The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-01

We find The recent return from California OF s. X.
Hobbie, esq late First Assistant Postmaster General,
noticed BY the New York Courier and Enquirer in the
following remarks
ave understand that The Postmaster General awaited
himself OF Major Hobbies visit 10 The West Indies and
the lsthmus bring about, In Conjunction with the
proper authorities there, adjustment OF the necessary
arrangements 10 secure the uninterrupted transit oil
respondence between the United States and The West In.
dia islands beg ond Havana, and between The United
States and South American ports beyond Panama II APP
pears that although have mail steamship lines TO Ha
wanna, and TO the ishmus OF Panama, and Great Britain
has like lines OF communication between these places
and many important commercial points beyond yet no
arrangement had been entered into that would ena-
BILE letter mailed in either country 10 pass through
The party must write TO correspondent at Havana 10
the case, and at Panama In The other and secure
his services TO get The letter transported thence to
the place of destination. Ii was accordingly made
the business OF Major Hobbe. by The Postmaster
General 10 devise and arrange with other countries
such plans as would enable the correspondence TO De
mailed and conveyed through 10 destination without sub
ecng writers 10 The embarrassment and expense OF IN
ermedary agents Major Hobbe, under the instructions
of the Postmaster General, submitted to the Captain Gen
eral of Cuba PLAZA of arrangement but the government
This refusal, however, did mol produce failure OF me
object 10 be accomplished; for Major H. proposed a
scheme TO the British consul at Havana which, by con
sttung the American consul at that place postal agent
brought the United States and British lines 10 work IN
connexon with each other and by certain regulations as
the payment oil the postage IN the country which IL
practicable 10 collect it, and the accounting and paying
the TO the country entitled to II, enables lei
TO pass through to It's destination beyond Havana as
readily passes from distant State OF Union TO
the other. Like arrang Tor our South American
correspondence the Pacific il also Major HI good
fortune TO accomplish. The first offer made TO the
local government authorities OF New Granada, and, on
their declining any participation IN the arrangement,
scheme OF cooperation wasproposed to the BRITISH con-
sui the ishmus OF Panama, and assened to. On the
LIST of this month, by the Postmaster Gen
erals notice, both these arrangement went into full Ell
feet
Major Hobbies visit was extended beyond lis origi-
nal limit and period by request from the head OF The
service in that region We understand that in the short
interval OF time assigned, IT was Impossible Tor the agent
to accomplish the whole task. But many Of the routes
were put under contract and in operation and
important instructions given for the arrangement oil
the residue OF the service and for the oil the
postal interests and operations In that distant section OF
the Union. 1t will be interesting TO know that daily
Sacramento, 1870 mies-aso 10 Stockton, like distance
that four horse coaches transport the mall between sun
and from Sacramento across the paries, and over
the foot hills of the Nevada, through Ncoaus, Johnson's
Ranch. Rough and Ready, and Grass Valley, the city
OF Nevada, eighty miles, over road on which foot OF
highway work never done that from the town oil
Stockton situated slough of the San Jonqun four
horse coaches through the settlements on the Mocku
umne and the Stanisaus into the lofty hills that inn
bosom these famous mining places called the Dry Dig
gings, Carson's Greek, and Sonora. daily mail, in
rapid coaches San Francisco and San jose whilst
those OF less frequency and lower grade of service
tend to every other important section of the State But
the question must force itself upon every one, how
this complicated machinery be successfully operated al
remote point from the General Post Office unless q
proper head be provided there for It's supervision and
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