, 1870-02-12
~. ,so,,. for tna henrnt OF tn.e SEAL rcne.

whole p<ople for the benent OF No SEAL ncnsst
Who ree the tsle graph.
thtte vlewasFe ec!5ec - ~ a. ~ tsn s, ~
TENS, Tor Te nIe 1orced either 70 eonttnAe oe
p1tssnt er to ADOPT tho poatsl t:lsaispa. "hsi'
m11,ee Oh Postal r. eg1apn. in the uous-. Il "far
ptc1eEaeIe to the exiting u a:eln' II pts'els,ls
1t should he adopted. TINS conclusion - seach-d
authorizes the Pnstu ss.er General tn purcn il. tbs
lnes Of Telegraph At an npptaaa after The rxp1ra-
Ton Of 1vs 5tars from the cate of the tLausu.s-
lie postal 5, sten Is step tossrds the govern
mthtaf slo, II Auopte1, toe telegraph viii he To-
t1ohuced ,.to the Pos: once, Etd lts e9r.o,es
ad II The orxas lzstfoa Of the Eo7erbmrutL s,s-
ten te1eytr T. ts unter;,aeo-
rhe ADVANTAGES tf toe postal oVer the existing
system sre in The reduced rates tho1c hy IN: az
Etxtd .ah.e ID nulform rates for eqas. as,alc.s,
In nv rats tor press ue*5, tssabllsntnz ss
right that y h!ca is Low enjoyed ss Il ATE; tf
ia's5 In s1s eest on 1aW nt
ur 1ese Interested which Ie!ate5 10 Zoe c'! 1Letci
intercourse With foreign at"ns acd between toe
aes.1A s:ates. 8to witch ID noa wlthou: ia- uo-
TIE postsl u Is l.ee from one Of the sro7z-
est objections Il ane 10 he KoSefnme1t plan, that
erEntnt std The LuIttr Of once nol1ezt. As It
viii d.stne tie lover, II ttnds afectl} 10 tt Dto-
tsh tie lLtEerct WHICH, I1der e:tutf Of RE c.n-t
EysIeus, Eight be exerc:aed tor potlcal " spec7-
latlve purposes. TEe 1Lc1ease IN The ot1se aIsl-
ness viii nos uuca t3ceeu The tLctease caused
py the ADDITION Of Is uAn5 ietttrs faa. Is o. one
letters. It viii 1ot iEvolre he g.strt il-nt In
II : e1ps1Ee, a. the Postage will Al .a-i 1e.raJ
lee expenses dcs olsea npon The department, i i:
Ibe tc,esra1h con panles have al.ta II agreed
ttat tie United S'afes nay purchase tteE l:nea,
in the Eeihod plfecrocd IN the pcssa! te:elTapl
Ltl bg AssenIt1x 10 the pEOFia!0ua Ut IN Ae. xp-
plosea JoiJ ~, 1853, eh'li!cd '' Al acl ii AID IL
fle construction ot te.e2faph lines, aas IL -trn:e
the goy+rtEe1i the use IT the Aaure for ro:iA,
mil,la1y, ard other p1rfnsta'
TIE potIal +a1apn depthds iof fs success on
the secnou5 with wn:en Il Il n.snaSed, anu Inc
rson ptusss arc t1d=nty Nth Witch II prstur rs
p1os nent over the rEtstn1, Is We beevcs sill.
ibe people have the rcmtdy in tne.1 own ta1ts
by Establishing competing conpaaes, IS tse1e H
ro:hlpg il tae bill 10 preyeaI tucn orEanz4::ons.
The nl!l ta4 been ciawn With great care, And
1ase t 4ts1esis sfe F1optrt1 protected, Is We &c.
ltSe. --.
For 1nz'ance ucder $40 niles t7e rates OF the
Cast average II II, sal Ia'e Is cents. rr'c
tiur, Is ceLts. OF ~ ter cect: west average 8;
cent?, 60. tai ia1et IS censa rtdltt,oa. 65 cents
OF II per cext: South astr .Se l6o ceuts, pasla
ra!ts Is cent?, ietncstun, las cents, or IS PEI
For distances between 500 and 1000 n.les tn.
zotes average a. lae eass lt1, Hostal rates b.
day, 20 cent?. n'ghts. = cents. average islne
ctpts; night, y cents: asesaRe reduction, tst
ccEts; t0u,n, ~, poatal rates 0, day, - cents
wight, ~ {. LIS: average ted-c:tu1. l96 crot4
Rates from Washington east 10 Boston, 9
| Ies1er Math.pR.on. sl.7a From Wa.niorsos
| west to cn:csst, SITS: 10 Geneva, ~ miles DC
| yono Chicago, IS; TO Umah4 4o.t In!lts oe5ond
I & IL Fsvm Washt g1on scuta to SasavAls,
| GEMS: to Counnia, Tel 1esaee, Says, Fro7
Wasn1 r,ou Eoutn TO Jackson, AtAais.lprt. 10.
nllts, s32a
FoRI76k RA1EA
| In France, in zane oepsftEr4t t, bali ftarc; t
france, distance 64u nl.et, Cne t1anc: Ia Ee!4 au
halt ffaEc: IL SW1tzer.atd, hatf franc; In G;e1
| Britain aaa Irc,Rt d, one ah1llsg s1eril &.
! COST or TELEGRAPH LINES PER AtLx OF WIRE.
The Western Cniou Te.egIap7 Company mas
in,estuen1 o1 SIS, SCI, ,'sa; H4,.5i nGes VI VILE
average ccst, $40
Cost per nile II France, sG5- Belgium
fs3; Switzerland. t1pi: Prusats, s. .Ta1ta, 81.
| HxLGlEN.
| Artrdqt n Diyfret.t EiInia Of Aksau1tx