Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-14
correspondence NJ ,hc Enquirer.

t,rr,sunnGcncc OF the Emquircr.
~. y If Me Committee on Pest Offices AnHuHing y"
,roc,a and string 'n9tiec'-S uUins Of Money ana C"a"s
~ n,,y po,ev-IN Navre Line is Of no use TO me "0D'
eTn"e"'' wAeHiSoroS, ArRIL 10, 1854.
IT., comnjt,ee on Post Offices and Post Roads Of Inc
t,ouvo or representatives has been quite active In mak"s
.,,oes,ions for the improvement Of the service OF u y "
or Dcnar,mcnt. A bill was reported from that otn'h
= IN February 9Th, and committed to the Committee '"
,hs Whole, for "abolishing The present ocean mall steamer
oervice, and au,horising The Postmaster General 10 re''e' Nv
,,mc IN accordance with usages and regulations apPes'ai"'
!, n the inIand mail service and for other purposes" IN
nv, nv first section of This bill The Postmaster General ie re9ultii
sd TO give "iu m eiiate notice. TO the United STATES Han
Steamship Company, that the allowance mace n y , ,e ,hiJ.
crnment 10 II shall be discontinued from and attei 'he nm. .
tie,h OF September, 1854" In this matter the ConnI'to
has fallen into error. By the act Of Congress- on when ~
allowance wus made, which act was passed IN .s a', ,ta, i,
shall be- In the power OF Congress, at any time' olter ~
thirty first day of December, 1854. 10 terminate the aIronee-
meni Tor the additional allowance BY giving sA no. ha . i
ticc" II will thus be seen that the "noilce' cannot e ~
mediate" nor cannot DO given during the SessIoS wha,
gross, and of course cannot date from tho hrst Oh oep'eno"
next. made
with the Chagres and Panama companies. ms WIN tn g
a vast saving Of money TO the Government h huu
allowances DO discontinued and. should MI. chuleh"ei1
BILL for the transportation Of Mails 10 California oe PaseIa
IL is believed the Post Office Department VIII De aoio W W.
what 1t has never done before, to pay It's own rho New
III odliCC VuloC No" ~, noucvn
York aud Havre lines they arc OF no use 70 me Un,h"
ment, tho mails being more speadliy transporeut a ~ a,
way, and whilst they are willing TO extend no laci'ites VI
courtcsies to tho Government, tho large na'9un,s ol money 10 y
paid TO them might as well be saved 10 inc i laasu!y. AIS
quite time that this mail policy should be carefully and DIS.
ccfimlna!ely looked into; the wheat should aSsa f,6 be s ".si,.s so ,lon
The chat. and much money may DO saved ''om u'''''' US
derng. au :, ,ho uoroe or
Representatives by Mr. Dean, in the Introduction OF tea9 o.
lions, enunciating our policy 10 the impending wars Oh III s ~.
rope, to be one of the strIcIest neutrality e n,IuSiD Ie'S sisnv sc con- Nc
tended for BY us from the war Of 1872, thas Inc nag eoreas
the merchandise" The doctrines OF the iesuau'o 'hs,e .nmo'
to meet with universal favor; but, IN oraen u "" ,ho cont.
ci,tiop shouli have full effect, both IN asserting ~ Io 10 u
dence of our people and the atten.ian !? " n ~ =" roo, solemn
mnnncr This must he done, not by tho Houae alone, OUT
by a Joint resolution of Congress, emana,'ng lUm mI oU Of
Mr. Bocock, will be pursued, and there was no dissent IN Inc
House as 10 It's propricty, nor will there be any as 10 III ooc'
lrincs 10 b. set forth.
Mr.. Mcponald of Maine, mado a manly, speech, today
for the Nebraska bill. Such men as he and Wright oil Penn
sylvania, and Richardson OF Illinois, show that there are yet
some true men in the North. T.