
aprears 10 be : hoptIess undertaking.
Huuy;h The depreciation OF our currency, that
ssr1a.stes the other d.nsal,es Of tue slta.uon.
susrtueln8 and fobsddtng Investments. khe vatae
RI which must depeLd ul'on tie pE1ce OF gold
c,,ns N ont mas::in,e a. 1 eonme1ce, coasnasioas
and "nrtrea' OF workuen MAJ Ia mentlanel-
4 conslat trcrttP nee Ut such sttttes Anong calk-
lriputsd TO drive resses seeking Repairs from our
o@u Bnr-i ARDS to othel placer, and II the ietes-
u,nat.on TO xozk on thort tlme only, and far high
Your committee can reach but one conclusion,
aIaMnthis: Ta1s or Congress mnst iul,tat5
Ard juA. than any hitherto adopted OF the sea
mutt le abandoned to wiser aud better governed
na'lops: Toe tlEe T. fu'!y cone waea sue Amer
4 1esen1a1lEts IN tosgres1-Whetntf y time ol
a peace II Ia fest TO prepare for wars Whether 10
nc event q was thss pos.in'y may come, ve shai
and other meaus to susta!u The honor of our tAl
against xiorslgn foe, a. VIC 20 Ia ely uatnlasact
enc, cur fot ndries sed sh!p-1ards shall be pre
esrFet'. or emitted to 60 into tsu5e aud decay
= Whether cur mechanics khsH oe kept At WORT
4 10 new pursuits: Whe her We rha'i coatinae <
y ratte up otf1ceE- atd sesueu who are 10 becoui
l. familiar With the nastgao.e waters o. the globe
ocean: surtrely watt fGt the es.i dsy, and I'm
!. pr vtsln2 ta,lois out OF la1dsncn+ then ac:ep
:. With lndi1trence the is:nes Of rast neglect
a WLether Kntttpts OF Ar. .rs OF our p1tIic duUl
thsll continue TO be donated to estern railroads
% OF our EaI!1 ers on The ocean hsh II! saal eut1
y ,saesl Iigh1s" e.. WA se.t!ers % .ae land
the West, asiing lotn,nR 10 rtt1ru. OF. raltln
G. Htn coE MOI POSSESSIONS. loot 10. tnate OF tn
d ton1 oe 10 psy il gold 10 oihe1 pa'ioaats,ss I.
n the tsarspo1talion of 800 ION immigrants, lAfall
= dEawI htheE ~ The contributions Of those VII
): have Dt eu eIricatd upon ouF valleys and p.aia
ir where they have fo1nd welcome and ahom,
whether the vAt returns resulting tsom th,s coa
&c Eerce. h1ther1o 50 !nytfnE, sh8ll made TO =,
&C the fortunes and Increase the wealth 0,
e republic. Whether, ~ nne our people shall cro1
A. nag they lore; or whether, Throughout the ~or
a. tht. nag shal everywhere no IT, too aJmool Of
D. paotsstps po.er =, a. nons IT Taese e questions y
~ either 50 - 10 minister to Iuss national prid
o or 10 pctpetuate our national humiliation. Yol
z tsse Of .ne following rssosusioa, W: S LAG -
at Kesosr<d, That this chsu.ber recommend to Il
o. Cong1e.a Of The Unst"d States about 10 as1emh.
The modification OF existthH lawr, 50 that.
y FuM-Fore'gn ooit steamers may BE- tuporte
g.. free Of duty. std privileged to carry the Auei
TT aIe
At Steoad-That uon plates, md soch otaer mat
Ital for the construction ot steamers II may
s. dsened sdsisable, be admitted fsre Of dutJ:
YAifE-Th4f rfoENfMOIE
,ond. dra a*back be returned, ~ upou goods shl
aE Ped ftH sale 70 foreign lands; aoi.
II FtAofl~That ample Anb1tles be granted
ltnfs Of steamers but IN American ya:ds-t3 Il
D!t trd fnal competition w1th 70 Herfal lDFelga q
ne aan,za,iors cay bc successfully tnaGguratcd =,
ny Al 0, which Is respectfully sub Fitted
A A. Low,
ny PAUL n. SFoFFoKp,
An Atttf The majority report was auhu'rset, = sha
70, dtta!e enlurd, and minority report vas rr-d
ArtShcu. Tnis dit not differ essentially from Il
on osoe1 except 10 ooe Or two par.ealarA Whete u
BY ns1crlty recop'uendeti government euo2liy, II
minority fecouulc... tea Tree thpA
nd inle Wat onp.sed By Nj. Iow. who queslo9t
TO We won be handing our commerce oYct to Il
IS, nsuon tnat sorght cur ruin lie was answered I
oy Colonel collltn, Tho, AFTER summing up the e1
r. war. nnd thought, as We had raised lstgc nat
=, then On the spur Of he moment, re could do t
snn aDS ssap md moved that 0h reports
a. Ar. Low 7epl!ea thst tie navJ he reteiied
T. was trash, and that a1rcady though but few yen
lts had epfed, MOST OF the vesse1s couloslug It h,
u pared ont o! existence.
TIE ne1s speaker was Ge neral Ketmore who's
d zen atN were similar 70 those Of Mr, LoE. II
~ Contliu rcLewed hl' motion to lay upon It
Mt tshlr. and WIS Arawesed BY Nj. Low, wno Ba
that the gentleman showed tut little knowletIQ
n Of the subject wien he Epoke in that uaune
After there VAS quite passsge Of arms betwee
70 the Rentlemep. II was then proposed 10 have II
ID report 70 over TO seecia! messing ID two week
for more exterdet discussion OF the supjec
u The President ret the n olion before tire casn
u bel, aLd EeHbrked thHt the conditions NhjC1 {.
TO i+ItA when the othe, navy Vas formed did NJ
d, exist now, ard INST IN case Of Rnothee En1 Y
Wtuld he defent e!esf. The motion to laJ or
va cafT eJ, aid The cnanher viii meet this ds