The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-05-18
The Mail Service.

: In the report Of Post Master Gen
eral Campbell, fot the present fisca
: year, deficiency Of two millions b
dollars is shown in this very importan
branch Of the Federal Government
This is an enormous amount, when w
t consider that for the past few years
the service has been going with rapid
, strides from bad to worse, until now
if it were to stop altogether, the IRE
gularity and inefliciency you'd not
be felt; and the people left to them
selves would devise some other
means if not more expeditions, at
least more reliable, than the present
absolute bankruptcy of the system
affords. It may be said that the ex-
treme low rates-three cents to any
part Of the Union, is the cause Of this
large deficiency, in the revenues, over
the expenditures Of the department
but such is not the fact. It has been
satisfactorily proven to be adequate
under proper management to sustain
itself, and even to suppose for mo-
ment that it were not, the 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
a greater length of time for the mail
to creep along, than the verriest old
Wagon itself? And is it not owing
to the criminal negligence Of govern
ment ofhcials-partizans, who have
been given light commissions Of easy
duty, for valuables service to the par
tya It is so, and the public press
cries aloud to no purpose, because the
mere partizan organs-the hired SOL
diery, cry out-the murmurs and
mutiny proceeds froms 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 inefficiency of the mail
service all over the Union and feel it,
if he has either business or friendly
correspondence to keep up. The
large commercial cities may justly
complain Of irregularity and ineficien-
y of the mail sci vice, and demand that .
IN increased amount be paid to in F.,
creased speed in transmission. They t
nay say in support of the most ex-
,ellent move of Mr.. Churchwell, mem :
Der Of Congress from Tennessee, that {
he wants of the country demand that a
increased amounts be paid to increased
elerity in the Transmission of mails :,
bus if $4,000 is given for the trans Q
of a mail from New Orleans, o
, San Franciscan % days, 500, 900 a
bould be given if it be taken the .
ame distance in 10 days, and if in =,
velve days 81 100000. This would SC
pen a fair field for competition in ii
time' which is so important matter az
/ this connection. This is a legiti- ~
ate subject for discussion with COM sh
ercial men, and should have early vi
'nsideration. The following is an IN
her important feature in Mr.. Church sl
els bill: ~
sec. 6. And be itfurtney enacted, di:
nat if at any time during the exis- its
ace of this contract, any other in cal
'iduals or company shall establish a ha
IRE speedy conveyance of the mails wit
tween New Orleans and San Fran ho1
co, and shall give proof to the Post of
ster General that said conveyance AL
been in successful operation for pre-
ZEE consecutive months, then and the
that case, it shall be the duty of cie'
Post Master General to transfer ner
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