The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-09
EDITORS coEREsPoNDENcE.
From eur rsgular e0rrsspsa.I,stl
NEW YoRK. March Z -Ia.

New YoRK, March 7, 1886,
/ ny the Howqua from Canton China arrived al
ms port last evening" have received intelligence
a. an interesting character, 10 within. one day of
TS as received by the way of London previously,
~ .uhese commissioner keying had visited
caO,i s hong on board a British steamer, his re-
49, 49," oeihg accompanied with circumstances Of
nhs sri pomp and parade
,,,l." nae new Grace church, (Episcopal,) at the
$3.50. ~ ~ broadway, was eonsscraied to-day in
g, 'e o. a densely crowded and fashionable au-
ditory. The services were renr.sso,ad :" hs 90 :.
solemn and interesting character.
In all projects thus far tried for promo,;no oe.a,
steam navigation, so important TO The future naval
suength OF maritime powers, they have been found
most successful when private enterprise has hsd
most TO do with them This fact has been oIs.riu
shown IN the remarkable success which has attend
co The running OF the Cunard steamers. The Brit
Sh government said IN the first place TO Mr. Cunard
anu ms friends, We will advance you nothing To
oui,a steamers we shall enter into no partnership
WIN you IN the building Of steamships; but fyou,
s private gentlemen, will, with your own funds, go
forward and build such steamers az we shall con-
sider saie ana competent for Atlantic ocean mail
service, we viii then agree to pay YOU a stipulated
sum Tor mailservice, with the additional under
standing that they shall be at the service of the soy-
o'nasA' IN case OF need, al a fair valuation. This
inc true plan Tor building up steam marine and
TO enable officers and seamsn TO acouir, knovl
cdge and sksli In their management presume II "a
on TINS plan our government proposed 10 act when
It authorized the Postmaster General to contract
with enierprisiDg capitalists for mail service by
ocean steam navigation. These gentlemen have
said TO the government, We to construct the best
hrst class steamers with our own means, without
any advance or partnership on the part Of the gov
eminent. All We want 10 for you 10 confirm the
contract made for mail service by the head Of the
Post Once Department, by voting him the necessa-
~ appropriation Unable us TO trapspors the xoy-
N fifuS af anI. L..
the contract binds us to place steam ships at the
disposal OF the country steam-frgates for defence
This Is the true course. In this way the govern
ment advances the great object in view without any
partnership without paying any parties four or FIVE
hundred Thousand dollsrs beforehand % oonstruct
'hiPs, which, by some Unforeseen contingency, they
night never be able TO build to refund the money
here Is no just cause why the United States
mould be behind any other country in the world in
''esm navigation, whether on or on rivers
mad we In the hrst instance constructed the right
tind OF steam sea-vessels, we should never have
heard OF the loss Of the "Homen and 'Neptune.n
We should at present, probably, have had steamer.
N successful operation, not only between New York
Ind southern ports, but between this city, the West
india islands, and probably European ports IN ad.
'anee OF other nations Our capitalists also became
frightened at the exravagant estimates and cost put
orth by interested parties in the cost put forth by
Interested parties in the cost Of such gov
rnment ocean-steamees happened to be CONSTRUCT
ID in the country; and which, with additional expe-
hence, have been found greatly to exceed what was
necessary. More careful investigation and exami-
nation has convinced capitalists at least in this
;ity, that ocean-steamers, excelled by none for
strength durability, and speed and of the first class
N size, can be brought out in our own country, az
cheap and with equal perfection in every respect to
my in any other part Of the world.
new cru in steam navigation is about to dawn
On the United States. We shall soon have steamers
II the right sort running the Atlantic, north and
SOUTH By the aid Of mail service bestowed by Con-
,ress, in the same manner as has been done to a
greater extent by the English government on the Gu
,ard line, we shall soon surprise the world with the
most splendid and successful steamers that have
,ver crossed the Atlantic. We shall 90 as far or
arther "ahead" in ocean steam-packets, of other
Countries, as we have exceed them in sailing vss-
'els.
.Nso York marked this day, 5p. n.-The stock mar
Get still firm to-day. About 500 bales Of cotton
we're sold, prices remained firm, at the following
quotations.