Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-04-03

the present Commissioner entered upon the
discharge OF his duties, Qhe 1t December,
lSoO) between thirty and iortv thousand
applications were received, but. as the force
eml loyei had been engaged upon ,Iier
branches OF the business, no special ac.
acknowledgements had been maize 10 the
claimants. Early in December printed
circular was prepared an! dispatched by
ever, mail, acknowledging the rvr' ipt OF
claims; but as it was impossible, ,or obvi-
Gus reasons, that this circular couId bc for
warded to previous applicants, il was nee.
essa!ly confined to the future.
Hundreds, without knowledge oi'these
facts, have been surprised that their own
applications were neg ec,cd, when Others,
subsequently forwarded, have been ac-
knowledged by mail.
If those who sent their claims prior to
the lOth of December will wait patiently,
they will in due time be advised, either in
the form of a warrant or by letter, assign.
iny the reasons of suspension or rejection.
! Up to this period, the office, with all its
force faithfully applied, has onl, hcen able
to issue between seven aud eight ihnu.
sand warrants on declarations received IN
October and ealIy in November. Some
time therefore, must elapse. before the ni-
merous claims, which arrived in November
aud early in December can be finally acted
upon, or OF which the claimants can be in
formed by the usual printed acknowledg-
ment. Up 10 the present time, about che
hundred thousand applications have been
received, aud every days mail brings an
increase, varying from iivr hundred o Il
thousand. The office is nov r,uin: b.
tween thousand and twelve nun .r,u
warrants week but more than eighteen
months must elap,e before the claim, now
on hand can be disposed of. or matured in
to the form of warrants. The number .
applications having increased 80 far bcl ont
what was anticipa ted, in order to salisi,
the public demand, additional force was rs
ked ci Congress near the close al the SeS
sion, ANA the request would doubtless hav,
been granted, had il been made at an carl
est period. II granted hereafter, the worl
will, al course. he accelerated, AMI tn
time for its com letiDn shortened.
: Singular misconceptions exist Il, To In
time necessary to execute the law. Iii
rule of the Department is, that each cair
, in which it is received and t;.iS rule ha
, been risidlv and impar,iaIIy enforced.
1t would be tedious aud unnecessary t
describe the process by which the Claim
D are conducted from their first rccep'o
t and acknoWlcI gmcnt to the final issuing
. the warrants. In order to guard again
+ error and Imposition. they are CAREFUL
c registered and classified, and subjected I
1 separate examination in different nan Is, |,
: advantage in any respect bcin! sanrl b
j. Il hurried aud Il-dige,,ed method of p,,
C ccedng. With all these precautions erro
r. will unavoidably occur. but means will a
{. so be employed 10 gender them harmless
g All persons interested in the law, or 1t,
J. string information in regard to it, are l.,
5. questcd 10 address their communicate
It directly to thi, office, to which they are r
d ierred, if sent To any of the Department
:, j. f., HEATH, Com Of Pension