Year: 1870

then. and still the deepest injury remains-
remains while all that is required for its re.
movM Is spread around us III profusion by


b0untiful Providence, and We have stood
idle to the use.


You have shown that while we we're in
the struggle to sustain free institutions. and
elevate humanity by equal blessings of lib
erty, England put forth her energies, COW
cred the ocean with iron steamers, not only
for her own, but for the use of the French.
German and other communities, to sap our
foundations and Danish our commerce. That
BY her protecting navigation laws che is
taking from us even our hardy seamen.
That we still supinely look on and hope, but
do not act. Worthily has your co.laborer in
the cause, the Hon. Mr.. Negley, borne his
part, and the compliments you pay
him are Justly his due. The declara-
for prompt and liberal legislative action
on the part of the government and
states In favor OF any and all enterprises
which tend to revive our shipbuilding.
especially the construction of large ocean
steamers. which lead to an early enlarge
ment of our commerce and naval suthority,n
and that "our people only want the chance
to be even with England once more.
and will be willing to lose q little to
catch up;" that ''the power of q nation is
measurably its commercial Importance and
its naval or aggressive force;' that 1--WE can
never hope for settlement of the Alabama
claims and have our ruined merchants paid
for their losses, but we can take our salts
faction in driving British commerce
and honorable manner than they drove
ours;n that ''the present generation
should not be taxed to pay off the entire
debt, but a portion be left for those to
whom we bequeath the rich Inheritance
obtained by shedding our blood for their
happiness and prosperity; and that no,u
q part of the means taken from US by these
taxes should be applied to restoring our
and the Inheritance of larger value;;" have
in them not only the inspiration OF wisdom,
but also the true ring of that manliness
which belonged to the good old time in
which patriotism was born.


Let your advice be followed; it is that Of
Roman experience in using adversaries'
weapons when they were Of better
built; commence q. the true starting point,
by creating iron ship.building yards which
can compete with those of Great Britain.
Let there be established by government, and
in the manner pointed out to me in January
last, in letter q copy of which iuclose) by
Mr.. Ambrose w. Thompson. one of the
fathers OF ocean steam enterprise in this





ago the Legislature of Pennsylvania volun-
tarily and unanimously passed resolutions
declaring that to his scientific knowledge
and practical skill we were indebted for the
most successful steamers afloat."


l repeat, let your advice be followed.
Commence at the point of constructing swift
iron steamers, suited to the pursuits of
our OppOnents-more honorably than they
drove our commerce from the ocean.


We have the best of iron and coal; favor
able locations for building yards; able
minds, willing hards; with these facilities
for building, and with the requisite aid to
launch forth enterprise, will come iron ships
of our own as superior to those of England
of iron advanced beyond both. And with
these will come that satisfaction of which
you speak, and which we shall all so well



DO not falter in your efforts, but press on
in the noble work to success, aud you will
cause employment to be given to the work.
shown by reliable data to be
one and half millions in number-who are
destitute OF work mainly because the cessa-
tion of our foreign tonnage has stagnated
nearly every branch of home industry.


Their thanks-the heart-feeling thanks of
their almost starving wives and little ones,
and the lasting gratitude of your country
men. VIII be your reward.


You, sir, having noble heritage Of naval
renown, early showed yourself worthy of it,
in the line which peace permitted your pro-
fession, by advancing commerce upon the
ocean, and when your country's need called
you to the front of danger, in the trial of
battles waged for her safety, you made the
name which your sire had left you, still
more illustriOus by deeds of your own
adding still further to these, you now again
A1k klxo i'll
regenerate our commerce.


My thanks freely offer for what you have
done. 1t has been much, but believe you
will do more; and hope long to see your
directing ability at the head Of that depart
ment of government, of which, as an officer.
you have been so distinguished for gallant
services.


have the honor to be; yours respectfully,


DAVID D. PORTER,


Vice Admiral United States Navy.


Red Cloud had a final interview with the
President to-day, and reiterated petitions
!or the removal of Fort Fetterman, for pow
Ter, ratiOns, ETC., varying but little from his
ormer speeches, and substantially in no
respect from his speech at the Grand Coun-
I'll on Tuesday. The President, in respond
ng, said Fort Fetterman would not be re-
moved, that it was needed as much for the
protection of the Indians against the
,ncroachments of the whites, as to protect
he whites against the Indians, and as far as
ne had the power he would protect both.


The Secretary Of the Treasury sent to the
senste to day copy of the Attorney Gen
'ral's opinion and draft of proposed bill
'elative to the eviction of the purchasers of
and sold for the Ion.payment of direct
ederal tax in the Southern States. The
Attorney General recommends that the
defendants TO such suits have the power to
transfer them to United States Courts, and
hat purchasers then evicted BE- reimbursed
,y the successful plaintiffs the amount of
axes, ETC., paid the United States for the