The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-15


by the act of 1875 deprived OF the ranking priv.
iiege, and unable 10 receive Official letters free,
vouchers, accompanied by sflsv TO the Auditor for
settlement II Is Of the utmost importance TO the
NUDITY that the Offices, distributed they In
and Intimately connected with te
Iest should be under the control Of of integrity
qualified to discharge the duties wi,E accuracy and
II cannot be expected hst such will
give their time AMI attention TO the discharge o; these
duties without reasonable conf ensstion The omission
OF the act of 1916 to provide eased compensation
proportional TO the Increased lsbor has deprived the
department of the services OF many Of its efficient
officers. and still preveLts, in many cases. individuals
qualified for the discharge Of these duties from accepting
them.
1t is duty which owe to tho public to call attention
to the express which has heretofore been run and will
probably be again during the business season. at New
Orleans AT seasons OF the year when much advantage
commercial intelligence, private express is
that part of the mail route which is covered by coach
Conveyance between Atlanta, in Georgia AID Mobile
The matter to be conveyed forwarded from New York
through the mails to Atlanta Montgomery in Aaba.
than double the expedition can be given to the mail
ssge conveying daily its Thousands of pounds By the
s dhe G
day gaining ~ hours II from Atlanta gaining ~ hours
anu a s ne ms p0a. 20 NEW The mat
paper, containing intelligence Of the foreign markets.
brought to Boston by the English steamers In addition
to the time gained by the express, Is obvious that
much may DO secured by using the telegraph to
Washington, from which place the intelligence may DO
steamers can be delivered even in New York
The department has been urged with much earnest
ness establish government express over that part Of
the mail where the service is now performed in
coaches This srepresented as the only mode by which
the private express can be put down because sbssins
alone the carrier can be subjected to the penal
ties Of the act Of the 3D. Of March, is4s The
Of the department not materially affected by the
ss s 's,
erest is far different 1t gives the speculstor undue ad
vantage the regular dealer It enables the purcha
commodities at less than their value II the right to
take newspaper over mail routes out of the mails for
es S me
how far the government should interfere in s exercise
by creating ia composition against its own citizens in
their lawful pursuits and enterprises II il be
cured then il should be declared and the practice
suppressed by the imposition Of penalties sufficient to
II such line should be established by the government
1t must necessarily be for the transmission Of intelligence
special and conclusive character and limited to the
of few, it would be broken down by its
over the same going with the utmost despatch
for the benefit Of few the other with tho usual speed Of
mot say what Of the matter put in ths .S.
be sent with great despatch and what shall be taken
with the speed Of the mails 1t cannot 80 rsgu-
late the rates of postage to charge upon the
that which is taken with less The hostages: 81 the act
line should be established the object Of those urging
could not be accomplished. The Of the telegraph
enable those Interested to communicate intelligence in
New Orleans day or two in advance Of the letters
cou be given them There would be Of the
hostages by s establishment, whilst the increased
psndure would not fall short Of fifty thousand dollars
annually, to be paid out of the treasury.
II the department had the power to establish such a
line and he'd yielded to the urgent solicitations IT,
similar appeals would have been made in behalf of other
important commercial points, and could not, with JUS
tce havebeen declned and thus the department would
have been involved in heavy expenditures which ts
present revenues would not justify.
the duty of the department to rive the utmost az
petition to the mais but this not by attempt
ing speed VIII ich all must cannot b maintained a.
taken unit. the department has the exclusive control Of
the telegraph and suthorized the postsgss 20
high as to exclude from the mails mvch Of the matter
Similar appeals were made to the department during
the last session of Congress- for the suppression Of
press line then in operation the part Of this i'm
potant route Instructions given to the agents Of
the department to refer the case to the district Attorney
prosecution was substituted The whols snbject was
then laid before the appropriate committees Congress
For these reasons have declined establishing the
press line which has been snxiousy sought BY por
ton Of thescitzens, of New Orleans
tween New York and Brsnen BY ocean steamers. are
r.pdly Pr0gr:s:nE With the construction q the rst
will be commenced early in the spring. From the re-.
ports of the sgen appointed to inspect timber machine.
ry &c. the work has 50 far proved most satsscory and
promises add to the high reputation of the mec6snics
its construction.
The act of Sd Of March, Is45 providing for the trans.
poration of the mails between this and foreign ooun-
tries under which the contract was made with Edward
Sshment Of more lines than the one Selected vsr;ous
propositions were received, and communicated Com
Eress its last the number line from
from Panama 10 Oregon in sail steam vessels was re-
commended, and NO action taken upon the subject The
SIS 600 for the service between New York and Bremen
provides that no further sum shall be diverted 10 any
the United states" This has not been REGARDED az
repeal Of the act Of the Sd of March, lSI5 bat nti
nation Of the wish Of Congress as. no further contract
No further efforts have therefore, been made TO secure
additional service notwithstanding the anxious desire Of
settlements the Pacific coast. Recent events in
that remote region would to add to the importance
sion Of Congress The finances Of the department how
will not admit Of s Establishment without the pre-
The telegraph bstwssn this city and Baltimore has
been kept regularly In operation until the lst Of Decsm-
ber statement Of the income and sxpenditurse fron
the time placed under the control Of the depart
mont il herewith marked d.
Under the authority given At the last session Of Con-
sress an Arrangement has been made With Msssrs Vail
BY which the line will be kept up until the eth q March
next for its profits, and without further calls upon the
In my last annual communication, brought to y.ur
notice hl extraordinary invention of Professor Morse
commercial transactions 70 sSoss having he control Of
It, and TO the government ITSELF parc ulary In period
of then expressed the opinion that an iustru-
mont 20 powerful for good or evil could not with safe
ty to the citizen be permitted TO remain IN the hands
Of individuals uncontrolled by law Anshsr years On.
peence gives additional wsghte the opinions than q.
pressed. ~
York TO Boston, Buffalo, Philsdelpha, baltimore and
Washington City and others In contemplation fton
this city, SOUTH and from Buffalo west; and win BE- en-
tended 70 the principal cities Of the Union In few
It now enables those controlling 70 Transmit in.sll
gence between the dbrrnt cities whore
has been established and to the important commercial
points in the south and wcs several days In advance Of
the mails The evils which tho community may suffer.
or the benefits which individuals may derive, from the
possession Of such instrument under the control Of
private incorporated companies not con-
irollsd by law cannot be over estimated.
NAV further add that the department created under the
consttuton and designed to exercise sxcusvs power
for tha trsns isson 81 intelligence must necessarily be
superseded in much Of it, most important business in
Jaw years the telegraph be permitted 70 remain under
hc contro of u the settled conviction of