Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-12-13

Guiding receipts from letter carriers and
from foreign postages, amounted to $3.50,
296 40.
The estimated deficiency of means for
1861, as presented in the annual report
from this department Dec. 8, 1856, was
$5,99s,42 o.. Deducling the actual de-
fciency, $4,65l ,966 9S, and there is an ex.
cess Of estimated deficiency over actual de-
6ciency of 81 ,436,4 ,457 06.
The revenue from all sources during the year
looO, amounted to- S9,2lS O6T 40
The revenue from all sources during the year .
1851, amounted aO49,2e6 40
Decrease Of revenue for 1851 Sl6s,7ll 90
The net proceeds from the post offices in
che loyal States for the fiscal year ending
juno 80 1860, $S,6ss, 900 &c, and in 1861,
$4,s0l, ,4S7 os, showing an increase in 1861
of $112,796 So; and in tho disloyal States,
in 1860, $s2O,54 81, and in 1861, $677,
7o6 20, showing q decrease in 1861 oi
s142,eS9 81.
The decrease in 1861 from the net pro.
ceeds of 1850 in all the States appears to
be 30,043 20.
Statement Of the receipts and expendit.
ures Of the disloyal States, and amount al
le8eu W D6 uIe 10 COUtThCtOTS, also, Tue
amount actually paid to contractors from
July l, 1860, to May 81, 1861:
Total expenditure. 80 800 $50 a
Total gross receipts ,2Il, ,220 OF
Excess of expenditures over receipts 80 457 ESQ a
Amount alleged to be due to contractors for
Amount actually paid for transportation 2sSsOSi g.
Leaving alleged due unpaid ss12 sos 10
The estimate of the total expenditures
for 1868 is somewhat less than those of
previous years heretofore submitted
This difference arises from the fact that on
" partial estimates are made for the cost
of postal service in States where it is now
suspended.
The appropriation for defences in 1852
was IS, $50 SO, while the amount esti-
mated TO be required from the Treasury
for 1860, is $3,I45,0Oo.
The whole number of ordinary dead let
tiers received and examined during the year
was about 2,550,o00.
The number of these letters containing
money, which were registered sent out dur
ing the year ending June, 80, 1861, was
10,5so.
The number of dead letters returned un-
opened to foreign countries during the fiscal
year was Ill, ,147, which added to the num-
Der Of domestic letters (loS,seo) sent out
as above, gives the whole number sent out
from the dead letter Office for the year, 2l s,
O33.
The result of successful investigation in
1850 cases confirms the past experience of
the department, that the failure of letter
to reach its destination is, in the vast ma
jority of instances, the fault alone of the
writer or sender. Out of the above 1850
valuable dead letters, 3,095 were directed
to the wrong Office; 467 were imperfectly
addressed; 612 were directed to transient
persons; 25T to parties who had changed
their residence; 921 we're addressed to fic-
titious persons or firms; 83 were uncalled
for; 10 without any directions; 2,136 wore
not mailed for want of postage stamps; 10
were missent; and for the failure Of post
masters to deliver 1913, no satisfactory reas-
on was assigned. The department there
p fore can be held responsible for the non
delivery of but 212 of these letters.
Much other valuable data is given on
this subject, and it is worthy of remark, that
out Of 1889 letters before alluded TO, or
ignating in the loyal States, and addressed
to residents of disloyal states, 10000 could
not be returned, either because the sigma.
ture Of the writer was incomplete, or be-
cause the letter contained no clue TO his res
idence. The experience Of the Depart
meut shows that largo proportion of do
mestic letters written by educated persons,
and particularly women, are deficient in one
or both of these respects.
In view of these and other facts, the
Postmaster General suggests that valuable
dead letters, whom returned TO their owners
should be charged with trebel the ordinary
rate of postage, comprising one rate for re-
turn transportation to the dead letter office
ono rate for registeration there, and one
rate for return transportation TO the writers
or owners.
A treaty with Mexico has been concIud-
ed, awaiting the ratification by Mexico, es-
tablshing q common international rate of
twenty five cents on letters, with other Use
ful provisions.
The Postmaster-G General has accepted the
offer made in 1857 by great Britain for a
reduction Of the international rate between
tho two countries on letters, from twenty
four TO twelve cents, which, however, has
not yet gone into operation, as it awaits the
response Of the British Office.
The above abstract presents merely a
few Of the points of theimportant report.
The Postmaster General gives in length
his reasons for the change Of contracts, foi
disloyalty. Not only was it unsafe, be
says, to ehtfnst the transportation Of the
mails to person who refused or failed Z
recognize the sancity Of an oath, but to con
tinue payment Of public money to the en-
emies Of the Government aud their allies
was to give direct aid and comfort to tres
son in arms. We could not thus perm
this branch Of Government 10 continue I
its own overthrow.
The Postmaster General also gives hi
reasons for excluding disloyal publication
from the mails. To await the result .
slow judicial prosecution was 10 allow Grim,
70 be eonsummated, With the expectation
Of subsequent punishment, instead Of pre-
venting It's accomplishment by prompt an'
direct interference. OF the cases presente'
for his action, upon the principles which b
names, be has, by order, excluded from th
mails twelve Of these reasonable publiea