There are not half a dozen vessels engaged in our own trade that are owned in Virginia; and I have been unable to find a vessel at Liverpool loading for Virginia within three years, during the height of our busy season.
In this quote, Sumner discusses the lack of shipping activity in Virginia, illustrating its economic struggles.
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Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
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