The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-07
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Collected IN British provinces, SASH AZ
. United States, 1929 20
The postage ON printed matter to and from the prov
inces come into The account OF domestic hostages In
respect printed NATTER The rates are the same To
and from the line as If Il circulated wholly within
the United States but payment through 10 destination l.
permitted On printed matter each parry collects Us
own postage 10 and from the line.
| The arrangements with Canada and New Brunswick
involve the keeping OF no nterna ional accounts; and
hitherto their operation has been satisfactory.
The annexed from The Fourth Auditor Of The
Treasury that the navy mail contracts, ad
dlion fines two OF the lines The 10 per cent. de-
ducon on the original advance TO the companies has
been made. Ga the New fork and San Francisco line
few extra trips performed in the months OF April
May. and jane last, without additional expense TO The
department
The mail service from New York by the way OF South
amplon. TO Bremen that from Charleston to Havana. by
The way of Savannah and Key West; and tina. from
New York 10 Havle. via Cowes, is paid for out OF the
funds of the Post Olhce Department. Amounting ii all
the service be performed, 10 the of 100000.
Ia addition TO this. there paid by the department
the last year for The transportation OF the mail the
isbmus, service performed in foreign country, the
OF $S3 3l4, which will be greatly increased, judy
ing from the last quarterly returns, during the ensuing
year.
try shall be sustained by the money derived from post
ages, these charges should not be placed upon it, In
providing for the building and equipment, of naval steam
ships. Congress seems to have meant TO encourage the
erection by individuals OF steamships. which might
on the emergency OF war; be ready for public and
such being lis design, and the carrying OF the mails bn
incidental purpose, the public treasury should bear the
cost The amount Of postage derived from these vessels
is but small. has been shown; and in view OF the
tension OF mail accommodations asked for from every
part OF the county, which has now 10 be frequently de-
MED, would suggest that these lnes be paid for in
the manner provided for in relation to the other
lines The extending settlements o. our country and toe
great Increase and activity OF business OF every descrp
ion require all the mail accommodations that can be
given. and the department should not BE- burdenei with
payment for who do not properly belong to it
No material chance has been IN ade IN postal con
ventlon wih Great Britain Inc date Of The last
nua report from the Posln General Uaier thi,
convention the additional articles, to which aluson
made in that report. providing Tor regular exchange
mails between the United States and the West Indies,
were duly executed, and the arrangement has been in
successful operation since about The l3R OF January
last. "a copy OF these articles is annexed, marked b
Similar additional Articles have been agreed upoa. and
an arrangement concluded, which went into effect in
October last with respect to mails between the United
States and The west coast of South America Under the
latter arrangement the British packet Office al Panama
the exchange Office on the part of Great Britain; and
New York, Charleston, Savannah, New Ofeans and
San ancsco the offices OF exchange the part OF
the United States. By this agreement the United States
avals itself OF the facilities OF communication secured By
existing postal treaties between Great Britain aud the
several governments the west coast OF South Amer
ca, the mails being transported by line of British steam
packets plying between Panama and Valdivia touching
at the prominent intermediate pJris Ga letters sent from
the United States, the rate OF postage Tor which The Un
ted States has TO account 10 the BRUSH Post Oce under
thus arrangement eight cents The single letter between
Panama and Bueneveniua. New Granada twelve cents
between Panama and Peru and twenty -four cents be-
tween Panama aud any other port on said coast. % let
iers received the British packet postage above, is
qursd to be prepaid. To the above Rates, tespec s-y
Tue United States postage OF twenty cents 10 New Gra-
NADIA and Peru and tweniyfour cents the single 10
Ill o her cases. has TO be added. Ga newspapers the
Bnh packet postage is four cents, TO which is added
the Unlled States postage also, OF four cents each "a
copy OF the articles OF agreement Is annexed, marked c.
The exofbiant rate. OF postage on pamphlets aod mag
hate tta tha
charge Tor works oil this kind above the weight OF
ounces being four cents ounce either side, having
50 long been cause OF Just complaint the part OF both
American and British citizens. embraced early
son 10 renew the proposition OF my immediate pedsces
for reduction of the United States postage from tour
cents 10 one cent an ounce condition that the
reduction be made 10 the British postage. This proposal
regret 10 stee, still regarded unavoably although
not absolutely declined, by the BRUSH government
Should II be acceded 10, il will remain only
like reduction to the west coast OF South America. 10
have uniform rate OF cent an ounce United States
postage on pamphlets and magazines between The United
States aud all foreign couattes. Except as above men
TONED, have already reduced til. pam phet and maya
zne rates. 10 and from all foreign conntfe- to
an ounce, under the authority OF provision respecting
foreign hostages, in the act OF 81 March, 1851
No reduction has as yet been made IN the high transit
postage charged on The mails passing through England
10 and from The UniIed States nor has any
tended the adopted to sads edecnx such az
Contemplated by provslon 10 The l2th
cle of our postal treaty with Great br'ian) for toe
yeyance OF letters and newspapers, asd closed mails
ted kingdon. aud OF France respectively. should
most conducive 10 the interests OF the three countries
Whilst The British government has been paying the
United States twelve aud hall cent. the
transit OF The British aud Canada closed mails between
Canada, New York, and Boston, il has been. think
unnsty demanding and receiving iweaty four cents
an ounce Tor the transit OF the French mails through
England and the elect has been greatly veneacs
correspondents both in The United States and France and
to pos pone from the Ste OF the postal treaty with Eng
land IN lsis to the present time, adding
praed requests and demands the execution of al agree
meni which would al least conduce 10 the interests OF
two OF the countries intended to be benefited by the
i i2th article
Relying, however on the business OF the claims OF the
United States, have by communication to the Secre-
tary Of STATE under date OF 18Th jay last in oae
IRON Lord Clarendon, taken pains to have this whole
subject presented in its proper light TO minister
London, who. doubt not. will every honorable
means to press il to satisfactory result.
Dor negotiations with France with respsc, a postal
convention between the two countries sull in pro.
sress and. except in regard to two or three important
points OF difference the basis OF arrangement has been
agreed upon France proposes the quarter scale
Tor letters, the partial introduction of which into
postal syssm, ~ apprehended. would create confusion
and lead to innuneraoe irregularities in charging and
collecting postage have deemed ii advisable 10 insist
on the hai-ounce scale oper on in this country
in England. and in OF the States the continent
Faoce also proposes to make distinction between pre-
paid and unpaid letters, insea of adopting and the
raie Tor all letters whether prepaid not; which
latter plan, being the s,mp,e, inclined req ard
the best in all International arrangements OF this kind,
where simplicity OF deiail IN every point OF vew 10
essential. Another question s 10 the proportion each
country shall receive OF The inland postage On all pre-
paid correspondence between the countries France
prooses 10 i've The United States three
angle letter. aud unpaid correspondence that the