The New York herald., 1851-07-17

EMIeEATIoN TO EUROPE. This is a world Of co n
pensations. Europe sends Us her mdewed million,
ana we senu our upper ten thousand in exchange.
The extent Of the emigration to Europe this season
is really surprising. year two ago the idea of
building more steamships was ridiculed. We
already, said the croakers, had too many steamships
they were, in fact, rather failure. However, the
number was doubled, and the character Of every
vessel increased in luxury, style, and speed and
consequently in expense 1t was found, however
that the long heads who schemcd and labored for
more steamers, and never gave up till they had
gotten them, were right, and that the common
place jog-trot world were, as usual, behind time,
and wrong The new steamers were built and put
afoat-gorgeous, magnificent misunderstanding
the fabled sIeEdors and luxury of oriental srchi-
lecture, and flying almost with the speed Of the
magic threelcgged stool. II was found, too, that
the bigger they were built the swifter they coald
go; and, for their almost frghtful cost why that
was rothing-a mere blgatale.
Well, the new and gigantic American steam
ships commenced running, beating everything
ing every thing else on the shes; and il was all at
once discovered that they had been really wanted
all this time. They were full Of passcngers-run.
ming oyer-whle tie Britieh small craft and the
new French steamers, and everything else, sailed
full, too, ard made more morcy than ever. Every
body that was anybody must 60 to Europe The
next thing will be that shall want more steamers
again. We have thus far licked John Bull all the
world 20 nothing. VIII he try his hand at some.
thing stan ahead We should like to see him--and
if be succeeds. Wen promise him that Brother
Jonathan shall take his turn, and make still
another step in advance.
The creation Of those magnificent steamers,
which ply every week, regularly, from port to
port, on either side Of the Atlantic was one Of
those immense and sig niGcant events by which
this century has been signalized, aud which have
become 50 frequent % cease TO starte US,
until we begin calmly 70 meas ure their gigan-
tic results. Il has been always an admitted
fact that general and unrestricted intercourse
between al the nations Of Chistendom would
not only render wars between them impos.
sible, but would reflect the creates, advantages
upon each, by mutual interchange Of thoughts,
opinions, knowledge, products inventions, improve
ments, SC, Sc. This is the way for the world
70 advance on large and comprehensive scale
This is the work which ocean steam navigation Is
silently and steadily achieving. This summer we
send out our Thousands Of pilgrims and pilgrim
esses, to bring back to society here, precisely
what il most needs-taste in the arts easy
and polished manners, general refinement Of
etiquette and tsne; and to disseminate, wherever
they 60 those ideas and principles Of personal
independence which are all that Europe needs
for its peaceful regeneration. Next winter, hun
dreds Of distinguished men and brilliant women
-ornlments Of the sristocratic circles Of Europe
will come among US, imparting to our somewhat
heavy reunions and drawing-rooms that indescrib-
able ghtness, vvacity, and careless grace, which
is the charm Of true society; and taking back |
with them exalted ideas Of hospitality. our ma
tional wealth and greatness, our stability, our
general capacity and character, and the incscu-
liable blessings Of free government. Thus reads
the philosophy Of ocean steam navigation, and |
the consequent rush 10 Europe which We set down
TO commemorate.