, 1879-01-21
FREE SHIPS.
Carter Harrison's Argument Before
the House Committee on COM
mercc.
Why the American Flag Was Driven
from The Seas : and How II May
BE Restored.

From Orr O1rr Corrrspondtnt.
WAsntxaros, b. G., Jan. ls.-Thc House
Committee ot, Commerce Inns colttnenccd henr.
Ing arguments upon the htIl intr.xluccd by
Carter llnsr,son In favor OF repeating tic pro-
hIbitnry Registry Inv as 10 shipping. The
representatives Of tho Protertion!s,s were
present In full force. Mr. Harrison advocated
FREQ aitps, and supported his bill In
THE FOLLOWING spEEc1t:
IEsop tells ua that in ottlen tins traveller
dropped IntD The hut Of Satyr. Ills fingers
were numbcst with cold, 30 lc blew UPON tlicin
tatsr. that he RECALLED him with l,ot soup. llo
then hcw upun IL to cool 1t. Tie tilsg,lste,i
bust intontlneNt!y turned his gucas hlt nf
doors; he would hsye lothln9 tn tlo with ono
wIlo l}few both hot aud t4,itl.
The spcecls IT tho gentleman from Ntolnc mt.
HALEY recalls IL tus msfnoTy thfs amust forunt-
ten table. For liz tells you lln~, but Inr Tho
fostering breath nf tiIe protection which our
high.prierd material, That great interest could
never lmve tceome what It WIS before The Wnr.
lie drew d Glowing picture OF our great ulGr-
enant marine m tllote days; and that, labor
Of the Oiu World. lie then tol.i you !mw
American shipping was driven iron tho suas
hy the Alabama and other Confederate cruisers,
grandeur. That to-day labor and material arc
20 c1lcup that our shtnhuiitlcrs nrc ntl. 10 htli
better and cheaper ships, upon the Delaware
AMI OF, the coast 81 Maine, tilan can bc tnt!t
cruelty TO rcpeal these .prohihatorY laws now
that c}eap lof1or t. enabling these people to rc-
place tic mighty fleet Ut carriers unou tic seas.
When 'aborwas dear, and was benumbnE the
builders fingers, then Prosectt0n's breath was
necessary to warm them. Nov, wien labor IL
cheap. md Ills s0up Is hot, Prntertloh's breath
inl1ht be kept blowing 10 cuol II. say, Put
Protection, nr rather Prohibition. out of doors.
/ wunt nut this thing
BLOWING HOT AID COLD At Will.
Tic gelltleman's picture Of the American far
floating ostr eyesy sea and over nl oceans In
tlF1,es past was nut oVcrtIsawn. can remember
whun. ut tho ducks Of Liverpool. our ilag, ncxt
to that Of England, was oftcnest .cclt. At
only to ti.oac Of England an! tier,nany. On
the North soa, On thu Battle, on tho slcditerra-
mean. and aa fnr cast az the Busphort,s, tic
Americana pride was nursel by areiug the Stars
and Stripes waving as often Us did that OF any
uilicr country. except tho particular one to which
the port belonged.
Tho gentleman, however, Ia mistaken when he
tsss that this great carving success Of ours WIS
owing to tho Navigation laws, which prohibit
Any fOrciEu-bnilt SLIP being, owned by nn
American and sailed under hs flpe 1t was not
tue result OF these laws, hut In spite Of them.
W. weEo thu second carrying nation Ut tAc
world becsusa Of our vast forests eEoanIng urldcr
hiruu,',. tItiooI, "liu ot.aMsc o1 thn hkll!
We built sl,Ips which could rail- Into tho r!ni,s
eye, nnl could sail almost with tho uind's
spead. England aud Holland Mllt ships which
eoulu ea'l onIy Nl;h tna "lno' aua Inch bat llilo
Our clippers wont 10 England for fretpLtaEo
for China, md returned 10 England With carsuts
Of silks and teas. Our Flying Cloud md Fly
ing nuiehtilan eaTlleu irom tqtt!ofl lsGlthlnE
iIelens 10 hHsttasA aaa ~ te Ihuies. our Hug
sps we1s e tue acctss, our .asors 'sue' ssre @ sSp
most @ EApett, anu ouF "ooacn sli'Es could be
oun. ~ .ne eASnrest' T..
hui ~. a'e..aHias n'a1'is tseM aha thEoSe, not
because Wo haA Chinese wall around Our
HUT IN sF1Ta oF THIS WALL;
for no foreign ships could asrord to enter It,
even u u hao hcGfi opun ...--..
n..aa,,' a asii, s9t U ',neE
ir.s ~ H. ~" t;m~srr. "t ,'' W. au.e1ts Etu"
learned H. eariv M tat fat shcnt c' J'IR ss ss1, sa =,
linn ,",12,,.s wi, t.neas tv.s ,rn a.eSt St,,
,..' a1s ~ NV ,nn.., .,s, nhat we Aasl
MuMn nr,, "s @ l,anf a,, ."1s H. WIS h9t neees
T.J ~ i oaI s,t IT, ~ ..1.4 lug m! lneso con
sn.' it. ". .I s"sn .s ~ ~. t !aMe pIaetNa"s
s.a ,r1, IN ~, .h, ~ 'e'n' covered te
o'.,, n.,,na. ..'s s,'.a ~. h.'t1. a. r.
tee th tes NEAL, y, te . oast a. i've yesrs have been
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III ,a a anssp @ ...p' law hGL sinEtc hGcreah aux
ita',,i,. atE s,o ihns y .epool, Loh1nh, of
ant"ts I'M J., , III ncs 1 ~ m9tmSeM ,,t Ell post. oG
~" ~ ~ P9ts w w ,,atic anu ahother
Usst W. nrcsunn. hha yet
e"n.!e"'s,,, ',,, snu VAT nas oeen over fourteen
yeata. S1 .,t e'nlser ha. ~ .hfeatened our com
.hesee Wy naso ant .. .ntso osn,9h 1aws caused
uur stpa Il ala WYE emu NY eehte
naa,a aLoh ~ MINUS M ana the seatienlan from lcnn-
kfisatl'a tc', you sn.ps can ne nntlt IN Mnine
aLu o., tnc nslaware chcaper anti hettef tlinn on
tht C}ae: WY mr. tHey MOI Dulltt Mr. Ward
hnts toe nhlpplhR l'te'eht Is fFdM,ng ~; but
tue efaWlE'E ms 10 pe uonh tlfouGh tue Ship
yar1s ~ . M"'sh a.!a o. nsa1ap ~ 70 our cont
hiesen u tot fla"1hJ " y 1nafchtnR With
E'aht htf!ua now, - u ~ aonc 1or Inc past few
W., yaF n.y., ~ TO- "os st.Is Sfaws y wSrs ot fr
ths loft'g1l eartef. s1rke Ilicso GflI'leRs walls
Iiheso gfon!oitory "a aws-Ironi a our statute-
ppo*s' III" "ni s"ttaA"E '"te'esta "ou!u
hEEf fAGs "'ta "oft o"o"lSa coA2RHcS.
mn not nero To-Day nrepafc'' with figures
anu blausaTs ~ n'Eae .sls M.atMs: WI! not
prete'n - Iu1n's!l you e1aet sLatstcS y! MI OIL
haha NM ii'nFotnEtu apceeil' lhese VIII bc fur-
nlsl'etl y.n ~ "Itliis Ut ~ PRINT, 90 tAat YOU
cail Aen1 t!'e.i easetnlly; staai' ohiy run over
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