The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-01

| the statement of the Herald in relation 10 the
Eastern mail route, and the causes which in
duccd Mr. Vanderbilt to discontinue carving
the mail, we avail ourselves of statement of
facts published by Mr.. Vanderbilt, which con.
firms what we stated few days since, and
shows conclusively that the error lays in the
mismanagement Of Cave Johnson.
The statement speaks for itself Here il ia
New YoRx. August So lsA7
Numerous articles have appeared In the psperr NJ
this and other cities In relation cause Of the late
steamboats, plying between New York and New Haven
have not written nor have prompted the writing Of
ter General has at to make what he calls state
ment Of facts" In paper OF the 2sth instant
as brief terms as possible leaving the pubc TO draw
their conclusions.
Ny contract With the Post Once Department. under
which received 5000 per snnum for daily service,
Sundays excepted the above route expired on the
3Oh June s4o at which time the Department sought
Of the contract at the reduced Of So 900
10 greater pay. Thi. "Act" which BY the way every
Ss
told directed the Post Master General to classify
the railroads steamboats, connected with them
cording the weight and Importance the mail matter
and the speed With which Il is taken and limited his
power to pay for services them to the following pr
ces -
First class routes for daily service s9s7 per mile
second class routes for daily service to 500
to $50 per mile per anpum. And steamboat service
had been regarded inferior to railroad and
boat service settled in the Depa, at 2K per
cent less than that Of railroads."
The tmaser General places this route the second
class and then claims to be tied up by the law pro-
tested against this classification have not yet seen
nor beard OF any good why the on
evs the registers ofthe post Offices will verify the truth
that steamboat route In this country has the SER
vice been performed with great despatch and regu
larity the weight of matter and Importance OF
the great Eastern mail will leave to those interested
to Judge Could the Postmaster General have supposed
that could get the mail transported important
route In first rate for second class price, or
eent importance have first class line Of ransporta
ton
The Postmaster General The classification
than two years ago. and with the knowledge Of all the
facts and that the department could not pay the
second class route and has since performed very salts
factoriy at the time complaining Of the prices
and refusing to execute contract" Now the impression
what will appear from the facts.
Previous to the expiration of my contract before
alluded to- the information referred to In the above
tract made public and bids for the service for four
from the LIST July 1916 publicly solicited put In
my bid at the old price $s000 and presumption is
that 1t the lowest offer did not then know, do
now know that the department could not pay
than 5000 The Of the route was the act
ss have claimed, altogether wrong and 1t was In
the hope and belief that the department would correct
upon the service for period Of than two years.
giving the department ample time to make other arrange
mens for the transportation Of the mail by contract
it was bound do should It finally determine not to
continue the rate Of pay before allowed.
As to the regularity Of the payments will merely OBJ
serve, that up to July utmo had received including
Ones and deductions, but S75O0-which was remtted
without specification Of the time or service which
intended to cover-although had regularly rem
dered the Department my bills for service at the rate Of
5000 per annum.
In July uimo rendered my account service for the
Deductng payments on account. -. ........ 1900
Leaving balance due and unpaid. $500
and requested remittance Of the amount, that the
service would be discontinued During the month
notice that the Department recognized the service
the rate Of but $4,000 per annum. then notified the
discontinued unless the claimed to be due
ahoud be paid and on the expiration Of the time given
Of this city, and informed the Department thereof that
mails would not DO taken unless paid for daily at the
rate Of $4,000 per annum.
The service discontinued two days, when, at the
Urgent solicitation Of MIR King, agent Of the De-
psrtment, it returned for ope week, TO give Mr.
master General who. AS he said, might be disposed
| TO pay the amount claimed on review Of the csss
Of extra service which extra service claimed should
entitled me to the pay OF 5000 per annum, even
and classification before referred to. Since the es-
tsblishment Of the day mail between New York and
Boston, via New Haven ! have performed daily ser.
|
New Haven, Sundays excepted; the regular Eastern
mail coming by the boat leaving New Haven at II
O'Clock ut night and the Boston mail by the boat leav
ing the Same place at This was not only ser
vice not contemplated under the contract, but was
| service performed by additional boat and fol
which the Long island Railroad Company had previous
y received from the Department the sum of $6a6 pei
annum.
Considering the amount of service performed the
time Vt departure and arrival being prescrbed-lha
the mails required to be taken from and delivered
the post offices the route-the and responsibility
attendant upon the service, and liability to fines AND
deductions from pay at the caprice of the Department
the pay demanded was too large Our line comprises
daily morning and evening boat to and from New Haven
aud New York and q daily evening boat to and from
Hartford and New York Sundays excepted by all or
either OF which the Department has been allowed to
avail itself Tor mail service without extra pay.
Whether course more consistent with justice to the
contractor we'll regard for the public convenience
not open to the Postmaster General without viola
ton Of the Law" leave the public to determine
| My account with the Department stands af
follows
s sasnce 70 ISL ss s sS iSa
Extra service at the rate paid Long Island
Railroad Company heretofore, from LIST April
| TO 2Iu august 2,<oi
$7,s7l
If the Department will see fit to send me the abov,
amount will be content to have them send their mai
C. VANDERBILT.
1t will be seen by this statement, that in add
ton to the service contemplated and specified il
the contract entered into by Mr.. Vanderbilt anc
The Department, he performed extra service with
out receiving any compensation, and for which
the Long Island Railroad Company had pre-
viously been paid the sum of S5,736 per annum
The whole matter lies in nutshell. Mr.. John
son wanted Mr.. Vanderbilt to perform for $1,000
per annum, the services tor which the Depart
ment formerly paid $l3,736, and this too in thu
face of the increase of mail bulk from mon tn t.
month, and year to year. Mr.. Wand erbit actet
as any man ofproper feeling would have acted.
We learn that the steamboat and railroad pro
prietors of the route known as the New Haver
route having declined to carry the mail, hav,
determined to have boxes and bags of their owr
on their boats, by which our citizens can send
letters to all parts of the Connecticut valley