Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-12-22

possagss collected r. the United States. $780,
62L 80 IN Great hritsin. Pruasia, Bremen,
France, aud Hsm5lgg, $685.. b22 70. EHcsss
Of postage collected 10 ths United States,
s307 ,10i "a.
Total hostages for he year from Nsw York,
Aspinwail and CsiiforBia lines, 1900 n AZ q
from the Charleston and Havana line,
81, l25 a ard from the New Orleans and
Vera Cruz line, $3.50 81.
regret that, since the expiration Of the con
tracts for the Bremen and Hsvre lines, our
OCEAN mall steamship aerfice 10 Europe has not
been established on any psrmanrut basis. The
ships Of The New York sud Liverpool line were
Withdrawn IN the month o. February, 1895,
ami no service has bee . rerf,rBel under the
Collins contract since thsttiae. Ths contract
beng with The NAVY Department, the Post
maeter-General had no control over It, and OF
eourss no power either 70 enforce fnlhiiment,
~ 10 snnul for repeated failures, a. in me case
u Of irsrt mail r-tHtTarfz III frmparary
contT G SIR o rtiee IL 49, hsa.e' on, BrsLssn
and Havfe expiring On tie q 81 ~ June last, /
was very soIeit0us, either that TIE trips upon
the Collins line should be resumed, or that the
contract should be declared az an end, 30 that
BY new arrangements | could secure the full
number Of weekly trips, BY American vessels,
necessary to alternate regularly with the ships
OF the Cunard line. Hence, soon after the
adjournment Of Congress, { sought TO ascertain
whether OF not | c0eid depend on the resump-
ton Of service under the Collins contract !;
but it was not until quite late IN the sumner
that | could obtain any reliable information on
the subject. At length a proposition was made
70 resume the service, provided The ships could
be allowed to make Portland, instead Of New
York the American terminus Of the line This
proposition was declined by the Navy Depart
ment, and, the contract still remaining IN force,
Il was cut Of my power 10 engage other than
temporary service, by the single trip, 90 that
line, 30 authorized bys provision 10 the first
section OF the act OF last session, making APP
pToprlations for ocean stA mship mails. This
delay and uncertainty In respect to this line
had the effect, also, Independently Of any other
cause, to prevent the making OF any permanent
contracts for the other lines necessary TO fur
nish the full number Of rips required, and the
result has been that all The service performed
has been entirely OF 4 temporary character
Upon the Collins line, up 10 The Both Of Sep
TENDER, 1883, nine OutW ard and seven Inward
trips have been performed for the sea postage
on the mails conveyed, at an average sum Ol
S5,379 per round trap, and fse round trips for
the sea aud inland postage, amounting to
ST,125 per trip. Upon The Bremen line, from
June 1, 1857, to October q, 1855. inclusive.
| Au4AAEEl NaMnAA MMA MNNFNA lA& aNN NNNNH UnNN
been performed BY Correlirs Vanderbilt for
the sea and United Slaies iulsud postage.
averaging SS,62l per round tnp and uTon he
New York and HaVre line, from jane 1. 1851,
to October 8, 1883, inclusive, the old contract
Ors have made sixteen round trips on The sams
terms, averaging S7s49i per trip
The fourth section Of The act % last session.
above referred to, provides that " Il shall moi
be lawful for the PostmastsT-G saeraI to make
any steamship or other ne ' cor fast for carry.
ing the mails On the sea, for a longer period
than two years, nor for any other Compensation
than the sea and inland hostages on the mails
% transported - and the 6ftb section Of said
act confines the compensation 70 he sea post
age only, II the transportation Is by a foreign
vessel Can the service be ObtaiLed o. lhsse
terms? ! believe IL may be. T. tremed expe.
dent 10 employ foreign vessels, IL is certain
that parties now stand ready TO take The mails
for the sea pOstsge. Bat shall his service Be
Telinquished entirely 10 forsig4 ,tam ? and
II nos, will American lines couitarr under the
existing law2 Nothing is clesrtr han that II
Is Tor the interest Of IBIS government T. emplOy
American in preference to foreign g Gamers for
the conveyance Of cur mails, " thsy can b.
secured on the terms authorize b. law bat
whether this may be done, 10 = m,tteI Of doubt
save during the winter months, here would
PROBABLY be no difficulty in getting The mails
carried on these terms but fer 4 period %
short as two years, IL is hardly ffobahle thai
contracts with American lines could be OBJ ain.
ed to carry regularly the year round To Sc.
cure 10 such lines their due share Of The po-t
geslti is essential hat perfect r gg!adtylshou't
be observed N winter Is Wsii as during 10,
other months Of the year, By a. l-ssi = weekly
departure and arrival on either siie The wan.
} Of regularity heretofore has bad tbe effect Z
give the advantage 20 The BRUSH lines. Tbs
evidence IS now before me, that Of he CORES
pondence, for instance, between the Uuitec
States and Switzerland, out Of 5000 letters
1850 were transmitted by Brush vessels.
oNing,it is believed, mainly TO the circumstance
OF the known regularity OF these vessels 10 sail
ing Oh a given day. Why may not The sam,
regularity be established and maintained by
American ships Let this be done, AID no goo
reason is perceived Why they nav not carry az
equal proportion Of the mails, tie postage o.
which woald afford a fair compensation for th,
ssRee. This is susceptible Of demonstration
For instance, the aggregate amount Of sea an.
United States inland hostages on the mails BY
the different lines Of United States ard foreig5
mail packets, between the United states anC
Europe, for the year ending June 30 1858. wal
Sl,2o0, 500. This, for Ell -weskiy service
would give an average Of Si2 ISL the rounC
TIP, or az The rate Of 1898 ,434 per annum FOL
TIE weekly service desired from an American
line or lines, with the prospect Of a steady in
crease from a con sisntly Increasing trade az,
eorTespoRdeBce.
As calculated to furnish the requisite faciIt-
ties OF communication between Europe and the
southern aud southwestern States. tbc project.
ed lines between Norfolk and England, aud be.
tween New Orleans and Bordeaux, Ia france
are among The most important to be go blished
Il is unnecessary to point out the advantage.
these lines would be certain to have 10 deyel,
opiug the resources Of those States. The,
cOdld not fail to be otherwise than highIS
satisfactory. The lines to Bremen aud Hayre
touching al Southampton, should be continued
and, II practicable, increased to semi mon blk
service. A Bremen company are now running
fine steamers semi-mouthly between New York
and Bremerhaven, carrying the mails for the
hostages. IL this can be done BY parties in
Bremen, why not also by exterprising citizens
of the United States, and thus secure 4 regular
and permanent weekly communication (? Such
an arrangement would not only afford the best
and cheapest means for the transmission Of the
mails between the United States and ccntinen-
tai Europe, and it nay be TO and from the Ess,
Indies by the way Of Trieste, but il would also
be highly advantageous in a commercial point
Of view. With reference to an American over
land communication to India, via Trieste, I am
crediDly Informed that negotist Oas are pending
30 this end betwe n the Lloyd steam ship Com
panies 0f Bremen and Trieste, and he inter.
mediate railroad companies ; abd thai II is in
tended 70 take On c. 30 coon as a weekly line
Is established between TIE U4ited S atcs and
Bremen. Il is believed that this route will fur
uisn cheaper and better facilities Of csmmuni-
cation than any existing route.
Bot II The compensation fer ocean steamship
service is 10 be limited TO he postage, u can
not be expected that parties will contract for
so short a term as tWo YEAR,, and obligate
themselves to carry during tbe winter months.
woulh, therefore, respectfully recommend
that The law be 20 Ear motif d ss 20 extend the
term FOR all such contracts ;o a period not ex.
ceedi g E years, At The discTe len Of he Post
master-GeueTal.
As regards line from some suitable mort in
the United Sta es 10 BreziL. and the extension
Of the C~alifOrhil line from Panama to the
south Pacific e0as', which, for commercial as
well as for mail purposes, It is 90 desirable
should be established, aud the lines from New
Orleans to Vera Cruz, it is apparent hat the
hostages to be derived therefrom would defray
but a trihing portion Of the expense Of TIE ser
vice. ITegaTd It AZ highly important that the
lane to Vera Cruz should be continued. From
the first Of July to the first Of November Of
this year, there was no mail upon his line.
and temporary service is now performed for
the hostages only, in the hope tnat Congress
will Immediately authorize the making Of A con-
tract at a reasonable compensation. / respsct-
fully recommend this, and that the same an
thOrity be granted respecting lines to Brazil
and the south Pacific. The contract on the
{ harlssion and Havana Inc will expire on the
30t1 Of June next, and this also, 10 is apparent.
will require other aid than what could be de-
rived from the hostages 10 sustain il. The
Vera Cruz and Havana lines, as well az The
lines to California, should be elassed as coast
wise, and whether susceptible Of being sus-
Fafmnd from the mnafnRaa" Ar not ah,wHN - -