The true Democrat., 1854-07-26
This state of things, aided by other counter

influences, has operated upon the Post Master General in arranging our mail matters, and they have been pla,ed in such condition, that know will be the source of much just compl aint from those whom the mails are intended to beneft-I mean he people of tue State an aolbach the routes ore locateN But it is proper the blame and responsibility of this odicial abortion should be charged to its author, and not to those who have used all exertions that could be reasonably required of them, and in truth even more, to prevent such condition of af- fairs.
 The more fully to illustrate the strange man. ner-using the mildest term by which his course can be designated-in which the Post Master General has acted in regard to the Ar kansas mail arrangements, recurrence to the facts in the case of the White river route will not be amiss. It is true that this mail, while in Successful operation,'' was voted by many whom it supplied with mail facilities, as a "nu- sance." They wanted "change"-a change iof any kind whatsoever, would, they insisted, be for the better; but since there Is proba- bility of its not being put in operation, the same persons have most solemnly protested against any "change" whatever. But this amounts to nothing and I am digressing-to return: Our delegation got the Arkansas and White river routes advertised but before the bids were opened and examined, the Post Mas ter General decided against the latter They claimed the right to insist on its being put un- der contract-represented the facts as they ex- ist in ragard to the route, and urged that 1t should not be abolished. The Post Master General needed them not, but had conceived the idea of carrying the Texas mail through our State; which would have been we'll enengh had a point on the Mississippi been selected suitable for such an object The delegation, becoming convinced that the White river mail was going to be dropped, represented to the Post Master General the great injustice of such a ] course, and clearly showed that he was not do- 1 ing for the State what the wants of the people urgently demanded. Arkansas is behind all other States in mail facilities having but ive miles of daily, while other new states are we'll supplied, and at heavy expense to the treasury, not excepting Lower California, the youngest member of the confederacy
 l The Post Master General, under the pretence of doing something clever for us-good soul- and giving us at least one daily mail, informed l ourdelegation, with something of flourish of ] trumpets," of his dazzling scheme from Mem phis-that he was going to "put 1t right through" At once they protested agains. the route as mpracticable, but he, seeming to be bet ter acquainted with the wants of the people, and the geography and the topography of the State than they, politely informed them, that he would advertise the route and send special agent of the department to examine it and re- port-and this too, in the face of the positive declaration of our delegation, who, so to speak, had been familiar with every foot of the road, from Memphis to St. Francis, for the last se- venteen years, Gin avet weather as we'll as drv,) that the mail could not be carried during cer- tain seasons of the year on portion of the route.
 The delegation seeing that the Post Master General would have his way, washed their hands of the concern, thus throwing the respon- sibillty upon his shoulders, and protested against the route being charged against them and the State, as 1t was adopted against con- mon sense and their wishes. The Post Master General acce) ted the responsibility, by adver- Using the route with others branching from, and supplied by it. The delegation did not object to different routes being established, but they were aware they were bound to fail, as tn .ir success depended on that of the man ssem. As the Post Master General twas bent on'' carrying his plan, and thinking that the agent of the department, who would be sent to examine the route, who, to prevent his being biased by his partiaities to the State, would be nonresident, unacquainted with the nature of the country, would make an examination during the dry weather, and report favorably- they insisted on making an additional route, starting from Helena, to be tri-weekly. They declared to the Post Master General, that in addition to being required and demanded by the pubic wants, they were satisfied 1t was nec- esSary, to fall back on the White river route. ~hen the Memphis route proved failure, which would be the case before the first of Janu- 1 " This he granted unwillingly as he thought Helena was we'll enough supplied with mail facilities; in as much as she had a semi
 weekly mail from Memphis to Napoleon, be- sides the river mail, and that she had no right or justice to claim that the en ire mail matter of the State should pass by her. The delega- tion were not opposed to the Memphis route on any local or sectional prejudices, but only be- cause they were firmly convinced, that it was impracticable, and they wished the mails estab-
 llshed on as reliable a basis as possible. Had
 the least hope presented itself, that the mail
 would have been carried on that route with anything like assimulating to regularity, they
 would have gladly met the Pot Master Gen. erals views but as it was, the only alternative leit them, they adopted.
 The Post Master Generals advertisements
 have been published the bids received, and
 we are farther off from the end in view than
 when we began. The bids for the Little Rock and Memphis route were quite moderate rang
 ing from twenty-nine to sixty thousand dol lars the former being the bid of firm composed of men of practical sense and good Judgment, and perfectly responsble.- But the agent sent to examine the route. went TO further then Memphis, when he became perfectly satisfied without personal reconnoi- sance that it was not practicable, and has so re-
 ported. The citizens of Memphis, with all their interests favorable to the route, laughed at the idea
 At this time, it is not known what will be
 done with the Helena route, but as he gave
 thsi with view to the establishment of the
 Memphis route, and to pacify clashing section
 al interests that were clamorous, we are justi-
 he'd in the conclusion that he will not put it in
 operation. It is hoped however, that some-
 ehlng will be done to restore things tn statu
 quo
 The Homestead bill will, it is believed, pass
 the Senate and become a law, which will he