The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-24

uz5y would Bc1Iu55s
cock crowed in the mzzen rigging when Macdonoagh cap
tnrsd the village Of Lake Champlain and why shouldn't
cock In mizzen rigging In lustrious days
The tops of vessels would be rendered Of great value
from the guano which would necessarily be- dep
there and If Virginia commodore didn't il all
for his model farm in Fairfax county, generous donation
might be made the United States tanney Pratsvile,
New York.
Upon careful examination of all the public vessels we
find them HOLLOW and that the who blows the whistle
nobody but boatswan-acts which will undoubtedly
astonish Congress much as they asonished u.s. The
ordered upon the commander OF one OF our
steamers who ordered during grand tour to come
round In his vessel Lancaster and take Bedford
Springs, been countemanded il having been made TO
nothing bu, small watering place, where dinnsrpot
even couldn't float.
"Forecastle there ~
'sStand by TO handspike the jib"
ICompossd By me, W. b. p, S.N
PosT oPFIcK.
The mails Of the United States for the last nine months
have been carried with safety, celebrity, and regularity,
surprising, considering that the postmasers have
all turned out and the of all the offices have
been changed Great complaints, was expected, would
arise, and greater Of complaint expected to
exists but owing the nmitable tact Of the Second As
sistant Postmaster General which well developed In
Iowa before he here and, of course, AFTER he left
Massachusetts for Massachusetts good In hurry the y
TEN has been made to work admirably. This has been
mainly owing to the manner of making up malls In
the lump That is, having ascertaned the weight OF mali
able matter that is usually sent to- each ONCE rom eacn
Office the posnasers all round the compass have been
instructed without regard to the supescripons on the let
ters throw the whole Of the mails upon their
distributing tables, and thence weigh out haphazard the
proper weight for each Office In connection there
with BY this arrangement is true. many letters 20
wrong but they all finally come into the Dead Later
Office Washington, occasions only Quarters delay
which tihing matter In these heroic dsy. Dy 'nls
means it has been deemed difficult matter to rob the
mail understandngy for one knows when ne opens
bag what mail he Is agoing find within, and SO he lets
them all pass unopened and unspoiled.
An express mail by cames the American conti-
nen with telegraph wire attached to the tail Of each AMI
NAL would be magnificent affair, and would insure not
only safe but constant communication with the gold
regions every day despatch could DO sent by the
mysterious iuid and the operator In the telegraph
office raped out the words, the mail-rider the
desert could tell by the vibrations of his camels tail the
purpo of the same, and like Captain Cutie, make note
of it. The first despatch sent in that manner would be ex
detrimental, and might therefore be called 'Nut" Ihe
practice of making with individuals for trans
porting the mails Extensively exclusive, and avos strong
" of monopoly. We recommend that the mail contracts
be all annuled, and that everybody-back, white, and
gray-be authorized carry letters from one end OF the
country other paying the highest rate OF postage
wo cents) the that arrive at the post ONCE nrs
the lowest rate (halfa cent? to the fellow that came In
LAST no postage be prepaid and all letters to be taken
out of the Office by the ones who bid the highest Tor
them, ~oiss bolxs, and no questions asked
very great arises every from the free use Of
toohsome paste In making up packages. Is calculated
that over of large packages by the
. =, =. 80 ..,n,,t THE a. nec,Iiar N money
as ~ . , .,sal. money now in the most offices
~ n ,h., ,hs raj. are 10 bame and no one else
III 80, &c nnrovsd blood will therefore he required for
ch Office in the Union and whole litter of active
,,noe. fr the large distributing Offices BY mixing aoes
p 1870 =; ~. n..s' IN addition n the above safe
ia i, .eems ni.nsble that this evil would be remeded
W. dsr Univ our Predecessor never Thought of this
! 1850, M
The railroads of tho United States like all other corpora
,;on. Le.n III thew Get and Get all thew can The quality
~ sr.n conscisnce denreciaed fifv per cent upon
H. .hl,.hmsnt ~ the.e legal fcons In the Union and
a., sric = now down 10 par with that of European
a .na. a.''' :
:, h. h..r ..vse.e nv o,,r arent and correspondent
10 employ in carrying express
te in the United States as railroads and iele
graphs By making il a crime punishable with death for
anv citizen 10 use those birds outside of the mail ne and
by hanging every fellow that moless pigeon his route
the business might kept entirely within the department.
and the great monopoes would be killed oil In the twink
RI Halted states featbered express would cost nothing
for Transportation or extra allowances and each pigeon
would have gvtta perea pouch, no damage could arise
from rain snow besides, then could be no cuuing OIL
wires running off of the track and no lost connexions
in this branch of the mail service The propne o. per-
hitting the families OF special agents 90 Tree on all man
suggested the score Of economy besides where
has his family along with him, he acts better than
when he goes alone an excursion aer robbers and letter
pick pockets The number Of special agents In election
eering times is too small We had barely enough carry
Vermont the last election We recommend the constant
Employment of three thousand local agents. At three dollars
per day and found, and that each one (tbs being military
i sio u0f nrfuln of