The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1868-12-21

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quired 10 meet the deficiency is S74l ,4G6.
The causes which produced this large
excess OF expenditure over the revenue
were the restoration OF service in the late
insurgen: States and the putting into OPP
,eratloa Of new service established by act:
Of Congress which amounted, within Tic
last two years and half, TO about as.
700 miles. equal to more than one-third
of the whole amount of the service at the
close of the war. New postal conven.
lions will. Great Britain, North Germany
belgium, the Nethcrland, Switzerland
and Italy, respectively, have been car.
ried into effect under their provisions.
Important improvements have resulted il
reduced rates of international postage aud
enlarged mail facilities with Elropear
countries. The cost of the United States
transatlantic ocean mail service siucc
january Isl, 1868, has been largely les.
sened under the operation of these new
conventions reduction Of one-half hay.
ing been effected under the new arrange,
mcnt for ocean mail steamship service
which went into effect on that G:.te. The
attention of Congress is invited to The
practical suggestions AMI recommends,
tons made in his report by the Post,nas'
ter General.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
No important question has occurred
during the last year in our accustomed
cordial and friendly intercourse with Costs
Rico, Honduras, San Salvador, France
Austria, belgium, Switzerland, Portugal
the Netherlands. Denmark, Sweden and
Norway. ROME. Greece, Turkey. Persia
Egypt, Mberia, Morocco, Tripoli, Tuuis
aluscat, Siam, Borneo and Madagascar
Cordial relations have also been main,
tanned with the Argentine and the Cen,
trail Republic. The expressed wish OIL
Congress that our national good Offices
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