Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-09-24

eli was worthy 70 De the nfSt 10 place his mar
Ter there in bold characters. The rest follow
he with steady hand and strong ttlle heart. IL
THE venerable, Hopkins, of Rhode IsIan
in traced his name with a l,alsied hand. but
on was guided by soul, the energies OF viii.
lis tyrants could never palsy. There is cha
-Facter IN tie hand writing of those signatur
re which partakes Of the daring, free ami Cir
of spirit that animated the besoms OF their al
irI thors, and seems to give Us an insight in,
d. the motives and feelings of every indy idua
is whose names there engraved have becom
It an nnperisilabIe part of the records Of time.
" ''Your painters have embodied that illu.
y trIous group. and your poets. orators and his
l. tor'ans have impressed it, in living carac tiers
e on their pages; bat who can pant or portra,
5 the moral grandeur of that scene?''
! iOEGANIZ ALTON OF THE POST OFFICE Di.
r PAErMENT, UNDER TIE LATE ACT
OF CONGRESS.
: The duties of the Department are divided
and distributed as follows, viz:
Il CONTRACT OFFrcE.-To this office are as.
lsIgned the duties of arranging the cOnnec-
! tons of the mails on all the mail routes i'm
the United States, adjusting the speed of the
mails. fixing on the frequency Of their trips.
and the mode OF conveyance, making out ad-
ivcrtisenents for mail service, receiving the
bids, preparing them for the action OF the
Postmaster General, preparing forms Of con-
tracts, sending them out and seeing to their
execution, examining and preparing for decis-
ION all propositions for charges in the mail
service, fixing on the location of distributing
post Offices. directing the course of distrbu-
ton. providing and sending out mail bags and
mail locks and keys, and performing ali acts
aPpertainIng to post roads which arc neces-t
sary to put the mails in motion, and regulate
their conveyance, speed, and connection.
This Office is under the superintendent of
s. r. IioBpiE, Esq, First Assistant Postmas-l
ter General. to whom all proposals for mail
service and all letters relating to the making
or changing OF contracts or schedules, to
nail bags, locks, keys, and everything else
having reference to the duties of the office.
should be directed.
APPOINTMENT OFFIoE.-To this office are i
assigned all the questions which, relate to the
and discontinuance of post
'iflces, changes of site and names, appoint Il
nent and removal of Postmas:ers, as also
he giving of instructions to Postmasters, i
them with blanks, and the per-
ormance of all other acts necessary to pre- t
are post offices for the reception and proper i
and distribution of the mails.
This office is under the superintendence of r
ROBERT JOHNSTON, ESQ.,. Second Assistant r
postmaster General, to whom all letters rela-i t
I'VE to the subjects mentioned above. and all +
omplaints against postmasters, should be e
Irected. a c
INSPECTION OFrIcE.-To this office is as a
gned the duty of seeing that all postmas- Q
,rs at the beginning and ends of routes, and a
ch others rs may be directed by the Post n
laster General, keep and return registers of u
,e arrival and departure of the mails, ac- c
ording to law; of exam ming said registers, Z
oting all deinquencies of contractors, and ?
repairing them for the action of the Post n
laster General; receiving and preparing for Il
ecision all special complaints against con p
actors; OF seeing that all postmasters Ien- II
er their quarterly accounts according 10 aw &
nd the Instructions Of the Department., e
ronptly reporting all delinquents to the APP q
ointment Office and doing all other things ,'
hlch may be necessary to secure faithful U
Id exact performance OF their contract SER ol
ce on the part of contractors, ami the g.
-ompt rendition of postmasters' quarterly n
az
This office is under the superintendent Of 70
ASIEL CoLEM,S, Esq, Third Assistant Post
aster General, TO whom all mali registers,
letters complaining of or reporting CON =
actors. and all quarterly accounts Of post !"
as'efs' S'oa'a De Directed. i;.i
POSTMASTER; GENEs AI.-in addition to the DO
neral superintendent os these offices. the sir
General reserves TO himself the 70
ecial superintendencc OF the business CON n,
cted with mail dopredations; the payment ev
postmasters of the balances due from on
EN-; the bank accounts OF the Department; tn,
e ope ming OF dead letters and the DISPOSE We
w Of the va!uabies found in them. and every It
her matter l.ayinr relation to the admins sai
stion of the Department. not committed to ths
three Assistants. he:
All letters reiative to losses in Tic mail, or CHI
III depredations; all letters from postnas- crs
IS enclosing certificates of deposlte; and Of
letters osr banks having reference to their sor
counts. and all letters in relation to any IL
liter or thing apperfaining 10 the Depart nv
mt. which is not assigned by law to the thr