Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-12-16

dutnoIiLeu oy COHSlesS, tniS NUMBER may be-
enlarged indefinitely
The enlightened policy by which rapid
communication with The various distant pats
OF the globe is established. by means OF Amer
ican built sea steamers, would find an ample
reward in The increase Of our commerce, and
10 making our country and its resources more
farorably known abroad; but The national ad-
vantage is sill greater, of having our naval
officers made familiar with seam navigation;
and OF having the privilege of taking the ships
already equipped for immediate service at a
moments notice and will be cheaply pur-
chased by the compensation To be paid for
the transportation of the mail in them, over
aud above The postages received.
A just national pride, TO less Than our con-
mprcIal interests, would seem To favor The
policy Of augmen,ing he number of this de-
sriprion Of vessels. They can be built III our
country cheaper and in greater hunters than
in any other in the world.
refer you 10 The accompanying report of
the Postmaster General Tor detailed ant
satisfactory account of the condition. and ope-
ra'ons Of that department during The past
year. 1t is gratifying to find thai, within
short period after The reduction In the rates
ol postage, and Notwithstanding The great in
crease OF mail service. The revenue received
Tor The year will be sufficient TO delfay all
the expenses, and that no further aid will be
required from The treasury for that purpose
The first of The American mail steamers
authorised by The act of The third Of March,
fs45, was compiled and entered upon the ser
vice on the first of June last, and il is now
on her third voyage TO Bremen and other in
Iermedla'e ports. The other vessels author
ized under The provisions of that &C, are in
course Of construction, and will be put upon
the line "a soon az completed. Contracts
have also been made for the transportation Of
ne mail in steamer from Charleston 10 Ha-
vana.
A reciprocal and satisfactory postal az
rangement has been made by the Postmaster
General with the authorities of Bremen, and
no difficulty is apprehended in making SIM
lar arrangements with all other Powers with
which we may have communications by mail
steamers, except with Great Britain
On The arrival Of The fss OF the American
steamers, bound 10 Bremen, al Southampton,
in the month Of June last, The British post
Office directed The collection of discrilnlna-
ting poslages or. all letters and other malta.
BILE matter, which she took out TO Great Brl-
tain, or which went into The British post Of
fee on their way TO France and other ITS
of Europe. The effect of The order OF the
British post Office is 10 subjeci all letters and
other matter transported by American steam
ers to double postage, one postage having
been previously paid on them to the United
States, while letters transported in British
steamers are suhjec, to pay but single pos
tage. This measure was adopted with the
avowed object Of protecting The British ue
OF mail steamers now running between Boz
ION and Liverpool, and, if permitted To con-
,inue, must speedily put all end to The trans
Porlation of all leuess AID oIher matter hv
American steamers, and to give British steam
ers monopoly Of the business A Just and
fair reciprocity is all that we desire, and on
this we must insist. By our laws. no such
discrimination is made against British steam
ers bringing letters into our ports, but all le'-
lers arriving in the U. S are subject to the
same rate of postage, whether brought iD Br-
fish or American vessels. refer YOU 10 the
report of the Postmaster General for full
statement of the facts Of the case, and of the
steps taken by him 10 correct this inequality.
He has excited all the power conferred upon
him by the existing laws.
The minister of The United States at Lon
don has brought the subjec, to the British
government, and is now engaged in negotia-
lions for the purpose Of adjusting reciprocal
postal arrangements, which shall be equally
just in both countries. Should he fail in
concluding such arrangements, and should
Great Britain insist on enforcing the unequal
aud unjust measure she has adopted, it will
become necessary to confer additional pow
ers on The Postmaster General, in order to
enable him TO meet the emergency, and to
put our own steamers on an equal footing with
Brush steamers engaged in transporting The
mail between the two counties; and re-
commend lha, such powers be conferred.
in-ylew OF The existing stale of our coun-
try, trust II may no, be Inappropriate, in
closing this communication, TO call 10 MUD
The words 0f wisdom and admonition of the
first aud mos, illuslrous of my predecessors,
in his farewell address to his counlrymen.
Tha, greatest and best of men, who serrea
his country SO long. and loved il so much,
loresaw, with serious concern" the danger
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