The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-06-20
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JEFFERSON, June 9th, 1850.
Frirpd Lougbery,
congratulate YOU upon the success Of your
truly popular paper. The variety Il contains,
the .prI, with which il Is conducted. and ~.
appropriate editorials, all happily condnce to
riyc It tie interest and notorieiy II awakcns
and merits Il i- now IN fact the principal
means Wc have Of obtaining the news Sc.
You have frequently spoken of the notorious,
fixtures of the mails lin these latter day,
Won may not be- aware of the fact that the pco-
pie Of Jefferson suffer most from the maltcas-
ance If the Officers Of the mail bag between
this place and Marshall The truth of this has
been satisfactorily a.ccriancd have on sew
erai occasions. read the Wselig Dam, received
by hail IN Harrison county. and have then
waited some three or four weeks, ''clorc could
receive the same numbers in my name-aud
this too, when the mail would be crossing the
Bavou. The same apple, 10 great extent
10 other mail matters sud ! assure ynu It i
matter Of great complaint By our citizens.
II the mail contractor, OF po~tmastcrs IN your
county cannot do their duty, they should be
ou.ted Indignantly and others put IN who can
perform al the duties incumbent upon them.
Our towns improving 4Seyera large build.
ins- are now in progress Of completion. The
TRADE also If the place Is ut this time quite
brisk Wagons from the rear country are
i', .t'',,,,5a h''. In, ha,',,,.,
mani, The lake =. stiff m fine boa tlugorder
Next week wc look for the Ogl'sbg' which
never iails to roh up Laf "u1H' ana ~ reg
ular as tea time" Then for the Iulcp~ ice
cream and 40 the u rrffrf Of the "Mhif, ~ei-
j,y,,a,,t" Il.,ipht pleasant ,uch times. |
ween, tu walk down To The creel :"
BY the way would not ini 10 speak OF our
h''eIp9r ,''I''','l'' '!N'' ,'' Plot'','"' ~
d,.,,d ,,b NOR. shirt u,atn.-s. and order
than ever before With ail the vegetables Of
g fine garden, and the best edlblrs the market
al"id.' u"N,f7a, ~ 10" "MHYN sNt"
,',,;, TO - ,b.. ,rc,..tlo and li,a,y f,.o.
tleman. And he calls together the fop about
town and the fair ones of Paradise or Yves,
Seh'fso''' "neh 'no P''a,uro 'o'l"E "a" w ,he
y,oi'n and e ,,i, enopeb rlory for one day
Very Respectfully, &c,
''Si'H'
We feel Obliged to or correspondent tor ms
good opinion Of u.s. and would remark that
we appreciate the compliment he pays Us rs a
naticring orc. coming as it does from gentle
man of so much Intelligence. We would take
occasion. however, to correct the mistake he
ha. Gallon ;,,o Il, ,.c,ibi,, tn tho ",Oaice,s Of
A.....oo.n ua..h.u ,,5 t,y.,.,.n"
- r.,, -. NJ. a.. OFT.
u.s. ''"'' - '''' Inns ~, 80, -.
'''' o'''' ,''''''' :,
oe'h mere '"' At "''''''''' ANU wv ''''f
Inc contractors al these points nave '''''' 10
do their duty and although the department
at Washington has for the last twelve months,
been cognIzani Of the facts, no relief has been
afforded From three to six weeks We have
been without n New Orleans exchange. Our
friend g Justus" NAV have seen a late Deifa.
nm, ue c,rect tina, !, did no, come the Fort
-. 81 "a, H., Il, ,,,,., t,,,. los, =.
49, -
'"'ss','' '"' ''''.'.'''''' y" ''''''' =, -,
particular u ''s' 'V''"''''''' ~ ''"'' VIZ man
matter as soon Po's'olc'
Fnou rur pl,I>s.--Thc following is
from n ,el.yranhic disnatch from ~. Iouis
puhl;sbed in the Iouisvill, raners of the
An inst.
nr C,rver ina, ycturnod from the Plains
.,,,o, Tim, A., d;itcul,v b,d occurred h.,vecn
nar,y If C,l;lornia emigr,nts and n mar.
,nJ,a,, ,a,,, nc Jnd;,,s TLe denrod,,;ous
hayo ,aon cor6ned "a the valley Of the
X.r,,;ll;o, r;yer u, tho I,,h or MAY the
I,di,ns attacked - small ,r,in If Cali,orui.