The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-06

rsdicon are have before shown bar TO this Pc
htton for the demand
THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT AND THE
SOUTHERN MAILS.
Posr OvrIcE DEPARrMpsT. Nov. 20. 1858.
siRNy attention has been called 10 the publication in
the newspapers ofs memorial addressed b the President
of the United States accusing of neglect aud ndns
toward repeated complaints by the citzen. and
special petitions and remonstBnocs by the Chamber f
Commerce OF New Orleans In reference 10 tbe irregular
trsnmission Of the great Northern and Eastern mail The
petitions ano reponstrsnces refsfrei TO have
reached mo, nor are any such papers on file Ia the
department. OtlerShe ~cIld have given them that
prompt and respectful alton TO which In view
Of the highly reputable from which they said
10 have smanAied, tby would have been Justly entitled
complaints o allure. and egulnrities Ia c,nveyipg the
great msis between Moa gomery and Mobile have been
cevsd, II true In the ordinary weekly report from
pos'masters but the department has not neglected 10 In
fct the proper penalties and TO increase them la
ss occsfon required.
30 Tar from being Indifferent 10 this subject II has
been one OF lively TO from the period u
enteripg upon the duties OF my ofnce Finding the
means " transportation between Montgomery and
Ms bile entirely inadequate TO meet the pubic ~ant.
endeAvored To place sAtsfsc'ory footing by
efSctlug arrangement Ia Oc,oSer, isbs iyr the
pcyment Of additional daily line Of four horse coach
e. the land part II the route with the PUN on
lat the contractors should rnsh vehicles of sufficient
capacity "a carry Nil the mali every trip and that the
re, boat employed the river part should be of suit
able rs TOR the regular performance " hs
efvice sDd be under the exclurive control II the
tractors, that breaches of connection nigh,
by resbtn Of ether psrsoD persons having rgh
81 interfere with III arrivals and departures 10
this improvement additional pay to the amount u s2i
oeo pei awarded 70 the contractors With the
undertaking, also that extension of their
over 'hs succeeding term es fcu, woad be
uerdsd 10 CcIgrsss-whch Was accordiogiy done and
the extension obtained after consdet able oppopton
TIE difficulties q bisrous, and my plans Tor Improving
IT, specially spoken Of Ia hrst annual report
dated December l. 1883.
Ior time the transportation of the mails under
this new arrangement was effected with much rsgu
lAdty. The reports Of postulsstrs show but dx
teen fAures 10 make tho IMP IN contract time or 30
"a n preserve connections, during yerio3 81 nearly
tw,ny months 10y from l5b NoyenDcf s5t, whom tn.
addiota line Of stages .as put on the route ~ 20 the
10Th ofJube 1855 and - lhis nunief sou from
ss.s. .n'ly beyond The control d the contractors.
Within the period they occasionally tai.d % take
through all The document and newspaper bsSs in dar
time, for which proper dncs we're imposed Bat With
such exceptions, he service performed with
tonshiog regularity. Indeed appears that from the
Ith Of July 1854 10 the 50h u Jane 1855 not singh.
failure OF the letter mn occurred whereas ther. were
sixty sin failures within period Of months previous
TO comm. neipg the double daily line Of stages.
After the lat d July last the failures became frequent
owing a. the contrsetors alleged 20 their inability o
nro the service the steamboat portion ~ the line
This diculty bad taken special care TO gasrl sgSin
that the steamboat shcnh be under the rrclasvs
roi Of The contrncor that breaches ~ eonnecsn
hsyps pshf 70 interfere si,h Il. asri,sIa ana eo.r
tures. Fines were therefore imposed. accounting u
$500 LduIipg the quarter ending the 3o'h September
last and finding ths, no Improvement toos
place, but rather that the Aiiures became u,ors
numerous, ihs fines we're increased to - 40
hope that the contractors would be sfouscd proper
sense Of their duty and make proyon - fuih the plsn
rsqun ments of The contrsc Instead o .hlcb, they
entirely abandoned the service the 9Th ~ kovembsr
and made n-cssssry for the Department. " r~~or, 70
temporary srrsnsements for preventing hs sntrs stop
page ~ the NALL on their route
Immediately the receipt II information of this fact,
! forwarded insir1ctions by telegraph, 10 sie,i.i
inr the due perform of Tho srvce aud isarnlas
that he bad passe' b~yond tho poD, at which !, vas
mot snsea,iSu.y w .iseisa es.ss,essa .n@ts.r .rsn
10 the ,pot with ample ins,fu sslens 70 th psrAsce
q h. route and The necessity ksspiss 4 10 reyalsf
II may be proper remark tia, in Transporting ths
great mall 'hs route from Nes Yosk H. New Orleans
by railroads steam coats and oo.chss IL 10 10 10 erpsot
ID that part another ~ this tsns ne failures
by accident othervise, Will At time. ooear vbich,
the carriers ~ avoid them, IL not la human Ing ngiiy
power al'ogefher " prevent.
JAsrz ciNrBrIL Postmaster General.
To the Postmaster, New 0tIeaas.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
II reported m This city that Joseph iAn~ ha. bern
nryoin I'd Bfgaalef General In tbs army u the tn,sd
III. fDlo-ing IA summary statement n ths estimate.
for The sppror required by the secrs,ry r iss
Tressury.-For seneisnar. a ihe nsrai yssr
s ss7 7b7 ~ which o. iss Isl 20 ,spply asaerey
once txtinosis Il psrmssent and snSsh.
hrss gpsp,ers Of It's sursns a.eai y spa.t for,s.r
acts ~ Congress. ~ 80 2?s ysIaa - fof the Dsr,
e,eai ysar ioessirs Approgi.,,es. y ,or.., 80. p
SIS ia 1tb ~ sheh Add printed sEis'isv 1roprN
'ions required for pfetent fkeAi yssF SIC .ss sT
Total estimate. for bsr' hses yssr, 90 80 ~
Ths Britl.h srlist .sn,. u L SAID vl - particularly
srd warmly no,ieef IN The Ne-ssss
nrSissATOs or rBK UsIrsp sTArEa IcHErAhr or
LyoATIox AT LONDON.
From The Ws<binssn star, Ice
NJ App.ian a kslt- late tei,<i states reefs'afr -
rSga, ~ Dnfon. has r~sgre Hi'h fbe As'@fs a res
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