The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-04

wing stAtemeot IL In6ne tudt WIN tu'
cobclusion OF q satisfactory cor ventioI
With France. the details OF which hav'
been de initeIy asreed 10 by the head o
the French postal department. sutjec
to the approve. of the Minister OF Fl
nance, little remains to be acconplisbee
By treaty Tor some time 10 come with
respect either to reduction OF rates OF
improved facilities OF postal intercourse
Your favorable consideration is re-
specially invited to the recommends.
too made bY .tae Postmaster Genera
for an increase OF the service iron
monthly to semi-monthly trips on TIT
mail steamship Irsute 10 Brasil for
subsidy in aid OF the establishments OF a.
Amer can line o. mail steamers betveeI
San Francisco, New Zealand and Aus
trslis; ior, the establishment OF q p st
office savings bank. aud Tor the increas,
OF the salaries OF the heads OF bureaus
I have heretofore recommended
the abolition of the ranking privilege
and see no reason now for changing my
view on that suj CT. It not having
been favorsbly regarded by Congress
however, [ now suggest modification
Of that privilege. 70 correct its glsring
aud costly abuses. would recon-
mend, also, the appointment Of . com
mittee or comm ssion 10 take into COZ
eiderstior the best method. equitable to
private corporations. who have invested
their time and capital in the esrsh ish =
menI OF telegraph lines, Of acquiring the
tile to all telegraph lines nov in opers.
ton, and OF c Nnnect NJ this service with
the postal service OF the nation. Il lie
not prob abe that this snhject could re-
ceive the proper consideration during
the limits OF short session OF Con d.
gress, but it may be iniua'ed, - t at
future ,tion may he iar TO the govern.
ment aud TO private parties concerned
There are but three li,ss ot ocean
steamers, namely, the Pac fic Msil
Steamship COMPANY. between San
Francisco, Cuins and japan. with pro
vision made f,r s.m monthly service
after October |, 1873; the United State
and Brazil line. mo"thiy, and the c ,lI-
fornis, New Zealand and Australian
line monthly, plying between the United
States aud toreig n porte, and owned sud
operated under our flag. earnestly
recommend that such liberal Contracts
tor carrying the mails be author zei
with these lines as will insure tne,r
continuance, IT The expediency o. ex.
tending the aid OF government TO lines
o. steamers which hitherto have not
received il should be deemed WORTHY OF
the confederation OF Congress, and po-
lrticsl and commercial objects make it
advisable 10 bestow such All on q
line under our fig between Psnsms
and The westers =, nth American ports
By'thls means much trade that is now
diverted to other countries m ght he
brought To us, to The mutual advantage
at this country and those Wing IN that
quarter Of the continent OF America.
THE CARRYING TRADE
The rep RI Of the Secretary 81 the
Treasury will show sn alarming inliing
off 10 our Carrying trade Tor the lis
ten or twelve years. AMI even tor III,
past year | do not hrlr-ve that the
public treasure can b. better expended
in the Interest OF the whole people than
in irving TO recover q il trade. Anrx
penduure IT IS OOD, 900 per annum for
the rext five years il Il would restore Ia
us our proportion OF the carving trndr
o' TIE word wonld b. pr"fntly ex-
pended. TIE price OF lab IN Europe
has so much enhanced within the last
few years that the cDst OF building aid
operating ocean steamers IN the Uniied
States lie not so mucI greater than 10
Europe. that | believe the time has ar
r vel for Congress 10 take this subject
into consideration.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Detailed statements o. the dsburse-
ments throu Oh the Department OF jus
t,ce will he furnished by the report OF
the Attorney General Though these
have been somewhat increased by the
recent acts OF Congress to enforce the
r gifts Of cit zens OF the Unued States
to vote in the several States OF the Union,
and enforce the provisions OF the four
teenth amendment TO the constitution o
the United States and the amendments
| cannot Question the necessity
and sslutary effect OF these enactments
Reckless and lawless men. | regret TO
saw, have associated themsflve. togeth.
er 10 some localities to deprive other cit
'zens O the right guaranteed 10 them
hy the Constitution o. the Uni'ed States.
and TO that end have committed deed
Of blood and violence; but The pro .ecn-
cutron and punishment OF many Of tnese
persons have tended greatly to the rep
ure-sion OF sucI di-or iers. ! do no
d uht that a gre It ma jorry o the people
IN all parts OF the country favor the I J.
by al classes OF persons OF
tho-e rights to VII ca they are ent Ell
u rider the constitution and laws. and ]
invoke the MID and influence ef all
good cit zens n prevent organiZ,
tons whose objects are, by u.
lawful me ms. 10 interfere wi b thOsr
rights | Look with cDrfl.nce u y
time, not lar distant, when the ohv ou-
ADVANTAGES o. god ord-r and peace,
with evidence o. ahsnd rnment OF a.
combinations pr 'hrb tel by the acts re
Ierr,d TO, will render II unnecessary 10
carry on prosrcu ions or INFECT puni-h-
IN nj TO IrD &C. CITIZEN from tn- Law
les d i"gs o. such combinations Az
plics,ions hsv. been made . me TO
psrdpo p.rs)1s convlc ei OF a viola
ION o. sad acts. upop the ground ths
cl.msncy ia such cases would tend l."
tranquil u the public mind, aid TO ,e.t
the virtue OF that policy | AN drspp.ed
~ sr rs my sense OF ju-tice will pr.
NIT, to give TO thee applications q 'avor
able consideration. But action thereon
10 not to he construed AZ Indicating any
change in nv determination 70 enforce