The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-15

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ruin Of the people. II the President regards
the interest of the people, the prosperity of
the country, its safety, and even its honor, he
must veto this bill. 1t is impossible to be
blind to the fact that a currency ring has pos
session of Congress, and if the President is
the defender of the people against those
schemers he must stamp out their project and
veto the bill that gives the people into the
hands of their natural enemies. Congress is
vague political quantity that comes and
goes, and every Congressman may shift the
responsibility from his own shoulders in one
way or another; but upon the President who
signs bad law falls directly distinct personal
responsibility for all its consequences, and we
believe that if the President will fully con-
slider this fact he will veto this most iniqui-
tous bill
The Two Steamships-The Europe and
the Greece.
Since the unfortunate case of the sinking of
the Vile du Havre with her living freight
we have had no such sensation connected
with Atlantic steamships as that which was so
fully and graphically reported in the HERALD
ofyesterday, and regarding which we give addi-
tonal details this morning. 1t is, as it ought
to be- source of qualification to all of us to
know that the Greece has arrived safely in our
harbor, and that in the strange and almost I'M
exampled circumstances of the case not sin
gle life has been lost nor any serious bodily
injury sustained From the first moment that
danger was apprehended on board the Europe,
including the transfer of passengers to the
Greece, the rescue Of the prize crew by the
steamship Egypt as well as the voyage to and
arrival at New York Harbor Of the Greece, with
all on board safe-we have now the full history.
1t is a strange tale-stranger than the novelist
ever told or conceived-full of sor-
row, of suffering, of agony even; of
daring, also, amounting to heroism; of acct
Dents disappointments and bitter regrets 1t
furnishes striking revelation of some of the
more prominent characteristics Of modern
life; and we are willing to admit that, if it
indicates some Of the lower features of our
common humanity, it also displays some of
the higher. The ssThank God ~ is frequent
in the story, and never, perhaps, was the
familiar phrase SO honestly and SO earnestly
expressed. ''Thank God !" we say, that mat
tiers have resulted SO we'll to all concerned.
The National Steamship line has won golden
opinions from this misfortune of one of it's
greatest rivals. 1t was National steamship
that rescued the passengers and crew of the
unfortunate Europe and brought them to this
port 1t was a portion of the crew of q
National steamship that undertook to save
and take to port the sinking vessel It was
another National steamship that, when it was
found necessary to abandon the Europe, appar-
emily in hopeless condition, took on board
the prize crew, and thus saved their lives
For what it has done, and done so nobly and
so well, the National Steamship line is en-
titled to the highest praise. As to the matter
Of salvage there can be no doubt in any
impartial mind. Whatever has been saved
prize crew gathered anything from the sink
ing vessel before boarding the Egypt, has been
saved by the servants Of the National line, and
to all just and reasonable compassionate
whatever, in fact, is due by the salvage laws,
that company is fully and fairly entitled
Had the prize crew brought the vessel into
port there is no doubt that she would bs7e
been adjudged an abandoned vessel from the
moment she was deserted by all her officers
and men, for, without soul on board she
was the property of any craft that
might come along and take her. Of
the different reports and of the discrepancies
of statement we are not disposed to make
much account. Captain Lemarie and his
friends naturally enough, feel grieved and
disappointed. Who would not in the same or
similar circumstances? Let any man think
Of and try to realize the confusion and excite
ment inseparable from the transfer of so many
passengers, and he will have no difficulty in
conceiving how possible it is that Captain
Lemarie misunderstood Captain Thomas and
that Captain Thomas misunderstood Captain
Lemarie. The French line has long been a
favorite with the American people No one
who has travelled by that line can ever forget
the kindness and courtesy of the officers and
their extreme consideration for the comfort of
the passengers To travel by that line is to
travel under the care of gentlemen who know
and appreciate the amenities of life. In this
the hour Of their misfortune the Transatlantic
Steamship Company is entitled to our SYM
pathy. A record such as theirs is not marred
by one mishap. Accidents at sea will occur
under the most perfect management
BREAK IN THE TELEGRAPH CABLE OF 1866. -
This news some years ago would have created
uneasiness and considerable embarrassment
to business, SO important has telegraphic
communication between Europe and America
become. But now there are two other cables
in good working order. 1t appears that dur
ing terrible hurricane off the southwest