The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-12-15

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course /. increased and promoted with Germany
Great Britain, and other parts OF Europe, with
all the counties on the west coast OF our CONT
ncnt, especially with Oregon aud California, and
between the northern southern sections ~ the
L. States Considerable revenue may be expect
cd from p,stagcs; bat the connected lines from
New York 10 CharrCs, and across tho lsthmus OF
Oregon cannot fail 10 exert beneficial influence
no; now estimated on the interests of manutic-
turCEs and commerce, and navigation and cur
rencv Of the L. States. As an Important ptTt of
the system | recommend 20 your favorable con.
sdcrItiOn the pr0pO scd IuCs OF steamers 10 leave
New O,lCans aud Vera Cruz. 1t promises the
most happy results IN cultiyating friendship be
tween the two Republics and extending rcCiprn.
cal benefits 10 the trade and manufactures OF
b ,;h.
Daring tie past ycar thcr have been employed
ugdcr coutr cts with the rost ofcc Department,
two Ccran steamers, ~ cnrrylEg the mans he
tween New York aud Brsmcr, and one since
October last, in sem ..m,u thly sCtvIcc between
Charleston and Havana. \ contract has been
mace for the transportation "t the ILciIc mans
Hcfots TIE lSt'uEus from thagrcs 10 Pa.a ma
ntCr The authority given the Secretary of the
Navy three. Ccruu steamers have been sent
o. the Pacific, ami are expected tn enter upon
the mail services between Panama and Oregon,
aud the intermediate points, on the first of July
next aud fourth has been engaged by hun for
Tao ser lee between HAY m and ca grCs So
that regular monthly mail line will be kept mp
after that time between Che United States aud
our ,Jrritorics on the lhr.ac.
The report of the Postmaster General " Il
MAX, known 10 you the operations ,f that de-.
"rtmeat for the ust year Il il gratifying to
lind the revenue oi thc department under the
rates of postage now cs.ab shed hy law. So rap
IDLY increasing. The gross amount Of hostages
during the lat official year, amounted 10 si3,,-
ui', exceeding the annual average received for
the same year immediately preceding the passage
Of the act of third OF July, l. -, bv the sum of
S5.H3, aud exceeding the amount hr the year
ending the 3Jth Of June, 1871, by the sum Of
sr2j,lSL
The expenditures 81 the year excluding
The sum Of $9Lt0!, allowed by Congress
At lis las session la individual claimants and
including the sum Of 100000 paid lur tie
service of the line Of Steamers between
B-emen aud New York, amounting To- H.
! I9>,Nt, which Is less than the annual av-
eroge for the ripe wears previous to the
act Of 1871 hy $}G0,1!S.
Tae mail routes on the 3Oth day of June
last, were one hundred and eighl thousand
miles in extent, being an increase during
tie last wear OF nine thousand tbrce hun
died aud ninety miles. The mails were
transported over them dnrlng the same
line l,0I2,51J miles; making an increase
for the year of2,l24,GS) miles, whilst the
expense was less than that OF the previous
year, By Si9}5.
The lncreaS, in the mail transportation
wi,hiR tive list three years, has been 37H,.
80 miles whilst the expenses were re.
ly..I MA -. ,n,Li,., ~, ;,,ra.., at
service, al the rate al II per cent.
Notwithstanding tins great incrnse in
/ the mail service, should the scr,ire conrn-
/ ne to increase HE present year ~ IL dill IN
the last, there will be received near $ijO,.
600 more than expenditures.
Z These considerations satisfy the Post
/ Master General that with certain modlG-
cations in the act Of Al, the revenue may
/ he sulI further increased, and reduction
/ Of postage To the uniform rate OF tee cents,
/ without any Interference with the priur-
! pie which h1s been constantly and properly
enforced Of making tia: department sus.
! tain Itself
( A well Lgcs'ed cheap postage system is
/ the best means of dIilI>ing intelligence
I among the people, and is Of SO much ia.
porlance IN a country So extensive rs that
4 Of the L. s, that recommend.
4 Nohing can remrd the onward progress
of our country, and proven, us from as,um-
/ ng and maintaining The front rank of ma
lions, but disregard Of experience Ct the
! past, and recurrence tn an unwise public
/ policy. We have Just closed foreign war
/ by an honorable peace: war rendered ne
cessary and unavoidable in vlndcation of
the national right aud honor. The pres
ent condition Of tie country is similar, IN
some respects, To that which Immediately
followed after the close Of the war with
Grea! Britain in 1915, and the occasion is-
deemed 10 be a proper time to lake retro
spec; Of the measures o, public character
which that war gave rise To. There was
at tina, period OF our history, a departure
from our earlier policy. The enlargement
OF the powers Of the federal government
which obtained, were not warranted
by any in,erpr Of the constitution.
\ few years after the close of that war a
series Of measures we're adopted which,
united and combined, constituted what was
termed hy their authors and advocates, the
American system.
tC-Rcluici on HE inside