Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-11-22
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The Postmaster General and the South Carolina
Rail Road Company have had "a disagreement for
time relative to the transportation of the mails
on this road, which came to a crisis the 1st of
this month by the refusal of the Company to carry
the mails any longer under the terms of their con-
tract with the Post Office Department. The P. NJ.
General desires to establish such schedule will
save twelve hours in the transmission of the mails
between New York and New Orleans, and this he
would find no difficulty in doing if he had the CO.
operation of the South Carolina Company. They
are unwilling to agree to this schedule unless they
receive additional compensation, greater than is al
lowed any other Road for similar service excepting
few contracts made by the present head Of the
Post Office Department and not to be renewed on
the same terms. conditional arrangement for ten
days was entered into that no serious Interrupt
ton has been occasioned by this misunderstanding.
This is about to expire however, when permanent
arrangement must be made, or the pubhc interests
will materially suffer. 1t is true that the amount
demanded by the Rail Road is not very large one,
but to accede thereto would be to establish prece
dent which would be improved by numberless Rail
Roads The public interests demand that the Post
master General should be sustained, regard his
requirement of service from the Company to be rea-
sonable and moreover according to the terms of con-
tract Rail Roads built not merely for the bene-
fit of the Stockholders, but to serve the public in
terests, and the State Legislature should make it
obligatory upon the Companies to carry the mail,
and on such terms as Congress may prescribe. The
Rail Roads have to diStruSt the action of
Congress- for at least threefourths of the members
of that body represent territory containing at least
one Rail Road !and all would naturally have in
terest and feel it duty to allow fair compensation
amply sufficient to remunerate the Company and
vet not to tax the public immoderately for the ser
vice rendered Such is now the law in New York,
and until this requirement shall be made part of
the of Incorporation of all Rail Road Companies
the p. D. Department will never be able to secure
the rapid and certain transmission OF the mails
The L,teLtigencer of this morning has long ar
ticle on Russia, in which the opinion1s expressed
generally that the enthusiasm of the Russians for
heir eIipiOn and will be ant to overcome
in the long the perseverance OF the allied
armies. 1t is apparent that Russia is making Wig
resistance and that the fall OF Sebastopoi Will
be only the real commencement OF war. But Sc
bastopol has yet fallen and whatever may be its
fate the allied army will almost suffer humiliation
According to the latest the siege is progressing
but slowly The English papers are perfectly silent
with regard to the I'M uries inflicted by the great sor-
tic of 900 men, and say nothing OF the spiking of
some nineteen guns and mortars composing French
battery by another.
The result of the election in New York for Gov
ernor is still in doubt. Telegraphic dispatches con-
Iinue elect Seymour and Clark alternately, the
returns are more accurately ascertaned Probably
it will be aScertaned who Is Governor elect un-
til the official vote has been announced Ihe elec-
ton in Massachusetts, yesterday is most oyerwhelm-
Ing triumph for the Know NUthings, having swept
Wings, Democrats and Freesoilers alike from exls
tence. The delegation to Congress are members of
that order a man, and both branches of the Leg
isature are almost unanimously Know-Nothng.
Such clean sweep unparalleled In political annals
The intelligence from Illinois, as the mists clear
away, is cheering and four Democrats, all Ne
braska men, among whom is the gallant Richardson,
have been elected to Congress illinois is the rally
ing point for the Democracy in the Great West, and
is the first roll back the tide OF tanatclSm that
has swept nearly all the Northern States.
"The American Organ" the mouth piece of the
new native American party, made its first appear
ancc yesterday. The principle Editor is Mr. Ellis,
charge d'ataircs to Venezuela during Mr.. Tylers
administration. After defining the principles to be
oty otnflh Iyf Tho he 6pVD
tcle to a vindication of his consistency politi-
clan, Strengthening out with considerable tact the
devious ways his political path has lead.
ID. K. McISae, Esq, Consul at Paris, was here on
Saturday and leaves New York tomorrow for Eu-
rope, bearer of dispatches to various European del
egations. MECkLENBCKG.
!Nr. Souze admitted to Fran,e-Reasons assigned
for has ercLusiom-UeciAed position to&en by 4Hr.
lHason-Hr. .Souie's history md his European
oSsocattionS--H0harchy regards him Us an enenay
-45eige Of Se6astopoI- Election Of NJ AShe to tie
Presidency u tile ltllmingto~ md Aatetgh h"st
h0aa COiH2uRy-NO f6l0s.
WAsI1NGroN d. C. Nov. 18th, 1854
The Emperor of the French" has retracted and
Mr. Soue is permitted to proceed to Madrid via Pa
ris. What the cause of his exclusion the H.
ture of the explanations made by Mr. Mason which
removed the impressions leading to Mr.. SIS exclusion
does not appear At any rate the result OF the at
fair is hattering to the firm and decided position
taken by Mr.. Mason and rather Illuminating to his
Serene Highness, the Emperor aforesaid. The Eng
lsh papers and their Partisan Correspondents assert
that there sufficient to justify the course
of the French Government but tail to state what
they were The French official paper, however, in
an article evidently intended to smooth over the con-
troversy as much possible alludcs to three clr-
cumstances as having given offence to the French
Government-Mr. Soule's duel with the French min
lister at Madrid the arrest OF the French Consul at
San Francisco and the emeute of the French sailors
in New York Harbor. With the two latter MIR. ;.
had nothing to do whatever, and consequently, so
far as they influenced the action Of the French Court
the indgnity is aimed at the United States and not
against our minister 30 Spain. The first named
would have excluded him from France altogether,
whereas he has travelled through many parts OF the
Empire unmoested, excepting the continued surVell-
lance of the police Another reason assigned Is that
he had associated with the Red Republicans and
participated in the counses of Revolutionary lead
ers during his residence in London, since the assum
ed Diplomatic Conference at Ostend 1t is needless
to speculate however, upon the different reasons as
signed for the action of the French Government;
the next arrival from Europe will doubtless bring
more exact and reliable information concerning the
whole affair." 1t is proper to add that Mr.. Soule at
firms most positively that he has committed no act
that could possibly be construed into an offence to
France when it is properly understood; on the
contrary that he has been exceedingly careful In his
actions and COW creations. 1t is presumed from his
well-known shrewdness if for other reason, that
such is the fact
Mr. Soule lis a Frenchman by birth, and when a
mere youth was exiled from his country on account
of his liberal opinions. He comes to the United
States acquires all the rights and privileges OF an
American citizen guaranteed him by the naturallza-
ton laws and the Constitution, and after course OF
years by his great talents and steady repubIcansm
is elected by his adopted country to represent it at
one of the Courts of the old world. He returns to