Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-12-16
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VOL. XxVI.---NO. 10

andar thu supctintendcnce and direcri a of naval INA.
s'fnclpr IN the employ Of The Navy Dcranmro,. and 4,
@ ~ cot siructed az Ia rrnder ih-m o,nvcr,ibI. q, ths
least plsAiblp exurnao ,n,u ~ .,c.c,... r. -.
clas
A prescribed numbcr Of naval officers, ~ wall a, 4
prsi Office agcnt, are 10 be on In I'd Vi ,h-s,. and su,hv,;,
y Is reserved 10 the Navy Department al ai timss ia
'eN'Iclse con'ful over said Steamships and TO hsye
The right .'lo take them fr III. exclusive use and s.r.
wee al The united Slaiss'' upon making proper con,~..
sa'ion Ia tho contractors lhcfeior.o
W hilsi these Steamships will DO cmploycd Ia tfs,s.
porting I'm mails III the United States cnaslwisc. and ~
io'r,g' countries. nf"n an annual compensation To he p,iA
III shi ownct-. they viii be always rc,dy. ANN an .ro.,
peacy requiring II. 10 be converted into war steamers: AID
The nghi reserved IN take them Tor public u.o will Adj
greatly IL the efficiency aud strength Of Ibis desciv,bm
oil our naval frrr 10 the steamers thus suihurisei un.
der contracts made by the Secretary Of Tho Navy. sboulJ
De- added hVc olher steamers autiotizrd under coutr,c,.
made IN pursuance Of law by tho Postmaster Ccnet,l.
tnahinp an addition. In the VIII lie or eighteen war s,e.u,-
ers. subject 10 be taken Cor public use. As furhsr co,-
tracts Tor tho transportation Of the mail IL f,rcipn c,up-
tfles may be- authorized by Congress, his number may b.
enlarged IN !chnitcly.
The enlightened policy by which Il rapid commun,cs.
tan with tho various distan, par,s Of tho glusc is cs,ah.
llsliel. by means Of Alnrrican- bull sea steamers. would
thd alnple reward IN the Increase uf or c,mm.rcc. and
IN making oir country and lis res ,urccS M III favorable
known ahruad, hui The national advantage is still greater.
81 having nur naval OH es made familiar with .trom
ha'iRailaai and Ut having The privilege ii taking the = ips
siff'i5 equipped Tor Immediate service at a no,n.nt's
o'''', aud WI ho cheaply purchased by tho co,npansa,
iioa 10 be paid tr Tho transportation Of he mail in than
over and ai"vc the ro'tas's recei, eI.
\ Just NATIONAL PRIDE. M less Than vr com,nsr.ial in.
tefe'is. would seem Ia favor the p Icy Of nupn,sotinu
the number Of This description Of vessels. They can b.
built II, uir { untry chrnp pei and in create numlcrs Than
IN any otlrr IN The world.
refer yeu 10 HE accompanying report ii the Postmaster
General taf a detailed aud satisfactory acro mi II lhs cum
dal"n aud Operations OF that department during The pas,
year. II is CRAFTY " 10 fad w,thin 80 Short a peri a az.
Ter the reduction IN h rlio o. posiapc and nulwiths,and
my the etea, increase Of mall scry,c.. the tey.nu, ,,cri.
we'd li the year will be- sufficient, 10 dciray all ,bo tx.
ren"rs, add Tia, M further AID will be- required from tho
treasury tpr that purpose.
l lie INST % ihc American mall steamers nu,horiad
by HE act oi VI March. 1915, was com plotted and ent r
ned upon The setvicr on 81 June last, and IL n,w IN her
lhild voyage 10 iien,cn and q her inturnp ,iaic p,r,s.
III" od1ei vessels authorized undrr the Vt, DIVISIONS ot ,hat
iei are IN course of construction. and viii le lu, uppu
the lIne a, soon as competed. Contracts have ais, been
inad~ lt the Transportation Of ,is mail IN a steamer tr,m
Charleston 10 Havana.
\ reciprocal and sati { ,,ory y stall arrangement, has
'e'n mnd' by the Pus'ma s,cr General with tho author.
i,'fs Of brchcn. and u : diicnl,y II spprrhendeL in nm.
kin% similar arrange cats with III other Powers with
Nhcn W. may nave COMMUNICATION by NAL steamers.
except with Ctat Britain.
" The arrival II ,he ft,t If the American 4 umcrs.
b9'lHd 10 lr'ucif. at Southampton. in tie mon h oi jun,
lael, The british pat otlieo directed tho collection Of die
eliiHl'lnB pslagts IN all letters and other IN llahla
matter, witch she look uui li Great Britain. or which.
"ant int, the Brush post olic.. On tiitir way Il, Franc,
and other ptti' OF Far ,pe. The effect II the oni.r o(
ile bntlsli post vihco is Ia subject all letters an othyr
matter transported b. American stean, rs. /, d mblc p~.
,a@t, one postage having been previously paid gu lholn 10
he United Sla',s, while letters tran spuftti ia Rri,shw
steamers arr subject To pay but u single postage, 'rhi.
measure was adopted WI, The avoacl OH, ctof pr ,tac. lug
The lintish lin" ot mail steamers now rlnnio ; bc,ws.,
posrn ana i~'vefPoo'' aud. If permitted to continue,
must speedily put All end Ia the lsnsporta ~ of all Hlr,-
lrlt nn' 1'hrf matter by american STEAMERS, aud give Il.
BRUSH s'ran ~ The mpnolul yof the business. A ius,
taf f'c'Iho NY ~ all tht W. desire, and IN this we must
'psis' pY oor iahs. no suc', discrimination is made -
Rn',sl pIiisi' STEAMERS bringing letters into our Ioris, b.t
all letters arriyin. in tho United States are subject 10 ,hs
,an'' rata Of post 60, whether bought in iInti .h OF
American vessels. refer you to he rep II of the Post
mister ''enefll fr a tulFst, . nrnt OF tho tic Of thu
e1s'' and OF HE steps lale' by lin to c rect ,hi, ia-
'1oa ny lie has exorred all The power conferred ul.,u
hun by the existing laws.
The Minister Of tho United States al London has
Drought Tie s1Urct Ia the attention. ~ The Brush govern
men, ana l7"ow engaged IN regulations ler thc purpose
VI ADJUSTING frcllfocdi postal arrangements. which shall
ne equally Just 10 both Countries Shmld hc Gail in
such arrangements. aud shvald Great Britsi,
insist on enforcing tncuuc1ual and unilst n,asure She
has a"oPFrd, II Twill ceoi,W necessary To coaier additio ,al
powers on the Postmaster General, in order to euaLln
MN !" meet HE emergency, and 10 put our own steamers
On an equal footing with Blush Steamers cnyapeI ia
1 F, 'Ff ~ WI tiI Nj r.. Anu L
6 omnend that such piw,rs be conferred.
IL we" "l HE existing state of our crnniry, trust il
may NOT be inappropriate, In closing this communication,
10 eau 10 'ilnd the words o fwlslom and adnonitian Of
the first and most illusirious of my PREDECESSORS, N his
farewell address 10 his cohntrymcn.
That greatest and best Of men. who served his coun-
Try NJ tong. and loved ii so much. f,rtssw wild, .scrious
e9nc'rn, y the danger 10 our Union '.t ci,srac,erizinr
pafn's by geographical diSrriminatinn -.Noyihr,, ami
~So"therr, atlantic AMI Uestvl-wh nsa designing
men may erdcavor 10 excite a b. lief that ,h..e is a real
ct local interests and views" and warned his
'onniryinen agniusl II.
81 deep 1n1 solemn WAS bis conviction Of the impoe-
taice OF The ,nioii ami OF preserving harmony between
us d'h'!eh' paris, that he declared In his counir men, in
that address, "it IL OF initiate ,numrnt that YOU should
pr perry t ! iao tie Immeis, value ot your naliuial
| nl"1 t" your coHecliv" and individual happiness; that
you should cherish a cordial, ha5liuai and imaovable at
'ac''t'cnt 10 II, occtist"ming yourselves To think and
speak OF 1t hs a palladium Of your political safety aud prs.
periy; watching fpr l. pru rrvation with Jealous anxici.,
dlsconn'tnancing Whatever may suggest even a suspiciu,
That 1t can IN any event be Abandoned; and Indignantly
lrownlng upon the frs, dawning OF anv a,,emp, To al
ienatc any portion Of our county from the rest, or 10 eu-
feeble The slcred lies which nIw link together The VAR
aus paris"
Amer ile lapse Of haifa century, these admoni,iors Of
" ashinglon fall upon us with ali The force Of ,m,h.-
u Is d.ilcult to estimate the ''immrnse value' ut our gl,-
fio"s onloh ot contedcrated States, To which wa arc 9,
much Indebted ir our g'o",h in popula,ion and wealth,
ann ir al 'hat constitutes US a great and 4 happy ma
e""' HOW un'mFortant are all our differences Of opinion