Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-12-10
ship subsidies at present s725, 900 per


parts of thewcivilized world have
been placed upon a most advantage
Gus footing by the improved postal
conventions ard arrangements re-
Gently concluded with the leading
countries of Europe aud America.
The gratifying statement il made
that with the conclusion of salts
factory convention with France, the
details OF which have been definite
ly agreed TO by The head of the
French Postal Department, subject
to the approval Of the Minister Of
Finance. little remains TO be accom-.
pllshed by treaty for some time TO
come.
Your favorable consideration is
respectfully invited TO the recon-
mendations of the Postmaster Gen
eral for an increase of service from
monthly to sen i-monthIy trips on
the mail steamship route 30 Brazil
for q subsidy for the establishment
of an American line of mail steamers
between San Francisco, New Zea-
land and Australia; for the establish
ment of Post Office Saving banks
and for the iHcrea-e Of the salaries
of the heads of bureaus.
THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE.
| have heretofore recommended
the abolition of the franking privi--
lege, and see NO reason for changing
my views on that subject. 1t not
having been favorably regarded by
Congress, however, | now suggest
modification of tina. privilege to COR
rect it's most glazing and costly
abuses.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
l would recommend also that the
appointment Of committee or COM
mission TO take into consideration
the best method, equitable to pri.
vate corporatioI who have invested
their time and capital in the estab.-
ishment of telegraph lines, of ac-
curing the title to all telegraph
lines now in operation, and of con-
Meeting this service with the postal
service of the nation: 1t is not
probable that this subject would re-
ceive the proper consideration du-
ring the limits of q short session of
Congress, but it may be initiated.
ENCOURAGE AMERICAN STEAMSHIP
LINES
There ere but three lines of ocean
steamers, namely: The Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, between San
Francisco, China and Japan, with
provision made for semi-monthiy
service after October 2, 1873; the
United States and Brazl! line,
monthly and the Californian, New
Zealand and Australian line, month
ly, plying between the United States
and foreign ports, and owned and
operated under one flag. | earnest
ly recommend that such liberal con-
tracts for carrying tho mails be au-
| thOrized with these lines as will in.
sure their continuance. If the expe-
diency of extending the aid of the
government to the lines Of steamers
| which hitherto have not received il
should be deemed worthy of the
consideration of Congress, political
and commercial objects make it ad-
/ visable to bestow such aid on lines
under our flag between Panama and
and the western South American
ports by this means much trade
now directed to other countries
might be brought to the United
States to the mutual advantage of
this country and those lying IN that
quarter Of the continent of America.
The report of the Secretary of the
Treasury will show an alarming fall
ing off in our carrying trade for the
last ten or twelve years, and even
for the past year. / do not believe
that the public treasure can be bet
ter expended in the interest OF the
whole people than in trying to re-
cover this trade. An expenditure
Of five million dollars per annum for
the next fveyears,ifit would restore
20 us our proportion of the carrying
trade Of the world, would be profit
ably expended. The expense of la
Dor in Europe has enhanced within
the last few years, so that the cost
! Of building ocean steamers in the
United States is not 80 much great
or than it is in Europe. | believe
that the time has arrived for Com
gress to take this subject into ser~
GUS consideration.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Detailed statements Of the disburs.
ments through the Department Of
Justice will be furnished by the re-
| port Of tho Attorney General Al
though these have been somewhat
increased by the recent acts Of Con-
gress to protect the rights of the cit.
zens of the United States in the sew
eral States Of the Union, and to en-
| force the provisions of the Four
! teenth Amendment TO the Constitu-
too OF the United States. | cannot
question the necessity and salutary
| effect of these enactments. Reck-
less and lawless men, / regret to say,
have associated themselves together
in some localities to deprive other
citizens of the rights guaranteed by
The Constitution Of the United
States, and to that end havo COM
mitled deeds Of violence but the ar.
rest and punishment Of many
of these persons have tended
greatly to the repression of such disc
orders. do not doubt that great
majority of the people in all ps rts of
the country favor the full enjoy
ment by all classes of persons of
these rights to which they are emit
tied under the Constitution and the
laws, and TO invoke the Influence Of
all good citizens to prevent organi-
cations whose objects are by unaw-
ful means to interfere with those
rights, | look with confidence to the
time not far distant, when the obvi-
Gus advantages of good order and
peace will induce sn abandonment
/ ofall com binatiOnR prohibited bV the