Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-27

Another Overland Mail 10 the Pacific
CoRst.-The Postmaster Generals Report
-sImpOrtant SuggestiOns---SuPerin
emit Of Indian Affairs in California.
WAsH1NeToE, Nov. 2l.-Mr. Appleton, Assistant
Secretary of State, has formally declined to take the
editorial charge of the Union newspaper.
A letter from Senator Douglas announces that he
will not be here until the 10th of December
Gov Brown, the Postmaster General, for the pur
pose of afording the public additional overland mail
service between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts has
issued the order for weekly overland mail between
New Orleans and San Francisco, Uia San ADtoriO
Texas and Ell Paso. This mail will be carried by
the enteTprising contractors who for year and
half have operated the overland mail between San
Antonio and San Diego, never in single instance
failing to satisfy the utmost demands Of the Depart
ment.
Their agent, under the new arrangement, Will take
the mail once a week from New Orleans, proceeding
thence to Berwick's Bay by railroad, thence to Gal
v. on BY steamer, by rail again from that port to
Columbus, Te1ss and thence by express TO San An
TONIC From this point the mail goes by the regular
coaches of the San Diego aud SaH Antonio mail line
to Ell Paso where it will be transferred to the Mem
phis overland line, for conveyance to San Fran
cisco.
Bv this arrangement, if the Memphis Company
make their schedule time west of Fl Paso, New Or
leans dates will reach San Francisco always in "a
or 2 dave and The news from The Pacific by telegraph
Ia d communication. There is little doubt that with
in year from this time when we shall have con-
tiuuous line of railroad from the Northern States to
Columbus, Texas the mails, carried over the San
Antonio route will be deliveredin San Francisco IN
fagsafv fee days from New YORK The San Antonio
route is unquestionaby, the shortest of any passes
much of the distance through fine and partially
settled country and is free from obstrutions at any
and ali seasons The Postmaster Genera, wisely
foresees its future advantages, and appreciates s
present superiority. The new arrangement goes
irto effect on the LIST Of January.
The reports Of the several members Of the Presi-
dents Cabinet will be completed earlier this year
than usual Two of them are now ready for the
printer. That from the Postmaster~General will be
be unusually interesting in view of the trlu nphant
success Of his several great postal enterprises Gov
Brown had no sooner completed his extensive and
substantial arrangements for the best possible steam
communication with all Europe-thus connecting,
BY several great lines the two shores OF the Allan
tic Uoeau-than he turned his eye to a union Of the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts by great overland mail
across the continent Nothing daunted oy the mag
nitude of the undertaking. he entered upon 1t with
energy, and the result is known to the country.
letter from London will now reach San francisco,
Uia New York and St. Louis, in exactly hTty-s1
days.
But will Gov. Brown stop here and rest upon his
laures? He is not the to stop half way or leave
his work unfinished then draw the fair conclusion
from the established premises that the report of
Postmaster General Brown will urge upon Congress
the necessity for line Of mail steamers between
San Francisco and of the ports Of China, Such
line of steamers is not only called for to complete
the great mail line now almost betting the globe,
but il would be great stroke of national policy 1t
would at once attract the entire European mail for
the East, al of which would pass over this line, and
by the amount of postage received would not only
pay the expenses of the Pacific steamers but would
relieve the treasury from the burhen Of supporting
the Atlantic lines. The country will look anxiously
for Governor Browns report
Charges of a very grave character have been pre-
ferred against the Hon. Thos. J. Henley Superin--
tendent Of Indian affairs in California and President
Buchanan has determined on his removal MIR. NJ.
gent, the United States Commissioner TO the Fraser
river country, and editor of the San Francisco Her
ald will be Mr.. Henley's successor.
good deal Of interest is manifest ID among poll
ticsns here with reference the probable course Of
the States newspaper under the joint auspices Of
Major Heiss and Roger a. Pryor, Thsnit shall have