Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-11-06
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The nesy Afaits.-In he National In
|tell:gencer ofthe 18th ut. we observe
notice by the postmaster general, that
proposals for carrying The mails of the
United States on the following post
routes will be received at the general
post Office until the irs|day of January
next: f'eA
s ~ In Illinois. s.
IL From GoIconda, by little Saline,
Zig Saline, F.anklin c h and Hins,S, TO
!, Carlisle, once in two weeks, 122 mills. 4
| Leave Goconda on Sunday at 6 IN.
and arrive at Carlisle ON "Wednesday by
| II am. 5es r,
Leave Carlisle on "Wednesday at . p
| m and arrive a, Golconda on Saturday by
pm ae
| 70. From Shawnee +. by Golconda,
to Belgrade, once in two wseks.
Leave Shawncetown on Saturday a; 2 p
IN and arrive at Bsigradejon Sunday BY
Z p m.
Leave 3 Upgrade, on Monday at m
ard arrive al Shawneetown on Tuesday
By noon. y s.r 5S,. fsi..
70. Fyom Fairfield, b. Fitcb's, to
lVapdalia, saee in two weeks, 6s miles.
Leave Fairfield on Monday at . D n,
and arrive at Vandal.a Oh "Wednesday by
8 a M. f 9
Leave Vandsiia on "Wednesday at 10
a IN and arrive at Faifiel.i on Thursday
by 6 y 10.
"a. From Shawneetown, By Roads,
Joneshoro, cambridge, No. to Jackson,
Mo. once in two weeks, TOO miles.
| Leave Sbawneetown OF. Sa urday at 2
Ip IN and arrive at Jackson on Tuesday
by 10 a IN.
Leave Jackson Oh Tuesday at 2 p N
and arrive at Shawnectown Ola Frldsy by
10 M. s.
Under the head Of Ni.sexss We hnd
the fe following:
rs. From Alton. by Levi Roberts, J
J. Slaw's, and l.. Ross's, to Louisiana,
once in two weeks. 95 miles.
Leave Alton on Sunday at 6 m and
arrive q; Louisiana on lutsaay b, 6 M
Leave Louisiana on "Wednesday at 6
m and arrive al Alton on Friday b. G.
pm. s5 Il
I No proposals are issued for carrying
the mails on the route from VandaI,a
through the counties sof Montgomery,
Sanssi,c, and Greene. to this place.,
which was established by the same acl
with those above named. Tnis omission
will cause great Inconvenience and VEGA
ton to very respectable portion Of the
population or tnis ate.
The contracts are TO go into operation
Oh me FIRST day Of March next. Thus ii
VIII be seen thai il requires almost
trpetve months after the establishment of
a post rouie, before any benefit can be
derived from it. t'
An extract from one eft the articles referred
to in the following coInmunicatan was pub
hshed in our last, which the failure of the
bill making an appropriation to deiray the ex-
penses Of surveying route for canal con-
meeting the waters of Lake Michigan wis.i
those of tie Illinois river, is attributed, not
to "any hostility to the measure, bu. that it
was supposed the state had 40 authclG.5 to en-
ter upon the public. lands, and that our 9c-
sources were not yet sufficient to meet the
expenditure" However specious TIM apslo.
gy may be, it is certain ti.at the failure OF the
bill proceeded from different motives. And
though charity would veil the posse ssors of
such contracted minds, it is useless to Conceal,
that not only sectional jealousy in our own
state was opposed to the measure, but another
source Of svcaed hostility to il was, the. facility
it svauld s1ve 70 CERTAIN description e enagramss
for emoving to tbs conaa.y.
But i is said that subsequently, resolution
was passed, requesting our senators ana re-
preventative in congress to endeavor to pro-
cure from the united States certain privileges
with view to the commencement of the UNI
dertasing, winch resolution does not appear
among the acts and resolutions certified by the
secretary oistate to have been passed at the last
sesslomof the general assembly, lift be fact
tina, such a resolution was passed by the legis-
lature, il having been done afterthe failure Of
Ohio f. procure a similar privilege, those who