The New York herald., 1866-09-06
The GREAT STEAMSHIP 4sEs-Foasiss Asu ssEsc.s.

II is painful and humiiiatng 20 ~ 20 be obliged TO
publish daily to millions OF readers throughout the
world fact dsracefrl alike TO our people and our gov
crnment We say obliged 20 proclaim daily ttss
disgncc, for the fact Is not published editorial
columns; but Advertisements the true record Of
facts. show that the entire trade mails passengers
and rcgh, between tho United States and Europe is
monopolised by foreign steamships.
When the Congress Of the United states in 1883 BY
the recommendation Of Aaron v. Brown. Postmaster
General under poor buchanan refused 10 any
contracts for Transporting the mails TO Europe apd
adopted Tho policy Of scnding the mails by every steam
or, whether foreign American aad payisg therefor
the rosagcs only the London Times ndviscd British
oapitalsF o grasp at the whole o; the mail traffic, and
all the lucrative trade that accompanies the North
Atlantic" That advice followed and what the
rcsullsy Our advertising columns show that there
lines of foreign steamships engaged In ths trade,
making four hundred and sixteen round voyages year
aud cnlv two American lines, VIZ The Havrt line
max M th!rt son trips year, and the Contnenal Mail
The following statistics will show how effectively the
advice given by the London Tgrs has boon aided By this
upwsc policy of tho United States government,
IN 1866 there IL steamships IN the isiscrpo
trade, o which were American, making 90 out az V
trips darn, the year carrying 5,2ss passengers c the
,osiages on tlo mails carried hy American. steamers
amounted to i,Gs3, against SAIL $50 by foreign
steamers In 1873 there were Al sieamshps N his
1850 trips carrying II 97l passengers OF the 5000 carried
hy teamshps being only 20 pcr cent and the pOs'agcs
on tho mails carried w them amounted 20 ssgl 955
AGAINST sI0l6 7sg by foreign steamers. aad III 1859
there were only American steamers Of the 10 steamers
In te trade, making only 20 trips Of tlo les trips
ing $50 passengers OF the 0iO carried by senmrfs
hin Ia per cent and carrying mails the pnsiagps On
whch amounted 70 Sl99 26i against s la ISs by Tor.
eitu steamers In 1885 there were no American steam.
81 ns Engaged IN this trade, and consequently ell The
tfalhc in mails (xch amounted 20 81 si0s30 ,afan.
gers aud ircgh. monopoli2cd by foreign slcamshl
These are facts which cannot bc conroserted, and IL
our people have any national pride his state Of ng5
Will nct be allowed 10 continue; and our government
viii not be permitted TO continue the policy of foacrns
foreign steamships ~ tho injury of our own
The following LIST of European stcamsh lines m Tie
number Of tnps made by them. y computed non their
ADVERTISEMENTS IN the HKRuD:-
North German Loyds 70 Bremen, twice month,
twenty ix tgiiiS.
GLASGOW line 10 Glasgow, twice month, twcny.sls
trs.
Hamburg Tine % Hamburg. twice moaib. twenty sS
trps
1enerd rrnnsatlanc Company 10 Hsvs, twice a
month. twenty -siS trips
Inman tno, TO Liverpool, twice a week, one bundled
and four trips.
cunard nac 10 Liverpool weekly from New York and
twice month from Boston, seventy eight trips.
National Steam Navigation Company, 10 Liverpool,
weekly. any two trips
Montreal Ocean steam Company, 70 Liverpool weekly,
London aud New York Company. 70 London, ,-ico q
month, twenty six trips
Total nurnbcr of round trips per snnum ny forsin
sisSlnsFA touf hsalEod Aad Axsssa a-rheh o. tsaeN