The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-12-17

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!. The report Of tho Postmaster General
herewith communicated, presents an interss,
ing view Of tbs progress. opsrations, and con
d,ten of his Dsya tren,.
Al The close o. the last fiscal year. the len s,l
OF mail routes within the United STATES W.
: i9o 29o miles; the annual transportation
: thereon 2,272 252 miles and The .naus
cosro' such transportation %. .42l ,65l.
The leHgh of the foreign mail route, il
estimated at le,340 miles and the ANNA
cos. Of thus service ssL472 lS7, Of wirci
S44S,o37, is paid bv the Post Office Dspau u
mens, and sl 023, $50 10 paid through tbs
Navy Department.
no annual transportation within the United
States Excluding the service IN Cahfo,u,u
aha oregon. which i, nov, for the fret time
'spotes and smb'scsd IN The tsbuIsr state
meats OF the Depsrme exceeds tha, Of the
preceding year 1872. .S55 miles, At az In.
creased cesI OF S547,ll0.
The whole numssr of the pos, offices in the
Uatsd States, on the 30,h day os June last,
vas 1875. There we're Cos post Office.
sstsblisksd, and $50 dl.coa,uusd, durlnp the
year.
The gross revenues Of the Department for
tho h'csl ysT. including The appropriations
for Tracked matter Of Congress, of the De.
partments, aud officers of Government, aud
excluding the foreign possges, collected for
and payable to, the British post Office, snouv.
ID to s6 727 ,s66,7s.
The expenditures for the same period lex.
cludlng $50 509,49, paid under an award Of
the Auditor, in pursuance Of q resolution Of
the last Congress, for mail service on tho
Ohio snd M'ssls'ippi rlvers in s32 and s33,
ssd the amour. paid to the Botlsh post Office
Tor foreign posisges collected for and payable
10 lhsI ofics) amounted 10 S6,02i, 500 10,
leaving q balance OF revenue over he proper
expenditures Of the yesr Of e703, ,299 80.
The receipts for Pos,sges during the year
(ncludns The foreign postsges collected for
snd payable to the British pos, ofice) am ounl.
Cd TO S6, 345, TAT 81, being an Increase Of
1897 6l0 10, OF 1865 100 per cent. over the
Ike receipts for the preceding year.
Ths reduction OF postage, under the &C, Of
March last did not take efsc, until the com.
nsscsmsnt OF the present fiscal wear. The
accounts for the frat quarter, under the eps.
ration Of the reduced rates, will not be "a tied
before January neKt /; and no reliable estimate
OF the receipts for ths present year can ,ss
be made II 10 believed, however, that they
will fall fer sbos, of those Of the last yssr.-
The surplus cf the revenues nov on hand 10,
however, SO large, that no further spproprs
ton IRON lhs treasury, IN aid OF the revenues
Of ths department, 10 required for the current
fiscal yesr bnt 40 additional sppropriatloa
for The year ending June 80, 1853, vilt prob.
ably ss found nscesssry vhea the receipts Of
The h's' two quarters Of the h.csl year are
fully sseerlainsd.
10 bic last annual report the Postmaster
General recommended a reduction Of postsps
10 rates vhies be deemed az iev 80 could De
prudentiy adopted, ualsss Congress wss pro
pared 10 appropriate from the treasury, for
tho support Of the Department. sum more
thsa 90 Iivalen, 10 the mail services pc rfor med
BY i, for the Government. The recommen
ds,ions Of The Postmaster General, in re.pec,
10 letter postage, except on letters from and
to California and Oregon, were substantially
adopted byIths last Cspgress. He now re.
eommends sdhsreace 10 the prssen, letter
rales, and advises agsinst further reduction
uai'l jus lied BY the fsveaus Of the Depart
ment.
The great object To be accomplished was to
make such a addition rs wsuld sfferd ample
aad convenient halls for the deliberations of
the Two houses of Congress with sufficient,
Accommodations for spectators. and suitable
apartments for the committee and officers Of
tho two braachss Of the Legislature. II was
slss desirable not 10 mar tbs harmony and
beauty of the present structure, which, ss q
specimen OF architecture, 10 80 universally
Keeping these objects ia view, |
concluded 10 make the addition by wings, de.
iached from the present building, yet connsc,
ted with il BY corridors. THIS mode Of en-.
larsemsnt will leave the pressn, Capitol un
injured and afford great advantages for vsnt!.
alton and the admission OF ligh, and will eu.
abs the work 10 progress Without interrupt.
sg the deliberations Of Congress. To carry
his plan into efec, have appointed an e1
psrienced and competent architect. The
cornerstone vas laid on the 4.h day OF July
ast, With suitable ceremonies, snce which
me The work has advanced with csmmenda.
'Ie rapidly and the foundation. Of both wing.
ire nov nearly complete.
ms deeply to be regretted that in several
Instances, officers of the Govornmsnt, ia at.
snpling 10 execute the law for the return of |
ugitlves from abor, have been openly resi-, Z
I'd, aad their Efforts frustrated by lawless and ,
usIent mobs; that in one instance, such resis.
snce resulted ia lac deslh of an estimable q
itizen, and 10 others serious injury ensued to q
hose officers and to individuals who were US.
ag their sndsavors 10 sustsin the laws. Pro. Q
ecutIoos have been instituted against tho sl. d
'ged offenders, so far as they could be iden,i. c
I'D and are still pending. have regarded il
as my duty, in these casss, 10 give oil aid
'gally in my power 10 the enforcement Of the
Tvs, and shall continue TO do 80 wherever q
nd whsasvsr their execution may be resisted. q
The act Of Cosgress for the return of fugi.
ves frsm labor is ose required and demanded "
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