The New York herald., 1870-01-10
Tho Great Benefits to be Derived.


The suojecI OF consolidating tue telegraph business
Of all the people into general syseal, the
control OF the general government Will undoubtedly
one OF lnc prominent topics oI cOnsideratiOI
before the present Congress. The measure IS
warmly advocated by most Of the prominent news
papers OF the country and vehe.neatly opposed uy
tns owners OF the telegraph companies and theIf
allies. When 1t comes up FOR cOnSideratlon we may
expect furious OF words but ITS lrends are
evidently gaming last numOers aud fave ua.
queslionaDiy the best OF the argument II IL is pro-
per AND rIgnt Tor tile general government 10 take
charge OF tne mail service VI the country 1t Is enllu-
ently httng that tine same general control and man
agenent snould be extended to lelegraphing wnica
IL but anOrler form OF correspondence
The business of telegrlphiny has grown beyond
the utmost expectations OF It's Inventor aud the
oi the wires IS almost . daily household necessity
Yet, favored py circumstances aud by the Immense
profits resulting from the BUSINESS Its wno,e-
control Is IN Tue nands Of u few men, whose cont
bned power and wealth enable them to bear down
or buy or all opposition, and secure them III the
possession OF q monopoly which amasse5 fargc
fortunes for them a. tue expense OF mon, OF tnelr
feiOw citizens. Tae heavy Reductions recently
nude III the tariff OF Charges upon messages Sell
over the wires proves concusiveiy now great u tax
the prOprietOrS OF Gne lines nave Tor years LEVIED
upon Gne business necessities of tha people, alu
clearly demonstrates the Importance OF pacing the
management similar TO that winch now distributes
the lnaiis. Tlit the present charges are
more moderate tlan formerly is no arglmens
against the change: for the same monopoly tnat
heretofore kept The charges high Can tlem
Asain on any pretext wnen the pressure under
which tley came To be reduced is removed. Tue
amount Of income derived. That a system OF gov
ernmental telegraphv can be maintained On the
principle OF the cheap postage now enjoy has
been 1uily demonstrated by the advocates 0i the
caange. Tne advantage 10 the people OF being aole
to send teieIraphc messages Tor nominal cost to
any distance, viii soon prlny about change III our
business haDLs which, like Ill Things tcndiDg TO an
initiate time and dlstance VIII tend 70 Dlnd OIL the
citizens OF our common country more Closely TO-.
gether. lhe siow-gtlng mans Will ne reserved for
tue long letters OF polticans the tender epistes or
lovers ana That large cass OF people who
love 10 water tDeir ideas; but the business OF
the country, Tic men and women oi action, people
whose communications are short, sharp aud uecl-
s,ve," will use the government telegraph instead OF
Tue mans. other comfortable thoughts are con-
nccted with THIS subject There viii pe no loading
down the telegraph with heavy documents Whether
the cars run on tie track or bridges are washed
away or roads are all blocked up with snow, the
Telegraph coI1nlinicat Ons Vi the people will bc un.
lnterruptedly Maintained without extra charge by
the fostering hand Of our good Uncle Sam. We
hope tnat when the General ASSEMBLY recOnvenes
next MONDAY this subject viii receive the
consideration OF the members, and tnat our ..e
seutatives lii Congress viii receive, the shape OF
memorial IN iavor oi the change, significant eX-
preston OF the desire OF the people of Alabama IN
TINS regard.