Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-16

the right to transport the mail upon thess roads
hn Tune 70 come, Tree Of any annual charge upou
| tho Post Ohee Dep ,rIment, 6y the Adyanesmsnt al
sum IN gross, which may be pgrred UPON. TO eas n
oihese eompanie,, such ct them as may be " A.
ing To contract Many of the TAI road comp.n,s,
ana some OF them constituting most important Ink
~ the great chain OF interco nmunication between
boston ana Charleston, owing to the great de anse
nen' OF the monetary concerns o. the world and the
depression OF all State and company stocks. 6nJ
themselves laborirg under embarraSsm-nts and diff
heniues. which the ard Of the General Government.
sppheu IN the way proposed, would etectualy re-
$50 , ,u ~ .he same time secure TO the United
states the advantage and the ample equivalent OF
Transporting the mail upon these roads
The credit OF tho United State. 10 an amoun,
"o' s's'et man the sum Necessary to produce at 5
per cent interest, the amount paid by the Post Once
department. To these companies annually ~o,ta I
have no doubt, be sufficient to aeeompI,sh ,h,. a..
s,raoie end. The prompt anI favorable action a,
Congress upon this subject, at the pr.,en Inn.
YOU'D euectualIy secure tho Government ssain,t
The danger OF being called upon for oeca,oneI ,nd
10 meet the balances due by
the Department.
DO ask the United States 10 do more for ths
tos' once Department than Justice would seem ,o
oem1hu' especially when It is remembered that IN,
who'e expense OF the official of m,
Government and the public and private r,rr..non
ueneo OF those emitted by law TO the Thanking pr,yi-
ese' Is sustained and paid by a tax upon the cor
responuenee Of the community Il by this arrange
"on' ,i'e departments relieved from the heavy an
nus' charge as now ra'ed, land il la, neither M,
powetto lessen nor to prevent its nc,s,.a 4 4, -,
DC hoped that the object 81 much demanded hy
considerations OF public justice (,hat OF reducing IN.
tax upon the friendly and business eortesponIenc.
VI WIZ pe attained, and a. the same time
inc usefulness OF the public mail greatly enlarged
and extended TO those po, tons of the Union hLs,a
mensuI"oly denied the necessary mail f,ciIuirs
""s Ho'"'nnienl was required TO pay postage
~ o"'o''I eS'te'pondence, and Il the lrarkin:
p''Iese was abolished or reduced to proper limits
inc revenue nj the DsGsrtnent womb %. inr,.,s.j
TO an hmoui sufficient oi itselcto NV m. ;n,.rc',
upon the dsbt To bc incurred by the pronos,d ar
-, S"sene" and ''quida,e the principal in less than
ii respectfully submit to the Prcs;,,.,, ,,,, ,,
pretty Of communicating 10 Consres< m. -
which entertain and have nero e.n-.,..I 80
this subject" upon
H. The House OF Representative, b,v, ,,i..a
.''e. COMMITTEE, and referred to it that portion
OF '"o Presidents Message, relating to a Fiscal
hsen'. Inc Committee consists of five friends of
'ne resident n5sIraciioniS;s) two Wings, and
Two Loeos. The Executive organ does no, s.,,n
20 relish this disposition of the subject. |, savs
whether any sinister design is concealed Lspc,,b
line surface IN this movement of the Nbir, proror
val be seen when the session is further advanced
What Goes the paper meant Could Their, l.. a
more appropriate and respectful reference than ,o
majority Of the Presidents own friends VIVA, ri
he subject had been referred TO his enemies vonl,
his same plant organ have said1 Should We M,
ave heard egain Of cruel persecution and burpin.
.digcs?
II may be that five Ab,tractonists nre too MANY
or any one Communicative never knew any two
o aG'oe.-BO' this is an age of experiments; and
he trial had rs well be made now and upou ,bis
u'Jeei, as on any future occasion. The country
Oes not yet know Low much virtue there !, IN nh.
fractions