The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-07

understand their great proportions. The Euro
peans, at q greater distance, are beginning -
know them, as in the great political perspective
they see the effect upon themselves. And
when, by and by, some other Marshall or Motley
shall arise to draw the character and portray
the conduct OF q hero, he will set his canvas
for the portrait Of Lieutenant General Grauk
Renewed Trade With tho s0uth-OAn
Steamship Lines.
The close Of the war for the restoration Of
the Union has given vast and surprising In
pulse to ocean steam navigation. In additios
to the numerous lines of steamships that have
been kept continually busy during the reberiios
we now have branch lines, like SPIDERS webA
covering the Atlantic coast in every Sirectioa
The whole South is rapidly being brought ints
communication with the ports of the NortA
Already have we steamers running from Now
York to Charleston, New Orleans, Savannah
Wilmington, Newbern, Norfolk, Richmond and
several other points South. These ports were
almost altogether shut out from the world dur
ing the extraordinary career of the late rebel
lion. With the simple declaration that peacs
had been restored there came q change; and
now, instead of closed ports and languishins
commerce. we have feet steamships securing
the coast and carrying wealth and prosperity
into every port or bay of the South THE =
another proof Of the adaptability of our peo-
pie to circumstances. Show them but the way
to apply their enterprise and wealth and that
is all they want
But it is not only in the coasting trade that
our mercantile community have put forth theil
energies There are three or four steam lines
connecting New York with Havana, all Of then
running with great regularity. And now We
have new line-the first steamship of which h
just about to start on its first voyage-fron
New York to Vera Cruz, by way of Havana
This is a line that was long wanted, but We
must wait to see how the work II
developed before speaking more fully Of It
II the enterprise succeed as well as it should.
it will, doubtless, take large sums Of gold and
silver dollars out of the hands of old John Bull,
who has been monopolizing the trade for many
years. The future will show whether this is Ia
be so or not We thus have steam communities
ton with every part of the American continent
and travelling is rendered an easy thing to all
There is no part of the Western world with
which we cannot Immediately communicate BY
our own steam vessels; and even with the
! islands Of the sea, such as Nassau, Jamaica On
Bermuda, we can be brought into close and
almost immediate connection.
Such, indeed, is the demand for steam vessels
| Of the first class for Our own trade that the
| splendid steamship Guiding Star, Of the 'Star"
| line, has been Withdrawn from the Southampton
line for service in these waters. 1t was intende2
that she should have been the pioneer OF a 70
newed European trade but it seems that tho
demands of our Southern commerce would NOT
permit her to be spared Ut present. In The
| meantime all the steamship lines have our best
wishes ; and we have no doubt that within .
very few months their old prosperity will fully
| return, to be even surpassed by the crops Of
wealth that the future has in store for them.
OUR CONQUERING HEROES AND THE POLITE.
| C1ANs.-Wc rejoice that the spoilsmen Of
| our city councils failed in their little pro.
ject of appropnating twenty, fifty or hun
dred thousand dollars Of the public money
| in lionizing General Sherman. He declined
the honor, and their scheme was dished, and
the city treasury escapes another Japanese bin
of white kids, carriages, ice creams, confec.
tionery, brandy, beer and cigars. Another set
of politicians. whose loyalty is not 30 cOppery,
have been more successful in scheme 10
lonize themselves while lionizing some Of tho
conquering heroes Of the Union. The saving
merit of this glorification movement consists in
this: that the expenses thereof are not to be
extracted from the city treasury. The poll
ticians concerned pay the costs, which is good,
and they have secured promise from General
Grant, General Thomas, General Logan and
stout old Admiral Farrsgut to be present at
public meeting in support of President john
son, at tho Cooper Institute this evening, and
| the public are invited to come free of charge,
to which there can be no objection.
The people will be present in large numbers
! to do honor TO the greatest soldier Of tho agss
| General Grant; and to that other splendid
| soldier who has never been defeated, General
| Thomas; and to that heroic civilian who hae
shown in the field the qualities Of q West Point
veteran, General Logan; and to that old ire
| torpedo and bomb-proof salamander, Admiral
Farragut; but the politicians concerned sxPecs
also 10 shine in this blaze Of glory. Very good.
These lions are the genuine article-the people
| want to see them, and manifest their approDsr
ten face to face; and we are therefore disposed
70 give the politicians concerned chance 70
show of on the occasion their confidence In
President johnson. In this matter, however,
| the people are ahead Of the politicians; for,
regardless of spoils or plumber, they support
the administration Of ANDY Johnson" an
through.
| CorroN FAILURES IN hDIA.--WheD the rebel