The true Democrat., 1854-06-27
UNITED STATES RIVER MAILS. Louisville and St. Louis to Cairo and New
 

UNITED STATES RIVER MAILS. Louisville and St. Louis to Cairo and New
 Orleans.
 THE eleventh section of the of Congress- anproved IL August 2lst 1852 provides shall be the dutv of the Postmaster General to issue proposals and contract for the transportation of daily mail between Louisville and Cairo St. Louis and Cario Carlo and Memphis Mem ph and New Orleans and supply such intermediate points he order from time to time, suitable and safe boats."
 To carry this law into effect and meet the wants of the publc s deemed expedent provide for express line between Louisville and New Orleans, through Louis- vile New Oseans in six days, and from New Orleans Louisville in days and for additional lines between Louisville and Caro and between St. Francisve and New Orleans. And also connecting line between St. Louis and Cairo.
 PROPOSALS will be received the Contract Office of of July 20th lo54 to be decided or before the 2h of the month"; for conveying the mails of the Unit ed States from 1st November 1854 to the oh une 1858
 Route No. 5l02-Ecpress Liae
 From Louisville Kentucky, by Evansville Indana Cairo Illinois Memphis, Tennessee, Napoleon, Arkansas, Lake Providence Louisiana, vicksburg Mississippi Natchez, St. FanclSve Louisiana, and Baton Rouge, to New Orleans, 146 miles and back daily suitable and safe seamboas Leave Louisville daily at pm;
 Arrive at New Orleans in six days bv ! nm:
 Leave New Orleans daily at n m: Arrive at Louisville in days by 5pm
 The departmet the right to add not exceednq offices to the above number be by the express ne separate bids will also be received for the express service phs and from Memphis to New Orleans, stopping at such ernedate points may be designated by the department
 NO. olO20.- Uay Lane.
 From Louisville, Kentucky, by West Poin Brandenburg Mauckpo Indiana, New Amsterdam Leavenworth, Fredo. na Rome, Sephensport, Kentucky Cloveport Hawesvie Canneon Indiana, Troy, Lewsport Kentucky Rockport Indiana Owensboro Kentucky Newburgh, Indiana, Green RWer Kentucky to Evansville Indiana, lss miles and back daily, Tn ' suitable and safe steamboats.'' Leave Louisville daily at 9 m; Arrive at Evansville next day by 10 am;
 Leave Evasville dialy at 8 a m Arrive at Louisville next day by 9 a m;
 none to De visited on alternate days, with stephenpor ana hawesvlie on the alternate days with Canneton No. 5l02b.- dv Z9ne
 From Evansville, Indiana, by Henderson, Kentucky Mount Vernon, Indiana, Unonown, Kentucky Ralegh Shawnee. town Illinois, Caseyvie, Kentucky, Caven Rock, Illinois, Ezabehtown Golconda, Smthland, Kentucky, Paducah, Metropos City, Illinois Hierman, and Caledonia, Cairo, lo9 miles and back daily in suabe and safe steamboats. Leave Evansville daily at II m; Arrive at Cairo day by II a m; Leave Cairo daily a m;
 Arfive at Evansville next day by No. 5l02Q.- UuV line.
 From St. FrancviIle, Louisiana by Waterloo Hermitage Port Hudson, Lobde Store, Baton Rouge, Buly Landing, DonadSonvile, Tureaud Convent Edgar's, Bonnet Care, n4 da{1o5 s and L0gan Landing to New Orleans l6 miles Leave St. Francisville daily at g m; Arrive at New Orleans next day by m; Leave New Orleans daily at 9 m; Arrve at St. Francisvie next day by 10
 froposa may be made for the express and lines be- tween Louisville and New Orleans in sum- for each route separately For the connecting line between St. Louis and Cairo distinct bids should be offered.
 No. 4S29.- C'nneCtaug Iine.
 from St. Louls, Missouri by Carondelet, Jefferson Bar l e oeneveve, Chester Illinois, Bainbridge Missouri, Cape niTafdeaa' Commerce and Ohio City, to Cairo Illinois l72 miles and back daily, in suitable and safe steamboats Leave St. Louis daily at a m; Arrive at Cairo next day by a m; Leave CalrO daily at
 Arrive at ot. Louis day by a nl
 me department may require the supply of any other offices The service must be performed in suitable and steam boats of the best class In of low water small fer boats be used but they be of equal quality and of sufficient power make the trips the toned and to De useu Only durlng such tune Of low water.
 Route agents be employed each boat and for their accommodation and for the keeping assonr and mak ing mp the mas suitable and room or rooms must De assgned to be under tho exclusive control of the i agent.
 The agents appointed paid by the department but they are to be conveyed and provided for by the tors free of charge.
 Local agents will be appointed and paid by the department at the points named the express connecting lines and the termni of the lne viz St. Louis Louisville Evas vlle Cairo, Memphis, Napoleon Vckburg st Francisve, and New Orleans; a all other places messengers the mails to and from the boats the landings post offices to be employed and compensated contrac. to put they to be supervised and directed by the local or other agents of the department and be discharged or changed at when requested by the Postmaster General for good and sufficient reasons
 in of accident the boats of either express connecting lines, by which said may detained the mail and agents transferred to the first boat nasnp the same way whether such boat be be not nail boat or belong to the contractor, to be carried to it's destination and delivered free of charge the department
 Speclal agents of the department conveyed free or charge, on exhibition of their credentials Also blanks mail locks, and mail bags.
 | the routes prove to be greater than tatoi.
 The proposals must be gaoranted by two repons be individuals and the guaranty duly certified by pomas ter, or judge, or clerk of T of record
 The department the right reject any bid which may pc eNavagan and also to set aside lower bids Tn favor of higher ones unless the unqueonabe ev dence be presented of the entire ucency sbltv { of the parties bidding and of theic guarantors.
 Bidders, preparing and submitting their proposals nd vduais Tn consens to become gnarantors and posners in certifying their ucicncy to bear in mind that the object of Congress enactng the law and of he de pa1tnent III executing obtain reouar llnes o mail packets this important thorougha arriving and departing fixed times at the principal points all inc year round and that strict compliance with the contract obligations will be demanded.
 The whole number of required for the service accent ed to each contractor be provided before the will be considered as commenced; and they will be subject to the Inspection of agent agents appointed bv the pament who will certify to each by that they are of suhceE SZe strength quaty and capacity, and all respects adapted to the duty be peoe No boat once into the service be withdrawn without the assent of the department and any new boat proposed be employ ed will be subject to like inspection and acceptance.
 Bidders and suaranors referred for the provisions law the of their liabilities to the 2t section of the Act to change the organization of the Post Office De- partment approved July 3, lS35.
 Articles of contract be the accepted bid der and by hs sureties by before the t of Noven- per- o The contracts to provide among other things that the of the trip to be foee the trp is not Derr ed, ana not more than three times the ofhe trip when the trpls not and sufficient for the failure is urnsh e ana due proportion Of when grade service render ca inferior to that specified in the that fines may unless he delinquency be satisfactorily explained in due time for failing take from or to deliver nto the post oe at the of landing the belonging thereto or any part of said ma for suffering the ma or any part of it. 10 pc wet inured os de>tove; conveying it in ace or manner that depreciation loss ar niuv for refusing after demand made 10 convey mail by any aadonal steamboat run by the on the oue over ana aoove the specified number of trips the contract and TOT not arfVng at the time also for transmitting nte ehce or furnishing the of transmitting nteigence Tn advance o the mail The Postmaster General may annul he contract tor repeated failures for violating the post office awS Tor disobeyng the ntuc0ns of the departmen for sns 10 dlschage carrier when required by the depart ent; Tor assigning the contract without the of the aforesaid.
 The Postmaster General alter the contract and alter the schedule, he allowing increase of compensa- on within the restrictions imposed by law for increased service required The Postmaster General also dcon tnue cmta the vice. part of it, he all owing one months pay the amount dispensed with
 The route the service, the yearly pay, the bidders and residence, and the of each number of the firm where company oers should be destncty stated in the proposals.
 FORM OF BID.
 I (Or wei - of-, propose to carry the mails on route No. -, from---to--, agreeablv to the adver
 ement of the Postmaster General, dated Eth June 1854 and by the following mode of conveyance viz:
 -for the annual sum of---dolars | Dated. Signed.