New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-24


away the trade Of the manufacturers or
wooden plows, Now Tor the facts. l ask
the chairman of the Committee on finance
| what the total trade Of Mexico Is with ali
countries.
Mr.. Sherman: The Senator VIII have 20
ask my friend from Massachusetts iME.
sumner I,who deals with foreign matters
Ask me as to the trade of this country ana
| will tell You.
Mr.. Kellogg: Il is not less than sixty-iirc
million dollars. can safely say.
Nh. Sherman: Then w nave ont-iouEth
OF il now
After such handling we arc not at al
surprised that tie Senator from Clneln-
natl walks up among the missing On the
passage of the bill
MIR. Corbett, from Oregon. SAID
1t seems to me that no one can d0uh'
| that the establishment o. :. line OF steamers
| between our country and any foreign cpIn-
| try i'll close proximity to us can 40 DINER
| wise than increase our commerce Win 'hat
| country. increase the exports OF on: mana
| features. The object III establishing tins
| line is to create IL market for our OWL pro
duets, our own manufactured goods, for
! everything that is consumed III Mckee 50
that ii shall 90 from this country within Il
| few hundred miles of their own land. N
stead of being brought from England, !our
thousand miles distant. It - vc;N evident
| that frequent communication Will iilai'tc
| the merchants IN that country to purchase
| their goods here. so rs to make
| quick returns. They will come mere
TO lay in their supplies and take
| them back there, and dispose of them. anal
| return again and purchase our goods, r.
turn and sell again, and so on. Every man
| that has been engaged "a ii merchant under
| stands the law OF tradr. AMI understands
| that with quick COMMUNICATION ANA direct
| communication this commerce can be h'i!l'
! llp: and without il we cannot build UP such
:. commerce. If Il line Of ships is established
| between Euylani and Mexico. and II" ilnc
| is established between the tnlt"d Stat"a
and Mexico. the trade will be don" with
that line between Europe and Mexico. and
| it seems to NE, Il We ever Want % regain
| this trade. this commerce, We lnNst do some
| thing 10 encourage It.
| The representative from Louisville neHt
! heads Il flank movement. Here is ii, pro
| fes,ion of commercial ftith:
am IA friend to American commerce, to
| the American marine especially mercantile.
| and want both increased and toStcrcd by
| every proper proposition amt policy.
His mode of carrying ont this policy IS
by repeating ali duties on foreign ship
material. thus:
Ii our merchants and shippers can not
| build iron ships at home. Is it or NOT, 4
blind and short->ighred policy that wonld
| prevent them from going to the Clyde, or to
other foreign >hipyards wi!er" iron ships arg
| built. and to purchase II they please. ana
| bring them here duty free,
Now, after the success OF the Louisville
| shipvards, we consider this deliberate re-
nunciution of the whole business OF
American shipbuildins singular 1t VIII,
| perhaps, seem 50 to the constituents OF
Mr.. Davis He announces his wish TO
POSTPONE the bill. and offers the following
| resolution:
| That 4 select committee OF seven. con
| sistin. OF one member vt the Committee on
| Commerce. one member OF the COMMITTEE"
| on Naval Affairs, one member OF the Com
| mittcc on Po>to.iices and Post RoAdS. one
| member of the Committee on Foreign N'.;-
! lions one member u the Committee on
Manufactures. one member of the Commit
tee on Finance. and one member OF the
Committee on Public Lands. be appointed,
| 10 which shall br referred the p-nti;ng hill
ANA all other bis proposing ii SUBSIDY II
any Inc OF steamships. And said committee
shall inquire int" and report Is to the best
| mode OF incrca-in. the mercantile malinc
and commerce Of The United states via
foreign countries: and Shall particularly Ill
| ullirc whether tie best means 10 that cad
| would De the grantln. OF subsidies uI By TIE
! removal and reduction ii tlUtIc- on foreign
built iron ships aud OF all the nateyia. Of
| foreign Construct ION enat Is used III build II :
such ships. And said committee il author
zcd 20 hear evidence ami 10 .rpovt by nlii
| o. otherwise.
We need not pursue tue i;npedi:nents
which were offered to tn;s bill IN PROPOSE
tons t. postpone and amend; one Of tie
last wa, by NJ. Chandler, OF Michigan.
who reduced the annuity to 500, coo and
left the Senate chamber Tie debate on
these amen iments Went on tor several
hours and were al mot by the declaration
of Mr.. Kellogg
ut me say - the senate that | would
| rather thcr would give ne Tie bill with al
the amendments proposed than sntf"r any
thing 70 delay and interrupt rs rassac'.
We make no apology for this extended
notice OF a mos important debate. L
mark, an era il the representative policy
Of the government. Upon question
when, if ever the whole south and West
| should have been united we find the fol
| lowing state OF party and sectional vote