The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-06-15

AMERICAN OCEAN MAIL LINEs.-We give in ano-
Their part Of this days paper, report from the
Committee on Naval Affairs of the House of Re-
representatives. of the United States, on the subject
of Transporting the United States Mails in Ocean
Steamers. The report is ably drawn up, aud
shows that the Committee have taken a deep in
terest in the subject.
We recommend the document to a careful
Perusal by every man in the country.
Accompanying the report was draft of Bill
recommending the acceptance-the proposal
OF +. X. Collins, ESQ, Of New York, to
carry the Mails between New York and Liver
pool, and contracting with Mr. A. G. Sloo for
transporting the Mails between New York and
Havre, New York and New Orleans, and interme-
date ports. The last section of the bill appro-
priated one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for
carrying its provisions into effect.
This is the first actual movement by Congress
to furnish the country with a national steam ma
rine. We congratulate the country on the GER
tanty there now is, that the stigma so long resting
upon us for our apparent lethargy in keeping pace
with the progress OF the age will be soon removed
We will have soon line of steamships, that viii
form the nucleus Of a steam marine inferior to
none in existence. The settlement OF the Oregon
question will give an impulse to business, greater
than the most sanguine suppose. Hereafter the
struggle between the United States and England
will not be for few acres of land in distant
wilderness, but for higher and nober object.
1t will be an honorable strife to outvie each other
IN commerce, arts and manufactures. The
country that advances these the more, will be the
victor; and will have the honorable satisfaction of
knowing that through its fundamentally, civza-
ton has been advanced, and the human family
rendered more happy and elevated.
ART AND ARTIsTs-BLAcK MAIL, &c.-Some
person has sent us an extract, from one of the dis
reputable Sunday papers, we believe, stating that
the manager of the Park theatre paid the propri-
etor of this journal five hundred dollars to puff
the Keans, during their recent engagement at that
establishment. We do not suppose that any man
of common sense will believe such ridiculous
falsehood. But there are persons who be-
lieve any thing, no matter how absurd, that is
said against this establishment. Now what is the
truth? AT this moment, the Park theatre is in
debted to our printing establishment for work
done, nearly five hundred dollars, while all the
stars of any magnitude receive their full pay and
full benefits. In fact, it always seems to be the
rule among artists to pay of every body before
the printer and if any body is to lose the printer
can. They are to be the scapegoats.
During the last ten years we have contributed
TO make fortunes for the various artists, both ma
tive and foreign, who have made their appear
ance in this city, probably in the aggregate to
over half million of dollars Hundreds, and
perhaps thousands, of lines have been written in
in fuvp Of MIA
lecturers, and all others who give public exhibit
lions. On many occasions we have received, in
return for those favos, the most violent and ma
lignant abuse. All sorts of imputations have
been heaped upon us, sometimes by the very
persons who received those favors, and sometimes
by their friends But this is not all. Three of the
principal theatres in this city-in which large
sums of money have been made and paid away
TO artists--now at this moment, owe this estab-
lshment for printing and advertising, nearly
thousand dollars which has not yet been paid,
and probably never will be. The Chatham thea
tire, under former manager, and one Of the most
prosperous in the city, got in debt to this estab-
lishment nearly four hundred dollars, which has
never been paid. Lecturers and artists of all
kinds, more or less, have paid their printing and
advertising bills; but many of them have never
paid at all; and at the present time the amount
due US honestly for printing and advertising is
three thousand dollars. Yet in the face of these
facts, which we never thought of looking at till
recently, we see the dsreputable portion of the
newspaper press, and some miserable artists OF
oil kinds, indulge the idea that black mail is the
cause of the various notices Of these artists. We
shall teach them all, high and low, different les
son in future.
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