The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05

Attorneys at Laso. Washington City, ID. c.
nRACTICE in the Supreme Court Of the
III United States, ana IN the Courts OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia ana attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
WAsHNsTos, .9,lgusf I, 1851.
SIN :-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 will enable them to serve
persons desiring 20 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 a modification OF the laws reat-
ing to contracts for carrying the mail, as TO su-
thorize the Post Office Department to contract Tor
the perpetual use Of Rail Roads, and, instead az
paying, as now, quarterly on contracts for fotI
years, TO advance in Eve per cent. bonds Of the
United Suites, chargesbls upon the revenues Of
the Post Office Depsrtnent,an amount, the inte
rest upon which at per cent. would equal u
payments now made.
The government now pays $500 per nile r
carrying the mail on FIRST class Railroads. This
is per cent. on 5000. The undersigned would
urge that, instead Of paying $500 mile. per
mum, the Department shouId deliver, on acontract
n perpetuity, Eve 81 900 bonds, bearing an int
rest OF FIVE per centum. Al this rate the charge
upon the Department would be reduced from 1900
to $3.50 mile, per snnum, and the $50 per mile
saved would create sinking fund viii twill, in
fewyears pay offthe Bonds and give the6se ofsuch
roads forever thereafter free Of all charge there
by efecting a vast saving on the present annual
Of the Pc 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
such a contract would give to the Bati-
more and Ohio Railroad Company more than
- 900 900, which would enable that complete its
road at early ny, and greatly increase its busi-
mes. and prohts.
But to meet objections and impress the public
mind with proper sense Of the benefits 10 result
from this measure will require concert CT action
and continued active effort, through the press and
otherwise. The undersigned tender their services
TO your Company, expecting reasonable COM
partly contingent upon the success OF
the measure and respectfully suGkee< ne pro-
pretty Of your sending one OF more deIo<sfes 10
This city, on the first "Wednesday IN December
next, to confer with delegates from other Rail-
Road Companies, az TO the deisils Of the propos-
ed arrangement and the best mode ofbrIng'ng the
subject before Congress.
Should il be your pleasure to accept o. our
services in this matter, we viii promptly attend
TO all other business, which you, or your Com
pany, may have with the Post Once Department,
or other branch OF the government.
Hoping to hear from you at your earliest con
yenience, we are, respectfully, your obi servts.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. 4. GREEN,