New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-03

efaIi. sush1rized under the r.c-etioas eaj provit
nBs II existing 70 ., ~ Itrsct for .b fraa 's1n
II ID. mais q tn TuiteS e.eshetTesn sny ~ NC p''H
IF 4 Uoi,.d =, po-. or ports o. any tr'isn
ycver, whenever in bn orinoe the pn,i, 'h'f'esH
viii 'he,sby b. promoted. u Is made biz day - 'e
ToIt ~ y e neIt en.viDg Congress coy nt ehn -
tbs'e contract wi q statement Of toe smol = o.
ps,'a!e derived under The same. Thee c,rI.ss
Llpst be- psde with cii1ens " ihe Uuite1 sttc4 'ue
mail carrier ID American yeesels 81 ADe-ca, c'rkei,
SLd tie contracts nsy be made n. term NV ehc-i-
ten year,, ard must contain siipnat )ns s7' ls
Ne right 20 th- tso Hops,s OF Congress To- ier'HaH
III IN Of aIy ;ine by in. resnls'1n loe 30
given by Ills act is uoder which arsc
Involving millions co1ld he created, bat pe'thcI o. NV
pred. cersors myself hes used the authority
thus given. Believing that Congress sbonl1 -.
10 Itself the right 10 say 70 h1w many and 20 ~u.
en- port. the mails OF tho Uuibd ates sn"1ll pc
Transported AID the amount OF money WI" ,oana me
be q p.bded for hot prrpre, would rocom heh1 ie
rep pf much ofths act a. conors ths sEes Po"c'
Oh toe Pos nas'er General
The ctp,Isct for tie lines between Sew-lork and
Bren en- ard Newly. rk and Southampton and H.vre,
will exie o. II L., jane. For the most part th' 5
vice has been performed 70 the satst1c ION OF 'nc &c
pertinent. II hs service Is 10 De continued nc Ne
pain should 81 ne authorized 70 ADVERSE VI
Ike such Other steps may bs deemed wise AID eN-
p.oi, n, by c. psrs TO secure ih object The present
contractors s'a'e toat theJ prepnod 10 Did o'1ei
swife ships than those their!'nes proVucu
then c,Drst be renewed; add if the eryce Is 10 20
INFO Other hnuds the contractors -hou!I nave AZ
ole tine given them by which fhey may he ena oiei 20
COMMERCE the new servi,e on the expiration OF inc
pres.Lt contract In relation TO these nlau me- -
for.ig IOis may be permitted - coeerVe tnst II tc
ue.,Ii system is TO be continued of SUSTAINING NON II
Whole or in part GU Of t funds OF tie GeDcI.i fess
my 10 re,sCH p,reixd why one port OF me a''eu
States stc nd be prrerSd to the exclusion OF other''
From The York there now run iolI i,ne en-
bracI ibe branch from New-Odeahs u htNala,
nhhh receive from the Tn asury the yearly sum o,
sIi9stCQ. And appropriations continue :, DC az sed
Tor other lives pnDng ie0Ln the same p,f ~ -
hslnien' Of steam ocs from any poft aGls coil.4o'
ably ~ lie and importance, and the adVah1aEos
aiit iherefrOm SHOULD be distributed equsly as ef
as practicable, among the different States Vi The aioh
General regularity lss been observed on all the
UDiieo States Mail s'eamthip Lines, excerpt between
New. Orleans and Vera C'uz, and NeT-ohecns ahu
All nll On the lbe TO Vera Graz the service ms
never ctme up TO the requirements OF the contract
only two ripe monthly Instead oi three haVio5 o.ch
perform 3D. emitting Tampco; ard from the ioth Az
pust 70 the l4n October last the service by steaner
was eniirely ndec For these den1uencies SUIT
abe deductions have betn made. ,
TIE most serious complaints have arisen from me
rel eetod failures Of the NewOreans mail 10 connect
with tie New York and Pacific line al ee ls.hnus oi
Panoua No les than thirteen of lhtse tal1tes, 'her
on wand inward have occurred since the -0h june
1850 Some Of tJese it is alleged, have been occa-
sop,d by cdebs steamers, 5nd Others from other
cau.es bt yUnd tie control OF the Company. Many
more falues have occurred since the confa nave
run via Havana, ttso when the service was diIee'
between Ncw-loIk and AspiDwdll. From JAY, lN'2,
TO September Isji the malls conveyed direct,
but b. their contract the Company stlulais only 10
Jun from Ntw-YOIk and w-Olleans 10 Havana,
thence by Inc 10 Aspin1all; aid tue Department
caIbot compel them ~ keep up the direct service
Eyuy uCtIs however, III the power OF the Depart
ment has been, aid will continue TO be emp'oycd IN
tnfcrcpg regularity and is TO DO hoped there viii be
10 further cause OF complaint. ,
rc,nt that the differences hitherto prev ne inc
fusion of Postal Convention with France arc sti
nbacJDsied. The hope was entertained tnat as t1i'
D.paIiu ont bad yielded TO tds te.i'e OF the french
d. lnV.f, hn ~
ou1 CO scale for letiete, that arrangement would
before this have been consummated and In sue. essdl
operation lie terms Offered the part Of the United
Ststts certainly hbtI, and ttec appears TO be no
good reason why ibcy msy no. be accepted. II was
with reluctance however thai consent on our par
given 10 the quarter ounce scale since tie hat
jor single ciiers IS the scale observed WHO
US aid in all our postal arrangcns nts with foreign
tounir1cs; and locking TO cheap, simple, and as
far ss Practicable, uniform system Of postage which II
If to be hoped may before long be arranged for inter
national cCIrer pCncenco throughout the civilized
world, it woud be important oiut gzined were tine
tItcb Goytrnut nj 10 asstn' 10 the general nIoduc
ton @ the halloubce soe'c. The French Goyornm mt,
bsyiIg mace provision iOT the transit convey once
through E6glahd OF book, pamphlets, newspapers,
us.pzb.s, and other printed mater from the untted
Slate. Addressed 10 France geifa, or Cites Of Far
key s. Tia und Egypt where ance has sal srran &C.
mt MIS- ON apl 10 the French Dlrect 'cnerdl
fPosis in Inc month of VI noh last instructions were
i.su from this Department authorizing the raasnis
stn via England all ,uch printed mater ON prepay
met OF the sat rates of Cnitec States postage as are
cLatgeabc thereon when dispatched to France.
A proposition has been received from the British
PhOiiice tor reduction OF the p stage between the
UbeG States and Great Britain from II to H. cents the
sugle letter. Ia answer, this Department has noiea.
ted lngncss 10 aecece to this proposal provides!
the trnit charge malls passing through Fog ana
from ard 10 the United States is REDUCED to IL cents
IN III CO. the pnce PAID by that Government Tor the
con, ey unce OF tic Birth aud Canada mails through
the Umied Staies This Department has beea for
| ms elC
ualsit charge, which ia considered excessive,
and in the present instance the condition was
lei ned Necessary, ipasmuch as reduction on INC
United States and British Corresponds nee VIII INV ovc
so "A REDUCTION of the sea portage tie United States
anc Continental co-ed mails the effect OF when would
be greatly TO reduce the receipts from the United states
mail si. ship liz uLt there Is corresponding
REDUCTION III u BIteh transit tax; tsaf by lower
Ias correspondence would be Increased sufficiently 10
pryen, loss. So far Great Britain concerned, 10
The eV en OF reduction sinel III the Atlantic postage
il is lot bey size would suffer any serious dninutJn
of her postal revenues, rnce sue would doubtless be
con pens aed Tor any oss that account By the IN
creased amount Of transit postage ste would realize
III der such Arrangement. This condition was,
however coupled iih offer the part Of this De-
parinebt have The sUs price Tor ali closed mails in
III countries f1s at toe Uniform rate OF IL cents
ON &C. concession which would to the British
and California and West India cio I'd mall the right
of t,arsI il at half and in Other al ouly
ole oua,tcr the price charged under the tfe Iy.
as The more ready to make this nccs-on, first be-
csrse regard il Of the highest Importance that the
cnIrerp4 ndence between this country aud Europe
b, uld be relieved from The to which it is
now "a lie csed order thst the people both
Of N. Atlanta, 10 their social and business inerc purse
may be hide ranlI.eled as poasibie and, see )nd
b. cause il is hb eNi.e very dc,rablc we'll 10 tvra
as ID domestic 70, tai gemenis, tha: simplicity and
unfoi Dliy should BE- obst rived.
AIr.pt eI,ns have been made between this De
par ment and the posisl authorities OF Great Britain
aud Cauaca toylding for the slraton Of valuable
l.,t. I'D BE-. IA those re