New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-01-06
The Housatonic Railroad and the GreatNew-
York Northern Mail.
-. 49,. NJ The Tribune
ALBANY, Saturday Eve, Jan y 3.

We had pleasant ana seasoiiao!e passeSe uP "
dav over the Housatonic Railroad, reaching this
Civ little after 9 P NJ though detained near an
hour a, Bridgeport; by unusually low ebo winch
prevented our landing. The train via Springheid
came in a little later. On the way up maze 'he
acquaintance OF Mr. Burrill, President OF the hoa''
and ;nouired of hin, why the Winter arrangement
for carving the Grea; Mail over the Housatonc mao
been broken up to the delay OF the Northern Mail
and the grevous injury OF the entire community OF
opr State. In reply, he gave me substantially the
/ following statement:
The act of Congress regulating Railroad carriage
of the Mails prescribes that no Railroad shall be
paid higher rate than $500 per mile per annurn, or
$50 OOoin all any OF over 100
miles Of Railroad. The present Postmaster General
has divided all Railroads into three classes, the frE
not to receive over $780, the second not over 500,
the third not over $50 per mile. All the Railroads
North and East of New York are placed in the
second or third class. The Housatonc is refused
place even in the Second, though carrying in win
ter one Of the largest and most important Mails In
the Union. The Company is anxious 10 carry the
great Northern Mail but cannot afford TO carry 1t Tor
nothing. 1t early and repeatedly sought to ehect an
arrangement with the Department, sending special
agent to Washington for that purpose 1t was
never able to efectany thing. 1t asked $4,000 per
snpum. or little over 500 per mile, for carrying all
the Mails the Department might PIT on 1t once
dav each way, including the great Northern Mail in
winter bu, at length came down to $500 for the
whole, or abou, s77 per mile-about one fourth Of
the maximum allowed by law and received on some
of the great routes. This was refused by the Post
master General, who offered considerably less
than Ga, 900 for the entire service The President,
who was the second agent despatched TO Washing
ton on this business did not feel justified in accept
ing this offer for service requiring two special cars
over the entire Road each secular day. conveying
the Mail Agent and Mails, which sometimes weigh
over ton and half-the compensation being rather
less per pound than he obtains for carrying oysters.
&C. So he notified the Department that the service
would be discontinued but performed it for month
longer on representation that the Department
needed time TO make other arrangements The
month expired on the first of January when the
Mail was transferred to Stages delaying its receipt
at all points North and West of this City some
twenty-four hours.
In all such cases, the general practice is to nveigh
against the rapacity Of the Railroad Company, and
aver that Corporations have souls II seems
TO me that this Corporation has evnced at least as
much soul as the Department l believe its final
offer was to carry all the Mails required the
OF $50 mile when the Great Mail was off and 500
per mile when il should be on thus taking rank in
the Second or Third Class as it should or should not
be required to carry the Great Mail. Why is not
this reasonable and just? / know that the Post
master General must be sharp in these matters-l
rejoice that he is so-but surely there must be
point beyond which Economy must defer TO JUS
tice | understand that the extra price asked for
carrying the Great Mail is less than has been paid
for its much slower conveyance by stages at the
loss of day. 1t is great wrong TO the New York
Press and the Public TO have the Mails anticipated
by private conveyance, and must hope this differ
ence will yet be accommodated. H..
~ The controversy between the two wings of
the harmonious and indivisble Loco Foco party OF
this City now raging in the columns ofthe Erening
Post and he Globe is funny affair for the spccta
tors. The Globe of yesterday contains at full length
the ghost of the famous Anti-Texas Circular, the
sight of which must be very annoying to the Post.
Co on, gentlemen! for though you do not seem to be
much amused yourselves you the cause of inf
mite amusement TO others.
IL CAssIUs NJ. CLAY is now in Philadelphia
for the purpose of delivering Lecture before the
Board of Home Missions for the benefit Of the Poor
of that City. We learn with pleasure that he will
visit New York before his return to the w est when
we hope he may be induced 10 address our citizens
the great subiec, which has so long and 80 deep
ly interested his mind and heart
Mass. Ninth CONGRESSIONAL DIsrRlcT.-Near-
ly full returns from the District give for Hale IVY
1880; Pierce, 2925; Wheaton abb 594 Scatter
ing no. The majority against Hale is Sol. Net
gain since the last trial 736. The vote of the Dis
trict is a third less than at the November trial.
SMALL BUsISEss.--Rev. Mr. Sproe of Washing. |
on-so say the papers-la,ely made very foolish at
tack Ex President Tyler for having allowed dancing
the White House during his Presidential term The
Rev. gentleman must have been hard run for subject,
but he could not probably have been induced by any
consideration to say word against those democratic
fes the Slave Pens in the Federal District He wanted
higher game and tilt against the awful sin OF
dancing. The scandalized EXP resident replies the
report of the preachers denunciatons with becoming
gravity and does not deen even to accept of the apology
Of A Friend who asserted that he did TO
the dancing farther than not to prevent It He boldly
acknowledges the corn and says that the cards OF in
vtstion were signed by him in conjunction with Mrs.
Tyler The Editor of the U. s. Journal in publishing
the letter of Mr. Tyler says in the charming vein
cuiiar &c itself and which it inherited along with the
mantle of the late Madisonan the political parson will
see there spice of the spirit of the Vetoes left yet
That there is and spice of John Joness spirit also
hoe ,,,,hl sl.d 1,>a~.
6cates confirming his recent statements of the cir
,umstances attending his violation of the pledge in
ls43, and expressing the fullest confidence in his We
-acity and integrity. The mystery which hangs
over his conduct in this city in September last is all
hat needs explauaton-the attempt TO prove
him guilty OF other serious delnquencies previous
10 that time and since his connection with the Tenn
perance cause, except in single instance, long
since publicly known, and never concealed or de-
MED by him. having manifestly failed.