The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-09-13
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poSToFfiCE DEPARTMENT
The time was, whch The regularity OF the
po.tothcc Department, in all It's operations
from the government, bureau down to the h''le
lh,,,,h TIM, lost itself in the forest of the From
tier. WAS the wonder Of the public To remem-
Der the punc,uality which then the mail boats
s,,yes and other modes %, carrying the mails
observed. the street attention that was then
paid to all the Offices by the appoiniecs and the
general satisfaction that resulted, and compare
the present loose, derangcd. and dlsorganzcd
state OF the Department, (oi which there Is the
most ample testimony from every quar'erJ the
great dispsragcmcnt is apparent and alarming
Ru. where shah we begin 10 look for the cause
Of the Reorganization At the head OF the
Department. Most certainly The cause OF
50 much mischief cannot originate IN any sub
ordinate branch of the Department II has It's
source at the fountain head For several years,
the screws Of this branch of the machinery of
government, have been wearing loose. Many
Of them have become entirely lost, and the
institution is rapidly changing from blessing
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headquarters nd so long as this branch Of
the Cabinet INDUCES in the base pursuit of rcek-
ouiug dollars and cents merely with view to
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fo''"lhee hep"F'heh'''et 'n''' h""'''N ''>''"
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then "''Oi'y ana mum 'he'h N >" u''Y '''u S''
directly against the pepar'men'-'' iihA'' oil
the Department hhclf'e ihein iou''u WIN
marx OF mourning ana invite ule attention OF
his Henor at Washington TO them lA~ We shA''
DO tmSl 'oHs''iN hy 'h's means ''' f'n''uF
may be- attained Inc secret sessions oi inc
c7ncla'r ~ mead quarters may be taught 10
dfect thrif lnqnlsi'iohs 10 u. corrections oil 'h'
penalties que th' ""''fhi'eh'' on ''e or'heh
hehd' "i us CONTRACTORS ana l" inc renew
lNf Ni the Nnn-pitHCt- oil It's subordinate ON
Gals lhe old practice oil reporting to The
government every a''"fe OF 'h' aohi'qu'h''
may De resumed u '''S's'e' o" ny 'ne proper
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