Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1848-12-21

and intercourse are increased end promoted with
Germany, Great Britain and other parts Of
Europe-wiih all the countries OF the west coast
Of our connent--and especially with Oregon
and California between the northern and sonth>
ern sections Of the west. Considerable revenue
may be expected from postage; but the connected
line from Chagres and thence across the isthtnus
TO Oregon cannot fail to exert a most beneficial
Influence not now 10 be estimated, in the inter
course OF the manufactures, commerce, naviga
ton and currency Of the United States. As an
important part Of the system, recommend TO
your favorable consideration the establishment OF
the proposed line Of steamers between New
Orleans and Vera Cruz. 1t promises the most
happy results in cementing friendship between
The two Republics, and in extending reciprocal
advantages 10 the trade and manufactures Of both
| The report Of the Postmaster General will
make known 10 you the operations OF the depart.
ment for the past year. ..-..
| 1t is gratifying 10 find The revenues OF the De
pertinent under the rates Of postage now eslab
lished by law, SO rapidly increasing The gross
amount OF postage during the last fiscal year
amount TO S4,37l,O77 exceeding The annual
average receipts for The nine years Immediately
preceding the passage OF the act OF the Sd Of
March, 1S45 by the sum Of SIG, 453, and excee.
ding the amount received the year ending the
Both OF June lS47, by the sum OF 1926, 1874.
The expenditures for the year, excluding the
sum of S24 ,672 allowed by Congress- at its last
session, to individual claimants, and rclu ding
the Of 800 500, paid for the services of line
| Of steamers between Bremen and New York,
amounted to $4,l95, S45, which is less than the
average for the nine years previous to the act of
| 1915, by S900,745.
The mail routes on the Both day of June last,
were 1922 miles in extent-being an increase
during the last year Of nine thous and three hun
dred and ninety miles. The mails were trans
ported over them during the same term Al ,Ol2,-
519 miles, making an increase Of transportation
for the yeer Of 2,l24,6S0 miles, whilst the ex-s
pense was less than that of the previous year by
four thousand two hundred and thirty.five dollars.
The increase in the mail transportation within
the last three years has been 5.375 $40 miles,
viii st the expenses were reduced SlJ6 737-no-
King increase of service at the rate of per cent
| During the past year there have been employed
in contracts with the Post Office Department two
ocean steamers, in conveying the mails monthly
between New York and Bremen; aud one, since
October last, performing semi monthly service
| between Charleston and Havana.
| a contract has been made for the transmission
| OF the Pacific mails across the ishmus, from Cha
| gres to Panama. Under the authority given to
| the Secretary Of the Navy three ocean steamers
have been constructed and sent to the Pacific and
| are expected to enter upon the mail service be.
|
points, on the first of January, of next year; and
fourth has been engaged by him, for the service
between Havana and Chagres, so that regular
mail line will be kept up, after that time, between
the United States and our territories on the
| Pacific.
Notwithstanding the great increase in the mail
service, should the revenue continue to increase
the present year. as il did the last there will be
received near $3.50, 900 more han the expenses.
these considerations have satisfedthe Postmaster
General that with certain notifications of the act
of 1915, the revenue may be still further increa sed
and q reduction of postage made TO q uniform
rate of five cents, without any interference with
the principle which has been constantly and prop
erIy enforced, of making that Department sustain
| itself.
well digested postage system is the best
means OF dittusing intelligence among the people,
and is OF so much importance in country so
extended as this of The United States, that l re.
commend to your favorable considerations the sug-
gestons of the Postmaster General, for its i'm.
provement.
Nothing can retnrd the onward progress of our
country, and prevent us from assuming and main
tanning the first position among nations, but dis.
regard of the experience Of the past.
| The introduction of policy was for q
time favored by the condition of the country, BY
the heavy debts which had been contracted during
the war, by the depression of the public credit by
the deranged state of the finances and the curren-
rassrnent which extensively prevailed These
were not the only causes which led to its establish
tnent: the events of the war with Great Britain
and the embarra ssments which had attended its
prosecution, had left on the minds of MANY of our
statesmen the impression that our government was
not strong enough and that, to work its resources
successfully in great emergencies, and especially
in war; more power should be concentrated into
his hands. This increased power, they did not
seek to obtain by the legitimate and prescribed
mode--an amendment Of the cons.itution-but bv
construction. They saw governments in the old
world was based upon different orders of society,"
and so constituted as to throw the whole power of
nations into the hands of a few, who taxed, I'M
controlled, the many, without responsibility or re-
striction. In that arrangement, they conceived
the strength of nations in war, consisted. There
was, also, something fascinating in this luxury
and display of the higher orders, who drew their
wealth from the toll of the laboring millions. The
authors of the system drew their ideas of their
political economy, from what they had witnessed
in Europe, and particularly in Great Britain
They had viewed the enormous wealth concentra-
| ted in few hands, and had seen the splcndor of
the overgrown establishments of an aristocraey
which was upheld by the restrictive policy. They
forgot to look down upon the poorer classes of the
English population, whose daily and hourly labor
in the great establishments they so much admired
and was sustained and supported. They failed to
perceive that the scanty fed and half clad opera
tives were not only in AFFECT poverty. but were
bound in chains of oppressive servitude, for the
benefit Of the favored classes--the exclusive OBJ
iects of the care of government.
II was not possible TO reconstruct society in the
United Safes upon the European plan. There was
n written constitution by which orders and titles
were not recognized or tolerated. A system of