The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-07

have not We, fully scceeded lis aud have there
fore sent much of their correspondence for the United
States through France
Whether. however The arrangement can be- safely
tnued. unless the present charge Of twenty-five and
half British and Belgium transit postage
is materially reduced, remains yet TO be seen.
From the auditors statement annexed II appears that
after paying the aud BRUSH aud Bes Jun, anst ort
alton OF The mails conveyed under this arrangement 10
gether with the commissions thereon postmaster,
the balance in favor OF the United States for the period
from 10th October 1854 when the treaty into effect
10 30th June. 1853, IS bot S6l99 which may be
set down as the mel United States inland postage these
mails
BY postal convention concluded the 4th Of August
last between the United States and Bremen, the main
provisions OF the of 1917. heretofore in oper
alton between The Posi- Departments Of the two countries,
have been superseded and the rate OF postage reduced
from twenty cents To ten cents the single letter. Under
the former arrangement the postmaster Of Bremen acted
the agent Of this department IN collecting poaaes re-
ceiving Tor his services commission OF twenty cen,
on all money thus collected and paid 10 The United
States BY lie present arrangement. which went into
effect on the 18th August. the Bremen putting
on two steamers to moathly alternately in connex
ion with The United States ST amers Washington and
Hermann, between New York and Bremen, provision IL
made for due division OF the postages accung from The
two lines, and the commission 10 the postmaster OF
Bremen is Discontinued All the States OF the German
Austrian postal union, respectively are 10 have the ad-
vantage Of the rate of ten cents between the United States
and Bremen whenever their postage and from Bremen
for letters to and from the United States snail be eiuced
to the uniform rate OF hive cents less; but all cor
respondence tor or from such OF said States shall M,
States and Bremen Is fifteen cents the single letter
Several OF The German States, including the empire OF
Austria and The kingdoms Of Prussia and Ssxoay have
already ma Re the requisite reduction The benefit
OF the lower rate OF ten cents. and is confidently expect
ed that all will into this arrangement al an early
dav.
The reduction Of the letter postage by the Bremen
line half the former offers greatly improved ia
elites for the correspondence and from the continent OF
Europe. The proprc,y of this reduction will be appar
snt in view OF the fact that the postage all cores
pondence between this country and Europe has generally
and in my opinion most justly, been considered a. qnlle
too high s. moreover as Well our interest as our duty
10 extend to he large and increasing German population
OF The United States, and TO their friends at home, the
most liberal means OF communication practicable. "a
copy oil the articles oil agreement Il annexed, marked d.
On the 8 Of March, 1853. Post aser General Hub
bard concluded contract with Messfs Ramsey Car
mick. Of New York a, $4,000 per annum, for service
semi monthly from Vera Cruz, Mexico, by Acapaco,
San Diego, and Monterey 10 San Francisco aud back.
in thirteen days each waybeing exiens on OF two OF
the trips the New Orleans AMI Vera Cruz ne through
Mexico, for the purpose Of conveying the all and thus
making through line sixteen days between New
Orleans AMI San Francisco copy Of which was con.
nunicltei 10 The Senate the III III OF Mircr. This
contract contains stipulation thai 1t shall have any
validity unless Consre, should sanction il by The pas
-ats o. an appropriation 10 carry INTO Ell CT "a The
from R ,beft q Raakin president of the Ocean Mail
and lniand Company. who states that that company is
the real parry TO Inc contract entered into BY Messrs
Ramsey s. Carmlck, reporting progress TO ward, putting
services into execution To tais communication The fol-
lowing reply was sent by me the 9.h OF Jaiy:
Your letter OF the 18Th uli came daily to hand. My
attention having thus been specially called TO the cir
eumstaoces connected with the contemplated line 10 the
Pacific, via Vera Cruz and Acapulco, feel il my duty,
after due deliberations, To INFORM you that the conditional
contract entered into between predecessor. Mr. Hab
bard, and Messrs Rtm.ey Carmlck, for the convey
ancs oil the mails this ae 10 San Francisco, does
not nee, with my appreciation
In the first place. al present advised. consider
The route inpraciicsble for m4il purposes.
ella the second place, the OF money yearly dawn
from the treasury for contracts which have Tor several
years bsen aud are still ia foce for the transportation OF
The mails between the Atlantic and the Pachc avery
considerable, amounting TO about 1871 sos In view Of
this ac and OF tue maay sections ADD egh5orhoods in
The different States which either greatly restricted
or deprived aliogeh Of mail facilities, appears to me
both inexpeden and uons' TO into the expenditure Of
still further sum OF Sl2iooo for the ssryce ia ques
ton
Z" Moreover, dsapprove OF the principle upon which
this contract is made. Ia my opinion, II the Posimas
ter General has the night TO make such contract al
all II ought 10 be made without the restriction hma
uon contained IN your-, by which its force validity -
made 10 depend npon the passage OF appropriation by
Congress 10 carry u INTO effect am unwilling 10 recos
Mise contingency OF this kind, because. although the
contractors may under such Conditional arrangement
iabish legal claim for compensation they may.
that they will be paid and Congress- from private
sympathy than from public policy right be at length
Induced TO yield to measure 10 which It's pno sanction
never could have been obtained"
Since that ime the department has not heard from the
Mexican Ocean Mail and Inland Company
BY The thlrd section OF tue act of 8 March. 1853.
s'ess for what sums The severa services now performed
snder contracts with the Pot Oaee and Navy Depart
nents could De performed IN should
be made, upon the snpposltoa that the United States
should take the steamers according add sell or
transfer them.
Ia order get this information caused advertisements
TO De inserted IN zone OF the vspapers the principal
cities OF the Union m which, after referring The act OF
Congress TO Inc spualions different contracts pro
vdns tor the purchase OF the steamers and the nature
and Character OF The service required, invited pfo
possls
Bids have been received, copies Of which and the ad
veusemen are attached, (nar ed T. In the tables an
nexed hereto (nakrd and o. the sums psid the OF
eeni lines and The proposals DO the service ap
pear.
Il will be that the Offer 10 do tho service on the
line from Neg York 10 San Francisco is much lower
than the - nov paid From New York to San Frsn.
CISCO TIE Nicaragua Company propose TO carry semi
monthly mall Tor not To exceed 5000 900 per
mum. This includes the ishmus sporiaon and will
make the yearly cost to the four 1--WE
hundred thousand dollars ess than the present
II is OF course, most desirable that the means OF com.
muncatlon between Atlantic and Pacific coasts
should be az fee and unrestricted possible and that
the Prices Of freight and passage should be brought down
10 the lowest teftns The present prices paid the
New YORK and Asrnwali and the Pacific mail steam
snip lines almost exclude competition. and leave these
companies almost monopoly OF the carrying and pass
ger trade between the Adannc and Pacific coasts This
state OF hings must be injurious TO Atlantic States.
and must deeply affect the great and growing interests
of California and Pacific territories and seem. 10 de-
nand from the general government withdrawal of the
fostering and sustaining aid which IL has extended 10
those lines. Viewed SIMPLY M with the mails
the Nicaragua company would carry weekly mail ac-
eofdlns TO pro for much less sum than n now
paid the present mail and shmu- psnes for CARVING
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