The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-12-29

the mail in steamships convertible into a
war steamers, promise 10 realize all Tho !"
ocneiit TO our commerce and TO the nd1
which were anticipated. The first steamer
mus secured to NE government was.launch-
cd 10 Jsiinasy1 f647. There are naw.T,
and 10 another year there will. probably.
be not less than IL ahoa,. Nhile this
great national advantage is secured, our
social and commercial ineicoyfse is-in. :
creased and promoted with GetnaHy.
Great Britain, and other parts Of Europe.
with all the countries 90 tho West Coast
of our continent, especially wiih Oregon
and Californis, md between be northern
and southern actions Of the United States.
Considerable revenue may be expected
from hostages; but The connected line from
New ork to Chagres, and ,henao across
the s,hmus 10 Oregon, canno, fail to exert
beneficial Influence, not now 10 be est.
mated, on the interests Of The manufactures,
commerce, navigation, and currency of
The United States. As an inportan, part
Of The system, recommend To your favor.
able consideration the establishment Of the
proposed line Of steamers between New
Orleans and Vera Cruz. l. promises the
most happy results in cemcntIng friendship
between the two republics, and IN extend.
ing reciprocal benefits 20 The trade and
manufactures Of both.
The report Of the Postmaster General
vii! make known 10 you the operations OF
that Department for the past year.
/ It's gratifying to find the e,enues ofthe
+ Department, under the rates Of hostage
now established BY law, so rspidly lncreas-
ing. The gross amour, OF hostages du-
ring the last fiscal year amounted 10 Si.-
81 OF, exceeding the annual average re- :
cciyed for the nine years immedIniely pre-
ccding The passage Of The act OF the Bird OF
March, 1915, aby the sum Of S6,453 and
exceeding the amount received for the
year ending the 30lh OF June, lS47 by the
sum Of four hundred and twenty five thou
sand one hundred and eighiy.four dollars.
Theexpendiures for the ear, excluding
the sum Of S9i 672 allowed By Congres,
at is last session TO individual claimants,
, md including the sum Of 500, 800 paid for
|, TIE services of the line Of steamers be-
tween Bremen and New York, amounted
10 81 l0@ ,si5, which is less than the an.
nnal average FOR the nine years previous to
. tho act Of ls43 by e300,74s.
3 Tho msll routes, on the 30,h day of
n June last, were l63,209 miles IN extent
being an increase during the last year
4 Of 8 800 miles. Tie mails were trans
!. ported over them, duting the same time,
III 1913 miles; making an increase Of
f. transportation for the year Of 2,l24 ESQ
( miles. whilst lhceypease was less than that
Of the previous year By 81, 235.
The increase in the mail transportation
, within the last three years has been 5,37s,-
, 81 miles, whilst the expenses were redu-
cod si5G,737 making an increase Of SER
r vice at The rate of fifteen per cent, and
reduction IN the expenses O. more than
fifteen per cent.
Du ing the past year there have been
, emp .oyed, under contracts with the Pos.
Office Department, two ocean steamers in
convey ing The mails monthly between New
ofk and Bremen, and one, since October
last, performing semi monthly service be-
tween Charleston and Havana ard con.
tract has been made for the transportation
Of the Pacific mails across The ,sthmus
from Chagre' TO Panrrla.
Under the authority given 10 The Score.
tnry ofthe Navy three ocean steamers have
been constructed and sent to the Pacific,
and are expected 10 enter upon the mail
service between Panama and Oregon and
the intermediate ports, on the Is, Of Jan.
uary next, and a fotTr,h has been engaged
by him Tor The service between Ha, ana and
Chagresi so that regular monthly mail
line will be KEEP, up after bat time between
tho United States and our territories on
the Pacific.
Notwithstanding this great increase in
the mail service, should the revenue con-
tlnuc TO increase the present year as it did
IN The last, there will be received near
four hundred and fifty thousand dollars
more than the expenditures.
These considerations have satisfied the
Postmaster General that with certain mod.
i6catio1s Of the act Of 1915, the revenue
may be still further increased, aud a re.
duclion OF hostages made 10 uniform rate
Of five cents without an interference with
the principle, which has been constantly
and properly enforced, Of making that DE.
pattment sustain itself.
well diges,ed cheap postage system
is the best means Of dilhsins intelligence
among tho people, and is of so much i'm.
portance IN country so extensive as that
Of the United States, that | recommend
to your favorable consideration the sug.
gcs,ions Of the Postmaster General for its
Nothing can relard the onward progress
Of our country, and prevent us from as.
suming and muinlaiuiog the first rank
among nations, but disregard Of the ex-
pcrlence of the past, md recurrence to
m unwlse public policy. We have just
closed foreign war by an honorable peace
"a war rendered necessary and unavoda-
bic IN vndicalion Of the national rights and
honor. The prcsen, condition Of the country
,iar 10 hnf NH