The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-28
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public before they hope % secure =. patronage ~, =
satisfied nv the Post Office Deparmentf II thai be So
there Is no necessity for the passage Of the Dill but "hal
are the FACTS? Here is the letter of the Postmaster General
In which he recommends additional service for California
TO the extent OF 100000 and yet he objects 70 the p
may be allowed to judge-and hope do not Judge
harshlyt seems that his main objection because
the bin appears take from him patronage, While ~ IN
ereases the Of the department. The adoption OF
the main principle Of the bill SIR Y all care ~
not desire TO have ything embraced IN the Di Mm
Objectionable to the House The principle OF tne p ~.
neat Is what wish established desire thnt INC
mails shall be carried according TO time not tha ,hey
shall be placed in and these steamers allowed 70
make their trips just as they think proper y ioau anu
load freight the way and deain and delay government
business desire that whenever the government mail Is
put aboard they will speed quickly to the destined port
That is the object Of the bill
AS have already said however, do not wish to em-
brace anything in it which objectionable to the House
The gentleman from Missouri says that the time 100 long
1T Is ten yearsand he talks about the Garay and the
Soo and the Ramsay and the Cormack and do not know
how many other routes The bill proposes the quickest
route Nicaragua said to be the quickest II So let
them have it, but if anybody beat them on the same
any other route the parties making quicker time should
be entitled to the contract in other words the United
States mail the peoples mail should move along and up
with all the developments Of the times.
pr6veents ana 10 reap the advantage Of such I'M
For myself have choice Of routes and certainly no e6
Germ about pay IL you will establish the principle OF my
BILL and any man has patriotism enough to take the CON
without compensation strike out the schedule ten
years IS too long o 101 ons e brng down %
ask of you is to establish the principe nothing more
and nothing less Once properly understood by the coun
try it will be demanded at your hands.
hope that the House win give that consideration to the
bill that its merits demand and have reason TO be-
leye that they will do The motion that made by
the gentleman from South Carolina mr. ORR]a few days
ago postpone the consideration Of the bill for three
weeks has been losI by accident as was dis
tncy understood that it to be renewed hope the
House WILL therefore, vote down the motion to refer the
bill the Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union and let ii be postponed for three weeks that me-
bers may have opportunity to investigate IT as they
desire.
Mr.. LETCHER As my progressive friend has reached a
station daughter would inquire why he does not
propose apply this principle TO all the inland mails
well as the mails?
Mr.. CHuRCHWELL If the gentleman had examined
the BILL he had paid attention to the remarks which
submitted to the House the other day, he would have
that the object is establish the principle that hereafter
when contracts are let the Postmaster General shall pro
pose to receive bids for carrying the mails from point to
poinsay from some point in Virginia to the gentleman
"water station, yon please [aughter SO much as
per schedule attached according time and the Postmas-
General will then have the privilege of selecting the
lowest bids according to time by which means he will be
able to give greater mail facilities to the rural districts
has been argued that the districts in the interior viii
not be served by the adoption of this and
astonished TO hear the gentleman from Maryland advance
the idea in his remarks to-day that the interests of the
continually not only here but elsewhere and upon that
point let me ask this simple question Who is il that pays
the largest amount of into the treasury? Does
not your from the mercantile community as
well as from the agricultural community? And can you
advance the of the without advancing the in
terests of the oher2 Do gentlemen here desire draw
distinction between the agricultural and the commercial
communities? And If SO, what is the character Of that
distinction Can the exist without the other2 Their
interests are nseparable Where is the basis of the
without the oher2 Propose to advance the interests
both propose to give strength to that of the gov
eminent which is paised.
We have here the report of the honorable gentleman
the head Of ha department telling the deficit is
transportation of mais in the inland and rural districts
But he presents to plan to remedy this difficulty
propose TO remedy this evil by establishing the principle
the BILL in order that coaches may be replaced on our
inland and rural routcstha facilities may be in
creased What is the fact? You may go to the Post Of
fee Department to-day and ask the Postmaster General
give you better mail facilities good you have had
heretofore in by in inland country what
does he tell you2 He will tell you that he would do it
with great pleasure but that there large deficit in tho
revenues Of the department. and that he go any
further expense.
propose, TO this difficulty to offer the public
inducements to paronize this department thereby in
crease its revenue and cut down the deficiency.
trust the House will postpone The eonsidera-
ton Of this bill for three weeks and that it may be printed
so thai members may examine its details and discuss its
merits II members viii take time examine its povis-
ions to consider the main principle involved have no
fears OF the result Whatever may be the fate of the bill
to-day, am well satisfied that il will be adopted Al some
future day If i not that withered Of the govern
men viii have to be severed from the body TO preserve III
orh viii eat out its vitas and absorb blood care moi
Tor the schedules II the principle of the bill that wish
to sec adopted desire hold out such inducements Ia
the business men Of the community win secure the safe
and rapid Transmission OF the mails between the
points named in the bllas will confer great and lasting
benefit upon all the interests Of the country
Mr. Speaker principle permanent public utiIitv
established without first having TO wade throuob
bitter opposition
This bin contains great principle did not EXPECT 4,
would pass without opposition Il would have been UNI
reasonable TO have supposed that IL would While was
prepared for this did think the details would
oyeshadow the principle of the bill in the minds of hon
oraole gentlemen who have spoken against It.
Had the principle been made te object of attack honor
able gentlemen would perhaps have FELT the necessity for
closer examination Of the bill than their remarks indicate
eui should the blu he lost will the country excuse them
TOT saerhcing an Important because they would
ho lhA ther srs TO study the great principle proposed
70 &c esMohshed oentiemen have attacked the ded,i.
meFgsrts-and these are nothing II Is the principle
adVoene n Is the principle defend would see il firmly
this, and II u all | ask ~
From the Detroit Inquirer, A ri 81.
FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN A. CANFIELD