Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-12-04

The cost Of the United States trans At
lantic mail steamship service was S220,-
3Ol 20. The total cost Ofthe Uuited States
ocean steamship service, including the
a "a cunts paid to the subsidized lines OF
mail steamers, was kl,0ST,O2 81. The
following are the only steamship lines
now receiving Subsidies for mall service
under special acts of Congress: The Pa
cihc Mail Steamship Company receive
100000 dollars per annum, for carrying a
monthly mail between san Francisco,
Japan and China, which will be Increased
u l,OOO,OOO per annum for a semI-mOnth
~ mail, ON and after October /, 1878.
The Cnited States and Brazil Mail Steam
ship Company receive l50,O0O dollars per
anhum for Carrying a monthly mail be-
tween New York and Rio de Jaueiro.
Brazil and the California. Oregon, and
Mexico Steamship Company receive
1900 per annum for carrying a monthly
mail between San Francisco and Homo
lulu, Hawaiian Islands, making the tstal
amount of mail steamship subsidies at
present ? 5000 dollars per annum. Our
pustal communications with all parts Of
the civilized world have been plared
upon q most advantageous footing by
the improved postal cDnve ntiOns, andrthe
arrangements recently concluded with
the leading commercial countries of
Europe and America. The gratifying
statement is made that, with the cOnclu-
sion of a satisfactory convention with
France, the details of which have been
definitely agreed % by the head of the
French postal department., subject to the
approval of the Minister OF Finance,
lille remains to be accomplished by the
treaty for some time to come, in respect
t. the reduction of rates for improved
fartlitieS for postal intercourse. Your
favorable consideration is respectfully
invited to the recommendations made
by the Postmaster General for an increase
OF service from monthly u semi month
~ tripj gu the mail steamship route to
BrazI; for a subsidy inside OF the estab-
%IIsuuenL of an American lire of mail
steamers between San Francisco, New
Zealand and Australia for tue establish
nienI of post offices, savings banks, and
for the increase of the salaries of heads
of bureaus.
have heretofore recommended the
abolition of the Thanking privilege,
and see no reason now for changing
my views on that subject. 1t not
having been favorably regarded by
Congress, however, L now suggest
modification Of that privilege to cor
rect its g!aring and costly abuses. l
would recommend also the appoint
ment of a committee or commission
to take into consideration the best
method, equitable to private corpora
IIOn who have invested their time
and capital in establishing telegraph
Lines, of acquiring the title to all
telegraph lines now in operation, and
of connecting this service with the
postal serviee of the nation. 1t is not
probable that this subject could re-
csive the proper consideration during
the limits of a short sesOiOu of Con-
gress, but It may be initiated so that
further action may be fair to the
government and 10 private parties
concerned. There are but three lines
of ocean steamers, namely The
Pacific mail steamship company, be-
tween San Francisco, China and
Japan, with provision made for semi
monthly service after October LIST,
1873; the United States and Brazil
line, monthly, and the California,
New Zealand and Australian line,
monthly, plying between the United
States aud foreign ports, and owned
and operated under u flag. 1 ear
nestly recommend that such liberal
contracts for carrying the mails be
authorized with these lines as will
insure their continuance. IL the ex-
pediency of extending the aid of the
government tOlines of steamers which
hitherto have not received it should
be deemed worthy Ofthe consideration
OF Congress. Political and CONNER
cial objects make it ad Jisable to
bestow such aid on q line under flag
between Panama and the western
South American ports. By this
means much trade now diverted to
other countries might be brought to
US, 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 fol
the past year. 1 do not believe thai
public treasure a De better expended
in the interest of the whole people
thanh trying to recover this trade,
An expenditure OF s 5000, 600 pei
annum for the next five years, if ii
would restore to US our proportion Of
the trade of the world would be pro.
fiiably eXppndsd The price of labor
i'm Europe has 50 much enhanced
within the last lew years that the cost
of building and operating ocean
steamers in the United States is moi
50 much gIe ter, that | believe the
time has arrived for Congress to take
this subject into serious consideration.
The disbursements through the De
partment Of Justice will be furnished
by the repor' of the Attorney Gener
al, and though these have been some
what Increased by the recent acts o
COugiess 10 enforce the rights OF etti
gems of the United States to vote in
the several States of the Union, anC
10 enforce the provisions of the Four
I teenth Amendment to the Constitu'
ton of the United States and Othel
amendments thereto, l cannot ques.
ton tue necessity and salutary effect;
OF these enactments- Reckless and
IawIess men, 1 regret to say, have as
ISOLATED themselves together in some
Localities TO deprive other citizens o.
the right guaranteed to them by thC
4Constitution Of the United States
and to that end have committed
deeds Of violence but The prosecu.
EtiOns and punishment of many o.
these persons have tended greatly t
the repression of these disorders.
do not doubt that a great majority o.
THE people in all parts of the country
favor the full enjoyment by all per
sous of these rights, to which they
are entitled under the Constitution
and the laws, and I invoke the aid
T and influence OF all good citizens &c
prevent organizations whose objects
are by unlawful yea to interiors
with those rights L look with con.
fidenee to the time, not far distant
when the obvious advantages of good
order and peace will induce an aban'
dOnment OF all combinations prohio'
tied by the acts referred to, and wheT
it will be unnecessary to carry or
prosecutions or infiict punishment:
, to protect citizens from the lawles:
dOings of such combinations. APP
plieations have been made to me Il
pardon persons convicted OF a viola
ton Of said acts upon the ground tina
clemeney In such cases would ten tC
tranquillze the public mind, ana tC
test the virtue OF that policy L an
disposed, as far as my sense OF Justlce
will permit, to give to these appllca
tons a favorable consideration oul
any action thereon is not to be con
s;rued as indicating any change ~
my determination to enforce WIFE
rigor such acts, 20 long as the con
s~piracies and combinations therein
1ar,ad disfurh the neace Of The cOun-