The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-12
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no INC FsulkuI ~ AAAN ANNNAlaANhNNAs
STR.-ReferrIng to senator ElkIns'
nil, speech on the subjec; OF American
shipping, would ask space FOR some re-
marks: not that / imagine could I'M
prove on his presentation OF the question,
bu; in the hope that might bring out
some points that he either overlooked or
did not think enough OF to spend time in
celebrating,
New England has been the nurser" OF
American shipping. There was scarcely
family there within 100 miles OF the
coast, tha; did not have one OF more rep
rssentatives AT sea. The boys OF the poor
as well as OF the well-to-do families, after
acquiring the rudiments OF an English
education. went 70 sea before the mast.
and thus learned stewardship In the best
Of schools. These boys became second
and then flrst mates, then captains. then
pay, owners. and In the flllneSi OF time
settled down upon india wharf, Boston.
or at salem or Nrwbcrryport as shlpp!nG
merchants their sons and grandsons
taxing their places upon the seas,
These men thoroughly understood their
business They knew snip ttum keel
tn track" they knew how 10 superintend
lhr building If one. ana tn case Of a mas
Ter failing them. could take his place az
moments warning,
They knew "the markets Of the world
and did not often make mistake In Sc
letting cargo Tor any particular mar
kS.
Under these circumstances. American
Il. sf,I MI al
every sea. our dag was seen In every
port
Ru; IN 1861 Jefferson Davis issued TO
Commander Semmes his order to Sink.
Burn and destroy everything which hew
the ensign Of the so-called United Statro
of America " So well did Ssmmes obey
his orders that there was no American
shipping lrf:.
To be sure It didn't require high or
der OF naval talent TO prey upon mercau'
,ill marine, aud Il was no; Ill on that
memorable Sunday morning, on the 18th
Of June 1854. that he undertook 20 hit 4
fellow OF his own Size when he secured
such dose Of "Winslow Soothing
syrup" ~ sent his craft 70 tine bottom,
Will, h. took refuge In the arms of his
English friends on tne yacht Detrhound.
BUt the damage was dons--our Amert-
can shipping was wiped of the seas. The
carrying trade In other hands and the
young Yankee boys had Ia seek other
employmcnt--th the nursery WAS broken up.
We have got 70 begin 1t all over What
ever steps NAY be deemed necessary VIII
have 10 b. adopted. whether In the nature
Of discriminating duties, or bounties, or
both
We vii! ga, the trade back again. but
w will have 10 work hard for It. and I'M
deradVerse circumstances, the American
pluck that established II In the first
pl1cr, VIII re-eStahiish Il. and our flag
Nill again be seen in every cline, but the
sooner We get 10 work az Il the better
As II Is now. We have 4 very large
country with a comparatively small pop
uiatIon England mas a small country
with 4 comparatively large population.
With them the eldest son generally stays
at home 20 Inherit the property when the
gt:hsr dies: the second and third sons
se. into the army. the civil service or the
church: the younger sons have position
given them. and they go of 10 the colo
MES or the Islands OK the seas and esidb-
l!sh 4 branch ~ an English house.
They keep up their correction with the
mother country, and are always ''a friend
at court when an English ship comes In.
Heretofore We haven't had the young
UeE Ia spare neltntF nave We mao lne
surplus means with which TO establish
them abroad. but both Of these difficult
ties are rapidly disappearing our popn-
Ia;ion. now over 10000. 900. viii soon be
l1O.OOO.0OO. while our accumulation ~
wealth is beyond all parallel We Will
soon have the young men TO spare, and
the money with which to establish them.
We ought to BE- prcparinS the way.
Then. with the wealth of our capitalists
and the Intelligence OF our mechanics
and artisans We will be In condition to
20 abroad and capture not only the car
rylng trade, but the markets Of the
world as well. READER.
Wheeling. April 10