The New York herald., 1845-04-20

idsa also lor reduction of ransporasion u the mal
hv limiting the discretion Of the Posma aser General III
akns contracts to the lowest bidder consistent with tn
safety anIspeed Of the mails and directing him 10 csie
gard mode Of transportation apprshsndns tnas the
great make up tho dencency IN the snuss they
@ to BE- pad out o. the y,s Ss
seption of section two relating to postage In the
section giving drections to the Postmaster General
contracts tue wing expressions are used mat
all lettings OF contracts he shall take the lowest
bid" &c shall any contractor hereafter DC re-
quired otakes the stock, nc OF previous conIrac
evidently designing that the law should operate upon
the contr to be made in May ogo INTO operation
the LIST July next in your section OF the union ny e
Law United States divided four districts anu
contracts TO be made III each seotoh once IA
years 40 happens that me nian coupeisins New
York and the New England states There couid nave
been no sucis1t reason er Congress P;ch g. .po
operation OF the law those contracts Wuich se "
last for four years and permitting ,he as =.
often called, TO he tried hrs III tne laas % M as
Of the should tese the experiment hrst 10 De
tested in the OLE States where the population Is dense
the roads good aud cheap OF the mails more
easily be obtained and therefore better chanceiof
the success OF tho experiment The sxpres,ens apova
quoted from the isa section, show TINS 10 nave pesn
the intention OF Congress on the passage OF the
the bill The joint resolutions psstpoDing ths operation
OF this law till the st july ths very DAY on whch Con
for section of the Union are 10 Do put e oe
ration, cannot. with sprope'y, ba 50 coIsued as 70
permit contracts TO be made under the oa Ia" io iour
years by OF which the people si New York and
New England would enjoy for four ears al the sdya-
sges OF cheap postage without the corresponding reduc-
In the price Of The mail transportation service which
evidently dssigned BY Congress- the selection u
the day for the law and the contracts TO ba
put into operation would to imply that The services
under ns contracts should be ssbeced 10 the ope
ration Of the new law The making Of contracts now, TO
be pu, into operation under shs new law for such Pc
rod would be disrsgardDg the wishes OF Congress- am
Justly subject the head OF this department public
sure would willingly pIscs such construction
upon the joint resoutons a. would subject members VI
Congress or any os msm6srs 10 the suspicion OIL
of the law and relieving them from the inconvenience
and hardshps any there be- for suchn Length OF time
he md rttnnn i'm
and law taken together that oil tho mail service tos
performed after the July and the contracts for such
service though made prior 10 that time should ba mace
with view to the service under the new law think
tina There ground for tho objection that the twelve
weeks notice required by the act Of 1925 should be a
piled to my circular. The reausons Of hat law were
fully complied with by the notice published in December
my circular becn Issued. The self was rg.l
notice to the bidders OF the proposed changes III
BY calling the attention spersons desrous to contract e
the provisions Of the law There can be preteAt
or Sr hS hs t. gs the hsr
at former ettings-any more than you mad made bal
nargan'your faith would !be pledged to rnew called
gress or he Department might choose to discontinue
ora, OF routes At the expiration of your Preser
service rendering your stock and vshiclss aab,
and there could be no Pretsx for calling upon them 0
take your stock on hand indemnify for any loss
you might sustain. The condition requiring
tractor to take the property q prior one
was regulation of The Department attached the adveT
tisemcnt and net exacted by law, and have
bearing any other contract than the made under il
Your written contracts with the Department contain
clause binding the Department for any disposition of th
property at the end OF the The injury which
have apprehended from not obtaining good contrac
formerly Is the result of the law and not OF ony
action OF the Department. Shoull your fears be well
founded the expectations of Congress will be realized
Entertaining these views Of the law you will perceive
taat compliance with your request to suspend the let
tngs until the lst January 4s orist of Aprlnex woul
be gross and papab!e violation of the la and my duty
to the public compliance with the remaining part
your request TO continue Under the exist
ing contracts till that time" would be still worse espe
caly you state that the present lettings under the
law, at this time would be at greatly reduced price,
probably ons-half less than the price paid. The
coach contractors in New York aud New England, "oEe
and ALL might readily assent TO auch construction o!
thelsw by the Department but doubt whether any other
portions of citizens would readily yield to it. as
member OF Congress, opposed the passage Of the law
but 1t has hecoms my duty to execute it. Ard no
tons my part shall be spared 10 carry into effect il
the spirit in which it passed. And one will
oice more sincerely If be made TO reslize the hope
and wiskessof:ts friends
II am, very respectfully your obi servant
(Signed3 c. JOHNSON,
r NJ General.