The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-12
The Galway and New York Postal Com
tract.

Sir Clsack Roney has addressed startling communica-
ton to the Dublin journals reference the Treasury
subsidy towards the Lever line of packets He says
pledge myself TO the complete accuracy of what
now about to state you 1t is the intention of the pre-
sent government to endeavor to aside the contract
with the Lever Company for the conveyance Amer
can mails through Ireland, and the effort is be made
men of the Committee Packet Contracts Of which Mr.
Golden was chairman. The probability is that this
ment will in the usual be denied by the organs Of
proofs upon which found it, My fellow country will,
am sure take prompt measures to repel this attempt at
repudiang contract which, if efficiently carried out,
will not only confer lasting benefit upon Ireland but will
beyond doubt give to all Europe and to all America the
shortest the quickest, and the safest communication be-
tween the two continents. consider il right that per-
son who makes such accusation that which now
make should at once be known; l. therefore subscribe
LONDON Sept 20. CUSACK P rooney
The Fretmans journal, in a long and rather angry
comment upon the foregoing expresses its disbelief in the
accuracy OF Sir Cusacks Information, and sets the
which induce arrive at the conclusion that no
government, having gone far, could venture to
break faith in the manner alleged. Sir Cusack Roney
says the indignant journa)-
Who now appears in the character Of who has been
made the sole depository Of this secret does
tell the occasion on which he was taken into the
Cabinet councils, the motives which influenced the
fna decision neither does he tell why the present
uncture selected Tor making the formal
that the government has determined that which we
do not hesitate to affirm government yet did, and
which we as unhestatngy assert the present
neither could do nor dare do Who may have induced
Sir Cusack Roney to believe the accuracy Of the state
ment he SO confidently makes are of course at loss
to conjecture; but We would earnestly advise our
respected correspondent never again TO place any
faith in the imaginary facts Of any individual
alleged fact, which a little consideration must
have shown him could not be accurate Any per-
meeting Of the Galway Harbor Commissioners cannot fa
to have observed that negotiations have been proposed
for the transfer to company Of English capitalists of all
the shares and property Of the Galway lne and rumor
be correct the offered bonus for such transfer
would more than equal double the of the present
pa,d Up Gapna these parties could persuade man Of
nation to the resolves Of the Cabinet he says he has
received and could influence him, while unconscious Of
their designs to circulate the rumor his authority
such step might go far towards inducing to sell
their shares at present large profit rather than hold
them in the face OF such rumor The statement made
by Father DAILY to the anxiety of English capitalists 10
buy out the existing shareholders is believe per-
fecy true and one Of the inducements offered In addition
to very large price per SHARE is the promise OF an un
dertakng to sail the ships from the port Of Galway f
the shareholders could only be persuaded that the subsidy
cept the offer Of the English party who grasp the
line and crush IT. and Sir Cusack will readily see how
valuable to these parties must be even the brief
sion OF the rumor that the has determined TO
break faith with the public. We venture then TO assure
Sir Cusack Roney that his alarms grondess that the
he crculaes but the echo of the exploded
gossip Of last month"; and we will proceed not to promise
but 70 give our proofs that the has come
to the infamous resolution he attributes to them and
could not come to II even If so disposed In the first
place. them is admitted that the Galway contract was
made with due deliberations and perfected with all the
u
the contracting partesby the Ministers the Crown on
the side and by the directors of the company on the
other sdc and neither party set aside that deed
There several conditions embodied in that instrument
and among them that the models of shps intended
TO be used IN the Galway mail service shall be submitted
to and approved by the Admiralty Since the present
government into Office these models have been sub
mtted to the Admiralty Notifications have been made
in these models by the Admiralty, the ships are now
being built under the inspection OF Admiralty officer
in accordance with the suggestions of the Admiralty Board
Thus the government has not only tacy acquesced in
but has actually taken part in promoting and frtherng
the fuhmen Of the conditions of the contract and vet
certain parties for their own good and profitable ends
have persuaded Sir Cusack Roney that her Maesys Min
sters-men Of experience in public affairs, and gentle
men, and men Of honor in private whatever may be their
shortcomings in political matters-wil deliberately,
steahly, treachor0usy and with utter disregard OF
the public credit repudiate solemn deed entered into by
their predecessors, and ratified by their Had
Sir Cusack taken time TO think he would have concluded
that the government matter how great their real
presumed hostility to Ireland could not break the Galway
contract The House Of Commons might refuse the
money but the government could not repudate the deed
as was sarcastcaly remarked by Mr. Disraei when Mr.
Gladstone the Liverpool advocate, assaled the late
government for giving Ireland share in the postal service
OF the nation We, then, tell Sir Cusack, and tell to
nm as the organ OF the country and OF common sense
that the government has not the power to repudate the
Galway contract-tha il has not the power to set asde
and that no committee of the House-not the House
OF Commons itsef--can interfere With that contract