Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-02-03
Free Ships.

/ addressed the Senate advocating free ships,
and in favor of the repeal of all laws pro-
hibiting the purchase of ships from other
countries and the registration of them as
American Ships. Senator Blaine replied
and his speech is felegraphed as follows;
He said that he would take few mo
ments. not TO reply to the Senator from
Kentucky with any elaboration. but briefly
TO answer him, at least in part, as he did not
like 10 have q speech OF that kind go ont
from the Senate Of the United States un-
answered for a single dav That Senator
admitted that this policy looked 10 perma-
nent dependence OF the United States upon
England for her ships. His entire argument
went upon that presumption The only
Slight attempt made BY the Senate 10 reiu,c
that was his statement tina; he hoped that
out Of the repair shops that would grow up
on tins side there might sometime grow up
machine shops and ship wards enough for Us
10 construct steam vessels
lie did not believe the people or Congress
ot the United States were prepared 10 make
that declaration Ii was a remarkable fact
that for twenty Years. OF from the time Of
She var 10 tls> hour. the Congress OF the
n.'cd States had not dcnc one solitar,
thing ;o uphold the ma, CATION interests of
the United States. The great march flrw ard
Of our old co merUiai rival had been Wit
messed and everywhere recognized. and the
Representatives of the people Of the United
States had sat IN their two halls Of lcgi>la-
ton a. dumb as though they could not
speak and had not offered single remedy,
OF a single aud until the Senator from Ken
tucky had risen IA his seat and proposed
make proclamation Of the perpetual depend
CuCe of TIN, country upon England for such
commerce as she may enjoy. holding up To
us Germany. l,aiy and the other European
cauutrlg, that are as absolutely dependcu,
upon Grea; Britain for the commerce they
enjoy as Is the District Of Columbia upon
Congress. DARN. these twenty wears this
Congress had passed u.ncty-two act, IN aiI
o' internal trlnsmi,sIon hN rail l. had
given Two hundred millions Of acres OF the
public land. worth io-daN thousand millions
Of dollars 10 money. T. which u had added
seventy millions IN cash Co tn same end.
and Vet It had not extended the AID of
scarcely a single dollar 70 that vast external
transportation hose importance had not
been exaggerated hN the Senator from Ken
tgCA1 Bat an energetic man. " no found a
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