Much as I rejoice in the American steamers, which vindicate a peaceful supremacy of the seas, and help to weave a golden tissue between the two hemispheres, I cannot consider these, with all their unquestionable advantages, an equivalent for cheap ocean postage.
Sumner acknowledges the advantages of American steamers but insists they do not replace the need for cheap ocean postage.
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