The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-19

btant as to amount to prohibition. After much contro
vrsy the Department has not been able TO reduce tho
price Of transportation OF the mails upon it below
hundred thousand dollars per price believed "
be entirely too high for only forty miles of railroad
and there will be the same exposure 10 exorbant demands
upon the Nicaragua route under the direction Of private
company To relieve the Department from a condition so
DEPENDENT as well as to create competition which might
prevent cxtoon ii of the highest importance the
route by Nicaragua should be reopened and its undis
tubed for the transportation of the mails passengers
troops and munitions OF war secured by the solemn qua
ranteos Of pnbc treaty Without this in view the I'M
stable condition of the local governments Of Central Anne
ric the safety and security of the hard
ly be relied Contracts given by theee governments 70
individuals companies, in the absence Of regular
treaty under which necessary the power OF the United
States might be invoked to enforce fu6lment may be
rrcgular il not unjusty revoked, and the department
be embarrassed by the rival claims OF concndug parties
unable TO determine satisfactorily with whom 1t should
contract
The late treaties with China and Japan, and the rapid
growth and vast mncal of Australia have made
all the transit routes OF Central America Of increased I'm
POI lance to the United States BY them the Atlantic
ton OF our country would be enabled equally with that Of
the Pacific 10 participate in that Asatc which
made Tyre Alexandria, Venice aud Genoa the market
houses OF the world. II is the almost exclusive enjoy
ment Of this trade which makes Great Britain the first
commercial Power OF modern times.
The United States, from her mediate position between
Europe and Asia ana from her agricultural productions
particularly those of cotton aud tobacco ought
cpate largely in the advantages Of this trade This she
would be enabled DO By the free use OF these transts
and by the other commune atoms already opened and
in successful operation between the Atlantic and Pacific
States especa,y when these communications are taken
connection with the establishment Of steam mail line
from San Francisco TO japan and China Such line II is
confidently believed, would draw TO it only the
pondcnce and travel of country but Of GreatBan aud
most Of the continent Of Europe These with its commercial
profits, would probably sustain it without any Other
subsidy than the hostages on the mails conveyed After
the first three years the department feels confident that
subsidy whatever would be required to sustain it, Be-
fore three will expire there every probability
that line OF teegraphs will be completed from San Fran
cisco 10 New York. and indeed, to every important city
on the Atlantic, Such line is areaiy made I'm
derstand nearly to the summit of the great Nevada Let
ters written Ia England and many parts of the Continent
are transmitted by steamers to Boston New York &C. in
from nine 10 eleven days They be transmitted by tele
graph 10 San Francisco IN or two days ut most and
thence shipped by tic mail line Japan and China Aus
traa, &c. No other mode OF communication be as
expeditions as this and such correspondence would there
fore, constitute, with the regular fun letter correspon
dence passing through this country nconsidcrabc cic
men Cor the support Of such line. 1t very singular
fact that the Minister from Japan the United States
stead OF coming eastward direct to San Francisco and
thence 10 Washington, expected to England by tho
1rthmus of Suez, ana thence take passage u the city Of
New York. So Ministers 10 China and return
by the same circuiious route The PROBABILITY that by
suitable cxcions much OF this trade travel aud CORES
pondcncc cab be made to pass this continent
be found IN the strenuous oxertons making by Great
Britain to the through her Canadian posses
sions. This rivalry of effort is for the greatest
of the world and should cali forth doubtless will tho
energies Of both nations to such portions OF it
each shall think itself fairly entitled to receive.
have the honor to be, respectfully obedent
servant, AARON v. BROWN.