The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-17

letters and papers receive back the full six millions
they grant have been enabled 60 have with the West
Inches and South America, as we'll with North
America postal service from which It's commerce
ceves great advantage and Of which their national
pride has reason to be hsttered.
A third line performs the service Of the Msdlter-
ranean, and by way Of Msrsees, Malta and Alexsn-
tion with her East Indian possessions
IL is thus, without mixing herself up with the sfsi
OF the companies, by merely paying them sum equi-
form in public capacity, England has managed to
increase her maraime to two fleets Of steamers
the one Of vessels Of war, the other mercantile
In the United States, the services which could be
rendered at present powerful fleet Of steamers
enough convinced Of its advantages to enter into ii
they do not authorize its constr ucton do they
chs,ge the budget with an expense, the utility OF
ready event Congress has declared that they will
supplies" to those private companies who would
organise services Of postal communication to point
Of the globe; provided that 1t stipulated in the
contracts that the vessels in Of war, should be
placed at the disposition Of the United States govern
ment and that in accordance with this they
were constructed in suitable for the carrying
Of artillery On these grounds, with supply Of nearly
10 goo francs for each voyage performed postal
vice has been organized between New York
and Bremen. and 1t is saidanother Is being ar
other lines, with proportional supplies, have been
established between various points in South Ame-
RIGA. The American government has thus created to
the profit of its commerce, steam fleet which will be
greatly developed, and which will become in Of
= naval force organized at very little c0st-wo
might almost cay expense the product Of the
letter and postage ought to equal the amount Of
supply granted
possession OF a steam marine; at the same time her
financial resources do not permit her to held armed
in the large number that England does More
than English American commerce, that of France,
In order to be developed order to from the
narrow limits that now contain itbas need OF putting
herself by means OF steam navigation, in direct COM
muncation with transatlantic countries. But French
commerce is not rich in capital that OF the two
htnht sA bio aha ha Ntt
in communication; 1t Is less adventurous, and IL
found of adding other capital TO its 1t
must renounce the navigation OF the Atlantic under its
national flag and thus lose the great advantages which
the geographical position Of France gives 1t.
Our government, then ought like that OF the United
States the capital Of to its aid and
both of them together neither the other
rich enough the one to pay large annual supplies or
the other to furnish the to the
vessels to advantageous for both interests
that the should limit itself to tho putting
interests the care OF srming and despatchng them.
France would not have, like England at the one time
powerful fleet of war steamer, and numerous mer
chant feet she would have like the United States
a merchant fleet capable Of being converted at the
sound OF the first cannon into warlike one; but she
would create fleet Of steam transports ~hich accord
ing to our view her geographical position peculiarly its
her to employ most usefuy war OF invasion Is the
situated The only power against which our navy
would End itselfrspged is that of England and how.
ipfeory and the superiority Of the adversary against
whom should fight In var Of invasion, on the
should, nelp . NUMBER OF steamers, De
enabled te rapidly throw army over almost every
part Of Europe by taking advantage OF the three
that lave shores and thus could easily both In
the North and South invade all our enemys territory
1t would then be easy tor France, merely by employ
ing steamers services Of peace to at the time
herself OF the only weapons OF she would
have need Of. This end could be attained by an esso
citation of State capital and commercial labor. By
these means could, In times Of peace place CON-
merce In frequent and regular communication with
America organize the postal arrangements proong TO
the Atlantic coast to meet the steam navigation those
railroad lines which, from Paris, point TO all
pots create an advantageous coasting trade between
the ports of our three and h our rivers with pas
seDgsr and tow boats.
should at to send forth this plague the part Of
the world inhasit should have not merely those
fatbosts with which, however Napoleon not only made
England uneasy, but absolutely put Der in fear, but
large number Of steamboats,, capable Of carrying an
army at Marsees at TouIon at Port Vendres In the
Mediterranean, and at the number-ss ports from
BSyonno TO Dupkirk; and hslding In from our In
ION Spain, both north and SOUTH Morocco, all Of
Italy, Portugal Holland, Belgium, and even England.
Does our government take the least care OF steam
rsvgation Has IL the least desire to develope IL TO
lite full capacity On one single occasion IL allied
itelf with commerce in such enterprze, and II Is
known what lion like conditions IL imposed private
company. when ~ lent them the boats. Some small
esfays In extensive and also In petty cosstpg have
been made; but they have had to be abandoned, and
the way given TO foreign flags Have they wished TO
navigate the rivers to 60 from Havrs TO Rouen, and
rice rr,ai They have seen nothing but ruin In the
ont