New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-28
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The IWO Republics of the City Of Mexico,
Of August ls, contains two articles which
refer TO complaints of the postal service OF
the United States and particularly of that
Of New Orleans. New Orleans subscribers
complained Of not raceiving their papers,
and it vas said the postmaster refused TO re-
ceivs them; that no reason vas assigned,
and that lesters were chsrged ten cents per
half ounce. Tho following article Of tho
treaty is seferred to:
ART. 3 Upon ell Letters, newspapers,
printed pamphlets. or other printed matter
received in the United States of America
from Mexico, by sea. there will be charges
by the United States on inland postage as
are now, ot may hereafter be established bv
the laws of the United States, which shall
be collected at the place of destination, and
shall belong exclusively to the United States
of America, and vice versa, upon all letters,
newspapers. printed pamphlets, or other
printed matter received in Mexico from the
United States OF America by sea, tt ere will
be charged by Mexico such rates of inland
postage as are now, or may hereafter be
established by the laws of Mexico. which
shall be collected at she PLACE Of .destina-
ton. and shall belong exclusively to.
Mexico.
Tho Zuo Republics refers to the CORY
spondeace between Minister Foster and the
Postmaster General, and then remarks that
letters should be charged three cents per
half ounce when coming from Mexico. All
the deductions of the T,co Republics ere
correct, and the facts are in all probability
20. The articles wore evidently written
before The receipt by Minister Foster Of q
letter from Mr.. J. j. Msguire, assistant
postmaster at New Orleans. Ia that he
stated some particulars of arrangements
made for forwarding lock boxes of malls to
the consul 81 Vera Cruz and to Minister
Poster, and also to the fact that previous TO
the present administration ten cents had
been charged for letters from Mexico. Tho
fact chat letters TO Mexico required this
postage was taken as conclusive that the
same amount would be required from there.
This new cspstruction. vas not corrected by
the department until lately, but at the date
Of the letter only three cents was charged.
thus removing ell cause Of complaint On
that ground.
In the matter OF a0Wepapere the fAulS, II
there be any, 10 BOT in the postofice. Tho
papers brought back 70 Mexleo July q by
the City Of Mexico were returned refused
because those to whom thSy wefe addressed
refused to take them and pay enc cent post
age. PET ounce. The following letter has
been written in consequence Of similar 70
,usals. to bs sent With ?. sstarusd pact
ages OF aewspa2efs:
sosTosNcs,
Sew Orlsans 4uSust q. 1915 !
EIk-By the mail leaving this Office to-
morrow, twenty eight instant. for Vera
Cruz, Mexico. per steamship Merida, re-
turn to the publishers fUue packages of
newspapers, received from Vera Cruz, per
steamship Merida on her last trip, all ad-
dressed 10 persons and firms in this city.
These newspapers are returned for the
reason that the pafties to whom they are
addressed refused to take them from this
Office and pay the postage required by law,
viz: One cent per ounce, or fraction thereof.
Thib is simply our domestic or inland rate
of postage on transient newspapers. Our
only remedy, in CAGES of such refusal, is to
return the newspapers to the publishers.
Printed matter from Mexico, received ut
this office, addressed to any othsr part of
the United States, is promptly forwarded
to its destination, whether tho postage is
prepaid or not.
Very respectfully.
J. j. MAGUlRE,
Assistant Postmaster.
Cnited statss Consul, Vera Cruz.