Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-12-25

n IN addition 10 lie fJitF war siapaHafs 4,fiffgttsai vi
q ttls act, tins AeGfetHfy hf iha Hqev Ha4. lii riFs3abr
7, II lts provisions, entered into contracts nj tha r,g
n s%ttlctiun Ut five stHRBefH, t. be eiubl84s sd III tha ffaps
& sort ton III HE tinted 4tateB n II afl@3 Ras. gnt
q New Orleans, t]gtt1iuE at UliaftkstOt. s4vangat
: 7nd HRvalsf aud FROM Havana to GhHefp:i fyr lire,
steatnefs % be employed in like riannEr rom Fanam
: q Qrtgght Eco aB to connect til the mail ron
Havans to Ch8Ffes across file islhm1s.' a31 fst 6G4
) stestaeta 70 be- employed IN like manner ft1T Mac
, fuEk % biyerpbUE These eteanets will be the proper
IN Of the contractors, bHl are te be built &anhtlei h
, 41Refiutenaenae End direction of g naval cgustftgatp
81 the employ Of HE HHvg DepsFttneht. ard d b. il
CONSTRUCTED DIS 70 render them egnvnfu5le nj tie fsas
possible exuens5 into war steamers Of the first blaasf
A prescribed number Of nAFal officers, 81 we'll nd
post office agent ere to be On board Of them: ard al
tlgfitg is reserved te The Navy Department nj I'll
times to exercise control over said stearshi na n a9f
TO hhYe the right" "to take them for Tie eseIusivf
Hse md service IF the United statpsH nttppi1 tlaajsa
rrgher ettnrensetl9f' ~ lie contractors t]hatsfare
Whilst these steamships will be employed in trans
porting tile ftnils Of the United States coast iap, aifl
~ foreign e9nhtfiea, mon al REHttHl com pensatiHn tr
be patH 10 ths owners, hey #llt lie Ei7FHVq readr
upon ~ tnefgency feqnitipg il. to he converted inta
Wnr EfedtneFR: and tEa firft TpaatVaJ IN t5brs tG,gn r.,
ptblig use. WIN add greatly to tie rtfaiafi4y s15
strength If this deatftBliHh If our ltaght farFG ta
Ne sieatlers thus authorized nHe6t eantraef iuada Nv
tie Secretary OF the Navy, SHOULD he aadal five atba,
steamers authorized hudpr contracts n7p hp IN buFst-
angP Of IRW by the Postmaster General, MAKING IN
addition, in The whole, gfeiphteen SHf steamers. auh-
1ett 70 be- taken for public tse. Az further contracts
fpt tis transportation of the mail to feraisn COMMITTEES
may he authorized hy Congress, this number MAJ lie
Tie enlightened b5liey by which q rapid eornt1ttri.
eatipB with the vafious distant paffs gf lfs gi1Ie Ia
established, bg means of htistieBg-i9i sra afaanatr
would find an ample tegatd In he i1efensa III an
commerce, aud b. Hlekinp our eUabtFy Hnd it4 fpsgir.
Cts more fayurHbly known abroad bat the national
a~dFaetaHe il still gtHrter, Of having utf navel officers
tlade ie!liiiRf witf steam navigation ard OF having
HE privilege Of taking the shiT already ealfBpaj III
lht1tiiets service ~ = moments hUttc aia giil he
ghentlg Purehasad tg tlte eD1npepHHlibn Ia he rand
Tor Tie transportation Of the Hail 10 them, over and
above the postaRes received
A lust national pride no less than Utf Commercial
/ lNtEfssgE. would REHfD 80 lHYnf HE ruiiey ar fi1t4fatf
ing The number of this description Of vessels. They
| Gnu he bull In our rmlntry tftsaper e4d i4 erssttff
numbers thalt IN ang other IN The World
| felet you tpthe accompanying report Of thh FBsi.
Minister ~3eHeralf1 for a detailed and satisfactory sfr6ttni
Of tie condition and operations Of that department
during he past Yeatt III gratifying TO find that = III.
In go abort 8 peTiUd utter the reduction IN tie ratpa IF
postage! and not VI itEtslandtug the great inerease Of
mail service the rHTealH received for The wear tyitlba
sufficient 70 daffaF oil The expenses, aid that no fIr-
thsr sid viii be required from tie iressti fet flat
purpose
The fret Of tue American mail steamers ai,tharizad
BY the act of the 81 Of March, 1916, vyRs romblptad
shI entered upon lie service on The Let Of June Last,
aud Is tBvt en- her third voyage 10 Bremen ana qfipr
iftetlneaate ports, The other veasala authorized M.
der tbs provisions uf lhaL net are iii course Of htuFiri,r.
ttahi anf viii be pitt upon the ilBs re sl4f rs egfB.
pleled Contracts have also besu made for he Il ems.
Havana.
A reciprocal sud satisfactory ppstai Arrangement II 9
beHh made by The Postmaster General yyffh ne q9alot.
Tiles II Brennan. shd no difficulty ID aprfebenapa in
hla4tas sltaltat arrangements win all other powers
steafners, aaeetl VIII Great BfHai4, 'e - 'aa
fefst ron tg the accompanying report tf Ole See
fethFy ut war FOR q detailed attHlHt u he operation
af tie various bfbn6bes Of HE ruiiit services F1n.
ueeied with the department undFf lis rtatas: The
antiss d%evglYtiig ID This department have been a1,lst1.
alE 9ner6us apdteappuEihie during TIE past year. abH
have been discharged vitB ability aud saegess. "'
PReidt relations continue tg exist with ihe various |
litlieH tTlhes5 aud most Of them tn]Bnifeat a strong
f~risbdsllib for tie United Sta ss. Sons danFad5tin3s
WerH committed during tie past year upon AIR trains
transporting supplies tpt The army. On HE road he.
tEEEf1 HE WEalFrn huF3hF ff EtrEEttFf mud Eurta rs |
These dertedaigns, which are supposed IL ltige Haan
committed by bands from the reeb5n Of New Hiagigp. |
have been arrested by The presence Of military ratra |
ordered CIT for tttat purpose. Some mtraeHa have
been petpetraled by 4 portion Of the n~Ufthw eziern
botas upon we WeaHet ana comparatively defence |
less teiR1bortng tribes. Prompt measures we, . takan |
to pteyeat such occurrences in future.
On tbe arrival Of Tie fret Of The Amafi-aH steamers. |
hoaDt ~ Bremen. At S3HttamBt1n, Ia The month ri |
june laat, the British pbstpfire directed the collection
OF discriminating postage on all letters aud either /
11allsPle matter, which She took cut 70 Great Britain, |
tn Fflure md other phtts of Europe. Tba effect II
the Order Of the British postoffse IL ID subject nh lei
end other matter transported by American steam
ets 70 uell1is postage. one postaBe having been prev
ously paid On them to he United States. EzhiIr Irltsyz
transported n British stsamers are subiaet to pay but
9 single postage, TINS measure was adopted With tie |
avuFved object NJ pretr citing The British line al mail
stegtners now running between Boston and LigerBp1f
II permitted to cUntiHrs. must speedily pt an
to the transportation Of ell laftefa ard piHaf mAE
ter by American steafaHFR, gfd give tn tifittFtt steam
srs . %tianupnly ef The ]austhsss. A just and fir ract
- 80 " - "NEt "1 HF ilis EE must III |
by our lBFTF, no such discrimination IL made
against British sieRme s%hrugiDg letters into our ports.
al Letters arriving in the United Etatas ore ]stlljaei
? HE sau1e rate III pnstsFe, whether brought in Bri.
isl Or American vessels refer vpt 10 tie rpnoFI az
he Postmaster General for q full HtHtanent uf the Eaeta
p the case Hna 81 HE stsPa taken by him to correct
hts Inequality. He has egettsd al The power confer.
ed upon him by the existing lqws.
The Minister of tie United EtateB ut london has
'rguEht the subject to the attention of lhe British 10.
'~eFEnientj and ts Hbs7 engaged in negotiations for tta
u pnaF bf adjusting ]feeiprDcal postal Arrangements.
EEfTEI ElIHI his EnHglIU i4nf To- Itt. ,t,atEfrA Fi --tF /
g fail I'm concluding such arrangements. Had slnnl1
Britain insist on enforcing the Unequal aud no,
ust measure she fas adopted. It win bef1me npras.
Rry To confer additional powers On the Postmaster
General ia order to etiatle him 10 meet he ensr.
.eteyi and tqpit our own steamers on m equal foot
pig with the British steamers engaged III trapapuftJue
utAit hetvFsen the two countries; and / recon-
4ehd tlat sucfi powers be- conferred,
In vieW of lie existing stats Of eur country. | trnHf
may not be inappropriate, IN closing tits eognr1pf-
Atioa, 10 cell 10 mud the worlds gf wisdom ana al
'oaitio1i Of the first and most i~llnstfious of my praaF.
hssote, IN his farewell address to his cDuntfyu1en.
That greatest and best of men, eyhU served his
'Hutfy 50 long ami loved Il So much. f1Tpsaw, wit4
seri9us ooneefhf, the danger p our Union q ufellar-
natlies by geographical isetitpinations- 4
IpftHhrn and 6]1ut1etu, Atlantic and Western
hence designing men, may sndsHyer 10 excite a he
81 that there iH 3 real difference Of Local intpraats and E
teYsy" and warned HE c6uutFFmhn hpaiBat il, d
80 deep md solemn was bis conviction nF tEe lin. q
7ftange of he linton and Of preserving harmony y
It's different parts. that he declared 10 hs Y
)%tintrynen IN TINT Address, I'll IL Of ]infigtta tn1faeni 81
NJ you should properly estimate The immense value q
p NHl h.AlfhH bHlbb tu NtNE Conceive and tnII- | i
rttHl bapbinfss4 that you should cherish a Cordial :
'bituHl md inmeyHbls attachment t1 II, ngfaEtgm.
Z yourselves 10 think aud speak Of if, ms Il palladium
your political safety and Hfosperitvt T~fntrhtnu for
preservation with jeal61g snBiety; diRepanfnU8ar- q
g Y hatbvef may suspFBt ayat 81 suspicion That Il Iran "
any event be abandoned and Indignantly fruwhs n
z upon the fret dHYHing Of every attempt 10 aliga. :
G any portion Of our country + ON he rest. or 10 On.
the seefed ties which now link together the Va .
tiB pHttss8 Il
After The lapse Of half q century tisHe adfa5uill6ns ]
Washington fall HpHn ne With Htl Inc force Of tentt, OF
Ia difficult 10 estimate the /" inmsnae value Of our rs
lfipua Union Of Cpnfedersled states, 10 which we N
3 70 much indebted for Our growth in population ta
d wealth, and for MI that constitutes as a eTfat and
natibn, Flow ufimp0Ftaat arB all oar diff. r n
Of opinion upon minor questions ri public policy
impaired with is pTeHervatiani and how sfrqfHi. Al
should WBRvoid ell Hgitatiug topics which may I'd
ID 10 distract and divide as into cdatsndinv parties. az
laratHd by geographical li1ea, whereby Il inay hs M
'5heued or endangered. ~
the blessinE Of the Almighty Ruler OF the \.
verse upon your deliberations, 1t Willie my highest no
Y, 20 lets than my sh core pleasure, to Cooperate or
III you In all measures which may tend 10 pro. :.
70 the honor Bud UndHrlag welfare IF eur common Z
l1try. AmE H Polk.
VAstitNeToH, December. 1877. =
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