The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-12
MAIL CONTRACTS.


West to furnish them with the list of post routes and
the advertisement of the Postmaster General invit-
ing proposals for carrying the mails on the various
lines in the Western States whenever the publica-
ton of the Postmaster General should be made.
They do not to be that the advertisement
referred to has already long been published in the
papers selected by the Postmaster General for the pur
pose. We would gladly oblige the applicants, by
inserting in our paper the list of contracts adver-
tised, for the information of readers generally
if we could spare the large amount of space which
the publication would require.-.Nat. IntelHgemcer
There is more malice, falsehood, political and
corrupt design in the above, than we ever believed
the Intelligencer capable of harboring. We know
that it has been charged with being in the pay of
British capitalists to exert its influence in preventing
war, be the of rupture what it may but we
could not believe tive acould not believe it-for,
though the editor is Englishman, he has been in
this country long enough to be Americanized. But
the paragraph quoted above puzzles no little The
most charitable light in which regard it is to
suppose it to be the emanaton (not of the edtor) of
some arch demon who trembles while he reads the
Madsonian, and has cause to trembe.
Now we have only need to say, that the short adj
vertisement in the Intellgencer yesterday sent
to that paper on the same day it was sent to the
Madsonian and the Globe, with request to insert
it and send in the bill for doing 1t proper to
retain it, and insert it gratuitously, for effect.
Next, these proposals have been published in pam
phet form, Several thousand copies,) and dstrbu-
ted throughout the States embraced in the sections
Besides, they published in the cities, towns, and
villages of all the States where the routes lay No
resident in the West Southwest (and none others
bd can be at moments loss to get all the nforma-
ton desired.
Next, and finally they are distributed through all
the States indicated, in the weekly Madsonian-
which, after all that has been said and done, has
more extensive circulation than the weekly Inte-
gencer
The object of the Intelgencer was to brighten the
Postmaster General. 1t has mistaken its man. If
every officers duty was discharged efectually
that high functonary's, there would be more unity
and concord in the service
While upon the subject of advertising, and mas
much a sympathy has been gotten up in behalf of
the Intelgencer in relation to the publication of the
Laws we would inform the "Agitatorsn that the Ma
tional Inelligencer has the job already secured
il was appointed to do the work several months ago.
The UNITED STATES MAGAZINE AND DEMOCRATIC
REVIEW, for March, 1912, is before A glance at
the contents assures that the present number, which
is ornamented with likeness of Bryant, the poet,
well susains the reputation of the work for variety
and ability, and will therefore meet the appreciation
of its readers. Among the most prominent articles
are the following: "The late William Ladd, the
Apostle of Peace" "The Odes of Sappho;" "The
Stars have Set in the 10Th Century," The Students
Life in Germany" by William Hewitt; /" Sketches
Of Characters of the Middle Ages" Sc sc. sc.
Tie XEro-Would that the Vice President nnsses-