The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02
BY WAY OF RETROSPECT.

We suppose there is very little practical use
In referring to the Brazilian, mail subsidy al
this late day, now that 1t has been lost In the
| House by vote which placesit beyond all the
lpowers OF resurrection Of any conference
committee Still we cannot resist INDUCING
the mournful pleasure of recording the fact
that our representations as to the conduct
| OF Sammy Randall were In all respects full
filled.
II was reported week ago, by Washing
ton correspondent, that Speaker Randall had
declared himself In favor OF the measure.
But this assurance failed utterly to shake our
abiding confidence In that eminent gentle
mans rooted hostility to New Orleans and
just as deeply rooted affection-said by the
way. to have been induced by the root of all
evil"-for Baltimore and the Baltimore coffee
trade. To paraphrase the language Of one
of Dickens choice spirits; "other people have
their Sammies that they have confidence In,
and we have ours. We have picked ours out,
and It's Sammy Randall" He opposed the
bill. precisely as we knew he would do, and
contributed more to Its defeat than any one
else. Sammy deserves the support Of the
South for the Speakership.
Various causes are assigned for the defeat
OF the measure; among others, the vitupera-
ton OF the Eastern press, the corrupt inilu-
ence OF the Baltimore lobby and local jeal-
ousies among Southern members. The New
York Times, speaking OF this amendment TO
the postoflice appropriation bill, declared that
Its defeat would be secured by votes obtained
by New York importers, who were bent on
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Brazil. Said the Times: John Roach can
have the support or tact approval of New
York interests only when he consuIts them
alone; IL he wants more partners he can have
them only at the risk of the opposition of New
York"
This Is what we call candor, and now we
ask Ii IL Is not about time for the South to
assert itself, and for such gentlemen as Sena-
tor Morgan, Of Alabama, to pool the issues Of
Mobilciwith the balance OF the South2
But the most remarkable argument against |
this measure, that we have seen, ia In SIAN
derous and defamafory article In the New |
York Sun. in which the members of Congress |
who supported the measure are denounced |
as Glars and horse thieves" The Sun
says, referring, Of course, to the "Roach
The Republicans generally will vote in the
afhrmative. and IL the recruits on the Demo-
cratic side ere prepared to face the music In
sufficient forge, as Hoaoh's lobby managers
will be added to the list OF the Credit Mobiljer,
Pacific hail. and the like. which disgrace the /
re ords OF Congress.
On one of these illusions. at least-that to
the Pacific Mail--the Sun is exceedingly I'M
fortunate, as the following statement from an
official source will show:
The government received back from the
Pacific Mail Line during the years from 1867
to 1876, inclusive, In the shape of increased
duties on customs. at San Francisco alone,
50, a66,3OS 81; gross receipts, stamps, etc,
100000; postage, s179,934 81; duty on coal
S6S,0O0; tonnage tax, 500, 2S3- Oh.
Total receipts (which would not have been re-
viewed but for the establishment of this ser
rlcel si.975,526 10. During these years the
government expended for mail Transports
ion $4,5OO,000, leaving an increased revenue
'ver and above the subsidy OF s1,476526 16.
This was the result In the first ten years tx
II trade that had never existed before and
which was developed by this line. To this
Inc 100000 was paid yearly and profit to
he government Of ever twenty per cent was
ealized on the investment. In the instance
4 the Brazil line but 100000 year was
sked to establish two lines to country as {
ich in resources as China or Japan, and !.
With which we have no commercial inter-
curse whatever, no communication, no cor
no medium of intelligence, ex-
ept by way OF England. Who can question the
enefits the government would have derived
'om this subsidy We advise the San to !
,ok at the figures before making instances :
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