The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-24

she but TO starvel
In view of these things, is it to be wondered
that there is prostitution in this cty2 Is
it not rather TO be wondered at that in spite OF
these things, our operative females body,
the most viriuous in the city? Here we have
triumphant proof of the preservation of virtue in
American women, in spite of obstacles that few
could overcome.
OCEAN STEAM NAvIGATIoN-NEw YORK AND
BosroN LINEs.-We regret TO perceive that some
OF the Boston journals are induging in unsea
sonable and unseemly merriment, over the strand
ing of the Great Britain steamship. They pro-
fess TO believe that the late accident that noble
vessel will prove death. blow to the New York
line; and over the prospect of the consequent mo-
nopoly to Boston of steam communication with
England, they exut extravagantlv.
To say the least, we think it in extremely bad
taste TO make merry over a casualty that had
nearly eventua.ed in an awful loss of life, that
would have carried grief and desoaton into the
bosom of hundreds Of families in this country and
in Europe. dispensaton of Providence should
be no matter OF mockery; and any other occasion
would have been more suitable for the indul-
gence OF self compacency, at the superiority
claimed by the Boston editors for the Boston line.
The fact IS, the Great Britain has been stranded
through no fault OF her sailing powers, no fault
of her construction, no fault of her machinery
She went ashore in consequence of one of those
accidents to which all boats have ever been, are,
and will through all time be liable, until sea cap
tains shall have the gift of inspiration, or until
some cute Yankee shall invent mode of dis
pelling fog, of making night on the wide wa
a 8 n Sda nr civ a in
shallow water, some other miraculous impossi.
bility of that nature. The entire seaworthiness
OF the Great Britain is abundantly proved by the
fact, that in the awkward and perous condition in
which she remained from the 23d ult. until Octo-
Der I'd, she withstood all the fury of severe
gale, and a heavy and dangerous sea, when even
the powerful steam-tugs despatched from Liver
pool to her assistance were obliged to seek safety
out of the bay.
As to the assertion that the New York line is de-
funct, we think that the Bostonians are some
what too fast in their speculatons. The Cunard
company are now building four mail steamers,
to ply between Liverpool and New York. A
company OF merchants in this city, are engaged
in building four more to ply on the same route.
The French government engaged in building
four steamers to ply between France and New
York; so that next year we shall have eleven,
and if the Great Britain DO got off unchanged,
We shall have, with the Great Western, fourteen
stea nships plying between this city, and the
two most important ports of Europe, while
the Bostonians will be obliged to content them
selves with four. So that after all, the Boston
ians have no reason to crow so Justify over
the accident to the Great Britain.
The number Of steam vessels in progress of
construction, to ply on the New York line, proves
that people are.beginning to see, what we have
all along maintained, that New York is the only
proper depot for the Atlantic steamers.