Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-06-02

! my Nt>scis dDfOdt. VIII come mere ana
say. I'VE are like other citizens of the
| Republic; we made our money legiti-
mately; we have invested it in foreign
vessels. being 80 permitted by law.
| These vessels are now American ves-
sells, and We ask what right or Justice
IS there in excluding those vessels
| from any branch of the American
tradcE You could not resist their argu.
| mcnt. and the entire commerce of the
country would be carried on in bottoms
Of foreign make.
New Brunswick where labor is cheap
and where lumber and materials are
| cheaper than with US, would prosper
anew ut our expense. More than that
capital would not aggregate itself TO
| advantage TO 20 abroad. With us, in
, scores Of cases every wear. vessels are
built without ready money by men
I combining their capital for the purpose
/ They unite together. build vessels. and
I send them out upon the sea. Allow
I foreign competition. and these men
\ could no; accumulate money enough to
enable them TO 20 abroad and buy
vessels
| know sad instance which oc-
CURED in my own district In one of
\ the sca-board towns little vessel was
I hnlit and sent out upon the seas, |
upon her first voyage she went to the
I bottom with all on board, and when
I the roll was made up it was found that
I oi the thirteen mer. on that little vessel
seven were owners, who had helped to
I hut!d her and to man her. They built
Y hcr hy their own labor, and she was to
make business for them in her voyages
+ i it worth the while to kill out nh
industry that furnishes instances like
that,
| know that Great Britain is pointed
- as an example of the success At
tcndant upon the repeal Of navigation
la.s ami the admission OF all ve~scl,.
under her fisg. How ie that: What is
tue example afforded by careful
scrutiny Of the history Of Great Britain
In regard tp ship-builiu- and CON-
mcrrc attendant upon it: The argu-
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Mr HALE. III the wear 1851. TA-
act wa~ repealed in the time of Eliza
beth but an act was substituted regt-
i'un- Ahd restricting commerce and
AiN i-AlloI ar enactment PFpFilIn5
iHAl exports amy imports iu l'rel -u
notions must pay douhle dntltN. lms
restrictive PotlrN was continued. W!Lh
utcsolohAl lhollhcAtions, until after Inc
z. great rebellion "i l"io. hen that
/ contest WAS over rTeat Britain was IN
q condition similar to ours at the pres
cnt time. fier commerce was postratc /;
the Dutch were secure the ascendency
/ upon All The seas OF the world. There
VA cLaihor Ior farliamcht 70 lnten-
sIiy measures ~ project british navl-
gation. lheh IL was pfoNlded, III 1901 .
that mo goods or commodities what
ever oi the growth, production, or
Y manufacture OF ASIA, Africa. or
/ Amcflca'ihcluuihg our own plantations
shall he imported either INTO EngIand
or Ireland or any Of the plantations.
except what: Except III English
built ships owned by English subjects,
NAY igated by English commanders, and
wlth three fourths OF the sailors Eng
lshmen.
There is the example OF England
when she was in a condition more
nearly analogous to our own situation
to day than any other that | can find.
She went on IN that policy until after
our war Of the revolution and the
emerging Of the American Republic
into nationality and commercial
Power. a new element OF competition
va, then arrayed against Great Brit
ain and It was found that one branch
Of the navigation laws caused trouble
the law IN relation to the carrying
Of products England had law which