Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-09-26
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We learn that many applications have been, made
by Postmasters ia the Post Office Department for in-
crease of compensation under the late law reducing
the rates of postase and having obtained copy Of
a letter addressed by the Department. to Postmas-
ter, in answer to such application we publish it
below for the information Of such postmasters as
may feel interested in the matter Republic.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
appointment Office Sept. Is, 1851.
SIR-Y Yours of the 18th inst, relative to the CON-
missions of Postmasters under tho late law for the
of postage, &c, has been received.
The Postmaster General is authorized by the 9th
section of the act in question to increase the
missions of postmasters under certain circumstances
viz
At all post offices whore the labor of the po.tmas-
tiers shall be increased, and the commissions fall be-
low the amount allowed for the fiscal year ending
the 3Oth of June 1851 the Postmaster General may,
sion but the commissions allowed must not in the
aggregate exceed by more than twenty per cent. the
commissions Of the year last mentioned, and in no
case can such commissions be increased beyond such
amount
After the quarterly returns and accounts for the
first quarter of the year commencing the 1st July
1851, shall have been received and examined. some
uniform rule on general regulation will be adopted
in regard to such commissions with view of giving
a proper compensation for the increased labor Gf
of the late law, and the modified regulations which
are expected to be issued before such law goes into
effect It is believed that until these accounts and
returns received, the Postmaster General will
not have sufficient evidence OF the practical opera
ton of the new law and regulations to enable him to
prescribe the necessary rules for determining when
and to what extent extra allowances shall be made,
and final decisive action can be had until such
evidenc is procured Postmasters will, however be
careful to cast their commissions the amounts OF
hostages actually received at their respective offices,
and insert them the account current heretofore,
and whatever extra allowance may be made will be
entered by the auditor in separate credit IN the
general account.
Arrival Gen. Lame.
Gen. Lane. delegate elect 10 Congress from Oregon,
and late Governor Of that territory, arrived here yes
terday from his home the Pacific, preparatory
TO taking his seat in the National Legislature. We
welcome the faithful servant of the republic, the MA
ron" of the Mexican war, back among his old friends
and admirers and doubt that here and every where
else the road 10 his former home in lndlana-where
we learn, he proposes so burning until Congress sits
his presence will be hailed with delight by the people
In his long in political life he has been eminent
ly distinguished for the purity of his principles and the
unwaverng consistency with which he adheres to
them and his military history is equally famed for the
brliancy of achievements and the resoute Valor will
which they were accomplished We free to say
that with the exception of Buena Vista aone-whert
ne was an dcofthe great olsparlty ol ioIce he ough
against in several instances, had parallel during thu
war.
After the capture of the city of Mexico it was Hist
defatigabe pursuit of Rea, Jarauta and Santa Ann;
that demolished speedily. the remnant OF the Mex
lean army yet in the field, and routed the bands o
guerriIlas that covered the roads. We have know
him 10 march with cavalry, mountains mpracti
cable any feeber resolve than his, at the rate of six
ty miles in day, in pursuit of the enemy and We
when the aded soldier had the bare ground, withoC
tent or blanket for his couch, not heard
for 50 Old Joe Jared no better than his men. We hav
never known officer whose troops were so devote
to him, and after the immortal Washington, can fin
no equal TO the feeling in history, in the entir
abnegation of the Frenchmen under Napoleon. TIL
hope exists in many bose. that our 8 Marion ma
speedily be elevated to position commensurate wit
his services to his country and his transformations
fer tn. o. True Delta.