Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

fW1sting,oa Correspondence Of y. Y. VI. .Nears.
WASHINGTON, April a. lSi5.
The Cheap Postage sustem-Eforts Of The Con-
tractors 10 iniuce the p. NJ General 10 sci aside
lss re,c Postage Lar, and 10 elonsate their ron-
tracts until April, lSlG!-Dangcr 10 he ncic
System Of Postases, Sc.
Dear Sir:-The Cheap Postage System is in
grea! danger the great mail-coach contractors be-
ing apparently bent upon escaping from The
personal consequences likely 10 flow upon them
from on, OF The execution Of The new law, though
the destruction of the mail service might ensue.
On Thursday last after divers efforts TO draw
the Department into a compliance with their
wishes prior 10 The last day to receive bids,
sApril l5)-the contractors signifed desire 10
utter their reasonable wishes through one OF
heir number, and that Mr.. Johnson the Post
master-General, should reply 10 him. This was
declined by the Postmaster General, who request
ed 10 he addressed in writing. This has been
done
The contractors me, on Saturday, and APP
pointed committee of five contractors from
each OF the New England States and from New
York. The committee spent Saturday night and
Sunday in drawing up The address, and present.
ed il some time on Sunday OF early on Monday
ITO day. lis said TO be drawn up with consdera-
BE ingenuity but is "preposteTously presump,u-
ous." For instance, it proposes 10 the P. M
General that be disregard, that he sci aside, the
The new law! that he continue, or elongale their
contracts 10 April, 1916, at their present admitted
sx, rbitantly high rates or, il he makes new con-
tracts 10 make them but for year, noiwithsland-
ing The laws require lha, they shall be for tonr
years! and that he accept bids for coach service
although higher than other bids and shelter himself
under the plea that they are necessdryto the 'secu-
lily Of the mail!
To suppose Mr. Johnson will abrosale, veto or
fonsirnc 0lc0v a law VI Congress is 10 suppose
what will not happen. The laws will be con-
scien,iously observed, and their supremacy up.
held, result what may. or this you may rest
assured Tor Cave Johnson is an honest man and
pa;riot-besides were he 10 attempt nulllhca.
zion Of the Cheap Postage Law, MI. Polk would
supercede him instantly as he is law-loving,
law-abiding man and will allow none OF his OFF,
GERS 10 disregard H.
The old contractors could not have done thing
better calculated TO destroy their hopes OF inilu-
eucing Mr.. Johnson 10 The giving 10 them pre-
ference over other bidders than they did in asking
him 10 continue TO Them their present fat contracts,
in diec, and open violation OF all law and right
the proposition was gross insult and is based
upon supposilon that he was very Ignorant or
very disregartul OF The law and Of the public trea
sure. A single day will enable them 10 with
whom they are dealing.
Ii IS supposed that an immense saving will he
effected as the bids 10 be opened on Tomorrow, II
is believed will show an immense retilrtIcn in
the prices charged Tor Transporting the mail
The contractors will have to submit 10 a large
reduction in the prices, OF else give place 10 a
new set ni men; and hence their desire 10 hold
ever another year a, the present high rates.
The difficulties which the old contractors can
throw in ibe way, if they hand together, and The
.la.:uirs uncertainties and disconnections OF the
mails which will follow the intro iuciion of new
contractors, devoid of all experience, greatly
shake my confidence in The success Of the new
system. The indomitable energy OF the new
Postmaster General is indeed wonderful. ard
7aau carry him through all of these difficulties. |
trust thai i, may. We want cheap postage on
letters. AMI is it likely that letter postage payers
will sustain ;his etiolt TO make the Pos, Office
Department pay The .args mail contractors higher
prices than it can get the mail carried BY other
persons? II stage owners will carry The mail as
cheap as an body else let them have il but is
it necessary to the prosperity Of this country that
The Post Office Department shall pay large sums,
annually, 10 keep up stage companies2 For all
sums given 10 them over and above what other
persons would carry the mall are CUTS 10 stage
oEncrs; and that they may obtain such gifts,
snail the law be disregarded b. Executive OH
GERS, and contracts be illegally extended Z
Will The press look into this matter, and, If,
right Thoroughly sustain The Pos, Master Gene
rali Will It's conductors bear with the failures,
d,sconnec,ons and irregularities that will at first
follow The Introduction oil Rew and inexperienced
conractors-ani willihey cheer the conscientious
and resoIute Johnson in his manly effort 10 carry
"ui, in good faith, the Cheap Postage Law? II
he IS vigorously sustained by The press and ny the
people, The system will stand-ifolherwise il will
60 down. as Mr.. Ken!all's express mail did
aud we shall NOT gel cheap hostages within The
next twenty years.
| shall make strenuous eflor, to-day 10 get
hold Of u cory of the address ofihe Committee Of
Contractors, and the reply Of The Postmaster Ge-
neral, aud it succeed will send them to you, and
thus enable The people to Judge for themselves.
Yours truly &c, T.
We await with much interest the correspon-
dence between the Contractors and The Postmas-
Ter General, promised by onr correspondent
There can be no question but that the Depart
ment will be earnes ly sustained BY The public
opinion in the stand which il is here in,mated
that he will make though we defer any remarks
on the subiec, ill receive The address and re-
ply above referred ,o.-ED.
Nicholas c. Gordon, whose trial al Providence
R. l., Tor the murder OF AmaSa Spraeue resulted
in the disagreement, Of the Jury, has been admit
TED - bail in The sun d $40 600; and is al large.