Daily national Democrat., 1860-12-22

The MALs.-From portion Of the Post
master Generals Report telegraphed to the
Union, We extract the following
In addition to this tri-monthly mail bv the
ocean there exists at present the following
Ovel nd posta. connections with the Pacific,
viz semi-monthly mail from St. Joseph
Missouri, via Salt Lake City, to Plaeerville,
CalifOrnia-the expenditure upoT this route
was reduced S47 900 on the 9th day of June
1860 10y the establishment of other in lieu of
the pre-existing coach service between Salt
Lake City and Placervile, and it has been
increased at the rate of S24,3SI per annum
by the Improvement of the service to week
ly mail between Plaeeryile and Carson City
and between St Joseph and Fort Kearney.
for the purpose of supplying the large and
increasing population of the Pixies Peak and
Washoe mines weekly mail from New Or.
scans, via Antonio, Camp Stockton and Ell
Paso to San Francisco a semi weekly letter
mail from St Louis aud Memphis, via Fort
Smith and El Paso and Fort Yuma TO San
Francisco
The annual cost of these routes, as now
modified, estimating that by the ocean ser~
vice at $350,000, is 81 90, ,3Sl. The receipts
IRON them per annum, as shown by the Ia
bles accompanying this report, do not exceed
S296, ,469 H. In view of this extremely linn
tied revenue, as compared with the outlay
and of the fact that these routes were estab-
lished, and are maintained mainly for the ad
vancement of certain national ol cets not at
all postal in their character, | respectfully but
earnestly renew the recommendation contain
ed N my last annual report that they shall
be at once put upon the public treasury. The
following table of postages received from,
and expenditure made upon the several
routes, viii indicate the postal value of each
during the last year:
RECEIPTS. Expenditures.
One from New York to San
francisco. ,,...$l70 ,S25 40 $3.50 600
Overland, via I'll Paso etc. ll9,76G rs 100000
ST. Joseph TO Salt Lake
CITY .".:..........,-. 4305 64 l25,0o0
Salt Lake City & Placervie 978 so So al
San Antonio to Camp
st ckt0n n............... 593 Al 10000
1t thus appears that the revenue accruing
from the service between St Joseph and Pa-
cerville via Salt Lake City, amounted to but
S5,28i II. Yet upon this route, adding there.
to the short distances between St Louis and
st Joseph and San Francisco and Plaeeryille,
ill pending before Congress proposes the
establishment ola daily service, under the de-
lusiye expectation of carrying through this
vast desert ard over mountains for several
months Of the year covered with snow, and
impossible, the mails, weighing tons, which
are now safely, rapidly and regularly trans
ported by other routes that are open and un-
INSTRUCTED throughout the year The enter
prise, in its practical operation, would no
doubt result in a complete failure, owing to
the character of the road. the ngor of the
Winter and the bulk and weight ofthe mails.
1t could not lie maintained at less cost than
100000 per annum, and while disastrous to
the last degree to the postal interests this
lavish outlay would prove beneficial only to
the contractors.
ELECTION REruRNs-Iu Tennessee the full
vote has been received. All the returns arc
official, with the exception of those from Haw'