New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-05

the month of Stp.e1ner the culre1t cl usvens -sis
strongly 20 the South ind .Hs very ae@sy Ians and ne
oss Of time IN transferring III FesieEseI5 snf luggage
from the carr q TIC toaf a. BE!s-o ~ E with clta-
vorlbe weather TIE river a. Ezat c-.-see tAen oe
yond their Esusl line of srEss l. so .rorn 70 &c
are. as IL .csngaisd 20 breGE th-sl LA 81 ne
mails, o. e snharrsEs The plItltn'elt
Bll to return 70 the terms aud eandii0n OF ts con
tract By the 1th section o. that coDtsc u Wa BE per
ceived tEsi tie P,stEasef nefA nss ne fsAt 70 an
III the ccntHcf upon ten days zoace, Ia esse the con
trsct1r should refuse 20 comply win scA cnhakes &c ne
msy order with reference 20 TIE evening" me a1d nat
Il eges 70 the contractor the right 20 cose the service
upon The same I0,ce 10 case re eoAI4c1s slea ,e'
ore change Of the hours of the uo rns He and TIE
Postmaster General shall not serce thereto ne Oh
ference Of TIE terms and doas 5c 7en the evening
and the morning ne as respects The snt q toe pare4
is sirnv SIS N Al ia the one case the PostmsssTGen
era has the TrhtfO aQnu the c11-t N me ohet case
the contractor has that right Inc Contingency 10 tae
case Of the evening line, Dr0v IN MS tecuoA Al
occurred TIE FOsrIr sEfcr-Generh bad eroeTeo
change Of the hours Of departure ard arrival a. set
forth IN IRE schedule u TIC Cd contract ior me evening
line" from hours and 50 minutes TO hours snd =
minutes and the Company IN the Letter afeany FelsIIel
70 Of March sac had refused 20 carry II INTO euecL
The right Of the Department then 30 Gnnl the contract
and 70 dscbsrze tic Contractor upon ten days nouce
was clear ard unques-onaoe. Ile anlA4Hsn' u &c
contract was the Only penalty PROVIDED ioI ,l1n Ie-
al OF the part OF the contractor. But the department
did not snau The contract CT discontinue the service
Il took no notice whatever o. Tie refusal Of tae eonIsc
tor for more than four months an1 hence ne nae 4
fir right cCurIdfr me fclea4lt = Aocl4yrA
the Department We maintain again. that TIE receipt
and delivery of the mails 20 the companies alter their
letter Of the 9Th Of March positively refusing 10 carry
them EXCEPT upon the terms contained 10 tae o1 con
tract and e slert acou.esencc Of The Department 10
those crnd lions establishes f1 IN TIE lan-ufge Of the
Depsrr1-u a. - tra1i % 5e referred o. rs contain
i- ne 81y evidence oirgrc1r2.a - en- tie > .'5i
mo src~.si ri-adinr Of the Pos,r-a ter sncral IL
reference 10 the mode Of receiving ana delivering the
malls scarcely requires notice He says he Companies
take them from and deliver them - tie Post once 10
the city and that virtual agreement on te PeI- OF
Tho Ccrnusuies 10 carry them as required. This he
ought 70 know j. part Of their duty Inc mails never
theess be does not deny received BY the agents OF
the department and delivered ~ tne 10 the AGENTS OF
the Companies the PCstOce IN the city The TACT Of
the agents Of the Companies taking them from and 10
their boats in wagons az they were required TO DO ara
for which they bad always received com.tns ol ot.ns
tortured by the ingenuity Of the mo
An acceptance Of contract in the face OF their positive
refusal vii satisfy al ccii-g men Of the weakness OF
a cause which requires g. bubble 70 support T.
u surely matters not whether the malls arc delivered
60 the Company by tne SCENT OF the ID paitIei iol
the door Of he Post Olg In the city or from the WAi
81 which their boats e he den cry N ether ease y
legally the same. The Company received and deVeTed
them in the same manrer precisely o. tney naa oeen IN
tbe habit oil doing under the old contract under Which
Inv were by h, decision Of the Department holding
over and from the terms and conditions OF when iney
had refused 10 depart
right % dfEf l'te rllltAtaiI "a tl ''-~
rfhout the consent OF tie Company and o. continue -
employ their services after their refusal except upon
the terms and conditions Of the old contract and that
In tho case q their refusal he had but ono alternative
- tho contract AMI that was - has been already
shown the annunen, OF the contract and the di'eon
iinuanco OF the service. 80. 49,,
Secondly That the Department have sdintited tHese
rights as was shown in the report OF the dreetors IN
their official correspondence with the Companies
Thirdly. That the Department did receive and denver
the mails they had ten IN the habit OF GONG uue
ftaaf f0ru
any other terms than those contained IN tna conac
and that they virtually hereby sanctioned and accepted
the conditions insisted Upon By the Compa@es
The Postmaster Genf;al lays great stress tnIolsnCu'
Ri. gaS icf~r uoon Ike hour OF departure from the
tes hsvns been made such the Companies had oeen
long anxously desiring and that after i nad Oee - G
ed ithAd been objected 10 BY the Co1nPAhies Ng7
can be farther from the truth than tnis nc nNa'
mis- and Trenton Ragcad Company. and Tue I am
and Amboy Company desire now ss tneh the ~ =.
f. NJ as the time Of departure nom tue GU - -.
evoning me But the uncertain arrival OF the 4s vth
p,ltinSre rendered The connection az PhAdelpnA loo
prccarous at that hour and the mercantile eo''uH.y
Of New York protested strongly sgaLst 50 eal oe
parture from that city that the Ne" Jersey Ia
rompspv having the control at that end oil tac me,
CONSENTED 10 defer II for bali an hour but tlc teIH
Quishment Of this privilege so long ana AnNo-sy te
sirsd made by the ComPnhles eAe'u'ey III a.
view TO the better accommodation oil the mercenuie IN
eresB Of the comm aity cad 70 0Surs more certain
connection Of the mails -
An attempt is next made we regret 70 sec, py sup
preston of material portions Of the letter Of the ON oil
March md by A collection OF detached sentences from
n to prove tia, was protest against tie change OF
the morning hour Of departure, but not against lne
even.S schedule He admits il 20 be protest against
change OF the morning schedule while he denies
had any application, except Of scquietcence IN the
change Of the schedule of the evening line e.
But that there may be no misunderstanding 10 refer
to this letter. we insert it entire. that i may be
how the Postmaster General IS fshI IN Tue IN
ferences he draws from ~
psnies cannot accept the schedule for route 1901 or
derei By the Postmaster. General" This schedule EN-
braced both the morning md evening lines Secondly,
that change of hour from 10 :, NJ VII be aecepla
be 20 them, but not change OF the morning hour from
Q 10 4. NJ. except a. ccrtFin seasons
Thirdly. That IN running all hiir iacs, they will ex
pcdie tue mails a. much as circumstances ana stity
yin permit but they viii not consent 70 bind them
selves Tor any Lass fse fer performing their trips than
Is provided in their old contract and mai tney were not
willing 10 increase their burdens without aaaiuohA com
pensaton. What burdens There was but one in ipe
new schedulc and that was laid ur0n the evening line
and yet the Postmaster General says this Is only pro-
test against the change OF the morning hour.
The running time Tor the morning line, II VIII BE per
ceved from the schedule annexed does not vary much
from that Of the schedule OF l-4O. Little objection
could be made 70 on that But the great reduc
ton OF the time OF running was iaade IN me evening
schedule from New York, from bours and IS minutes
10 hours and IS minutes and therefore u wss against
this alteration in the schedule mai me protest Of the
Company was principally directed We cannot con
celve how {. was possible 10 be understood Otherwise
n-tAtftttr-NF
briefn the consideration Of The matters which remain
stU Ia be noticed TIE P0stmssterGeneral y plealed
= s tat all reflsals and Ouill the joint Directors
mink they have made ample satisfaction Tor ~ having
oHsred ~ the Post Ofce Department the free use OF
their road for the transportation OF The mails az any
hour and Al any rate %. SPEED they mignt adopt I" IS
true they made the offer and t 10 true they run no
son Of rsk in making the oer. X was utterly npos-
sble for the Postmaster General 70 accept H. whether
the Company thought not lie lad no authority
nv law 10 apply the funds OF the Department 70 the pun
ase ana management Of steam engines and railroad
cars &c. sc. What can this be possible Has he
then no authority by law 10 make contract Win q
company or an individual 10 convey the mall on road,
no matter whether a rsrosd or common road the use
Of which 4 offered to hmi Is Il necessary for the De-
nsrtrent 10 purchase engines and cars ard 70 employ
and .upsrvise engineers and remer when Il can make
a contract with persons who are prepared 10 furas
them and and for given would engage u perform
Inc rscuired ssrvces As well might be say u was ne
cessary 10 purchase The horses al coaches upon tie
common roads AID u supervise the drivers al 10 say u
was Necessary % purchase the en- ines and cars &C 10Y
the same specific purpose w the conveyance OF tnc
mas. No BE- has the same power BY .aw 10 MAKE a
contract In both cases and must seek for some cther
mas f,r declining the 0flr OF he companies tna the
want OF AUTHORITY BY law. 10 make such Contract
Tie otsr Of the Tree use OF the rad vas o. gn ay
made IN view Of the injury sustained ~ tie P.olc ~
the Southern ula being detained 90 long IN fI-cei
pha before being forwarded 20 Newly ron u ne
norufnr 10 before wheh lime . o1gn 10 BE IN New
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