The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21
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/ branch ei the Federal Government.
| This IL an enormous amount, when we
consider that for the past few years,
the service has been going with rapid
strides from bad to worse, until now
it it were to stop altogether, the ire
gularlty and ineflieiency would not
be ieIl. aud tho people left to them
selves would devise some other
means il not more expeditions. at
least moro reliable, than the present
absolute bankruptcy Of the system
affords. It may BE- said that tho ex-
treme low rates-thrce cents to any
part Of tho Union, is the cause Of this
largo deficiency. in the revenues, over
the expenditures Of the department;
but such is not the fact. IL. has been
satisfactorily proven to be adequate
under proper management 10 sustain
itself, and even to suppose for mo
ulent that It were not, tho service
Should not suffer for it. What now.
is the condition Of things in the in
terror Of the States and even along
the water courses Does it not require
q greater length Of time for the mail
to creep along, than the verriest old
Wagon itself And is it not owing
70 the criminal negligence Of govern
ment ofieials-partizans, who have
been given light commissions Of easy
duty, for valuable service to the par
ty2 It is so, and the public press
cries aloud to no purpose, because the
mere partl5an organs--tho hired sol
diery, cry out--thc murmurs and
mutiny proceeds from the ranks of
The enemy to the party, and therefore
amount to nothing. But after all,
blind indeed must that man be, who
cannot see, the inefliciescy Of the mail
service all over the Union and feel it,
if lie has either business or friendly
correspondence to keep up. The
large commercial cities may justly
complain Of irregularity and ineflicien-
cy of the mail service, and demand that
an increased amount he paid to in
creased speed in transmission. They
m9 say in support Of the most OK
cellent move Of Mr.. Churchwell, mem
Der Of Congress from Tennessee, that
the wants of the country aomand that
increased amounts be paid to increased
celebrity in the transmission Of mails
thus if $4,000 is given for the trans
portation Of mail from New Orleans,
to San Francisco in % days, 800, 900
should be given if it be taken the
same distance in 10 days, and if in
twelve days y, 100000. This would
open a fair field for competition in
time which is so important a matter
in this connection. This is legiti-
mate subject for discussion with com
mercial men, and should have early
consideration. The following is an
other important feature in Mr. Church
wells bill
SEC. 6. md be atIuytner cuactcd,
That if at any time during the exis-
tence of this contract, any other in
diyiduals or company shall establish
more speedy conveyance of the mails
between New Orleans and San Fran
cisco, and shall give proof to the Post
Master General that said conveyance
has been in successful operation for
three consecutive months, then and
in that case, it shall be the duty of
the Post Master General to transfer
this contract to said individual or
company, whereupon the former com
pany or individual shall not be deem
ed to haye any claim for damage, or
otherwise against the company.
In the interior of the country the