The New York herald., 1845-04-20
TIE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Warrington.
Correspondence of the Herald |

Correspondence Of the HeNldl
WASHINGTON, April Is, lsa5
TuT. oH@S Wright and the Cabinet Src-Wedd,no o
ot ar. Walkers Stster-i,,-lay -Fdnsay Connec-
fions ~ O0sce in the Dep Irtnsents s-Erposk pro-
mtsea -Oversanghing.- The difference phe~ q
C'd.hsh Ar7sfoerat OUerslauehs, &C. &c.
made an error a few days ago relative to the
formation of the cabinet or rather, did not state
so fully what had intended to do I intended to
have stated that SiIas Wright was not onlv not
oered the State Department, but was not asked to
take place in the cabinet at all Perhaps this
will not be more palatabIe to the qsid mxrcs who
have such compassion on your correspondent be-
cause OF his want of information than the previous
statement; but the fact that they don't like the
news to De told. don't make 1t untrue, any more
than her saying that certain persons are appointed
to the New York city Offices, makes that fact,
when the cabinet, up to this hour, have not had
the subject OF the New York appointments before
them Perhaps they will find out some fine day
tnat your correspondent is not so short OF norma-
uon as they would have it thought
mere was a wedding at the house of Mr.
bsnre she Ssn hy Of the Treasury night
Miss Bache, was married TO a son of Colonel
Aserts, the head OF one Of the bureaus here /
shall have rich chapter to give Of those
days relating to the way in which halt a dozen
or dozen families, with their connections
monopoze very large majority, perhaps three.
fourths, OF the cerkships, embracing all the best
day told you OF the removal of two clerks in the
Post Ofice Department, and the appointment Of
two others, a Mr.. Washington and Mr. Williams.
The former is the brother Of the Post Office Audi
tor, and has, besides, host OF relatives and CON
nections In office, and therefore he was put into
Sl40O berth, while Mr.. Williams was offered a
yl2oo one, as ne had not host Of relatives in Of
tce to back him. This he Indignantly refused,
and believe thathe is to act as Private Secretary
to the President, pro tepore, Tor the present This
Clique OF families In ofce-a regular Goldfish aris
tocracy-make great outcry and bother, if the
President, or one of the heads OF departments in
office of $l4OO or $1,000 or more, and talk very
saughing.' CHATS the word) The old clerks and
putting new one into good Office. But let the
person put in be relative or connection Of one of
nesc nd % as M to. IN
slaughing." Oh, no that's all right-just as 1t
should lbe-in their eyes. intend to give an ex;
pose Of these ,cliqses, and let the President and
tain one another, and belng4divided in politics,
manage to keep each other in when worthier and
more deserving persons are turned out
WAsHINeroN, April ls, lS4b.
Correspondence bettceen the Contractor amd the
Postmaster General, ON the me,c Postage Law, as
relating to Mail Contracts
AS 1t will doubtless be interesting to the readers
of the Herald to know all the action of the Depart.
ment, In relation to carrying into effect the new
postage system, have obtained copy of the cor
respondence between the Contractors and the Post
master General which l now send to you. First
comes the letter Of the Contractors:-
WAsHNorou, April II, ls4S.
Hon. c. JOHNSON, PosrMAsrER GErERAL-
The undersigned. in behalf of the Mail Contractors
who have contracts for coach service in New York
and New England whs now in this city for the
purpose OF again entering into the service Of the Depart
which they called upon to make their propo-
sail: in consequence Of your circular Of the 9Th u ma
il & and e
solicit from you relief against the ruinou consequences
which must result many Of those i the new
Until the publication Of your circular was generally
supposed that the provision: Of this act Of Congress could
six weeks of its passage in pursuance Of advertise
%ent M previously published especially ss the late period
which the Postmaster General required by law to
give in advertising for mail proposals. This opinion
passed fixing the Hrst day July the time when
all the provsons Of the law to 60 into opera
and New England well in other sections Of the
country At the time of entering into the present contracts
BY underbdders underbddes would be required to
purchase Of them the stock for the snspoa
the and
their proposals. and entered into contracts upon terms
much more favorable than they would or could other
wise have done and for the promptness regularity and
fidelity. with which they have executed those contracts
they can with pride refer to the registers of the Depart
ment To deprive them Of the benefits Of this salutary
provision the only safeguard for many Of them sgsnst
absolute ruin; could not have been anticipated, and
oi Justice Would hsVs ave CAUSED % their ar reprsssn
law some indemniying provisions. Another result Of
the Postmaster Generals circular, which operate
inurously upon the contractors and which cannot be
/ COmpefltOu
forth among class OF men that would not otherwise have
embarked IN the bushes. Of mail contracting The eject
Of this unusual competition viii inevitably to reduce
the price Of coach service below what 1t would have
OF this however the contractors are not disposed to
complain and will be the last to censure any ocal vigi
lance on the part Of public ocer in the adminstraon
10 which they believe themselves entitled and then ask
"a fair field and no favor.'
upon coach routes must aufer and the ruin in which
many Of them will be involved believed that the in
juriousty effected by the arrangement Upon most
Of the important routes contractors IN many
Undertaking it q low prices they will expect to perform
by low grade Of service, and will be unwilling not
s
Of disposing Of their pre- pei thu. invested Upon many
impossible to perform the trips with lower grade than
coach service The conse4 e4ueuce will be broken cennec
Intelligence hours in advance of the mail Thus, on The
various routes from Concord H., to Montpelier, VT,
@ss % with Ss % S
impossible to perform the trips with or two horse
vice in schedule time Upon several Of these routes the
contractors hnd necessary to six horse teams The
statement would be applicable to many other routes
in New York and New England. Another fact within
the knowledge OF the underagned, entitled to little
consideration from the Department the regular and
prompt transportation Of the mail desirable is that for
several weeks in all the Northern States there is period
Of bad travelling the fall and spring, when the import
ant mail routes te in schedule time with less
than fourhorse service provison 10 not made for thi,
eri~ he Ontr
with one horses must be ruined the Department
and the public suffer from frequent failure in the service