8. _Conceded_ (Section VIII.) _that the Government can discharge the clear and unquestionable duty of establishing foreign mail facilities, only by paying liberal prices for the transport of the mails for a long term of years, by creating and sustaining an ocean postal system, by legislating upon it systematically, and by abandoning our slavish dependence upon Great Britain:_ 9. _Conceded_ (Section IX.) _that the British ocean mail system attains greater perfection and extent every year; that instead of becoming self-supporting, it costs the treasury more and more every year; that English statesmen regard its benefits as far outweighing the losses to the treasury; that so far from abandoning, they are regularly and systematically increasing it; that it was never regarded by the whole British public with more favor, than at the present time; that it is evidently one of the most enduring institutions of the country; that it necessitates a similar American system; that without it our people are denied the right and privilege of competition; and that we are thus far by no means adequately prepared for that competition, or for our own development._ Section X. _notices each of the American lines, and presents many facts corroborating the views advanced in the preceding sections._ PAPER A. Paper A _(page 192) enumerates all the Steamers of the United States_. PAPER B. Paper B _(page 193) gives a list of all the British Ocean Mail Lines_. PAPER C. Paper C _(page 198) presents Projet of Franco-American Navigation_. PAPER D. Paper D _(page 199) gives the Steam Lines between Europe and America_. PAPER E. Paper E _(page 200) gives many extracts from eminent statesmen, corroborating views herein advanced_. PAPER F. Paper F _(page 219) gives the Steam Lines of the whole world_. PAPER G. Paper G _(page 220) American Mail Lines: Letter of Hon. Horatio King_. PAPER H. Paper H _(page 221) List of British, French, and American Navies_. HEADS OF ARGUMENT. SECTION I. PRESENT POSITION OF STEAM NAVIGATION. THE SPLENDID TRIUMPHS OF STEAM: IT IS THE MOST EFFICIENT MEANS OF NATIONAL PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT: THE FORERUNNER OF CIVILIZATION: IMPORTANT TO THE UNITED STATES AS AN AGRICULTURAL, MANUFACTURING, AND COMMERCIAL COUNTRY: NATURE OF OUR PEOPLE: MARITIME SPIRIT: VARIOUS COMMERCIAL COUNTRIES: OURS MOST ADVANTAGEOUSLY SITUATED: THE DESTINY OF AMERICAN COMMERCE: OUR COMMERCIAL RIVALS: GREAT BRITAIN: SHE RESISTS US BY STEAM AND DIPLOMACY: OUR POSITION: MOST APPROVED INSTRUMENTS OF COMMERCIAL SUCCESS: PORTUGAL AND HOLLAND: ENGLAND'S WISE STEAM POLICY: LIBERAL VIEWS OF HER STATESMEN: EXTENT OF HER MAIL SERVICE: HER IMMENSE STEAM MARINE, OF 2,161 STEAMERS: OUR CONTRAST: OUR DEPENDENCE ON GREAT BRITAIN: THE UNITED STATES MAIL AND COMMERCIAL STEAM MARINE IN FULL: A MOST UNFAVORABLE COMPARISON. SECTION II. NECESSITY OF RAPID STEAM MAILS.