Meyer. of New Orleans. and the third by Mr. GREGG. of Texas. They were reported out of th Immigration Committee. of which the gentleman from Alabana was then a member and of which I was then a member. with the full concurrence of the members from New York City. who at that time were Col.Ruppert andmyself. for the purpose of doing what we thought was right. and that was of diffusing trade throughout the United States through the ports that were most convenient to that trade. It was represented to us that from the back country of Charleston there would come commerce to the port of Charleston that would warrant the establishment of a line of steamers between that port and European ports. and similar representations were made with reference to the port of New Orleans and the port of Galveston. As to the latter two. the representations proved to have been founded upon sure knowledge.
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