The New York herald., 1845-06-19
Atlantic Steam Navigations

To THE EDIroR OF THE HERALD:
Sra The Directors Of the American Atlantic Steam
Navigation Co beg leave through your esteemed jour.
nal 70 tender their thanks to the public for their indu
gence during the protracted delays that have occurred in
maturing and bringing forward the project Of Atlantic
Steam Navigation. They recognize in that fobearauce
an undenabe evidence Of the satisfaction with which
the pubic Will receive the announcement that the pre-
limnary arrangements with the General Government
ana our State Legislature necessary in reference to ul
mate are completed and that they are pre-
and to give the country the benefit Of Atlantic Steam
Navigation, upon more enlarged and comprehensive
scale than was at first contemplated Instead OF con-
sructing single ship for the English trade they pro-
pose to augment the number progressively, until they
have sufficient to maintain regular line twice month
to Great Britain, and another line twice month to
France thus sustaining weekly communication with
Europeenlsrging the sphere and facilitating the means
of commercial operations ghenng the bonds OF
amity with foreign placing the character Of
our commercial and naval marine upon Iooung IN ac'
ience OF citizens and the outspreadngs OF the great
metropolis Of the Western continent.
frhe Legislature of this State, with extraordinary
prompttude and unanimity has granted the company
act Of incorporation for twenyour years with capital
Of two millions in shares Of one hundred dollars EACH
There but two dissentent votes in the Senate and
one in the Assembly thus giving with those exceptions
their Repressntatiyes-in favor Of an enterprise which
we trust will rise above any narrow selfish views and
be directed to the advancement Of the commerce. the
curty and the best interests OF the country. The Di
recors appeal 10 the whole country this subject
the unanmity of the General Government pass.
ing at their solicitation the close of the last
sion of Congress- the Foreign Postage Bill and the nearly
unanimous voice of State Legislature in granting
protective charter to be national pledge Of ap.
probation and sufficient guarantee that the undertaking
shall he sustained
Aware Of the rcproaches cast upon ourselves under
just sense OF the dgraceul humiliation to which de-
pendence upon foreign steam S. ps and annual tri
butte of more than million Of dollars support thcm
have reduced u.s. the directors anticipate that the op
pounity given to the people operate with the
friends of Atlantic Steam Navigation, in redeeming
from gnoble condition. and in placing the country
upon equality with successful rivals, will be
seized with avidity corresponding with the mpor-
tance Of the object.
We have unspeakable satisfaction in closing the
door upon the past and opening it to the future
presenting to the public just such opportunity of COM
bned action the interests Of commences defence honor
and independence Of our country demand. The known
energy enterprise and public spirit of the citizens Of
New York forbid the idea that they will push from them
by withholding their support enterprise which pro-
misses ample remuneration upon investment and the
most important advantages to the interests of the
city With regard to the construction Of the ships and
the mode Of propeling hem the directors will seek the
best advice the wisdom intelligence and experience Of
the country give, and adopt that system which may
seem best calculated to promote the permanent interest
OF the proprietors
In this brief view of the whole ground, the directors
persuade themselves that the public sentiment gene
rally and so uncquivocally expressed will be consum-
tion opened and such further detailed nformatoA
be requisite laid before the public in the pre-
Of the Company.
Communications addressed to the Directors Of the
American Atlantic Steam Navigation Company, 90 South
street, will receive due attention.
JuNrus SMITH, for self and Associates.
New York, May %, ls45