The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-23

and ten other ports, north and south q San
Francisco, either by the steamers Of the
Company, or by others which they compensate from
their own government allowance. Look also to the
expenses OF the different lines. In provisions and
stores the difference In favor Of the Atlantic steam
prodigious, but in that for coal it is immense
voyage both ways at ten shillings sterling per ton
The Pacific steamers out theirs ON board at $23
per ton besides which they incur enormous expenses
for the deposits they obliged to maintain at Pa
mama, Acapulco and Oregon.
more striking contrast between the expenses Of
the Liverpool and Pacific lines may be drawn from
The fact that the actual Pacific steamers form COM
pany distinct from those on the Atlantic running
from New York to Aspinwall. The former
receives $500 900 per annum out Of the $685., 900
already referred to- For this sum they make v0ya-
ees once fortnight from Panama TO Oregon, stop
ping at or sending mails at their own expense to
nine other ports. Thus they make voyage OF 4, 900
miles and back, with intermediate service, for mal
compensation OF SIS 600, whilst the Liverpool line
uakes direct voyage Of 5000 miles for $33 900.
Comment on this would be superfuous.
Yet with all these adverse contingencies, the most
frivolous and often unf0unded complaints are con-
staDtly repeated relative to everything connected
with their ships. In Whatever disputes or litigation
the company has been involved, there was apparent
a prejudice against them, which is incompre-
hensible unless on the vapid and absurd
ground OF opposition to monopolies-t0 rich
companies, although such companies are in
fact constituted by q simple combination Of
small capitalists, and that in no other way can many
OF the most useful public enterprises be taken up.
In fact the whole business undertaken by the pre-
sent company, but for the adventurous discovery OF
the gold, would have been an utter failure. The
company form ed in lS4S, and the contract mace
for the conveyance of the mails from Oregon to
New York, embracing the intermediate ports al
ready named before the dis overy OF golo in Calfor-
mia; sbd from what you know OF its present condi.
ton you may well suppose that the result otherwise
TO the stockholders would have been disastrous, II
not utterly ruinOus.
a.
contract with the msiI company viii come before
Congress at the approaching session have consid-
cred that these details would be OF interest to You,
in the face OF the senseless camor that Is eteraay
raised whea contracts OF magnitude brought up,
ID the event Of rich companies being involved in
any disputes with the people.
The constantly increasing extent OF the agricul
tuTa riches of this region and their prospective in
fuence on the destiny OF the Union, demand the
most literal and extended policy on the part of the
govern ment-a policy commensurate at least With
the scale of protection afforded TO those Atlantic
companies which perform at best secondary service
Nay MORE The expense of the mail service should be
unrestricted by the comparative cost OF Transmission
TO this distant part Of the Union Of those mails
which combine within themselves probably greater
amount OF matter OF interest and at social feeling
than any other route in the who Union. Such Is
now The facility of travelling in the Eastern States
that with a trifiiDg sacrifice of time and money,
friends and kindred may readily obtain intercourse
with each other in emergencies or for their gratd
cation, whilst voyage to California involves bosh
q loss Of time aud money which only chosen few
are able to bear. And yet, while your letter post
age Is only three cents ours is ten cents. This,
either in business or social light, ls oppressive
The principle Of all modern postage laws is, that
the stem should he taken whole, and that the
profitable should be made to compensate for the un-
profitable routes. Thus you have hundreds OF IN
land routes in the extremes of the Southern and
Western States which do not pay the 1.-THE Of their
actual expenses, the loss of which Is made up by
the routes through the more popuous districts Yet
the Cafornans are made to pay treble the rates OF
those for whose convenience ten or twenty times the
usual postage isexpended. In its social bearing, III
may the expression it is geousy oppressive.
For the very reason have assigned, the facility at
the East of social intercourse, II there should be
discriminating postage the people there should be
taxed with rate that would warrant the reduction
Of rates to less than yours, instead Of the
more than treble rates now charged. All discrimi-
mating hostages are oppressive besides, In my OPT
MON, q reduction in the California letter postage
would increase instead of diminishing the revenue.
The great weight Of the mails Is made up OF
ss the public documents at the groces'
counters will testify Tne days Of reckless and
piofuse expense In CaliforniA are gone, and
D postage Of ten cents has been an object with
large majority OF the people. II IS, am aware, an
evil difficult Of correction. but this transmission Of
public documents ia among the rankest species Of
BuDcombe with which the country is afflicted.
fear have fatigued you with my prolixity. but
have taken advantage Of leisure day TO emoody
my views of the country and the action OF the far
famed Committee" and trust have made some
things in relation - the latter more clear than they
have hitherto been, believing as do, that the whole
add its deep seated origin were most i'm.
perfectly understood ct the East IL must have been
No, our your courts would not have taken action
the case of Maloney vs.. Coleman. are you aware
that Judge Terry, who vas arrested for aiding Ma
loney TO resist the Committee, publicly pronounced
the latter to be every bad man"