The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-11-23

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In abit.beliam days II was matter ~ A
.vefy day occurrence u see tlie stars and
Iinpos floating In every liafbot Of any
IN the civilized world, Eng Q
and began to dread that her supremacy ON
The high seas was forever gone, and the
facts of tho times pointed to America - the
great maritime nation Of the globe. Things
have slightly changed since them Our
smart American legislators, who were
wined and dined by the ship.builders and
manufacturing monopolists on this side oil
the waters, finally passed in their behal
the navigation act. and by its terms unless
vessels were built here they could
not sail under the American
flag. 1t was useless to insist
that our enterprisiug seamen and shippers
could buy vessels far cheaper in Europe,
and yet continue to build up the American
maritime interests by carrying the Ameri-
can flag and pocketing the profits oil Inc
trade. The act was passed, and Tor Inc
sake of few American ship-builders the
merchant marine of the United States was
swept from the high-seas almost absolutely
in five or ten years thereafter. 1t has been
source of regret and humiliation to those
Amerioanswho.wantt to see the United States
eaGing the world in the world
carrying trade that such is the fact,
but such it is, and all we can 90
now is to right the wrong az
, once. Only within the past decade have the
, South American republics exhibited any
commercial activity or manifested any de-
sire to open up commercial relations WIFE
b us. The extension of our railroad system
n into Mexico, thus bringing the Contra
II American states and the western coast
; South America closer than ever before II
us, has been turning the attention OF ou
southern neighbors as well as ourselves t.
: this trade between the two countries ant
= its mutual advantages. But when INT
y means for transacting this business, for di
rectly carrying on the intercourse, ar
looked for, they are not at hand
The merchant marine of America ma
vanished, and strangers must be caNe'
IS in who will, of course, labor only Tor the az
q grandizement of their own country. Jus
within the past few days another and repu
}. table witness to the fact that the want OF
= merchant service is costing US millions an
is nually, in the direction indicated, has conn
/ TO the front. MINISTER OSBORNE our rep
e resentative to the Argentine Republic, bu
now in Washington, has been talking II
the reporters. and he declares that all tina
s is necessary for a booming trade between
/ the United States and the Argentine lie
It public is a line of steamers from our north
y ern or southern ports direct to the Soutl
d American ports. Now, he says
G that all the American good
d received go by way of England
s. This matter is certainly one of importanc
to us and worthy the attention OF our legs
lators at The earliest possible moment. w
- of the southwest are particularly interested
in the Mexican South American and Yves
Indian trade, and our own delegation il
Y congress should give the matter early atten
= ton. The American merchant-marine
carrying. trade must be built up again Il
!, some way, and the remedy lies in tn
L Federal legislature. 1t is all wei
enough to appoint MISSISSIPPI
1 commissions and investigating committee
IS generally, but the matter of next impoi
/ lance, after the revision of our tariff laws
l. is the amendment, modification or Tcpea
r of our navigation laws in such spirit AM
q manner as will ensure the revivification O
2 American shipping interests and enable u
J. to 90 south and reap the commerce ant
/ profits which are justly ours. 1t is to b
hoped that MINISTER OsBoRNE's remarks
though few, may have full force and effect
i and assist materially in calling attention t.
It what we are losing in southern ATTITUDES.