Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-18


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The expense for transporting the mail, by reason
of the increased facilities contracted tor bcrc he
coninsnr cn'eut o: the present year from illua !
to July 1922 cTcce'cd the oxrcn. for transporta
ton during the corresponding period of the pre- ling
year, SG7333 and the expenditures OF the Depart
men, for the same period bling the hrs, half the cur
rent year, had there been increase OF posi- al-"s
would have exceeded lis revenue 63,GBI equal 20
SiSIj62, TOR TIC year. The actual excess of r?cl-
d'ure, however. Owing 10 the iIcrcase OF revenue
fr the hall year ending July I, 10 20 amounts TO but
Sia,77G 55.
When entered ulou TIC du:ics OF .ha Depart
ncnt, nn The oh ut April last, found the contracts
had been made. and tho Responsibilities CT the Ip".
partncnt incurred, Cor the whole OF tie current wear
anu from one TO four years IN prospect, III tho most
expensive section ottle country. itappca-c1 ncccs-
siry. therefore, 10 direct III. energies Of the -
men, principally to the great ohjcci oil sustaining It's
operations, IN the cngagen nts winch !; had a,rcad
contracted, by It's own rc-ourceS. This coui bc e.
fect'd on'y ty enforcing riot Observance al th.
law on TIN part Of FUStnaStrrS III prcvcnlur. 30 far
practicable, all abuses aud in accounting rruulr
~ and promptly, fr all the noIcys coming mt. their
hands; ny guarding against all further increase OF cx
pcilSc, except IN cases absolutely demanded nv the
public interest; and by lSiiuiir,r such checks aud
Responsibilities III tho mode of irausacting The hn-i.
nc-s ct the Department. rs to secure more ctic:al.
~ proper application at its finds and prevent III
MI cases. diversion OF any part ~ ltc: from heir
lcgitima' c objects
To correct aDusCs in tho n-i,;latao nc r.. ;..,
which hal prevailed Is, Il considerable ,.x.tnt and 10
prevent others, whlci were beginning L. show thcn
selves, II thought Uxpcdeni to issue n cirg;.ia! "a
f"stmasterS, calling thrr special atrntu:I The sub
ic"t ana H'loiirE renewed vigilance aud eucrnv or
their part. THE circular, BEARING dnc on the, iGb
OF May last. has not been without It's eject The
pas ages accounted fT bv PnSEITStcrS ar.urcuinHat
ING i" an increased ratio which pT'.iscs advantage
OTIS results The prnrcHds Of pnstaGcs for tho G'Iar
ter, ending Js,ic 50, 20 30 exceed tn aloun toi the
corresponding quarter ct 1898. by 5000 So. Tine
accounts for the quarter cning the 90 II Of Sen,cn,-
Der las not all examined, ba lar As the exam
inaIIus nus pTucc .dcd il prunIscs ;.-oppr,i,r,tc
increase
The contracts FOR transporting the mail in the
States OF lntuna, Illinois, Missouri, Tcnmc,s -, A.
ALBANIA, mississippi ard Louisiana. aud the Ter itcri
VI Arkansas constituting SECTION, Will rvDirt vi
the current year. The rupid increase of population
ana of business III those sections ri COUNTRY reGu re
considerable improvements i'll tho trcuienc the CO.
ienty r;,'! the mode of transporting the mail on The
lending routes, tor which provision his IN Il, , in
the renewal of the contracts
The anal communication between Kew ORLEANS, and the
scat {" the general government, by way of Mobile AIDni
SomeIy III Alabama aud AGgusi, Georgia ~, o he
commencement of the ensuing year, cuctcd thrcc times
week. ailOrdh comfortable convcyaDcs Travellers and the
whole trip Prrnnnrd ia the perind weeks each way
through the capitals OF Virginia North CsIua SOu, Ca,u-
aud Gcogia.
Lines Of fourorsc post coaches will also he e>,alsed from
the first day Of Januay next, run three tunes wer both
ways, between Nashville Memphis in Tennessee This
Improvement deemed important To keep REGULAR aud
certain efrour between Western states and Ncv Or
memphis being point the Mississippi to which
steamboats, all Seasons of the wear Il hc,, cn
enPa'sd to extend this line New Orleans nv s,eamoa.s
as Soon as ihc msans of the Department will isiiiy and tie
public interest shall require To give greater Utility to s
Improvement, weekly line coaches Will Also lie es,abIbe
at she same time fr"" SoIe"ce Alabama (yvcs il VIII
connect wlh tee Inc tom Huntsvlc) Bolivar in Tcnncs
see, 1t which, point VIII firm Junction with tire line fo,
Nashville 20 Memphis INV ~
such Improvements arc also provided the transportation
o. the man through Indiana, illinois, aud Missouri the
Tines Of stages three times week between Louisville IN Ken
lucky aud 81 Louis, in Missouri. will connect the co.resom-
delce and tie travelling period two dav- less than Inc
lime now occuptcd aud continue the line favrte beyond
me centre oil Missouri within tie hc now al
lowed for reaching st Louis weekly line of stages VIII
also go into operation tie f of January next from Fay
etc to Independence, nca. tic Western boundary Of ta
State
These with ether Improvements provided for b. the con.
tracts which have just made vii! add 177g9l s 10 line
annual transportation OF the nsi IN stages
Notwithstanding the Increased expense which these adj
ona services would require, the Icen
made, INCLUDING all the improvements for si995 a. ucr an
mum less than the PAID under expiring contracts for
the transportation Of the mail in that section The sdvanta
geouS terms Of these will effect a saving to the De-
pa"menl OF about twenty FIVE per proportion TO tue
services IN be performed
On entering the Department my attention vas n, an emily
day drawn TO the nIauucr IN which funds were received
aud discussed circumstances isanspro at the very threshold
of this inquiry, which Indicated ooc,s aud i.r.suouliv
entirely incompatible with that system which ought 10 charac.
terize every branch Of pubic service Moneys had %
advanced different persons contrary 10 law; and PERSONS ~
the immediate employment Of the Department who receive
stipulated salaries defined aud auro,r,a,, Inv t,,v r m
ceved moneys advance hou the funds of the Department
'y"d tive allowances so provided and which had been
vaced Of the funds OF the Department. beyond The com
Tcnsation provided by law different olceTs and clcks
vino had been employed bot who the service the
greater part Of winch will probably collected con.
siderable number OF accounts stand oxen sgain nho %
vhuhls Tor moneys advanced, If whom are nov am,
known to the Department An 81 Congress Aprl u
1905 Appropriated 800 dollars for Repairing the roid FINN
Athens on the route 10 New Orleans and 900 dollars for the
road between Nashville aud Naichez 20 e exuensd ,,s,
NE direction OF the President who designated the Postum er
General to carry the law Into effect The moneys appropa
ted were mingled with the general funds uf the Densrcui
ont of which the expense Of the road cfiav and there
are nov standing the books Office balance of
Sl405 81 against the FIRST and against other of these
roads balance Of 9i,9l6 S. making logc;heT tic su Of
S'35@ ~ on account Of moneys advanced by the Depart.
ncni, and To- which sll accountable A. 50 much t,ev
~ hand though these accounts originated wenyt wears
snce These facts eviced radical defect in the system al
financial operations of tire Department
IL appeared that all the funds Of Department were r.
"ved and disDursed by Of the Assistants while the os
master General heh responsible ia law their prnprr
Apjraon The AssistaUt had his power Al all times 70
Withdraw, or inisb for the Of others funds Of te
department., ~ large amount without knowledge Of its
mead or oi any other person attached it, There was no
check upon any such transactions, any thing connected
WIN he system calculated 20 bring cm lgit The Assi,