New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-28
A DAILY MAIL TO THE PACIFIC.

One of the most important Of the ANNUAL up
preparation bills is now pending in the House OF
Rspreser tatiyes at Washington-the bill to eu-
tabiish Post-RoHtes The Senate has adopted o
section directing the Department to advertise for
proposals to transport daily mail over land to
California, by the central route, Ia twenty days
running time. As this section proposes to take
the entire mail and fixes no Limit 20 the cost,
Mr.. Coliax of the House has offered substitute
limiting the cost TO Ss0O,OO0 year, directing
the contractor to supply Denver aud Salt Lake
City at least twice week without extra
charge, and fixing the maximum weight of the
mail ut ,0C0 pounds per day. For the mass OF
heavy printed matter, he allows thirty-hye days.
The establishment of such a daily mail Is u
measure Of great consequence at any tune, but
in the present condition Of the csuntry IT seems
TO Us OF pressing necessity. The RAPIDLY increasing
con mercial correspondence of the Pacific States
requires such facilities, and justice to the people
Of that portion Of the Union demands that Con-
cres should 60 IA all practicable length Ia afford
ipg the accommodation. IL may be urged that
the expense will be greatly beyond the receipts;
but that argument would warrant tue withdrawal
of mails from more than half the States and all
the Territories Of the Union. The question OF "A
daily mail to California is not one OF cost but OF
eSt,dl,nc,: and il the expense be kept within
reason. and the service be- regularly per-
formed, il will be- cheerfuly sustained.
We now pay for the Pacific mail service $3.50, 900
a year 10 the steamer route; sos 900 Tor tue
O,erlond (.emi-mOnthly across the Plans-we-kly
at each end), aud $4,000 for Pixies Peak-in
| all SJ77, COO a year for mals which start about
cuce u week aud arrive just az it happens For
S2CO,CC0 more We shall have thirty mails per
month instead OF three or four, while the Denver
region will be properly supplied; all the border
settlements Will be- stimulated to rapid growth.
and new ones will spring up along the route, 81
that thin II short period We shall have not only
regular mail but safe highway across the
continent.
But beside affording important and greatly
needed mail transportation, this route may be-
come Indispensable for the convey nnco OF gold
All Caiornias 100000 annual yield ot
bullion now CONES 10 us through foreign coun-
try by sea. In case Of war, That way would be
10 longer safes indeed, some Of the Secessi1 nsts
have al eady proposed to lit out prlsateers for
the seizure oil California steamers. However
slight the probability Of such an event, its Po's-
bihty IS q strong argument TOR u safer route-a
route beyond the control of any foreign power,
and removed from the threatening disturbances
OF the Southern portion of our own country.
The Pacific States have shown the most gener
| Gus loyalty to tue Union Us it is. They have
been tempted with visions of Western Repub-
] lie, foreign trade, Mexican annexation, and all
the glorits so londy imagined by the Secession
leaders,; but they stand 6rm tor the Consultation
aud tho Laws. Had true policy prevailed, they
would b, this time haze been joined to the Mississippi
by continental railroad; and that great work
VII, we trust, be authorized by the present
Congress. Meanwhile, let US BY all means have
daily overland mail.