The Arkansas banner., 1851-02-04
R. V. JOHNSON.
Hersr OF RErs Dee. 26. IS o.

AA~tsG of tAEfs LsC- -ob iS V- Hon. ". K HALL,
 Post Master Gsaeral:
 SiF- desire ia this formal manner 10 call to your attention serious grievance ander which the pso- pie of my Ssats (Arkaasas) safFsr. It Is ihe want of proper and adequate mail service on the roa,e from Little Rock south to Fair Play or Roexport, snd thence to Washington aud Texss and also from Fair Play or Roesperi tO Camien. During tRe whole of the period previous 10 tl.s ast lettings say years, know. asd believe the records of the Dep, wifi show, ;lle mai arrangements and sup plies o1 Ibis roui to have been more aggravatBg ,haa beneficial The sas,e result seems 10 follow under the present lettings, and after great and con stsni complaint the contractors have forfeited and new arrangements have now tc be made, and do mach fear that the results wiI cOa,iaae aasalsfac tory
 The eaase of al ihis is that the service On this route has net asen sufficiently strong The !eas. service that csa possibly 60. in my humble jadg- meat, laH4 an familiar with the roads and with tas settlements and extent of popalaiion from a lifetime of residence shesel Is foaF horss post coaches from Little Rock to the pstn, where the msils divided. for Hot Springs. for Washington and for Camden. and frem that poiat two horse coaches at the lowest should as granted 10 W ash iagton. HemPsisad eoanIy, and also to CaHden in Oaachila county. The tsO routes sy wssaiEgtoG and Camden supply a region of country ia Arkaa- sas. ten times as hrge the State of Delaware Rhode Island, besides, that oae farHishes tis mail for large part of northeast Texas aBd ths other fur north I4sais.s=. | is fact that ws of arkaa- sas. have 10, mile of fout horse post coach ser- vice ia the State, i. is also fact that ten ears ago as the lettings and books of your office viii show. our mail service on the Soutbera and Wes- tern routes were better thaa they are. On both routes VIC thea had fOsr horse service. Now we have two horse coaches. and at a rate of pay whFch leads to the Gss,ruciiOa of those wh0 anGsF take it.
 How ii is that the contractors on the Western route. (Lili!s Rock to Van Burea} get along with out compIaiat, 1 know not. bat from the heasy pepusallea ei he whole of that region l know the task ,nust bs sext impossible, unsatisfactory to the people, aaa a trial f Lot absolute loss io the eonbsetors
 In lSi0 we h@ds95, ,0sp0 population, in 1850 eur State Census sbsws fSS 800. and tss Federal cen sas will shos much larger number
 This Prsse Is a siaie of things ~haeb il IS hardly to 5e expected will bs ea9arsd patiently, siais Of tAing. which l trust will for short space of lime claim yoar Asisasoa and shca respectfully hope ~iil lead you as aa set of justice to Afksssas, s= ia discharge sf ths duties aud promotion of the interests of the Department over which yea Pre- se, to placs our msil facilities a; ls4ss uPon the footing here requested. Allow as if yoa please to bs indebted 10 yOar administration of ibis depart meat. in al least shis much Give as that without which we caasst do ia peace. if Ss at sli. iaJSso our pepalstiea ws. i45.eoJ-ia 1850. Jssi issi years it is la fraction of 20e .oeo. and Is Ia fact from 2lo.oeo to 2,s 900. as am esaGAsat the Fed eral census, w.ssa rssarasd, wiii show. That yea may with the greater eIeasassa ihs nersssiliss of this people and eoaAssy. wiii eail IA Persoa with aeorrse; map of AEhassAs ia iny Pesssasioa.