The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-11
States, he idea Is perfectly absurd, snd could
never have originated out of State street, which
always was about fifty years behind the age.

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THE Collins STEAMERS. Collins steamers
have at last been sold, and all hopes of the re-
vival of that line are now at TN end. For the
future, the Cunard and other foreign companies
will have the monopoly Of the transatlantic
steam lines, for the competition opposed to
them by Commodore Vanderbilt can, without
government aid, be only partial The de-
cidon arrived at by Congress, in reference
TO . line which it was admitted had been
with the greatest energy and spirit Of
course 'huts out the hope Of assistance being |
granted TO any similar enterprise started at this
side. Unless it be made political or party |
question, 1t is evident that government subsidy
in aid of an American mail line is not amongst |
the things that can be again pressed upon the
attention Of Congress.
The unprecedented activity Of transatlan-
tic steam navigation this season, and the fact
Of the profits arising therefrom passing almost
entirely into the hands Of foreigners, have led
many people to inquire, What has become Of Mr..
Collinss That he is not idle, those who are &C
quaintcd with his energetic habits are Of course,
we'll aware; but driven from the element on which
he has hitherto distinguished himself, they are
naturally anxious to ascertain in what new pur-
suits his busy genius finds occupation. We can
satisfy the inquiries that have been addressed to
us on this point Mr.. Collins is at present in Col
linwood, Jefferson county, Ohio, where he is about
part for object the Development of the rich
mine, al resources of that State.
However much we may regret to see qualities
such as M. Collins possesses diverted from pur-
salts in which he would have rendered important
services to the ountry, the feeling is subordinate
to the modification with which we witness the
results of the policy that has driven him from
them. Out Of the number Of European steam
lines which now connect the American and
European ports, the whole, with one or two
exceptions, are in the hands Of foreign COM
panies. OF the steamers arriving nearly every
other day from Liverpool, Galway, Cork Glas-
gov, Southampton, Havre, Hamburg and Bremen,
more than three. fourths belong to the latter; so
that the profits on the freights of our import and
export trade go almost entirely to enrich the
u
great maritime nation such results can only
be owing to causes out of the usual course
of things they can certainly be attributed to
none which commercial energy aud enterprise
can contro TO the corrupt indifference of our
Congressional legislators can they alone be
ascribed. 1t being admitted that without an
adequate mail appropriation it was impossible
for the Collins line to compete with the English
lines thus supported, it was the duty of Congress
to make such provision for the former as
would place it in fair condition of rivalry with
them. Were the appropriation even larger
than what was asked, it would still have been
good policy to have granted it as an encourage
ment to our own shipping interests. Unfortunate
ly, however, the grant stood upon its own merits.
and, like every other thus presented, it failed.
There can be no doubt that if it had
been associated with some political question,
or been made party issue bearing on the Pres-
Dental election, it would have had a fair chance
OF being carried through. Thus are our best in
terests sacrificed to miserable considerations of
political expediency, and national enterprises
suffered to 60 to the wall for the want OF the sup
port which would be willingly accorded to cor.
rupt schemes having the influence Of strong
lobby to back them. If this policy be perseyered
in ii is evident that we will have to abandon
our pretensions as a maritime nation. The
loss Of our steam freight and passenger traffic
will soon be followed by that Of the prestige at
taching to our commercial and naval marine.
TIE WATERING PIACEs.-Elsewhcre viii he
found few watering place letters, which
as yet do not hold out very enlivening pros
pect to pleasure seekers. The great rush has, how
ever, hardly set in, the unusual cOolneas Of the
weather having kept many in town who by this
time are usually on their round of summer pere-
CARNATIONS. If the temperature continues thus
pleasant the hotels at the watering places will not
reap the rich harvest on which they have been
counting. New York, with cool atmosphere
and its many facilities sof enjoyment, will be
much preferable to Saratoga Newport and Cape
May, with their crowds Of frivolous idlers and
extortionate hotel charges. There are hundreds
Of places in the immediate vicinity of the city
where refreshing sea breezes and good bathing
can be had, without people being obliged to
leave their homes for more than Il few hours at
time. Unless fairly driven from the city by the
heat, which thus far does not promise to be the
case, we believe that numbers of those who have
hitherto been carried away by the watering
place mania will prefer the quiet comforts OF
their own dwellings to the noise, confusion and
dissipation of crowded summer hotels.
MORE NIGGERs.-t appears that the Hon.
Alexander Fl. Stephens, Of Georgia, has surren-
dered to the idea Of the South, that unless they
have larger supply Of Africans than they can
command at present it will be useless for South
ern men to attempt TO occupy any of the Terri
tories and make slave States of them. Mr.. Ed