New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-14
WASHINGTON. MAY II, 1859.

WASHINGTON, May II, 1859
Much dissatisfaction is expressed az to the mode
deciding the bids for the mail service from New
York and New-Oreans to San Francisco, and 1t
nust be confessed some of the attending circum-
ssuces are well calculated to provoke criticism.
h the first place, proposals were not formally
syited by advertisement at ALL as is usual 10 cases
phere open aud fair competition Is desired. Cir
alars were addressed to parties supposed to Dc
ksirous of contracting, and among tue numoer
sas one who had been ems aged IN selling bogus
kkets to California. A quasi publicly wa, vOluo-
Gily given to the fact that bids were invl'ed by
ME TTiBUNE and a few papers, as matter 0i lu-
hlgence interesting 10 the community. Inc
NE allowed for receiving bids, expired on The 3Oth
April by which arrangement the whole com
Nition war confined excluelyely 10 those Who had
seamers ready although the service Is bot To cOm-
renee until the LET Of October next. 1t IL little
ngular, in this connectn, that the person, to whom
lie contract was awarded was not OF the favored
amber to whom the Department addressed its
srcalars. There were ten Proposals III all, aud
only ise bidders, and yet the result was hot an
soubced until yesterday morning. The decision
was made Cd Monday, but denied to the great COM
hercihl communities, FROM which alone bids we're
Obiaiped until the next day, IA Il piece OF orhcial
hvor,tism TO The Constitution, with It's eco sub
sr,bers. Perhaps tDeie may have ben another
purpose, which is yet To be dTulged. Nobody
kpows in "a hose presence the bids we're opened,
and IN onnortunitv WAS atOr led Tor public examna
ION as m other cases And during the ten days
which elapsed between the time oxed Tor the Clos
ing al ID the announcement of the resui, ho iu7
hTmst,on could be extracted Oh The subject, ana
tie only pretense assigned Tor delay VAS lhal the
disclosures would enable competing parties ~ COM
| /. ,,,l no n..hl
will appreciate the force of that sort OF reasoning
A very important piece Ui intOrUation III TINS
Connection appears 10 have been withheld from the
hoders generally which was az 10 The Intention oI
lie Government 10 protect ibr Nicaragua route, IL
Dened Whoever had that Knowledge assured'y
eerated at an immeDse advantage, aud with the
certainty of large and prompt prOhts upon almost
10, bid that might be accepted. AT the time the
adding closed 10 Information had reached here, or
hs expected, of the OisapprOyal of Sir Gore
| @sel,,'s diplomacy by the Bntlsh Ministry, ard
ence ihe intended action of our own G"sornment
regard 10 the transit became the more lup1r-
ant. When il is known that nearly all the ps'ties
sAo spprar most prominent IN connection with TIE
ndcessIul bid are officials add pets Oi the Aom'n-
s,stion. il will not seem iai-fetcord 10 suppose
/ lat Mr. David Ogden of the Custom Rouse, MI
l george Irving, Mr.. Scbell, Mr.. Fowler, ana sucn
Ae-All of VII IN recommend add ladorse MIR. -.
H oohbs'n, VI
'aowb something Of the purposes tntertalned mere
The lev Postmaster CcDeral is fresh IN his "nice'
4 I'd esruot be presumed To be iaullar ~ita the
sisils oi that rsm6ed Department. Hut he has
l ssn around bin who have ha0 l1rge experience
20 VIII u sOue extent responsloie ivf thls eA'
TrdnSry state Of things. No such ny't'ry nss
yer before been practlced ID regard To bids oil 'ns
Sshc character, and &c Is difficult 10 lmaglne any
Aesiol' justification Tor such departure IRON
pl~ nest rules of pruprieIy, 10 a" trding coz
ntts lhey ms! BE- able {, ,Iplai9 satisfactorily,
%ests tins is doic, prGudcI Impressions VIA
3Sapt ia iake FOOT
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