The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-28
New York and New Haven steamboat Line.


son. Postmaster General has TO town. but whether
he has for the purpose OF attending to the eastern
mail, or is on his way watering place, know
not but is that while he is here, he ought do
something about that mail and all other mails leaving this
city.
We have recently heard n version of the difficulty be-
tween him and the contractors, and dis
posed to believe that Cave Johnson is in the wrong II
that the contractors received the Of six thousand
dollars per year for carrying the mails from this city TO
Boston but that, within short time, Mr.. Johnson was IN
the habit of filming them his discretion, whenever they
did act up the letter OF what he thought right
The objected this, and received their pay
with these deductions, under protest The contract ex-
pred the 18th August instant; and two weeks anterior
TO time they notified the Postmaster General that as
the mails had increased since the making OF the old con-
tract they would not make for less than eight
thousand dollars per year. adding that he agreed to give
that sum- they would carry the mails with all the regularity
in their power and nothing about the amounts deduct
ed from them under the old contract
To this notice, informed Mr. Johnson paid no at
tenton and the consequence that the mails were lei
on the dock New York. This created much confusion
and at the Instance of merchants whose business Sc
rouy suffered by the interruption OF mail communication
again Mr. Johnson, repeating their
propositions and giving him weeks further time to re-
ply This second notice did not receive attention rom
Mr. Johnson and the day mail communication is
completely stopped between Boston and New York.
These are the facts of the case heard them and
there be but opinion to where the blame lies
The Inconvenience resulting from this unfortunate state of
Johnson here the spot, we hope he will enter into
some arrangements with the contractors.
We clip the above article from the New York Herald
The Statements learn, untrue in almost every
particular Instead of six thousand dollars being the
contract price for carrying the mail from New York to
Boston, the price heretofore paid for the mail service
from New York to New Haven has been six thousand dol
lars per for six times week. On the railroad
from New Haven to Springfield the pay is eight thousand
one hundred and fortyt dollars This is the day line
from New York to Boston The great southern mail is
carried by the Stoningon and Providence route, and
leaves New York in the evening, c. Vanderbilt g. Co.,
the present contractors claim eight thousand dollars
per annum for the service. The distance is about
eighty miles, and, independent of the mall he
steamboat six times week between these points, in
nexion with the New Haven and Springfield road,
and might carry the mail without any additional cost or
trouble, for the mail by this line is comparatively small
Messrs. Schuyler s. Co. convey the mail six times
week from New York to Bridgeport, Connecticut dis
lance Of sixty-fve miles, for about $4,000 dollars
But it is alleged that Mr. Johnson in the habit
OF filming them at his discretion, whenever they did
not act up to the letter of what he thought right
that he contractors objected to this and received their
pay with these deductions under protest" 1t appears
five or six failures for which they reported, and,
failing to render any excuse, they fined the
nous sum of twenty dollars and fourteen cents, all added
together. Many of these fines would doubtless have
been RENTED, if proper explanation had been made.
When Mr. Vanderbilt was SO informed, he answered
ha the times when the failures are said to have occur
red wee far distant that the trouble of procuring the
required explanation would not be compensated by
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arbitrary conduct the part Of the Postmaster General
falls the ground 1t is due to the public that the mail
should be carried this route. 1t is important
TO Boston But it is still important to the whole
valley of the Connecticut river and knowing its i'm
porance the contractors seize upon the present moment
when, by every mail, important and momenous ntell
gcnce is expected from the south, to extort
price for the service Mt Johnson is now in New York.
called there by teegraphic despatch to attend to this
BUSINESS and we feel assured before his return he will
be able to make satisfactory arrangement We have
deemed it duty to say this much for the information
of tile public The editor of the Herald, to crafty his
personal feelings, is all times ready to say anything
which may tend prejudice the people against the Pest
Office Department or its able head Hence it is made
the medium of communication for every disappointed
contractor OF Justify the extortions of steamboat and
railroad monopolies If Cave Johnson had violated the
law and his duty as public officer, by directing the list
of letters to be published in Ethe Herald instead of
the Sun or Tribune, notwithstanding either of them had
much larger city circulation, he would now, in the es
tmation of the Herald, be an honest man and faithful
officer These attacks on Mr. Johnson are but the con-
summation of threat made than two years since.
Our correspondent "R" does not hit the nail the
head at ALL The gist of the matter is not what State
coming into the Union has right to do, but what be-
comes of the new territory in the mean time? Is 'R
prepared to say that no STAKEHOLDER is to 60 upon any
part of the terory Because, in that case, when il is
proposed to admit it State into the Union, it is
we'll understood that it will be sure TO come in as a
non-savehoding State. The south is not prepared to
assent to this arrangement because it is it were to
"keep the promise to the ear and break it to the hope
Is "R prepared TO throw open the whole OF the new ter
ory to the owners of slaves And does he expect the
north to yield this propositions How, then, is it TO be
adjusted, but by a compromise which will appropriate a
part of the territory TO portion of our people, and
throw open another part TO the owners of slaves with
the privilege the entire inhabitants OF this portion to
come into the Union with constitution framed in this
respect 10 suit themselves But no compromise is more
suitable than the line which adopted in spirit
of Cancellation and compromise and which has been
med by two precedents IN our annals-n other words
the Missouri line OF 36i
We have expressed opinions freely and sufficiently
upon the Wilmot provso A further discussion at the
present time can do good 1t is precisely the game
which the opposition press desire, and which the demo-