The southern press., 1851-12-29

.Hofneys al Ldir, Vdshifgfon Guy, ~. L.
DRACTICE in the Supreme Court Of the
u United States and in the Courts ofthe Dis
trlct of Columbia and attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
WAsBIHGTo ON, .9ugua /, 1851.
SIR :-After consulting many persons interested in
the principal Rail- Roads in the United States the
undersigned propose to establish agencies in this
city and in New York, for the purpose of collect
ing full and authentic Railroad statistics and
such other information as will enable them TO serve
persons desiring to invest in Railroad securities
or to procure information ofany matters connected
with the construction and administration Of Rail-
Roads. They also propose, especially, TO urge
upon Congress modification of the laws reat-
ing to contracts for carrying the mail, so to au-
thorize the Post Office Department to contract for
the perpetual use Of Rail Roads, and, instead Of
paying, as now, quarterly on contracts for four
years, to advance in five per cent. bonds of the
United States chargeable upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Department,nn amount, the inte-
rest upon which at per cent. would equal the
payments now made.
The government now pays 5000 per mile for
carrying the mail on first class RaIl-Roads. This
is 6 per cent. on $4,000 The undersigned would
urge that, instead of paying $500 a mile, per an
mum, the Department should deliver, on acon,ract
in perpetuity, five 81 900 bonds, bearing an nte-
rest Of five per centum. AZ this rate the charge
upon the Department would be reduced from $500
to $3.50 mile, per annum, and the $50 per nile
saved would create a sinking fund which WILL in a
fewyears pay offtbe Bonds and give the use ofsuch
roads forever thereafter, free of all charge there
by eiiecting vast saving on the present annual
expenditures of the Po Office Department, and
a consequent reduction Of the rates OF postage.
The effect will be no less advantageous TO Rail
Road Companies than to the government. For
instance, such contract would give to the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
81 600 900, which would enable that complete it's
road at'an early day, and greatly increase its busi
nss. and profits.
But to meet objections and impress the public
mind with proper sense of the benefits to result
from this measure will require concert OF action
and continued active effort through the press and
otherwise. The undersigned tender their services
to your Company, expecting reasonable com
pensation, partly contingent upon the success of
the measure and respectfully suggest the pro-
priety of your sending one more delegates 10
this city, on the first Wednesday in December
next 10 confer with delegates from other Rail
Road Companies, as to the details Of the propos-
ed arrangement and the best mode ofbringng the
subject before Congress.
Should it be your pleasure to accept OF our
services in this matter, we will promptly attend
to all other business, which you, or your Com
pany, NAV have with the Post Office Department,
or other branch Of the government.
Hoping to hear from you at your earliest CON
venence, we are, respectfully, your obf serv' 'ts,
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. f. GREEN,