The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-01-07

il properly developed Although we see but lit
Tie of ia effects, yet the fact ,hi' every man de
res others TO act Hnd think as Lc does, and 'lai
be will put forth every excrtion 70 make them do
go, even -aci lice Ruch, shows the olemcuts ct
agreement are a part Of mans nature
There ia S0uine.s enough IN man to desire III
nations after them may 90 on advancing. Tie
richest legacy that one generation can leave ia
another il Ru unnb'truc,cj hcII for improvement
They know il, tLey feel il. and they desire il,
Our fathers pledged their lives, their f,rtnnes.
md their sacred honor, fDr their po.irlity. TLis
disposition God has given M, aud he has given a
power to act aud accomplish.
We can see better than we do is proof Al loast
that n better state Is probable Such circrmstan
ces are frequently thrown around men ~ 10 cor,
pei them to du ,hngs which they otherwise would
not think OF doing. There is some ,fnh in the
phrase, ran hopra man can't make living" not
allowing the full force Of the expression.
Some persons in letting their minds run Lacl;
over The past, think they can see trace. Of excel
icnce which are no mOre-happincss which We
have not-sreacr. wiser and better men thar
are now living. But II need no fprescciur inail,
TO perceive that the world has actually inpr,
we'd The question Is beyond dispute. AID il
the world has been steadily advancing, who shall
say what time shall not accomplish
Rrrorr OF TuE PosruAs1Ep GfNrnu- Our
Wellington CORES -pondent furnishes the following
Hri-, CLEANED from the report of the Postmaster
General IN advance Of it, publications:
The whole nunlb,r Of post offices in the United
states "t the close OF the last official year. ending
June 30, 1853, was 23,32O Of this numuer
?jj are oI the highest class the pos'masters Of
which are appointed by the President
tthc present date December |, 1853 Tie 70
tai number of pest Offices i, 22 GSS. During the
p1st year commencing july 1852 1895 post
Offices were established i79 were Discontinued
and there were appointed to Office during the
said year, besides the ! ,saS posmlstcrs to tie
newly established Offices aforesaid, 3,OCO; $50
upon resignation, 9jj On DEATH lS2 hy change
" site 81 where the postmaster hal moved
away and 239l on the removal Of prior incum.
bent; being 56l postmaa,cr', appointed DUNG
tbs year ending June 80 1853
A. he close Of the fiscal wear enlirr m the
&o'h june last there was in operation within the
U'i'cd e- 9692 mail routes The ag ,rcgitc
length was @l7II3 mi.ca, an! 5,js3 contractors
empI1gcL thereon
The annual transportation of the mails on
these routes was 81 Sg2 542 miles aud the annual
cost thereof Sil05 59S being about sryen cents
two mill mllc.-Of these 81 S92H,2 milr= If
annual trjn5p1rtitiJn. IL 29SG7O2 niles are rc
Pn.'ea'o he performed 0n railroads at cost of
SG@2 2GS being about cents / mills Il mile;
~ 45f 32G miles in coaches. M a cost Cf - 2oG O..
Hd9, being 0hoUt.5 cents mills per mile; and
20 500 iiG miles in modes not specified aud at a
co7' Of o55 3l3, being about cents per mile
The expenditures oi ~" Department duriu,
the last fiscal year were s. $50 T5S The gross
revenue from all sources was $5.6in72i