The Portland daily press., 1869-07-21

we're eoneateQ ana lne snlppuitolpS 49, 80 -
Of the country developed. Subsequently 'n'
law, Became obsolete, as we could no' on,S
build our own ships cheaper tnan anyway
else 'could build them for us, pnt we -coufa
NINA for ot ber nations cheaper than they eoulo
bn;ld IA, Themselves. This made a demand
for onr building materials at home, gave our
mechanics employ, stimulated our commerce
in, every quarter of the globe, educated our
sailors fordefence upon the ocean; and, when
a ship was sold gave us gold abroad Just where
needed to keep up our balances
In the lnidstof this commercial and naygar
BILE success, SO well earned and SO legitimately
ours, the rebellion burst upon us. CONNER
cia' nations saw bf Thought they saw, an OPP
portunity to regain their former comparative
superiority, not by increasing their own ton
mage. but by aiding to destroy ours-a leveling
doadnasord of others, rather than apsodrd Of
self Belligerent rights were accorded to the
South; ships built in foreignya and manned
by foreign sailors were sent. abroad to prey
upon onr commerce, until one-holf of our mer-
chant marine was burned, sunk, or otherwise
destroyed. Thus stood the case at the end Of
the war. The nation. trinmphed over the re-
bellion, but outside nations triamphed over
our commerce, and how now stands the case?
During the conflict the revenue laws of the
country were hastily adjusted to the pressing
de tnands of the hour; and the sbipbuilder, in
his attempt to restore the tonnage of the coun-
try, found himself rfettered and buEdened from
the laying of the keel to the putting in Of the
trucks And still the disability continues, and
by the copper enactment Of the last session o.
Congress is becoming more and more burden.
some, Thus, while one-half Of our tonnage
has been destroyed, and while England, the
natutaf enemy Of cur commerce, is offered ev
cry facility for Constructing and sailing ships
Sour government continues to increase thest
burdens rather than Tighten them; as if de
Etefmined that this right arm of nationa
strength shall continue to be shortened. AND
with crushing weight is this false conception
falling upon some sections Of the country.
!, Upon our own State, sparsely populated and
with small valuation, falls nearly one-half Of
all this burden Still hoping Dfor some relief;
anxious not to have their business entirely de-
stroyed, and feeling the necessity of employ
Ing and retaining their mechanics at home
the shore towns Of Maine, are operating aheil
yards to. some extent And in this effort, dur
ing the present year, the citizens OF Maine
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fKed anow N 9sHrope, recently published in
your paper That letter is doubtless well
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y o,'o o'0oo ~ scsseIs' or wha' purpose
might nave been 40 not Know, but OF TINS
citation of Maine5 NOR any other practical body
ofmen THAI 4 have, met in, Consultation on the
subject have thus limited their desires. or their
efforts,na,ap'h ~, safs4r ne a,;,5.,,....tE