The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-03

The line Of western coast is 60 shoal that yes
sels are compelled, In all but few well wn and
well guarded spots and nlets, discharge cargo e
considerable distance from shore and with great dan.
ger And when freight is discharged Il can fnd no re-
officers Ia 30 exemplary that aeavagesn would ia nina
cases out Of ten be detected and Add 70 ns tua
me charges or transport to places where they could bs
understand why revenue officers naval officers who have
been employed on the coast survey and Others have
laughed TO tcorn the tales that Mr. Douglas has 30 osteu
tatfously gwen circulation TO- Experienced ooseryers
who have consulted by the President ana the secre
sry Of the Navy also that just in proportion 10 tho
mpracticabi.y Of traffic Florida are the TENN
ations for traders which held By the
and BY the conformation Of tho coast Of Cuba
there not only easily and safely landed with scarcsv
any rk to those engaged the enterprise but tue
obtained for them averaged at least twenty pef cent
higher than could DO got any where IN the United States
Mr.. Douglas has, therefore, been most sadly mposed
upon he has mistaken the struggling wanderers from
has uged the inflated material Uhich has been given
to him in certain localities for political effect TO pjure
the administration and TO benefit himself.
II understood that tho little editor of the Gin
cnnau Enquiycr-Ar. Banks-has had most to do in
frightening Wendell into the support Of Mr. Douglas for the
altogether and calculates that Judge D. will have de-
Gliding "say @. Charleston, though he may himself
not receive the nomination Therefore he has considered
best 70 90 in with bis quondam rivals the score Of
snacks without committing him.ef to ouch extent that
future nIs hedging WIN ~ be, be impossible Impossible 49,, .u
for the transfer Of the business OF the public stores No.
y Broad street. IN your CITY. to Messrs VIM. McIn-
B. Craig Much opposition has been manifested e this
change, and therefore the causes Of Il are worthy
Of eome explanation. The number OF aborers nov
employed in the public store Ia between two and three
hundred and they have been heretofore appointed solely
from political causes, and occasionally at election periods
former Secretaries Of tho Treasury have Increased thor
number, 70 the great derment OF the public interest IL
has been notorious that the actual amount OF work done
In the public stores has been wholly Inadequate 10 the
sums paid for IT, and MI COBB after earnest consultato0
acme months since, not only with Collector Scholl but
with ex Surveyor Cochranc Mr.. Emanuel D. Hart the
Appraisers and overy oneof the democratic members q
congress from your city, found that the opinion Of these
gentlemen was unanimous that change might ho made
~ which the government would cave about $500 600
year. and 40 increase Of facilities be accorded 70 vonr
merchants Nevertheless Mr.. Cobb foresaw the oppos
ton which public store system by contract might nyouse
on the ground OF patronage, and before making any
agreement Vita tho gentlemen whom l have mem
TONED, conditioned that the salaries paid by the
private contractors should be fully equal To
those given by tho government anu also that mo fud
viduas employed should be, fer az possbie retained
and no removals be mnde excepting for cause. Thess
conditions acre asseDed 10 readily and hrya tho best
authority for saying Will be strictly and faithfully car.
ried out EmaloY6s wac do their duty yin be u lexs
danger Of remova than BEFORE viii ba for tho
interest OF the new contractors to retain them thew are
efficient.
The opposition to tho contracts which vsore s,goeJ lat
week bbssed tho fear that the con- rao,ors y 1~y
Into The public aoe cfeuros Of their own ard exps tae