Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-05-04
The New Postage Law---Let-
tiers Part Paid and Unpaid.


From the Washington Union.
On enquiry at the Post Office Department,
we learn that the regulation in regard TO do
nestle letters nsufiicienily prepaid is to dis
match them, charged with the eddiiional pos
tarc. The regulation is in the following
words:
.Ielters part paid should be despatched,
charged with additional postage due at the
prepail rate. according to distance, establish
ed by said act, lof March 3, 1851 except
where the omission TO pay the correc, amount
is known to have been intentional, when
they should be treated the same as letters
wholly unpaid"
The instruction in regard to letters wholly
unpgid is as follows:
"The act Of March 3, 1858, making no
provision for unpaid letters to places iriihln
Inc United States, on the same or day follow
ing any such unpaid letter OF letters being
nat into Pos, Office, the p. IN. will post mp
consocuously in his office list of the same
stating that they arc he'll up for postage
If not attended to, such letters must be re-
turned monthly 10 the dead letter Office"
For further information of our readers; we
give the instruction in regard to letters re-
ouirod to be iorwardcd:"
alt Is very proper to forward n letter when
duly requested When forwarded, no addi-
lional postage should be charged, If the let
ter. contrary to its address, hns be en- ms
sent. Ii il has been sent according 20 ITS
address, and then forwarded, it must be char
rod with additional postage, Mt the P'ePa'd
rate, according 10 distance, established by
the act Of March 3, 1850"
The law relative to drop letters is not
changed in any particular by the recent act
Colond kinney's Expedition. The new
Nica.lgua expedition " nch Is proposed by
Col Kinney, is designed It IL said by those
Interested, 10 settle upon tract OF a millioi
and half acres Of land, principally IN The
mountainous district of Chontalcs. and bord
cring upon the northeast shore of the large
and beautiful lake of Nicaragua. u is as
serted that this tract Of country Is the lega
property of the Nicaragua lnnd md Mining
Company, Of which Colonel Kinney an,
Mr.. Fabeas are the prominent leaders.
large portion Of 1t, they state, has been puf
chased from tie government and church %
Nicaragua, and The title 10 the remainder
rests in certain land owners connected witt
ihe comuanv. vino are DESTROYS Of inducing
Americans 90 come and reside there. BE-
country and CLIMATE are represented to BE-
delightful IN worry respect he land d
h'iiy ami even mountainous, and Is watcre'
hy humorous rivers, m the beds Of whicl
gold and SILVER are found. The dcvclope
mcnt of these mineral riches is one ubiec
at the expedition. The SOL is very rich
aud suitable for the culture of cotton, tobac
co. sugar, corn and nee. 1t Is said TIA
three crops of corn may be obtained yel'ly
Al the fruits incident to a tropical cllmat
grow there. and the woods ai1nfd reiug
for many varieties OF Wild animals. Chon
'alcs rs also famous as a pasture country
and herds OF cattle may be seen cverywher
upon rs pasture lands.
The proposed home of the expcdiuonits
some eighty mile, distant from san Jual
and The Nicaugnn river which affords ib
means Of Communication, is deep md nal
row usylgab.a stream. The lake is nboC
eighty nne- DO length bv sixty ~ brcatil
aud rs surrounded by beautiful country
which Is settled 10y Splunrds, and has man
very com'ortab'e hiciendas. and some popu
llus towns and cities. he lands of Ia
compiuy are located upon a popular roui
from She eastern States to California. Pas
scngers by tins ruuio are transported up I'll
river and across nearly the whole length
the AXE and are then conveyed a disinnc
of twenty miles 10 the landing on the Pac
tic shore in stages.
Nrg u Bay. the termlnltion OF the steam
or route upon tie lake, is a little America
town, bnhi up since the opening of the I'm
The old Spanish town of Granada, situate
d few miles norlhward, contains fifteen tho
sand inhabitants; aud that of Leon. a fe
miles further to the north, on Lake Leon, Ia
twenty thousand. There are, also, cxtcl
sive plantations Of sugar, tobacco, coffee al
cocoa, IN the neighborhooA OF each o! the
large towns though. owing 10 'hr na,ur
Incidence Of the natives, their cultivation
by no means as thorough and profitable as
might be mndc.
Colonel Kinney intends that his colonis
+ upon settling on the Northeastern shore
/ the lake. shall work the mines, cut dow
and export the valuable woods, such as m
1 hog1ny, satin wood. rose wood, black ccd,
Bnzlletc and Nicaragua, 10 which the cpu
try nbouuds, and last but not least, teach I
inhabitants the American method Of iari
ing. He believes that ere long they won
crclie revolution in the art of agrfrultr
as u IS pacuced there, or by finding ~
and profitable markets for their prodnctlo
introduce a spirit OF energy and enterpr
INTO the business OF cultvaung the s
which cannot but be productive of g
elect Boston JoWnm.