Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-07-08
As things 90 we must resign the ocean

A things go we must resign the ocean
to foreign steamers. The Eng fish pirates
drove US on during the war and now
these steam demons prevent our getting
back. IL has been all along supposed
that sailing vessels must take the low
priced frcights such as coal lime and the
like. but il is not SO. Iron goes over to Us
in propellers and they have for some
time been bringing our cotton into Liver
pool. The Mediterranean fruit trade
has gone in good degree into the hands Of
the English propellers and the same dirty
craft j. making its way into the West
Indies and South America.
HOW SHALL WE RESTORE org COMMERCIAL
SUPERIORITY!
What shall be done: II i necessary
to present full diagnosis of the disease.
but equally essential tn give the remedy.
IL Is clear that il is no use to tdrtf
against it. We cannot. II we would.
revive the old system of diifercntial du-
ties. Our fight against steam. foreign
and domestic. with sails is too much like
putting pack horses and stage coaches
into the lists against rail cars. The
spirit Of the age whatever that may hc.
demands rapidity and certainty and OF
course steam answers the purpose bet
ter than the tickle winds.
But we in Maine must not he behind
hand.
1t u mouse la moan or gTumblc. These
worn out governments and stationary
communities must not be allowed al
ways 10 rule the -eas and Maine must see
to il that they do not But in order 10
compass this we must not whim,,cr
about the loss oi wooden sail vessels
Let them go. Get something better.
We shall he di-tanced in the great Der
by" of the ocean if We stick Ia sails,
Sails are pretty and poetical but steam Is
the stuff Ia rule the ocean with. | could
mourn over the decay of that thing of
beauty. the marine ship. n would over
the dgciRg Of a handsome woman. hut
this competing for the control OF the
ocean j. no mere matter of sentiment
BLACK clouds of smoke from unsightly
chimncys are la he the cmhlcms of pow
er On the ocean hearsiter. ugly and
mighty.
II war should come on refusal to
meet our Just demand. for indemnity
for the piratical cruiscrs il would re-
store our maritime superiority hv the
creation of steam marine and csIec-
ially If France and Spain were To ioia
England. We should then be driven bv
force into steain.-and we should ua-
douhiedlv end the war by the anUexas
ton Of the Province. ana MOI i,nI.ossi-
bly, add 80 much la the English debt
and cripple English manufacturers so
badly a. Ia endangcr the pcrrnanencc of
an aristocrsiic Government, whose nre-
negatives will no, bear Inc criticism
excited bv popular suffering and lis,
content
But war involves sacrifices. taxation
aud di.tres. which our own n.nnlc ar,
in no mood TO think OF. tin the strain az
their re..n,neut riscs mueb higher ,han
II Ia. vet for such by-gonc nffrou,. a.
the Alabama. deprcdRtions Nm, i,
would do the lob. Aud N the ,,rc..n,
po>ition OF tartie- her, and the tc,nnnr
Of the pcople. IL would not ~, diffirult
10 e,-, M a war If we wanted 20 ind
them NOR. f,hffsh than I supn,.ed
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coai ana a'er "hiie We can do the
rest- IL WOULD tie shower process
ul.h me "'ner' out we should WORN 1t
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nav. ar 'he ohis Nv" clements
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,'A' 'iieie va no steamer hting our
her" to see the British superiority on the