The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-16
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INV "e the attention OF Congress
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u W.. ust ~ uo!tsu.'s"oS s.s!Psn'a qua puemmo
IN N o!Susoo 5oot 'oesss'u lenuus lssl AuiuI
,;s, os $50 o. 49, occupIes position very
@ e i. iro, Una. on o.ner departments FOR many
M; lie as wy pocy "a .ne government, TO render
,s = epai'neht, anu t.is cannot
o, ~ y, sne p.essns conalon o! me
~ We ous.s ~ .'""e " near al approach TO IL
"srnay pe praotionple .
az uvner AZ Is Placeu III a most cmpar-
earrv sbess into ey.ca Ne ha a ,h , opnged 70
mr., g., A. I.s. 49,. nos nv o''er s'erha.ive-
haat ,n .na' .s's oanmo. De done without
heny uemahus upon Ine treasury over and above
what is received Tor postage and these have been
progressive increasing from year 70 year, until they
have amounted for the last fiscal year ending on the
pm sdns, $50, ~ iore .nan TOUT mions ana
Ia. ~ Wits. ~ % mn. tor Tue pres
en-. nscai year .ney WI amouht 10 *o,zooWo These
1nn oar oa tne annual APPROXIMATION OF
T'VV,ovo ioI compensation ior the man service per
formed tor the two houses OF congress and the other
uepar'meus anu oihcers OF the government In the
transportation an OF iree matter;
lhe oause VI these lrge uehcits Is mainly attrbuta-
gle 70 .ne Increased OF the mails
In 1872 TIE sum PAID Tor TINS service was but afracton
ABOVE TOUR mlions quarter since that year 1t has
annually ihcreasen uni 1903 II has reached more than
elgnt miionS ana quarter; ana Ior the service OF
isos !. rs estimaed tha' VIII amount TO more than
zen nv, .n'li'ohs Vi uonars' 90
Lhe recelp.s % que fost omce department can be
"ahe w apPvac Vt W equ.i us expenditures, only by
S " va. ~ 80, ~ III aPpyihg any
ca,e pe uhei 'ntt tne pe"pie shai not
DC uepl'.eu OF .'e aNahtages which they are fairiy
sn.i.,en 10 ENJOY RON the Pos' once department.
iie Pncipai reheuies recommended 70 the consider
aion OF congress y the postmaster General, are to
.ue Iormer ae OF foseage upon single letters
20 hse cents 10 SUBSTITUTE or the RANKING privilege
.e ueiVery 70 1ose now entien 10 ENJOY ~ OF post
stamps ior thei correspondence anu 10 drectthe
zen IN ua"lng eoh.racts Ior the transports
o Oh .he ia, 70 conhe them 10 the payment OF the
sum i, ne1 :, ler .is sinse purpose, without re-
curing u TO De transported IN post coaches, or car
riases OF any particular description. Under the pres
$1,000, ,"e eAPe.se " me soFer,inent is greaty
easou, ~ Iequhns 'has the man shaii De carried
III sucn Vehicies as WIN accommodate passengers
rms wiz De zone without pay from the department
I'VE. al roa"s "here 'he "a'ei VIII renunerate the
co nv
Goar aeserNe the grave consider
"',oi va Sons. ese. -.
"ouu aHain ca your attehtoh 70 the construction
vi acme h'iHo"u li'ho aha 'ehecton nave but
70 IN .ne run anu Justice OF me OBJ
"o" maui o' tiis supJect In my last an
ua' 10 WHICH Deg ieaVe respectfully TO re-
Ter. .,.
80; Is 10y aun,s'eu .na - wouu De hexpeaieht Tor
s 70 eNsrec'se 'he power OF construct
us .''e 's ""i ''hiheuiate agents
:, = VIII ''e pa,ronage Oh Tue en-
y. :" aiu htfouuce u system
"a Joopns aud WHICH no Nisliasce on tue
p r,' vi couid e'her prevent or detect
TINS oh'! De ooue .he heeh eye, anu actife ana
isI"n oi iho'iuu'i anu private interest
he uc'ion vi WIS roau ought therefore, 10 De
GO 'ha W hcorporated by the states,
W o'. asno'5 WHOSE pecuuiary interest would be
~ Sous' ss ishi theh assist thein IN
we WIZ y! sihn's ~ i'i, VI Oh money, or hoth under
such eonatiphs ana restrictions as would secure the
s r"nspot'aaom VI aroops anu muhiuohs OF war iree
run any eharge anu that Oh the United states mail at
TO-. IT, a araa.a1s as on pre-. ~, -
I ~, $3.50; % es e's s1e 'ie commencement OF
!our ast mas SHOWN no" soon uimcutties dis
appear oeIore hr'h anu aeter'ninea resolution. Az
o. - h was oy wise ana patri
otc men 70 pc Visionary project me great distance
20 oe overeonie ana 'ne intervening mountains and
g, n .he were ops,acies Wch IN the opin-
800, o 20 ny oyau NO ve sn' 70" aieer tie
lapse OF single year these obstacles it has been dis
avg a ,ess }orniaIpie thah they we're sup
posi- w. D ana t,i s.ases, Win passengers, nov
pas anu repass reeaiariy twice I'D each week, by a
common na9oh foai between San francisco and 81
a,a ne,ap's u. ie,s snah twsnlyhv. days. The
$500 ~. as pee. as re perIormeu AS IL was III
former years netwes New ork ana this city.
mnih. a .s an authority To- appropriate
ioes 70. .ne OF 'is ROAD except thai
-: ~, .'io va. i"aniIts pp"f VI Tue coi!s'ith
.'o, s.e ooi''era' goh'iher'iohs arg
ing US 70 uhuertIhe te WORK As specify as possible.
ine ns' s,I mos nolneht'ous Oh these Is mat snch
80 "oa ue po"sriui nohu .. union 'rt~eea the
states ess. ana ives. Oh vac Rocky MOUNTAINS Tins
10 80 sch-eF'Aeh' as 10 require no ilinstf3ttoh
hat AZ h, IN commercial point OF view, consul
or luio t.e t'esest ques.ion OF the Jay: when The
G ~; , ~. % e.u'.io sIetofc.he ilohg tie AT
ia,e, anu Tvs "es.erh itoe along racine II all the
p stut DC ua'eu oy s'ie, easy, ana rapid a
cohuiunicau oh, we must necessarily command very
iarge proportion OF the raae Dotn OF Europe and Asia
our recent ueases win ohha ana Japan VIII open
ioH anu PoPuous euipfrest TO our commerce. and
ne history oi uie woriu proves that the nation which
mas gained possession OF Tue trade with Eastern Asia
mas Always oeeome wealthy ahd powerful The pscu-
HAT geographical Posllion OF california and our Pa
cine Possessio invites American capital and enter
PRISE INTO TINS iruiai hed 10 reap the rich harvest
s s Yrs. nave IalToaa, TO convey and circulate
!, p,onue., 'ousnous every Poruoh OF the lnion-
DesIues s.Ih raroau through our temperate istl-
euue. Wmon wouiu not DC inpeaea by the irosts ami
SHOWS OF winter, uor oy Topica meats OF summer,
Muu w user NUN al tae uaVei ana the trade
oi All naious passing petween Europe ana ASIA
On the zist OF August iast Lieut. j. n Mait, of the
formerly the rutnsm OF New orleans, near Key Verde
on Inc coast OF Cana win more than three hundred
Anleah negroes on Douu- me prize under the con-
hand OF Lieut.. bradiord OF the United States Navy,
arrived al on the Zttb OF August when the
negroes three hundred and SIX 10 number were delv
erea INTO the OF the United States Marshal for
he Oh Souh Caronha. ihey were hrst placed
Tor SAFE keeping ana were detained there until the 10Th
OF septemoer wheh the survivors, two hundred aud
seventy one In NUMBER were dehvered ON board the
oteo STATES steaner 10 De transported TO the
coast OF AFRICA under the charge OF the agent OF the
United states 10 the provisions OF the act OF
e on Oh march ioi IN aauition 10 the acts prohib-
.ths the slave trace Under the second section OF
lzadt In Ia neh