The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-29
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70 deal In the impending composition; and, indeed.
In every eonpetiticn with british ssents
Though We have doubt OF the npA issus OF thts
airy in steam navigation. We conceive IL proper to
make few sgestions. which may moderate
membsrsd that from the beginning, steam navigation
mainly ployod by our rivers These hun
drsds thousands OF miles in length, traversing the
depths the country naturally became the theatre OF
FIRST riumphs In this noble discovery 1t Ii glory
enough that We were able to convert these into the
great and trade ere yet tho cid
world WAS fully awake to the new which had be-
gun. Our steamboats,, thus confined to shallow wa
ters and influenced BY the spirit the oouatry soon
Decsms subject 10 Keen osmpetiton for speed, Tbs
swiest boat was OF course, deemed the best All the
genius Of our artisans was bent to this species OF
slencs, and accordingly led the world in the
celebrity OF our steamers Our boats in their very
des suggested BY their length and ghtness the pre-
dominant purpose Of their construction. The arrow
In its fight or the outstr-tched swan skinming the
ers and gave name to some OF the most popular and
successful boats.
1t is true indeed that our river navigation at first
a matter Of thrift and convenience-speedily became
also matter Of luxury. While sailing up or down
the Hudson, the Ohio, or the Mississippi some of the
finest emery In the world added
steamers converted into floating palaces with
the sumptuous decorations OF architecture and the
rather Incidental, the main idea OF exsellng in
speed stili continuing to prevail.
most renowned rivers are but little larger than
mill etresms Her steamers to traverse the tur
busnt waters which never cesse to Team and thunder
ginning, battle Of n light with mght-of human will
and strength against the wonted mastery of the
Ii was not in the old navigation contest in which
the wind feduced into coquetry with the
trick Of he rudder teaching the chip glide and
svoio, rather than meet, the shock OF the waves A
new power. dug by mans arm from the bowels OF the
earth, and linked with iron by mans Invention,
to mpe the vessel In the very teeth Of the wind and
against the very breast Of the emosttisd bllOws It
Of other days. In supersttious age OF the world Il
would have been regarded - impious waging Of
upon the gods Ho would these things have runs in
the sonorous number OF the father OF poetry
Yet such was Britains apprenticeship in steam nav
cation While the mstto OF our steamers was go ahead
twenty tie people of the British Islands have
been trained in set of ideas regarding steam VI
CATION and in another; and what Is specially perth
nent to the purpose Of this article for this period OF
time che has been establishing foundries, erecting
ship yards building engines and rearing practical en-
gness exactly suited TO meet us and perhaps defes.
US In the CONTEXT which has begun as to superb
GRITTY in our line Of ocean steam navigation
NOT Is tins ,sperio, experience in navigating tse
vantage In the hands OF our rivals Her i'm mense
mineral rsources especially her beds Of
iron and coal lying contiguous TO each other and
to naviaable waters with the low price Of labor, by
which these made cheap and abundant 1T any
CURED port. place power In hands decisive OF
contest which Is not met aud sustained BY CORES
pondipg er oeuntervaiipg advantages, added to in
domitAble perseverance,.
And to all THE Dust add that ohm d ull Is long
and heavy purse is put at the disposal Of British
competitors. As the naughty Brennus, while Rome
heststed about the golden ransom she vas to pay put
his sword In the scale, exclaiming "wo to the
qusI ed ~ go Britain casts the might of her money
into the issue The nment aid given to England
by the Cunard line Is twice thrice that bestowed
by Congress upon the Collins steamers and to what
she has given she stands ready to add more The ap
pcsnts need not go to Parliament 1t Is only nsces
cary TO saty the Beard OF Trade to insure additional
millions for this object. An English gentleman,
Gently discussing the subject adducsd this fact in
suring the fnsl triumph OF the Cunard line partcu
srly he counted upon the supposed reluctance OF
an American Copgress to grant money to thissnd kin
dred objects
side OF the Britsh steamers we have no fear Is to
the result. In river steamers surpass all other
nations In ocean steam navigation, in the mdsr la
titudes, also without rival. No other ships
compare With lines to the South, to the Gulf
Of Mexico, and from Psnsms TO San Francisco. In
navigation Of the Northern anttc, Cons's
line IL at least equal 10 Cunsrds IL there be ad-
vantage. IL is side. We speak only of
speed in comfort &c passengers In taste and general
ar angs ment We have an admitted superiority In
the winter nayigaton-the only point in which our In
feroriy can lie pretended-two OF Collinss line have
short OF COAL o~ing doubtless to want OF expe-
Renee 10 the Of II the part OF the engineers
the fret eight yesrs the cunsrd line stopped at Hs
fax and always took in coal which IL only these
two ships have done, each in instance Even such
accidents will hot be likely to after this pc
rience. Thus far conss line has been more succsss
ful less subject TO accidents than the Cunart line
in lite Early history As TO the Atlantic her fate not
being known che s not At subject for prsee mt specu
lstion. The Great Britain went ashore in Dundrum
bay tsslve hours oat Of port; and the Columbia Of
the Cunard line wa, wrecked OF the Bay OF fundy.
Sc som. accident hs, doubtless happened to the At
lantic We believe, however that she Ii etlll Afoat
and will yet fulfil the happy auspices OF her early
career.
We hsv. little space in which to consider the aspect
which this question Of superiority in steam navigs
ton bears upon the prospects OF country and
Great Britain. OF the six hundred ships Of war form
ing the present British navy about one hundred
steamer. bearing the title. Of Adder Avenger Basi
lisk Bloodhound Bulldog firebrsnd, Fury, Golish,
spitfre, Terrible Viper Vixen, Volcano SC. To this
upt onious list NUT be added her mail steamers
such force Is doubtess sufficient 10 master the other
paves Of Europe, and thu II Amercs out of the
way Britannia might s assert and sing her dominion
That in this condition Of things John Bull is chew
ing the eud Of bitter sncies there can be no doubt
regret to In the British press train of IDEAS
and suggestions which II INDUCED, may again crimson
the with the blood OF the two Kindred nations
The time IL psst when mankind will endare the idea Of
Iron Gibraltar aeamsg over the world and making
every Tag that files the playthng Of Britain Iron will
This notion Of supremscy OF the seas oftriumph the
beyond commercial rivalry And IL should be the ef-
fort Of all good to divest this far possible Of
any en- eitterinz t.pdsney. hsth c.rtsin that ey
isg papers In England that Statesmen there look
ing beyond commercial superiority TO their ancient
sritins domiI ion and 10 equally clear that in the
q, edy pursuit Of thi. object the people Of England
are returning evil for good toward this country in
respect 70 the emitting competition. The British
70 our ports have met With universal ia
steamers 70 British ports have been the OBJ
ects and 70 some ertsnt the victims Of conspiracies
to which the press have been, In certain instances
party We do not expect BY this srties TO arrest or
modify these practices II Is due to trsth hswsvsr to
pat the facts On record before the country
LORD PALxFRsroN AND THE SourH CARoLrss
LAws-The following letter is from the office of
lord Palmersion, in reply to q memorial from the
British Anti. slavery Society, relative 10 the Ipri-
onmeni Of colored seamen IN the southern ports Of
he United Staies.-
FosriGN Orrtcs, Dee 81 1850
sir-T Am directed BY yiscount Pslmerstou to
knowledge the receipt Of Jour letter Of the 18th inst
planning Of the hardness and Justice OF the laws
q the southern or avehodng States Of the American
Mon With respect 10 eoored persons striving in the
ports q thore States and 70 state TO you Tor the
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