The New York herald., 1851-07-11
long time in prospect.

long time in prospect
The Blow To lRELAND-STEAA BETWEEN NEw
YORK AND GALwAY.-we publish elsewhere in our
columns, to-day, editorial article from Galway
Qrish) paper, which was predcated on The expected
arrival at that port Of the steamship North America
from New York. eperceive By tha. article, and by
reports of numerous meetings held in Galway, that
preparations, on = most extensive scale, were made
to give the American steamship and her passengers
a cordial reception. com nitee Was appointed
to proceed on board the North America, and con.
duet the passengers and the of 'ers to landing
ted for the purpose, where they TO be received
by another committee, whose duty /. vas to well
come them to Galway andto lreland a procession
was next to be formed and the whole party were 10
be escorted to the first hotel in the city, where they
we're to be entertained free Of expense. Cannon
we're also to be Efed - the city was TO be
illuminsted-a steamer was to be 10 waiting
for the North America - locomotive was to be
fred up, in readiness TO take such Of the passen-
gers wished to go TO Liverpool at once withoatre-
naming at Away, and committees we're appointed
to take charge Of the remainder, entertain them free
of oost long they chose to remain, apd escort
them into the country in the neighborhood
Before this time the people OF q Away, and Of all
Ireland, have experienced a cruel and bitter disap
pointment. The North America, with the stars
and stripes at her gaf, and the green flag Of
Ireland at her mast head, did not leave
here for Galway, for reasons best known TO
the parties who controlled her but which would
be no justification for the breach Of faith which
they committed. Indeed, it looks Il the persons
Who owned her made Of the sympathy enter
tanned here for Ireland, and Of the committee who
negotiated for the trip, to drive profitable bar
gain, and make parties who wished to purchase her,
accede to their terms. To say the least, it was a
very discreditable proceeding The people Of
Galway will yet, however, have the pleasure Of wit
messing the stars and stripes In their harbor. In
spite Of the sophisms and falsehoods N the reports
recently made 70 the English Parliament, Of the
committee appointed to investigate the advantages
which the western coast Of Ireland offers for trans-
atlantic packet stations, G Away will assert its
tural rights ard, sooner or later, become paoket
station, in defiance Of England and her prejudiced
parliamentary committees. There is not an argument
put forth in thatr,port, which could not be set aside,
and were not so, the London Ti1es would not have
thrown its influence in its favor Every knew that
the appointment Of that committee was a farce, and
that no point in Ireland, matter how eligible,
would be selected In preference 10 any, matter
how ineligible, in Eng land. flour information is
rect there will be. before long, lire of steamships
plying between Galway and New York. The di-
rectors Of the railroad between Galway and Dublin
offered 90 contribute two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars towards building line, provided an
equal sum subscribed in this country. We un-
derstand that enterprising merchant, who was
identified with the first steamship bsl soountry
has expressed his willingness 70 invest one hundred
thousand dollars in the project, and there IL good
reason to believe that the remaining one hundred
and fifty thousand could bo easily procured An
agent s about 20 proseed TO Galway to consult with
the railroad directors the subject, and, II posi-
BILE TO close the matter II be should succeed In
his mission. and the requisite sum should be raised
In the United States, 10 is said, contract, viii be
Immediately entered into for the construction OF
line Of stea nships Now, we do not state these
tbngs q our own knowledge. We have only heard
them. We believe them, however, and hope 70 be
able 81 an early day. o inform readers Of the
laying Of the keel Of the first of the Galway and
New York steamshiJs The project will. )f course,
be dis 5uragei IN England. but lttls Ienkoe
energy will overcome at obstacles from that
source. John Ball ard his rottsnOcracy may growl
az much a. ikcy licese, bu. 'hey are .Jo cunning
10 bMs.