New-York tribune., 1871-11-20
HOW AMERICAN !SHIP-BUTLDfyG NAY RE
REINPI,IOR4TEI,
TREAsURf DEPARTMENT
REGIsrTH's OFyI,E, koyetu,,er TO-

IEG!SriES OfSHE " NObctul,er. 1871 (
DEAR SIR: have received your letter dated
Orncr Il. and am glad To know that you accord an
ncnrly with my with regard to tue gene raj inter
ests Of American shipping
The Ncr.YOrk WJrd seems. IN u recent oditori, In
have stumbled right upon 'hc necessity protecting our
merchant MARINE without being Of 1t, as follpys
Now all the immense stores. at least, and many hpr
structures. u1". "A chief material, iron instead Of
wood Why. then build vessels Of the same
material !"
The au.woI II seems 20 u patent to the operation
Of III" ordinary mind. Tho building Of iron bor-es,
Ike the Uling.ot raiIroais, bridges aud other struc-
lures absolutely protected from al foreign col"ti-
tInn. either hy the imposshiil'y or impractcamfy Ol
IMPORTING the foreign article uf ae kind III other words.
thu cost "i trHnspuratn j. perfect protection 0f hiH"
tccntw-ntictis ot the inGu rics OF the couurry. In
tie building ships the other hand the cost of trans
por1iOn element or protection IA entirely ciIul'
mated " hen ship slli"s INTO the water ut S"w-l"rk
She u as much In the arena Of British competition II
slc placed at that moment acsdr her rival on IN"
de. Hence the question arisc1. shall We give To
the American builder. by law, measure OF that pro-
lection which the bucrs of honScs and bridges rrJpy
without any legislation whateveri II the latter III com
mon The workers the various Industries Of the
country who not exposed to prcS CDnpr'iiion ar"
enjoy the rates of which ar" tn" rcsts OF our
social political, and natural advantages, why shall ""
not TO the American shp-hnll,r ia" sam" ra"'
Of wages, since ne j., tHl4L'tl ny va
American ctz"nshp, 10 the same aivAntE"- that ar"
cnnyei 10y ali his co-mborc. in the other hT inches 81
American niu>'ryl 1t IA not The - II but IL" wi Of
Labor whI, make vessels COS: n)lc III Ls country than
III scotland.
And,yc, how does the Gaze s,andl Why. by v.rinc Of
relations ~ martIm. rrcIpi" Ky, admit l;r.t "a
slips port, ir ey".y part pi tHr IL" 'p'H pr
c.,, Y The same Am"r. ~ vessels In other
Words ships Engaged IN f"r'gn trade have NJ pr
lection whnt"vrr: and IT ev len. that III such con
the nation which bud and sell ships deepest
must by virtue .lf evident law oi tri., sooner or
later command the Intornatuuai comm ~" o TIE
globe This Is jus, certain IA that IN an open mr!"t
the merchant VII. undor-cis all h!s competitors viii
soon have the market entirely 10 himself
The practical effects Of protection. hpwcr"r. nr" be- '
U.s. Our coasiw4c trade l. absolutely pnic, ted FROM al
foreign compel !tIo and II Is cjOyX TAR tcSi'
OF prosperity In have the largest steam mar.De
Of any niion on the globe G.GH1.fD trn> AMI It IN
creasnc AZ gratifying rate But l- hook at our ~ am
marine III the foreign trade. hunIIrI an. thirty
three steamer plying between the United 3ii"t hl
Europe and every OF IA II" under fox IA HiS bur
south American and ra'ac steam line. ar IL '.LE r.
ami ay AZ Dee rO4 ;lc '"a by rIN H. L
l>h nr- There /, othiug prevent Sir ii- p:tihr:
ami h hat l. the ca -, of this CIuno III" who tlt
tnn> 2ulii,,n palace the Bi!,toi ana he Prov ir.
pll.I o""n -lurrs! l., the 'ath ~ 81 O." nose
men confined O th- br.iiItni woIk7 II naval a"''''
trI" Win, h ply Long l>i al S'uAd aEi u" li"''A
R,vcr. 'Irir p~in!lh h'' IN "nEnrs- which ~ tGrE
-,v', rroUl trini"Hha g." ANN an f'tin' anu h.
Is, ao i,aI!r. Ia; ~liply hS: IN h!i!"i'G
Nc--"is IL ah-"lur,' p:oi"i" Ir!n All .nitEn
competition 10y tn" A% oi M'io'. l'.' ",tn s.y III: snt'
vessel shall e.-i-" IN American home 'rA r..
A,h tio- who try III ydn 10 max" 'isi""f"I az
word protection ii th"y wa! nr 'ot'''l III S',a ~, ,'"
prrir-sIon- Of fre" trad" hy ad'catiE III H." ioiM
ojlr roa-tw trade opru foreign c,rnrttipn. VIVA;
vii IN" of New. York say when thcy ~" BiI:,h
steamers driving every American steamer from the trade
NewiorK and our Eastern aAd Southern p"ris
EI what j. Ia vent tn't :r-".i' when before 'te'r
very eve, they that III the lee c"'n" tlnn 0 ftii
commerce Tag their country not to b" found At
ttLr rash'ad OF smsir steamship in lransatAitic
An. yet thi. lust what meant by abolrhing the
priaiple u protect u"n from our Ainrf.an mi'aint
lere unit III inNor of retaining that absolute piote'
ton al foreign competition which - now tiJoyrl
by our vessels the home tIadr and believe that
,ley alo ia,or Of attending .ome sort Of pr2t'
Wh,t say, the afri GIFTED trader. VIII YOU break
Ia upon Iho-" relations q" nL tile RECIPROCITY ol ir"s
'orptIiIon upon he o""u "h'h we aiye been tr I"
'-.al.h inruG the lat - years VII! J"h - b'
20 -, obsolete rolc! "f o.i,rr CrymwsH we'll H. It
question uf going siCk Il not 80 very alarming. h
al. oip idea, max" greI, many n S sermon ana
au,ind 20 years the brio oI to-day may De- ar
iavcd in dress uolcd after tho pattern u; EliilrHt
ln wI her great grandmother stood before ne altar
Ii -i. that ohe plain coiiih"n ,'eh''' iue't"h wiz
l..r,i - supcrsti;.ous :Trtt about gong barA
w. tie act Il %e NrS xc q: I"I G pa''naths % @ tt a' re- y
r..t.:ti =. simply because II vas at chat time to
-r,.,nx ,a' ',-.e.s were tim the only vehicles. Of
r,n.a."rce apnn the ocean and IN building Ih'nl
81, -; .sscd every other La On IN Cost oP,td ana s.a
r.Li,r,, Oar FOR, Il, ..bOundcd The !ur,t snip
tih.,r the eloir. and American shIi,bnirie;a'
a
..lv. lrc. scope to their genius and enterprise v"
wanted free. competition just because We knew thdt Wii
t COluprItiun could attain t. tht OrcmJ J-t rank i
tlI. commerce the And We did gain that pre-
For the same reason England was. unu l,is, hc n"7I
prr,,teui cacny o maritime reciprocity iot she saw IA
= the Triumph ~ Aint T.can slriS ENen at tl5 uiy
,r sailing vessels cOItc IN British SAILING v"s-
..-; Il least they require out htte " tho protection
seems IL Ue to 'h' wy 'H'"'' Va
stain uiiNgdt.Jl. o,,.,,,
I'm, a great change has taken place "Old things NJ V"
NJ, sc,, awg;-b,hull alt Things are hecon; new 1"o
lev OF ocean coInItcr dppedIcn AT nhoSt 'n'
: 40 team
thou IN v has pr Cincntly char II teT1zrd her sat's-
rrn Ingani saw thLt tlt success "I ul
and vi IRON as Ii Dullu nS ilatciii!
w,.d unr, more throw the advantage on htr si', iI
,,cire io British ships the supremacy OF the 90 fI' ="
f IN. scar, Therefore, she adopted mari iihr rec po
u The ycat sig The Results have lar SURPASSED hrI
most ol.iglIic expectations. ,.,
arriving trade Of the glpJc, ana IRON i taxing
IN, place n Soud III shp-buuIHS. No" me tt3I'' ar"
tnr,icd npjn steam nachihril AM ii '!'' fth "i
Irii much cEtaptr TLhh III n l ~ ''l
- H. W.. ~ formerly Uoo,cu SHIPS toui p, b'ii.t
,,,,, ia t,,, tcu states than III Ensltn. i.r III
I,,,. ~ ,,,i /, Iavi.s against ~. In" qr'-t' y, II
In, ,y therefore, -, shall 'hnS 7" tir 1b'H "Ih
A. dopLl 40 aftcI all th 'oHi','"1 ~
Ia If. bCrn r"vfr>t'l! b'l"'o ,l!it
VI. ..oul SECURE 10 slips ~ iedai '1'-hI "i
tr snippns engaged III our COM rec WIN "t.-H "a
than have H. rltli |" utiiilh' io
the tIir- - much theirs is ohTS
I'm, fr.u 6y protecting rnppIuS ~ som" en- tNc
mean. lu.lI... IN drgier. The PfF''rg" wan
IirIti.u ot.dlIrls cLluy Of chIryihZ on oui
commerce with every nati"n on the si,or, an
ina stbaad %, our merchant ships that tt hcd e't"'
ia. a--Igiricht ol her nhII ic 't'i'
.sr-. Very rc>ir'c fully. your~ 'o>' H'"A"''h
George ". Diint, rs'' NJ" "N'
MIR BEECHER on THE DAkWiNIAN THEORY.