The New York herald., 1861-12-06

permanent provision" 1t is claimed by him that the
posages these mails fall far short Of fair ana proper
FOR the service performed in their trans
poration. In view OF the importance OF keeping up
| direct communication with tho sthmus Of Panama and
the countries the Pacc coast Of Central and South
Americi, respectfully recommend tho subject to tho
| early consideration Of Congress
Additional articles to the United States and French
Postal Convention of the "a OF March, 1867. have
been mutually agreed upon establishing exchang
ing Offices, on the side of the Unci States, at Port,
land, Detroit and Chicago respectively and the side Of
France at Paris and providing for exchange OF mails
ny the Canadian mail packets plying between Liverpoo
ana Portland, or between Liverpool and River du l0up
copy OF these articles accompanies this report lNo
OF tho same character, have also been agreed
upon with the general Post 0co at Berlin establishing,
on the part Of the United States new Offices OF exchange
az Portland Detroit and Chicago, respectively, 10 OK
chango closed mails with Aachen (Aix-laChapeic),
through England by OF tho Canadian line OF mali
packets, copy OF which is annexed to this report mo
| o. These Arrangements have greatly cxpcdtcf the
transmission Of European correspondence 10 and from the
Western States and give entire satisfaction 70 hat por
| tion Of the country.
have had the satisfaction Of arranging tho terms Of
postal convention with Mexico, which WAS concluded
with the Mexican Minister tho 3lst Of July last, sub
ect to ratification within six months from that date by
the President of tho United States by and with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate and by tho President Of
the republic Of Mexico with tho approval Of tho Mexican
Congress This convention approved by the Senate
Of tho Unod Statos the 9th OF August hast but no
Mexico thoreupon Its principal provisions arc:-
Tho establishment o direct mail steamship scryice
DcLWecn New YORK ana vera Cruz, 0eer direct or via
Havana tho expense Of which TO ba borno equally by
the respective post departments Of the two countries
2 uniform rate of postage between the two coun
tries OF twenty avo cents for single letter under halt
weight, and additional charge OF twontv
five cents for each additional fraction of half an ounce
which obligatory and each country to
retain all the postage Collects which dispenscs entirely
with postage accounts between tho two countries.
g. With respect to printed matter OF every kind each
country TO levy and collect its postage only at tho
established domestic rates. and the despaching country
is to charge and collect in addition to ts regular doms
tic inland rate rate of one cent on each newspaper,
aud one cent per ounce on pamphlets aad other Kinds Of
printed matter.
A. Each country grants the other the territorial
transit OF closed mail bags through its territories free
from all duties, tax. detention examination tho
means Of transporting such bags be furnished and tho
cost thereof TO bo paid by the country TO which they
may respectively belong; and the carriages, cattle and
men, exclusively employed in the service, to DO free
from arrest charges or molcsation OF any kind what
except for fragrant violation OF the laws Of the
country through which the closed bags conveyed
If this convention should be ratified by Mexico,
special legislation will be necessary to provide for tho
portion OF tho expenses TO be paid by this depart
fncnt In maintaining regular line or mail packets
the existing laws limit the compensation FOR service
TO tho postages, which will be wholly inadequate TO s'is
tain such line Of packets
special approp iaton from tho treasury will be
Quired to enable the Postmaster General to carry this
convent On into operation II IL not only important
postal arrangement in view present interruption
OF mail communication via Now Orleans but IL is also
gardcd measure of great political and commercial
Importance to the respective countries
Propositions have been submitted for postal arrange
la resuec,yey which arc now under md
the deartment has other in
Far imnroysmens IN or nostai with foren
countries by the reduction Of rates Of postage in
creased certainty and efficiency in the transportation OF
the mails
The negotiations with tho British Office for reduction
Of postage, which baye been pending 1857
Of tho Offices as 10 whether the stooers enov
ed should receive greater less proportion OF the post
age remaining after dcducing the United States inland
q thtaa nDn upt gpain IN ~
be Of sufficient sicn,fcanca to be allowed 10 defeat
mea ure of so mrch nnoranco n tba comma,ce or ho,
~ tho reduction or afv Nor cent or e rate nr
hostage Althonph fully concurrng with nv nrcdccessrs
ha. H. hs h asai y h, ths ts,t s ",y d. p ~ @ ans
inst az II rcconz,d md was founded unon bo ,land
rales established by the laws of the TWO Countries have
on review Of tha whole subject concluded 10 accen b
division OF rates as proposea which grants 10 tho United
Kingdom the same rate Of inland postage rather than
lenger delay arrangement desirable as that sought
uaona letter from "a o 10 raus ~ the tho sn9s
rate have, therefore formally accepted tho basis for
International letters as originally proposed by the British
office on Tho Iath of February 1897 that tho benet az
the resuciion NAV accrpe 10 ia written
between the two countries as early as pracesbe The
o,ho nronos;t,ons rsia,nc ~ MIN, ad and
trpnsit ara he;d for fr,Har an a
arrorsen,ert assoor as ,ha rasnaci,a Saar,nan,s d
il nraccabIe 10 rivo them attention trust iha, re
viay o ,hass srbiocte hu the nos,a, dn;
ras,t thc nao,,o
naoas' =; my s, es , ~ au'Anses " 'ne people
nry,cav n.us ~ rur p.r,,c co.sr
Icon,mend 10 The consideration or Congrsss ,ho nro
mupsaon on the coast between San Franoseo and ahe
several norts of tha Mevcsn re,uhic IN the paciac 49,
cn~rv r., ORR, i IN .xsropr ,r,nx =, ,,sr,rs.
states and he Of The mail service in ,boss
states on Tho a az Nav last nndcr thc oct ~
annroved Feb % 1ssI with the erccnton or sercs IN
WaNsrn V,rgnia !, hecomes to nresent mo
transnortation stics IN Thesa are sho
in tahIcs 4 ana r attached "a ths remor, N - 'A0"A
Tah. eyhbi,s the service as q Stool m tho ao,h r
Ippe ,ast IN tho states of Maine yew Hamnsh;ra Va.
won't Massachnsatts Rhoda is,ard rannan,;an. ~
York New jersey, Pennsylvania. Delaware. MARYLAND
Ohio western Virginia Michigan Indiara Iinn,s We
consn Iowp Missouri Minnesota Een,uckv Tonresaae
California q eoon and nsas and the Tarrores ~ No
Mexico. Utah Nebraska and washington Al which time
thee were in on in those States and Tarrtor;as
ha laputh Of W vniloa md no
rooje cr servi,a divided No fol,owa yi,.- - ~
pa;lroad ., a,s
Ssnan,hoat 'sao
Cnarh " '' az Sos
fnTeror 60 aoo
Ma annna, ,ransnor,o,on of ras ,vaa ss Az AZ %
cos,no ss 800 All divided ms f.I"ws ~;y ,' ''
N's''ns so,'o''' M;J.. - ras, A.r,,
poorood 20 1Is COZ 60 IA 200 '"uge' 11
S,annoat saooJa ono 20 ~ ~
Jnfar Il 4 S51
The number of route apont9 service
was nj a col
Tho number of local agents was az cosng 7i9 10
/ Tho number Of mail messenpers was / h32 ' "