Washington telegraph., 1854-06-14
Mail Contracts.

a""'Hea y tHe pati'f'N' "
Mossn. PGM 4 AYlWP, of Little Rock,
and the contract from this place to elarks.
vile, Texas, tri.weekly, in two.horso stages,
10 Wm. Moss. Esq, Of this county. The
contracts from this place to Fulton, Camden
and Walnut Hill, twice a week. on horse.
back, aad the route to Nurfreesboro, once a
week on horseback, were awarded to Mr..
L. CaReuIu, Of this county
The route from Little Rock to Napoleon
three times a week, without specifying any
mode Of conveyance, was awarded to Mess.
ASHLEY, fAraEnLy L snALl, Of Little
Rock.
The petitions forwarded 10 the Postmaster
General. signed by large number Of the
citizens Of South Arkansas and Louisiana
Cor stage line between this place and
Shreveport, met with no favor from that
funciionary,-and consequently. aner the
first Of July next, at which timo the new
contracts 90 into operation, we will have no
regular communication with TINT point
Our ohly connection vii be the intersection
at bellevue with the route from Shreveport
10 Monroe, La.
The present distinguished head Of the
Post Office Department maniiests but little
interest in routes where the revenue fails 70
meet tie current expenses of transportation.
He belongs to that elias Of autiqnaicd linan.
eier who cnleriain tn opinion that the
transportation Of the mails ,honld be made
a source Of refannc. and mol matter of
accommodation to the people Instead Of
giving rs facilities adequate 10 onr growing
ueccssitisa and wants. they have hccn
abridged. Fifteen years ago it required,
IN The opinion af The then Postmaster Gen.
eml a our.horso caaeh to transport the
mail ffan Little Rock to this place. and
now tim eur population has moro than dou.
bled, aal yeff largo portion Of the mail
iar Tens pses over the route, and the
amount af mail Is four times as great as !,
then was we ean get nalbing better ttan a
line Of lwo.harsc Truck wagons-beeausc.
iorsooih. the roaie don't pay. Don't pay
indeed we should Ike 10 know what oihcr
Department Of tie Government pays dol.
lar Of the nmaani paid for maintaining
ihem, baek into The Treasury
The faet is and the rsoplc feel it, Arlan.
sas lns always becn imposed upon by tho
eanicmpiiblo faelliies afforded by the Gov.
crBmoat, in ibe transportation Of the mails |
within her borders. Texas with no great. |
or population, has a dozen fur.hor.c coach .
routes fr one in this State. Indeed If
there b, a route in ibis State where the
Government pays for four.horsc coach ser.
vice, we do not know It. How is il that
other State whose necessities are no greater
should have more facilities than Arkansas ?
They mui pay 1riicS, which we do net be.
lic,c. or they are in better olor with the
Post Master General
We should have tour.horrc coaches from
the Mississippi river White river or Mem.
phis. to Chrksrillc, Texas, aud stage line,
either two or four horscs lrcm this place di.
rect to Shreveport Our necessities require
it,-lhc weight Of ,hc mails, taking into con.
sidem,ion tue condition Of the roads demand
it, and the people have just grounds to com.
plain Of the bend Of the ros;.oiIico Depart.
mcnt for uot giving them that kind of ser.
vice. We should, also, have a distributing
Post.oGec at this place
We regard it tas the duty Of our Senators
and Representatives in Congress, to attend to
an matters in which their constituents are in.
loreAedi and surely there is none Of deeper
importance to them than the proper arrange.
ment aud transportation Of the mails. II /
the laws arc deficient in regard to them. /
they should ondeayor to have them amend. |
ed We are opposed to this way Of being
lcfl to the mercy Of every antiquntod Post
Master General that a change Of alminis'n.
ton may place in authority.
r5- President Pierce has issued a pro.
against tho iiIibustcrs, similar to
hat issued by Mr. FILLMORE. When Mr.
FILLMORE issued his proclamation, Cuba
had given no immediate cause Of ofIcnse,
aud our people, warm from the Mexican
war, desired other fields of conquest. This
lnruly spirit, without aggrayation at that
ime, onthc part Of Cuba, required checking,
but Mr.. FlLLaonE's proclamation to that
fleet was denounced by some Of our contcm.