New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-07
FROM HASHfNG1OM
TIE MAIL SERVICE FROM FEW-OR-
LEANS TO NEw-YORK.
1un On Own Censssoadsst


WASHINGTON, July 5, 1859.
The NANTES. inp~rfections OF the great mai
..s.,eeticns between New York and NeT-Oflesns,
ssd the injury iDaic'ed upon the commercial CON
nunisy by constant irregularities, have induced the
Post.O6ice Department to take the subject up "i'h
tie purpose Of correcting these errors and OF sao
stituting some more Trustworthy service. AT pres-
ent there are two routes in operation, both carry
ue daily mails, and neither Of them performing
Ne service according to contract. The Atlantic
line &c M Nsw.York, via Washington, Mobile, &c,
A. NJ Orleans. is I,644 miles long, add costs
Nlaf 90 per anpum. TIE schedule time By COO
trset is 81 dsys. 10 the last Dlhe months, IRON
July I. Ie5e 10 March 81, 1853, only loo mails
we're earned in schedule time, leaving ! 10 which
tsok from 81 to l05 days. OF 254 mails for same
timc from New Orlesns TO Washington, only i2S
we're delivered in schedule time, leaving l26 which
required from 81 TO l21 days.
1fe South Western line from New. York via
Vugiria, Tennessee AMI Mississippi 70 AeS.Or.
ksSs, is ,636 miles long, and costs S3-c. .9O2 per
annDm The Schedule time by contract q i've days.
OF go mails carried from the Ist Vi july, 1885, 70
3Iss March, 1s59-niDe months-only 10 were de-
Gyertd in Schedule time, and but ~ IN the time
REQUIRED BY the other line, (51 days), leaving Is
which reauHed from to l5 days. OF 246 mails
from New. Orleans to Washington, % were dc
iveIed in Schedule time, az dsys,) and SIX 10
ave days, (the time required by tho other loe),
leaving I42, which took from 81 to 100 days.
Under both these arrangements, it VIII be sesn,
that the commercial cities OF Charleston ana 81
vapnsh are both thrown off the main route to New
Orleans.
Such facts are sufficiently impressive of them
selves 10 demand some attention here. Gov.
Brown established the South Western Connection
a. he did the Overland route 10 California, regard
less of expense and with no small refsreoce 10 per
soDal popularity. They have both turned out to
be costly failures, when measured by the standard
of public benefit. IL is now proposed TO establish
. new route az substitute for one or the other OF
the existing connections UpJn basis which VIII
shorten the time, iusure tue service, aud remove
some Of the material difficulties which have hitherto
prevented res ular and reliable communication. The
suggested connection is from New-Y1rk to
Charleston FerDaLdns, Cedar Key and New-Or.
Aesns. The distance is l,6ll miles and the cost
1855. .269 Time four and half days, 0oe schedule
fbrousbout and no remissoos Of fines for failures.
The whole contract to be from terminus to terml.
nus, and the Department 10 have no relations with
the links CON posing the line. BY this plan the
time from New-York to New Orleans would be re-
auced one day upon the shortest time practicable
By the Atlantic route, and day and half on the
actual average of either the Atlantic or South
Western. As between Charleston and New Or
kedbb tre1t WOuIu Dt kTin vi
The basis of this proposed connection is the reg.
ulariiy of the service between NewYork and
Cbal llestoD, and Key West and New-Orleans. OF
sos mails sent from NewYor to Charleston, from
July, 1853, to March 81 1859, 4s4 were delivered
in toe ,chedule time, and DO greater delay than
single day occurred. There were but three mails
-aelaytd day, aud 81 half day. Between New
York and New Orleans, on the Atlantic route,
there were, for the same period, % of day each,
II Of 2 days, 4 Of 3 days, Of days, aud of .
days-in all lI5. BY the Southwestern route,
there we're - of hall day, 81 of day, % of
day and halt, 20 OF days, s Of p days, 2 of
days, and each Off, Z, 9 and 10 days-in all 2Oi.
Total By both routes, 3l9. Under the same ar
rapgement weekly mail would be established be-
tween Key West and Havana, instead of the semi
monthly heretofore by the Isabel.
1t should be stated that part of the proposed
scryice--ihat is, from New York TO Rchmont-is
common to all the routes, and from New. York to
WiimiDs ton to the Atlantic, and Grand Trunk If
it should be adopted. There would be very small
increase In the aggregate cost, taking the subsidy
heretofore paid TO the Isabel into the account. The
Postmaster General will soon advertise for
through mail, with the time and security for the
performance of the service.