The Arkansas banner., 1851-02-04
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 Csatlsmsn- Enclosed send you copy of q ls,. ter addressed by mo Oh ths 36sh instant to the Post Master General. Jusss Sebastian also wrote strong letter tn behalf sf the same ohSee,s. On yesterday received the seselaIion ef the General Assembly,. lassssctipg Senators sad requests as the Representative 10 prscare foar horse eossh service from rIitie Reek to Vaa Barren. ThlsA matter ReS wiihia the jsEisaseliaa ef Congress By law, the character of Ihs service s Iefl to the discretion Of the Post Master General therefore eneAosea it to the Post Master General wilh feaIex, esos of which is herewith faraished to you EoE pahlica tien- shall present. the request to the Pest Master General, to whom only eaa prefer it. The Seaa- tors iasfrweisd ssd tAey w I presume present il ie the Senate, upoa which doubt not the sea- ate ws, from the gravity Of the subject, drop For. sign RelAlions, Executive business, and vast eets of national internal policy, aud consider the qaes- ton of fear horse post coach service matter the grade of mail always esndded to the discretion of the POsl Office Department sse no use for ia- strueiions upon matters so slight unlmportaat acd iiegisimaie. reladagto Congressional action, and know well that the presentations of such sS result. of the wisdom and grave action of our General As ssmbly, subjects eur StAie 10 ridieule. IL Is time fer ths interest of the Legislature whose sessions are consumed with the passage ef 90 many of this character of tions. and for the dignity of the State, that end should be put to this system of triaiag with the riyAfs q 'as'yuetSes great and R.F-. .t.s ' await the reply et inc Pos, Master General and will enclose il also.
 JASBARY IIlh, 1851. reesiv d. several days aga, the reply of the De- partmenti and now transmit it for publication. also transmtt for publication. his letter of Inc De- partment, signed Fisz Henry Warren, acting list Assistant Post Master General, of dats the I0Gh Of of ths 26th of December.
 sm utterly siseonte nted wtl the results of those letters, and my repeated visits and efforts, must say have proved fruitless. Icsnt help it. woale say that we eould surely get and live have lived, and that with tisne. might hope for grad ua improvements, bat the cheap postage bil! is pending. aad see plainly, from the votes of the PASeruf rialiy lesson Eevsaas in Siate airsa3y $30 000 short Of mail expenses to The gsveEaaieat, that ii promises, fear, further reduction of our snsll offices. and general reduction Of cur ma faci- ties IL Is protested tha, this sia not be the ease As have not. from the States, the votes arcs, this character of Iegslatlon nothing i. left bat to hope. and mes; sincerely do hope that we may not be injured
 Every day eonvinces me, that we must exert ourselves al home aad look 10 ourselves and wtse and energetic system of internal Improvements for our farther prosperity. Population we mast have Improvements ia rivers, reads aud mana factures, will give it. fl present, l an seriously alarmed for the fate of the 5i for the improvement of our rivers. Tine wing party ii ihe tariff States, are acting strangely, and exhibiting strong disposition 10 destroy the biu because democrats will not lax iheif people, an sgricoiiaral people. with aa ia- creased tariff. DO; needed for revenue. but desirable eHly as proteetios. bonus to manufacturers But as Congress is it's close. we will soon See the results. On next Monday. fine 20lh, we viii strive to test the questions: and foek, with great ia'eTest 10 that day Ina. question.
 am truly your fsead and sey'L
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