Three millions of inhabitants within these precincts. progressive and active. do not indicate that New York is finished. Why. sir. this magnificent port. with its entrances on East River into Long Island Sound and thus to the sea. and through New York Harbor. via Sandy Hook. to the ocean. imports twothirds of the merchandise of our country. receives twothirds of the import duties for our Government. sends out onehalf of the domestic products of our land. and gives hospitality to onehalf of the foreign tonnage trade with the United States. Threefourths of the passengers who come from and go to foreign countries. including threefifths of all our immigrants. find their grand depot at New York Harbor. Notwithstanding the discouragements to her shippiog and her commerce by reason of obstructive laws. it is not yet entirely easy to effect an entrance to her port by the larger steamers. and. certainly. in many of her channels this difficulty is altogether obstructive. If her channels were properly improved by deepening according to the plan of the enaineers commended by my friend from Texas. there would be increased facilities for commerce by rendering the wharves in certain localities more accessible to vessels.
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