New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-14

The total loss to our merchants in actual cash value
was something sO0O0ooo, but small part OF which
has ever been returned to It's owners Over sooo0ooo
OF commercial capital has been taken from the pockets Of
our enterprsing merchants and sunk TO the bottom OF
the ocean, BY whomi courteous and considerste
British nation whose ships monOpoze the trade Of
every commercial port on the globe; by the nation
our national capital, fortified with money and instruo
prevent the Of any bill our Congress
might to aid our crippled merchants III restoring
our commercial marine
AZ ap evidence Of this assertion. about the I'd
in one u the journals setting forth the fraud
and CORRUPTION about to be prctced on our Government
by number of gentlemen who had the audscty 10 pre-
sent bill tho consideration Of present Congress-
asking aid for the restoration Of the commercial marine
in the that they cut the slip from the paper and
had autographed. at their own expense TO thirteen df
feren Western papers This Is but one instance OUT or
number that could be cited. might say nine enths OF
.neS suicidal policy a. TO aid in the restoration Of
commerce the ocesn emanate from the same source
me pbTsncb OF industry except commeroe-the true
source which Government derives is greatest
extent that as individuals no longer able to com
pete with any hope Of success with the power
hands our commerce has been allowed to
drift. There is no lin. prseedsnt IN history h
sbe 10 maintain itself successfully without aid either
directly or indirectly from its Governments and under
nresent circumstances, IL cannot be expected that
american industry and mechanical skill can hope to
succeed TO make an effort without similar aid
and protection from our Government.
England to-day has IA establishments for the construc.
ton OF iron ships which on an AVERAGE have cost mot
domap has a single establishment, including her
going steamships. AS evidence the late Ad
mra Fsrragut on tour OF inspection wrote to the Sec
the ship yards Of Messrs. Randolph. Elder Co.. that
he saw fewer than Is vessels the stocks at one
time amounting to 1000 Contrast with this the
report of the Chief Naval Constructor of the United
states In the report year, We have no
yenienoes nor appliances whatever the construction
NJ hui az "A y
OF any establishment in this country that has
has several bills before IL for lite consider
alton any and all Of which, II passed. would accomplish
the desired object and within the next six mouths give
ocers and seamen and within the next twelve four
teen months place feet the unequaled by any
ment but little in excess of what she now pays for the
carr, OF mails to European ports under foreign
prominent members OF Congress and senators to call
around their standard the entire commercial and
vast coast and build an imperishabe monument for the
future!
One word more. No foreign nation has ever ones
toned the policy well as the great advantages de-
rived by the granting OF liberal aid to the Commercial ma
in the bills before Congress not the true
method. the wisdom Of OF our Senators should n
object FOR the time Is not far distant when the American
people representing the interest In question VII nos
Il Hh OUT FURNISH the proper m''n0o Ou' '1' r ..
The total amounts nov paid by Ensand and r xSs
for mail steamship service as foho"sd'iA' E"s'
q, )ls, 3O6 ~: France, A,s60,629 ~. 49,. Ia IN.
III tho object OF large annual aPpfOPs ,vtcs
support Of navy yards be to provide for nav 800
in time of war; then that object can 10 ,s.rtian OF
readily and ehesply attained by expendns pnd Co..
the money thus set apart every year "a sonr~a
tering q steam merchant marine Whlen d ,rsash In
OF wealth and prosperity in peace ana hAVai
war" , 80 ,o,h, Aha sound-
Of this proposition, let them in ssyv In 40 far
the present condition OF tno nssrnsd 10 wit It's
iyon arnor Mated and other iron vessels OF "a' o.
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