New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-10

must be opened. The chamber avail
themselves of the visit Of the Postmaster
General and several influential Senators to
obtain an inspection Of this mud blockade
and its consequences. They have been
invited to accompany an excursion to the
Balize, that they may see the feet Of ships
excluded or delayed, and form some idea
of the obstruction to American commerce
thereby occasioned. At the same time
the chamber has appointed committee
to wait ON the Hon. Mr.. Creswell, Post
master General, and represent 1.-The de-
plorable want OF direct postal communi-
cation" between this city and the Spanish
American ports south ofus. This voyage of
Mr.. Creswell will enable him to realize the
loss of time and money in our foreign
postal service. The government now pays
a subvention TO take the mai! from New
York to Aspinwall. 200 miles, with time
Of say ten days. The government has q
double daily mail paid for from New York,
Chicago, Cincinnati and st. Louis to New
Orleans. An ocean mail service, then,
from New Orleans to Aspinwall, 1400
miles, would save half the postal subyen-
ton from New York to that port. and
much time in the mail. passenger and
freight delivery between Central America
and the interior cities named.
The necessity OF changing the mail
communication between Mexico and the
United States is equally obvious. Our
| only line is that between Vera Cruz and
New York, time Of eleven days. A line
from Vera Cruz to New Orleans. as it used
| to be before the war. would reduce this
transit to three and half days. Such
facts must strike the legislative and ex-
ecutiye authorities. and we may hope
| they will influence the action OF Congress
at its next session.
The chamber invited A1r. G. W. Brown.
of Camden, Arkansas. to explain the pro-
| ject of that city to connect itself with
the upper trade and so to conduct it to
New Orleans. Camden. as we know, is
thriving town seated on the Ouachita.
The government Of the United States has
undertaken to improve the navigation of
that river. from its mouth, near the mouth
of Red river, to Camden, and Camden
proposes to construct thirty-eight miles
of railroad to tap the Cairo and Fulton
railroad. This would recapture the Texas
cotton on its way East and bring it to
New Orleans for expectation. The citi-
zens of Camden and the counties ada
cent have made a handsome public and
private subscription to make this little
piece of road, and ask the aid Of our citi-
zens for the small sum necessary to re-
sumo the work. The promoters Of this
work are willing to give guarantees that
there will be no Credit Mobiler trickery
about it. The money given will be ap-
piled directly to the work. which will be
of domestic construction. The Chamber
Of Commerce commend it to our citizens
as worthy their support and assistance" :"
All these measures promise good to our
city, and when we find men who, outside.
are of all parties, cooperating in pressing
their execution, and asking the cO-opera-
ton Of eminent and sagacious men con-
nected with the government Of the coun-
try. ". can not but express our respect for
the public spirit aud patriotism which ac-
tuates the chamber, and wish it sincerely
that success which such motives merit.