The New York herald., 1869-02-12

Cordial Sentiments in its Favor, North an,
South.


from the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser, Feb ~
CHEAP and quick TRANSMISSION OF person, property
and intelligence Is necessary to our progress ;ini
prosperity. and tho existing teiegraphlc nuu0poies
of this country, 0verburdened with stock, debt and
antiquated IDEAS VIII not long oOstruct the course
Of people seeking cheaper anu reader channels
results asto movement OF persons and interchange
OF properly have originated ana within the present
year win have completed measure tnat wI place
China within five weeks OF New YORK, and three
hundred millions OF the most active, thrifty careful
and intelligent laborers in the world within easy
reach OF the cotton hedS OF the South Qnu manu-
factories Of the N0rlh.
Various plans have been submitted to the govern
ment lroni time p time, al Of which contemplate
the government or the purchase Of those ALREADY COM
pleted and working them In connection with the
None OF tnese plans have been approved, for the
reason tnat tine government coaid not Duid and
work lines radlating over the entire country as
hand, could 1t entertain the idea OF purchasing the
lines owned ana controlled by existing corporations.
yearly absorption OF rival ana worthless
lines to avoid competition, was far beneath
their stock value. which had become swollen to o
fictitious igure, while their property, such as IL was.
consisted, and still cOnsists Almost entirely OF worn
out, exploded and Old time nxfures being, fact,
telegraphio hospital rather thal q telegraph, and
valuable at the present day only as museum
dating from tn era OF Professor Morse.
1t is rs easy FOR clerks at al post Offices to review,
classify, give direction to aud deliver envelopes con-
tanning kilograms as those containing ordinary
letters; and, having received them, there Is
no reason why the government cannot con-
tract for this transmission by wire as easily as
they now contract for transmission OF correspond
ence by RAJ, and under this exact view the Post
master Gelera now proposes to idfnlsh stamped
telegraphic Danks for preparing messages, just as
stamped envelopes are noW FURNISHED for pfepayilg
postage. and to receive all messages written upon
these banas, and transmit them by contract with a
telegraph company to and rom all post offices at rail-
road stations ana towns containing 5000 lnhaDi-
tanis and over and such other points along the line
OF wire may be acessary and deliver them by Car
rer3 at cost lar be.ow the present rate or charge
and but little IN exc So Of the charge by post.
From the Buffalo (N. W Express. Feb. l0.l
The invention aud introduction oI the telegraph aS
business agent has rendered 1t necessity and the
next desideratum s to bring It to scale OF expense
which will secure its general adoption as medium
OF Information Thus iar IN the history OF the tele
graph Its expense has placed 1t among the iuxuries
OF life rather has rendered It's use limited CON-
pared with what 1t would be if the price Of transmit
Iing messages was reduced to scale OF rates con-
tempiatcd by the proposed law. II these new lines
should realize to the pu0lic what their advo-
Gates claim for them revolution will be
effected. The poles, wires, and all the apparatus, as
well as the mode Of working, are entirely different
the system Is Its most remarkable and commenda-
tory feature and the public are Interested IN having
q sy stem which promises SO much tested.
That this movement challenges the opposition oil
the present telegraphic monopoly IN this country
not strange; out tlat, in our opinion, should not
deter the government from taking hold OF II
promptly and efficiently. IL hazards very little III
mcnia. ones whicn will gradually open the WAY for
n UNION OF the telegraph and post, moi only as q
measure OF expcdiency but Of duty to the business
Interests OF the country.