The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-05

such would lesl 10 ar extension % 10 slave
trade Is DO ie. cerfsin. L. may be lha sue has
II eseE 'fe ilrre when OR oSn fooos ann nre'
are wanted at bolhe to give the weird tne hfsa
saan pi- If sbat she n-ans ~ 30. ~ aoy rave
Ter desills ale an outrage upon cViza'ion
anc ful anify su0 "a. 'ac' 81 ari F,1z x Wha'
she nny consider 1t.frg opportunity - ih3N
curnse a system % aggression we'll Is -
wise irs"re Ter fpal iaimnp'fy. spain Il
notof,c,piy q siole,or o. tseaties, and tho only
she.tar Of he slave made among al nations
There il orly one slave mart ii the world, ana
n al y hers; bat We may rest aS-aceG tnat i
SIZE is allowed 70 carry ont her projects, both
with regasc to HGya and otLac territories she
'Vii -ouu rave not oily one, hut seyeIal. By
his msrus abe would hope ~ rep'enish her
q ing Golfers, aro gam such 40 Accession Of
patiouai strength "a would enao,e aer present
sovereign to rei-t The revolutionary colspl-
raciee which ale now OF foot, having for their
otjec' Tie oveg brow ct the re;gDing dynasty.
VAIuE or GnLAT PASSENGER LINES OF
SgFAMIBs IN lime or WAi-T1e 5exgicee rem
aered 10 the government by the Baltic and
Atlantic n the transportation Of troops and
n,uniIiors Of war nave contributed thus far in
no small d csae 50 tie success Of It's military
pl.ps. Without vessels OF such size and speed
1t would have been impossible to accomplish
in The snort tins which has elapsed since hosu-
liti,e have Commenced the concentration Of
.ucb large nodes 81 troops rs has been
etec'e6. Nothing can more convinciDGly de
monstrate tire patriotic foresight. Of Mr.. Collins
when he built these vecsels. or the shoTtsight-
edDess of Congress when It withdrew from him
TIE subsidy on which he counted for the sup
poS. Of his line. So loog rs our navy is kept
down to its present limits, was his argument 1t
is Of the utmost importance that the govern
mont should encourage the establishment of
,aIge lines Of steamers, which, in peace, would
answer the demands o. our commerce, and In
aar The requirements OF the government That
ADVICE vas dsregarded, and the consequence
10 that when The war pinch comes upon us we
tave not the vessels requisite to carry out
promptly enough the military and naval mea-
sures demanded by the emergency IF, instead Of
tcipg sold to the Galway line, the Adriatic
couid have been chartered by the government
what immense service she might have rendered
ii during the last fortnight One such vessel of
ter eize and speed could have done the work
Of Efty ordinary transports. Of her steaming
end ealing qualities We have just had re-
rnsrkahle proof ir her Last voyage from Gal
way 10 81. Johns, She made the distance from
2or! 10 roIt in five days pnt twenty three hours,
9hich, decucting the tweaty nine hours that
size lay of s.. Johns before eho could enter the
aar. or makes The actual running distance only
four lays and eighteen hours. In coming from
81. JDhns to New York she occupied only
hiee days and four hours, thus accomplishing
he whcle distance from Galway to our port,
The delay al st Johns included, 10 nine days
sud three hours the mos. remarkable voyage
Oh record How invaluable would such q ves-
rel be to The government at the present time,
when 20 much depends on the combination OF
stowage capacity With speed.
| We trust that this Lesson Will not be lost
uron Congress II the integrity Of the Union
| is TO be thus endangered by rebellion, and our
commerce subjected to piratical attacks, we
mus. either Increase our navy FAR beyond its
present force, or encourage the establishment
Of great steam lines upon which We can rely to
make up its deficiencies in time Of war.
TIE ALLEGED PLoT TO BURN THE NORTHERN
CIEs-Ws yesterday laid before our readers
the details Of plot said TO have been concoct-
ed by the organization known a. the Knights Of
he Golden Circle, to set fire to and destroy
New York and others of the Northern cities,
Although the obstacles to the accomplishment
CT this insane project cast doubt upon its pro-
liability, 1t must not be forgotten that there are
dsspersdoes enough at the South to attemp.
even madden schemes. Superintendent Ken
| uedy therefore deserves credit for the precau-
| tons that he has taken in the matter. and
which, whether the storyis true or not, are justi-
| teo IVY the present critical condition of affairs.
| In order to sllay any unsasiness that may have
oee,4 created in the public mind by the bare pos
s4b'lity Of such diabolcal outrage being in
, sontep p!atoa, we fee, u necessary to state that
both New York and Brooklyn are perfectly
| secure against even an attempt Of this kind.
| Nj suspicious strangers visiting the two cities
! are carefully watched 10y tho police, and 1t
| would be impossible for any movement Of the
Fort. to take place without its being Immediately
detected. In regard TO hat portion Of the plan
which lad !or it, object the effecting break
in the Croton equeduct, and the cutting
off Lhe water supply from tho city, so as to In
sure the spread or the threatened conAagration,
the following notice will show is utter i'm.
practicsbility:--
CEoToS Aou EDrcr Dfr4Rrzr.r, RoTUspl, PAsK,
NEW YORK, May 3, 1861.
Z. DEfAuaD S.In, Eco, L. s District Attorney
DrAR s-r me reservoirs closed that one can
have TO them except the officers in charge We
have placed guard the whole line OF Tao alucJuct
day ard night and, vigilance and precauton viii H.,
the Croton viii coatinue TO fcw pure ever Yours
reepeotTul-,
There Ia not n uubIic hui,iing bonded ware.