Litchfield enquirer., 1850-12-12


!, corpa5al pupishneni. whish shsa IoalE bl1c
2 / WtIh 3Ut rfv4iding any ilhie. ha8leit N
= II services ~ saale u fsirciipenras which call
2 inF piamrl custrciion. he stIbrs 8; can
mead that ahe whole subject bs Frvissd withou
Z delay, and ouch system established taf the en-
!, | fnrcemenl Of discipline, 80 shall be- AZ s,uc
: humane ane edrctuai.
ii The accompanying report afthe pus,mas,e
General PTesenls satisfactory view .If The .sD
eratiOns ate condition Il that De,sa lmrna.
n AZ che Gloss Of'athe iasl aiReal wear an
length Of the INLAND mail routes In the Uni,e,
States, (nul embsacing the sravsco i'm Or.vD,
and CslIfornia.l was l76, 6T3 nulea ahe n,,nva
tTaRpMiaiiun thereon A6.5ll.423 miles !. an,
the annual cost 1T such transportation g., ia,
420. .Ss5s fe8E $t&
The in-rease Of the annual Transportation
over thai 'd the preceding year, wac 3 9y7 IS
miles, aud increase ~ cWsl was S3t3A4u
4 he ROmber al pee. offices IN Ihs I1mlieC
States. on the ISl day ssf July last, was Is
-beinS an incIeasc vi go during the piece
ding year. s..f .-.....4 ......
The grGss revenues ri the Department e.,
the fiscal wear en,lIRg June 3Dth, ISS. atn..,,n,
ted To s., $50 97l IS, Including the annual al
preparation Uf S2JU,DO0 ter the tranked maIteI
or the departments, and excluding tue f,re,Ku
ages collected tor aisd payable to the BRUSH
Government. 'Ai e.
j The expenditures fer the same period w4fr
II js2l2.9j3, and - cents leaving . halAuce oI
| TeveluSi aver 81, I-,EimuIes, OF $3iU,OlS Oj.
lam happy ia lind, that the tiscaI c"ndIII,'H
al the Department IL such a. 10 iusl,ly the
P.simas er GAneTal ~ recommending the re-.
ducti"n o, eur inland letter i',,Slsg+ 10 three
Gents the single lett. Z when III epSId. and five
cents when nOl prepAl.' re also recommends
thar the prepaid rate he reduced IU two cent.
whenever the revenues at the Department.
after the redscli0n, shalt exceed ifs expe,.ii-
lures by mere lnan tive per cen, TOR iwo con.
secutsve years; thatth ptslags Wu.s, Calf rn,s
AND other lesiefs sent b. "cean steamers shalt
De much TeductGs aud thai The rates vt p.s,>
sge .'n newspapers pamPhlei y, prri"dica:s aud
Mher Prinied malt r shalt be modified and sam
reuiu.t ihel con made.
Il cannot be doubled thai the proposed reduce
tiOls Will i"r the present, dIlnlnish the Bkve>
mus ii IN. Department. II ~ heiIeve,l that
the deficiency, after the surplus already xr.
cuuiuiatid shall he rxhsusi-d. may br alin,Ise
wholly met tkeT by ab'iishIng the tx,stsnx
privileges al setldIng tire iuatisr throlgk ih
mails "r BY payn,g "ut 0f the Treasury Ia the
Past Office Departments sAm rqui yaleni Ia
the postage at which Il - deprived BY sucl,
privileges. The LAST is supposed to be tn
preferable mnde, and will. % not entirely, >"
neariy supply tia: deficiency as To make any
iurlher alDlTUil iatinn that may be {, und npc-
essar! Uncomfortable ~ 10 turn no obstacle
t0 the proposed reducii"ns
enter ain mo d.,ubi ii The authority 81 Con.
gress To make APPr"l'T iatIUns &c leading Oh-
acts in that class 0f pualic w"ks comprising
whAs are uauaiiy tsimrd w"lks Il tnierna.
ilnpro veinni. ihis authority .upi'use tO b.
derived CHIEF from The power ri regulating |
with tme.gH Maln'ns, and ainrn& |
the States. Nnd the power al laying and c0'hc.
ting inlpoSis. Wm.re Commerce ~ ca, rled On. |
and i'm post. collected. there Inusi be pOris ana
harb r., as we'll as wharv. > and tMsGm h"u4rs
Il ships, laden with valuable carg,.s. apln. Zach
hs sh.,tr, or sail along the cuasi. hi hntiss.
are merrssary al aaltsr lie p"inls tor the pros.c
lIun OF lite and property. dAher fA"iliiies and
sScurliirs tcf commerce and navigation ara
hardly Tess iul;,nrtant; and tnuse Clauses ufth
lu.lOn. iherrt.ne. Ia which have iei~r.
red. have teceivetI from the Mi gjn ut the Gov.
ernmeui. liberal ani BENEFICIAL cnlsi, ucliun.
Nni only have lighthouses, butys. and beacun> |
been establishes, and 'allus lights maintained,
but hal hbr5 have. been cleared and linglivrd
piers c0llsli Mried. q Il even break waters tm
the ssie'y"f shii pug. aud sea walls t"r it:t /
pc lection ut hal bnrs. to prevent them from
beng S.led up, and rendered usrless, Os TN ac>
ti0n ofth.' AEGEAN, have De-n errrte.i a. q vssS
great expense. And tins cnnstl uGii"n !f the
Constitution appears the in"te reas"lahle from
the c0nsldeEaiiu,s, that II these works. Of such
evident Importance aud utility. areno' to e.
accomplished by Congo IS, eh.y cann"t be ac-
complished al al. ~
BY the adop,iaa of the Constitu; N the sew
eral States voluntarily parted with he powes
If collecting dates Of iMtn,at in their oxm
ports and II 10 MT Ia BE- expected that the.
should raise In"ney. by lnternat taxation. direct
or Indirect, tor the benefit Ut that commerce.
The revenues derived ir.'In which d,' nof .~ishei
in whole uria part, 90 iniO their "ws' ireas'ir-
les. Nor do perceive any differrMcsbeiw~cn
the power f Congo ess Ia make appropriation.
for objects Of thin kind am the ocean aud the
power To- make appropriation. Ior similar ob.
iecis on lakes ant rivers, wherever they are
large enough 10 OeaI ON their waters al extern
sive traffic. TIE magnificent Mississippi and
ITS tiibutaries, and the yast lakes 81 the North
and the moi III .Hest, appear Ia ne sO tall win
IN the en- arcisea I'll the power a. jiafly and a.
clearly ~ the Oa.eas an3 the Gut II M-xiro.
Il is mistake 10 regard expenditures judIci-
.,Asly made tor fheSe Wbjeci 40 eypendIlu, es TN
't"cal purp ses. The position. or site at the
work. - nscrssarily LEGAL: but lite utility ls
general. A snip canal around the tails 1T 81.
May IT less than mile IN lsag.h, Though l"-
cal in lis conStrncl ipi,, would Yet be- national
w ttS pVbRuoS duu ~ w. UcuSesN~S ~ y WSWV
rem we the only obstruction to q navig atom
of mole than Thousand miles. affecting several
States, a. we'll ~ our commerce iAl ars.iasiOi,s
with Canada. So, iOO, the Breakwaler at the
mouth OF the Delaware 10 erected, NOT tor the
rxclusiye benefit ot the States bordering "n the
bay and riv, III that name. nut TIN that " the
whole coasiwise navigatian OF thu Un,ied Sia'es
and TO considerable sxlent also. ~ foreign
commerce. VI. 8.
Il chip be lost on the thaF a the entrance
nf southern port fos wat, ii sufficient depth
| vi water, il Is very likely to be as!hurshern
| ship aud IL s,eAmhn&l be sunk nt +sny part
~ the Missi.slpp,, an account of ii& ehanne,
NOT having been proper y feared al "hs,tuc-
ii"n. u may be D b"ai belonging tn either ~
~lghl "r ten States . mAy add. M. y. m-whal
remarkable. that among yail ths lh.lis: one
States. there u NOn.s that n mi tUSs gfeAsers az
less ex,em,, bau .del on The .cea,.. 81 the Gull
| Ut Mexico. or "nc VI the great lakss. Vt some
Msvigable river. 49,.
IN fulfilling UuS Constitutional duiie.. Fellows
citizens. On this subject. 10 ~ carrying int 81