Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-01-25
Mr.. Hale's Speech,
IL favor ~ Free Adpsi..soa Of sh,v.
building Material, Jaa. 2sd.

Mr. Hale. in a brief speech. urged the
passage OF his bill. and among other things
spoke in substance a. follows:
This bill. introduced by me and in which
seek direct vote. i very important. and
some fault has been found that push il.
passage without sending il To a comm tt.c
Several reasons move me-iirst the impor-
lance oil the subject; the building OF our
ships and the sailing OF them To earn mon
cy 10 make interest greater than any that
has asked relief at the hands of unsres>.
Second. the decline aud pro.tration of
this interest l. uudi,puted. The carving
trade of the world has nearly len ". W.
build no large ships or very few. Dur
earnings in the foreign trade fell Oh from
lsGi Ia 1859. S31 .s,> sos. and the lat III, &c
years have been even Morse.
Third. the question /, no; a new one. II
has been in Congress. in the pres. Ii
thoughtful mems minds. and the President
has sent u 4 special message upon H.
Fourth, this bill j. brief and simple II
presents the plain question at the abolition
of tariff duties upon -hiphuilding materials
aud upon store, aud supplies used IA oar
ships. | believe il viii ~ cifcc,uai II
applies tn all vessels. My own constituent.
are more Immediately interested IN build
ng wooden vessels,
We have the yards. the mSerial- the
best MECHANICS living. bat We pay Lutie.
that cripple u IN The race With the British
or PROV incial build r. 4 single town IL
New Brunswick now builds A. much =,
Maine.
Give n this relief and We can live. OuI
I labor j. better. oar skill superior. our cur.
Z rcury approaching aul tie day Ia, no,
I Vet come when wo"dcn vessels have b,
. 4. 4
{ the contrary assumption uf British iruf
I ,hiphulldcr-. For certain regular voyage
I iron j. better bat wooden al Ing ships %
set this free motive power against the
speed and certainty al iron .trau,r. 4,
wooden vessel. owned in my own district
I lately sailed from Chill 70 Falmouth. II.
/ land. IN - day-. and such voyages are net
rare. Iron and steam cannot d. murl
better. Iron has X. weakness MACHINERY
c"-t. heavily. Mir W ctmorr told the -yr,,
ial committee in l>G. tia; two or three irui
Z ships were wrecked of New FoundlAul {,
one wooden ship.
Wooden ships are needed I'm n.wly open
: ing commerce ia the far East. bur this hii
h-lp, both iron and wooden ship huiiding
We should build both. Take of uur bur
drn- and We aili DO Il. \ practical ire,
ship builder who bui!t iron ships Tor ou
} tnhFrHfn"Nt IN the Nar tFStIitf~ To MS De-
lief that the old wooden ship builders wi.
easily turn to iron ship building. 4 Greer
P"iui ship bnilIer tried hiring British me-
chauic- and KEEP; eleven of them thr-
weohs. Nobody else tried the experiment
Duties OF Will gile as cheap iron lror
abroad or bring down home iron. which
better. To fair CORE -pondrn prices.
In fair ticll. such A. this 'wuuld nv
u. we beat British -hipsuilder, for thr,
years up To lsUo. / cannot consent 10 N
amendment Of Mr.. Cox, who wants Ia bu
ship, abroad. lha, MEASURE would b., Ia
death kucll of American shipbuilIng.
The refuse ships from abroad would J.
sold cheap. and thus max" new stimuli
To British yards. Our builders would nc,
"a 49, - sr-i- - sEat. IN ca
OF war between England and aun,h.
maritime power her ships would b. pnt az
der our nag by nominal sales. and III. carr
ings all be spent there, and she woui
thus continue to maintain the suprcmac
that she gained by our exposed condition
III the war of the rebellion.