The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-07


other advantages, 1t affords the only sure means OF
guarding the department against loss from fraud
estness; and beg 70 renew my former recommendation
for the psssge On act making prepayment also comp0
sorry oil transient printed matter.
By the act Of Sd March, l84b the Postmaster ID
authorized under the restrictions and provisions Of
sting laws " coDtrec cr The transportation the mails
OF The United States between aay OF the ports Of the
United states and port or ports OF any foreign power,
whenever in his opD the public interests with thereby
be promoted. II ID made hs duty 70 report to tho next
ensuing Gongres copy OF each Of these contracts with
statement Of the amount Of postage derived the
same
These contracts must be made with citizens CT the
United states, the mail carried in American vessels by
American citizens, and the may be made for
Term Tot exceeding ton years, and must contain stpua
lions reServng the right 70 the two Houses Of
10 lei inmate them At any time by joint resolution the
power given by this act under which large expep
di'ures, involving millions could be created but neither
OF my predecessors or myself has uset the Ruho
~ thus gwen Believing that Congress shoud -
ueli the right tossy u hoS many ana what foreign
or the mass Of the United Siates should be
nd the emonot t money which should b. expended for
ba. purpose, would mend the repeal OF much
general
The contract Cox the lines between No. York and
Bremen, and Mes York and Southampton and Hsvre.
Will expire the lei Of june For the most par. he
service bss been performed to the satisfaction
DEPARTMENT. II sis service ia to be continues
verse or take such other steps may be ceemej
and eypedent by Congress TO that object
build Other and ew,er ships than those nov on their
lines pros ided their contracts be renewed and f the
service 70 20 INTO other hsnds the new contractors
should have ample time given tAeAo by which they may
be enabled 10 commence the new service the exprs
ton Of the presen; contract
10 relation 20 these mail lines IL foreign ports may
permitted TO observe, that II the present system 10 be
continued OF sustaining them In whole part out Of
the iunds Of the general treasury no reason perceived
why port Of the United States should preferred 10
the exclusion Of others. From the port OF New YORK
there now run four lines, embracing the branch from
New Orleans 10 Gay which receive from the treasury
The yearly OF 81 4sS,eto And appropriations cont
Lue TO be asked for other lines running rom the
port The establish aent Of steam lines from any port
ADDS considerably to its trade aud importance and the
advantages arising thereirom should be distributed
equally as far as practicable, among the different
General regularity has been observed a the United
States NAL steam hip lines. except between New Ofiean,
L.. . Vera Crus the service has up the
81, i'd OF Ihres h xsx emitting Tanpico;
and rom the ltth August 70 the Iath oc,oDe.
service by steamer was entirely ruspended For these
deiDque ncies spiiabe deduction have been made.
the serious complaints have arisen from the 70
failures OF The Mes Orleans mail 10 connect with
The New York snd Pacific lire At the ishmus OF Panama
No than thirteen OF these failures either Onward or
ward have occurred the 2oth June, 1865. Some
OF these 10 alleged have been occsioned By accidents
TO steamers and otherf from other csrses beyond m
control Of the company Many more failures have
Cured since the contractors have run va Havana man
wnen the service was Greet between New YORK ara
Aspinwail From July, 1859, 20 September, 1904 me
mails were conveyed direct, but by her contract the
company spuiate only 10 ron from New Yo.k and New
al the de- parmsn cannot compel hem 10 keep up tho
service Every means, no sever in the power oil
the department, has been and win continue 70 DC em
poy IN p'orcng regularity ard is to be hoped there
will he no further cause Of complaint .
iegret that the differences hitherto preventing my
conc u,ion OF postal convention with Fran ~ are sM
jusied. The nope entertained tina. as this dc
partrent sd ieGed 10 the uesire Of the FRENCH
govrnnep es regaros the adoption Of the quaterource
=, or tt. r. that IN arrsngetuent wou before this
have been censumsied and Ia successful operation The
offered On the part OF the United states are certain
III Tn hN n
tney may not be accepted. II was With reluctance,
however that consent on our part was given 70 the
quarter scae since the na ounce for single letters
IA the scele obte with and in all postal arrsn
eeuens with foreign coupries and looking 10 cheap,
simple and a, far as practicable Uniform system post
Tor International correspondence throughout the cvihzsd
world 1oult be an iuportan. point gained were tie
French governnen Ia assent TO the general ptroalcucn
OF ire half ouI &c soale
TIE French government having made provision for the
taIs, Conveys through England, OF books, pampn
lets rewspapers, rsyszLe, ard other printed ter
from The Upned States addressed 10 France Algeria, or
Ciisr oil Turkey syria and Esyrt, where France has
postal arapRemep. on application Ia the french Drec.
General oi SIS In inc nth Of March last instrnc
Mons issued nom mi, department authorizing the
transmission via ~ gland Of all sucn printed matter on
cpsy ment OF inc Of Uuited states postage
are cssrs'sble thereon when dispatched to France
A Proposition has beer received from the B.tsh Post
Office for reduction OF the postage between the Ceited
states and Great Btan, from - 20 IL GEMS the single
eur. IN this department has Indicated will
rgness 70 acceae 10 this proposal provided the transit
charge mails passing through England from and the
United siaes reduced " 12h cents an ounce, the prce
RAID nv that govern for in snce OF no British
CsI ada malls through the United states This depart
Deri bias been Tor years cndeavorng 10 have abae
neni maze 10 this transit cnsrge, which 10 considered
excessive, ard In the preten instance the condition w
TerGtTsd becsssHy, ina,mrch as . reduction on the
Upucd and Brush will inv, I've also
sor,r.r,a o.se .sc, 1s hsh ora 400
greatly 10 reduce the receipts from the United states mail
,utmstip hnss, unless there corresponding reduo
top 70 he Brnun transit tax, 90 ts' BY lower rates
cortsroneonce wcUld be increased sufficiently 70 prevoSt
osa
80 far a. Grea, R,,an Is concerned in the even, OF
reduction simply N The Atlantic postage, likely
,ho would suntT rsfoGr fminulDp OF her p0eal re
fcllte, frte He soun dooblSt bs COMPENSATED fos
sSy oss that account by the Dcrssed amount q wan
cit rostsge enc wotld under such arrangement
Ibis condition however coupled viii IN oier Oh Inc
part Of this Impairment 10 hsvp The tarBt price for oil
closed both countries fixed ut The urfrm rate Of
cents an tupc- a corcesson which would secure 70
he British AMI Carforpis snd West TdiA closed m As the
right Of uaIsu N sme cases at one halt and In other
Gully quarter TIE price low charged under the
treaty the more ready 10 make this con ,cesion,
art because rvgard II Of he highest mporauce that
the tnrrttpunt,rce beiveen ths country and Europe
should ps relieved from taa tax 70 shich q
trt cted IN order ths the people on both sid1 Of
the A. sue In ihsir soca and business iptsrcoe may
he little rsmue llcd a. possible aud secoh because
u IA likewise very eesLa6le, a. well In foregn
metric petal arraDseneois that simplicity and ormi
" should be observed
Arrsrfemsn s have been made bstween this depart.
Tho pos,s Authorities or Great Britain and Ca
nsda providing Tor the registration Of valuable tters
The United States traitor fec s I've cents, tho
op registered letters destined 10 any place in this
country.
Articles o. agreement have been drawn aud executed
en- behalf Of this department povidinR for regular
change Of mails with Hosnd. The project IL favorably
ressrded the Govern nent Of the Netherlands and
have been received leading 10 the belief thai
with q slight modification touching ne Belgian transi,
passage. " will be accepted.
An intrmai arraps ment has been entered into wnh
the free city Of Hamburg Tor exchange Of mails by
Of the direct line Of Hamburg steamers plying
hiv hot nj rffv and M Nnx NnvL
Tie single rate Of postage established for letters
cents nails for plscss beyond Hamburg being trans
nit ID BY this line.
VITA Mexeo 20 postal convention has ye, been con
cuded but is confidently hoped that the pending ncgo
tiaiors th, subsct may result IN arrangement
tuslly advantageous 70 bclh countries.
Tie satisfies Q. tbs foreign mail SCI vice are fully
lated ia Abfehdx A, anneyed 10 this report, viii,
however briefly mention Of the principal resue 10
tbs m portant bran "a 81 the service a. compared Wa
the operations o. the nscA year. enoing GUN On jun
1855 -. -, .
Inc ssgresaie amount Of postage foreign and 4
tic 90 m ale transported by the United stsies ms ~,
shin Inns wa, 81 c35.7i0 ss which s a :. lean =,