Mississippi Democrat., 1845-11-19

specioI attention Of our Senators and Re-
representatives. ia Congress, 10 the mlsera.
lie inconvenienees which The people oi
Mississippi suffer for the want OF proper
mail facilities. Mississippi is now ably
represented by WORKING MEMBERS 10 both
branches Of Congress; and we verify be-
Iieye that the appeal which we MAKE. TO
them on this subject, will not pass unan-
swered. All Of our delegates have ira
yersed The State from norlh TO south and
from enst to west. They are each ac-
quainied with the bad arrangement OF the
great mail routes through this State; our
want Of cross and by-ronles and new post
offices. In not single county IN the
State, do the people enjoy such mail ad.
ynnlages as they have right reasonably
to expect and demand. This assertion is
not TOO broad IT rs ABSOLUTELY TRUE.
We would take the liberty Of suggest.
ing to our Senators and Representatives.,
to unite in some general plan, for a
thorough reform and amendment of.the
whole mail arrangement Of the State OF
Mississippi,
Let il be no partial advantage obtained
for this section, or that neighborhood--no
mere petty by.mail from this little towE
TO that; or new post-oilice at this store, and
near that creek Such patch work is not
what is needed, and we would positively
rather gain nothing than receive the stint.
ed grants OF parsimonious, not econo-
mical, government Under the existing
post-ohice law, Mississippi pays more than
any other State in The Union for the sup
port Of the post-otlice department; we
mean to say, that she pays more 10 de-
fray the expenses Of such routes and such
post.oilices, as do not yield sufficiently to
pay their own, than any other State. The
post-ofiice department is now quartered
on the National Treasury, at cost of
from two to three millions Of dollars an
nualIy. or that charge, Mississippi pays
the largest share, she bong the greatest
planting State. We Of right, therefore,
DEMAND increased advantages and en-.
ioyments of mail facilities, and that in
no partial measure. We believe Our
Senators and Representatives, moving TO-
gether in favor Of general plan for the
whole State, CAN and WILL succeed in
forcing proper award in our favor.
1t would be well to procure from the
post master-general map Of the State,
showing every mail route leading into the
Slate, aud the various intersectlng and by
maiI.ways in the Stale. On such map
should be traced all the necessary inn
provements and changes, designating
each change and each new post-oflice, and
a bill should be framed accordingly. Such
a bill could, by the weight of our com
bined delegation. be carried. Such re.
ye trnst our members of Congress will
patiently, and assidnously set about its
measurements We do moi doubt that the
LEGISLATURE will aid them by resolution or
memorial in favor of thorough reor-
g"niza,ion Of the mail arrangements for
Mfsissippi fMississippiaa.
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The Port Gibson Correspondent STATES
that Judge Coalter has pocketed the Quo
Rank which he took under advisement,
and suffered the time limited for making
his decision 10 expire. This is n high
handed asnrbation Of the judicial prero.
gotiyo. and as the party 10 which this gen
tlcmnh belonps il 50 much opposed TO all
so,ts of yetoes, and particularly the pock-
ct veto. we are surprised 10 find it sustain
inc him with such force and numbers MS il
has in the contes, Just passed. We hope
HE honor will not imprison us for this de
cIornt;on or for insinuating that such con
| dnc, ia n dsctace 10 the purity Of cour
of ms,ice Free Trader.
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Mn. TnoMpsoN.--So fan as heard from
AZ. ~ ;s ,oadinu the democratic ticket