The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-09

hostages received by the United States has by
no means equalled the sum paid for the service
For example, the annual pay to the late Bremen
line was 5000, 900, and the net hostages were
only about $4,000 The Collins line, which
received 1855, 900, produced to the Post Office
only about $23s,744. The Hsvre line was paid
sl50,000, and paid back in hostages about
s57, ZOO. The Charleston and Havana line re.
ceives $4,000 for its semi-monthly trips, and
returns to the Post Office about $500. These
facts make il perfectly evident that steamships,
considered merely in the light of mail carriers,
cannot be successful. They do not pay 1t is
also equally clear that If we wish to have rega-
lar and speedy transmission of eur foreign
mails, it can only be accomplished by steam.
The public naturally look to the government
for assistance but as yet nothing has been done
TO place the service on broad and permanent
basis.
There are several propositions before Con-
gress-one by Mr.. Florence, of the House, who
has introduced q bill to establish six ocean post
routes
l. Between Philadelphia and Southampton
z. Between New York and Havre.
3 Between New York and Gluckstadt, touch
ing at Plymouth. Havre and Rotterdam.
4. Between New Orleans and Bordeaux.
touching at Havana, Bermuda, Fsyal and San
lander.
5. Between Norfolk and Nantes.
g. Between Philadelphia and Para
Mr.. Kennedy, Senator from Maryland, has
also brought In hill authorizing a line of mail
steamers between the ports Of New York, Phi
ladelphiA, Baltimore and Liverpool touching at
Norfolk and Savannah the government lend
ing its credit temporarily to build six iron ves-
sells TO the extent Of two-thirds Of their cost.
Mr. Whitley, member OF Congress from Della
ware. has introduced similar bill In the House:
but the details Of these two plans have not yet
been placed fully before the public.
The projectors Of these various lines. how
ever. do not seem to be directed by any great
business knowledge or experience Their
schemes are all for the benft Of remote points.
rather than central ones They are attempting
10 transfer the activity Of the commercial heart
Of the Union 10 its extremities. and to abandon
the Trea, channel Of trade. its very aorta, for
the small veins In the fingers and toes
Thus New Orleans and Philadelphia Savannah
and Norfolk are treated a. II they were M
commercially important rs New York Boston
Il ignored altogether. the modern Athenians
being much occupied with their foreign ish and
Ice trade. and an occasional arrival Of a Gu
harder This enierprising town furnishes us
with our asteroids. and brings us Smyrna figs,
and seems 10 b. content and 70 are we. But
that ltis an egregious blundef 80 attempt lines
Of mail steamers from ports which cannot fur
nish an auxiliary trade no rejecting person can
doubt A foreign line between New Orleans
and France has been tried and sigually failed:
establish q line between Philadslphis aud
Liverpool. and u became ncce~Ary 10 transfer
i,s American terminus 10 this city TO save II
from ruin. II l. downright folly 10 persist In
crorts o. maintain lines o. this description
There are not p~s-ngers enough at New orlesns
or airy other Of ne southsrn points named to
support foreign line an fr onekAlf o. the
year thy would h. iha Pcsed 20 venture
landing Of ports visited w. the yellow fever.
Not Il . voyNgs u I'm no aud mile. o. sr
thousand IN a .teaulsr. - A. reeasle OF - COG.
veniehi a. ous 81 shfes thousand o. q healthy
ruute
Nor 10 there any partlculAr sdvantAgs Ia
losing . day or two 10 getting down
ths Delaware. aud up uorth again 10 ths usual
eour-s 81 TIE outward bound steamers Its
only such pori a. New lork which u iiself
naturally eommsnds On immene snd ever In
ore.-ing irsalr that can orr the largest faclIi-
ties 10 steam uasigstiou. There 10 rons iiks Il
In ne Uuit.d States. and never car he Asy
other
Ard fof ths sane rva-on shs Lies xhlch take
tbrir depariurs iron ttis city should have tbeir
terualui ai iorsigu ports ~ similar importance
Tier musi b, uutuai commercs. mutual ad
vsuiagss, mutaAl uece@-ifies % sustain them
No Pct one contrast can supply dshcisncy
~ freight atd travel Thus W notice thai GOO
~ M florrhcss prejects 10 % establish . line
t-twesh Ne~ Yost snd Glsekssad, TIE GRID.
pal proiectof proposd 10 start from Brootlyu.
bot b. has Fiss. ~ that ids. n would nevcr.
thelsss ~ Gar IN 20 .usitls to bsgin there thsn
end n Clucksiadt This is snail town. about
q miles n~i,west ~ HAmbarg on ths EIh.
10 the d0chy o. IIolstein witt 600 lahAbitAuts.
Altoona. Nil ard Resd.burE ar al towns a. me
ssms dachy, sspfis 10 u In every respect In.
forms, on 'hs sans river n. 20 600 inhabitants.
h but two miles wet - Hamburx. aud IA.
large and vslastls mAnufacsurss q velvet .iis
voollen cotton le.fhsf tobacco sug.r .rd