The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-21

VINO come to lay garland On the tomb Of
her Of whom they are oil 10 proud but, 30
far az my own experience goes, met with
as much Of polite and 0blging attention a.
have ever received 10 any part Of England.
would scarcely like, however, to vouch for
the result should Mrs. Gaskell think Of 70.
visiting Haworth. rather think she would
find most abundant and cogen, reasons for
supposing that she had put the matter even
lea strongly than circumstances warranted.
The First Overland Mail from california.
An event Of 20 ordinary importance 10
the interests Of the whole country, was that
which was telegraphed last Saturday from
st. Louis To Washington. We alude TO
the despatch forwarded by Mr.. John But
terrified, 81 the Overland Mail Company,
having the contract for the conveyance OF
semi weekly mail overland between St
LOUIS and San Francisco, 10 the President
Of the United States, informing him OF the
arrival in 81. Louis Of the first mail from
San Francisco, in the space Of twenty three
days and four hours. The contract specifies
that the -ervice shall be performed in
twenty five days, but here we find the most
satisfactory evidence Of the good faith Of
the contractors and Of their ability to per.
form their contract. in the fact that the
very first mails sent through arrived one
day and twenty hours ahead OF the time
specified.
The connection Of San Francisco and 81.
Louis by an overland mail route, carrying
semi weekly mails each way, is an event the
importance Of which cannot be over esti.
mated. II does not require any presecnce
to perceive that this IL the first practical
step towards the establishment OF railroad
and Geographic communication between
these SANE points. II wagons. travelling at
the average rate Of lour aud half miles per
hour, can traverse the two thousand six
hundred and tiity.one miles that lie between
these two cities by the III Paso route in
the space Of twenty .three days, il follows
that train OF cars, travelling at nm average
speed six times greater, can run between
them in four days; and that consequently
the establishment Of the Pacific Railroad
will place New York and San Francisco
within six days ride Of each other. II is
IN view OF that not distant epoch OF trans
continental railroud travelling, that the mr.
rival OF the first overland mail wagon train
from San Francisco to 81 Louis becomes
really an event Of the highes, significance,
and one which deserves TO be duly honorcd
by the PEOPLE OF the United States. The
President has well described il us GLORIOUS
triumph for civilization and the Union 4"
AMI he Is equally happy in Indicating the
immediate results To follow. He says /:
Settlements will soon follow the course of
the road. and the East and the West win
be bound together by chain Of living
Americans which never can I've broke
The first practical step taken toward the
achievement OF this most desirable end, was
the embodiment in the Post Office Appro-
priation bill, approved March 3, 1857, of
the following clauses
And tho Postmaster General 10 hereby an.
thorzed Ia contract for the conveyance OF the
entire letter mail from sach point on the Mis-
si.sipp River as the contractors may select, TO
San Francisco, in the state Of California for six
years, at a cost not exceeding three hundred
thousand dollars per annum for semi. monthly,
~. II. -. 80 .","'S ,"'
"eeny, W SIX hunufea 'housahu dollars Tor
r,"n,t,. W oe Ps"o'mea senl
a ~ ~ Z, $500 V, seuI Weekly ~ 'he optloh
y, u'o r",.n.ss'er General 'hat thc contract
n'', ,oqu,e 'ne se'V'oe 10 oe peHotmed WIN
49, 49, ,o"' "''so o'aones ., sP'ns wagons suit
"u,r loi W. pohN .yance oi passengers As wen
~ WV ,"Ie,, anu s,oui'y VI 'ne mans mat
,i W.. IN, 49, shal nav .he rsht oI pteemp
.'u' " '",oe INJURED anu twenty acres OF iand
NOV 'n.u u'sp"seu o' ~ reserved " eaeh point
neoosy tot Nauoh' NOT 10 De nearer than
WI n',v. 'ion es,n o,het~P'o'lhsd that no
,u'"e''' '''u snou'' DC mus Pfe-onP'eu tha'
w." "u $3.50 s'', U" Po'lo'n'eu ~nhih twenty
NV, !, w. esu. u'p' anu .ha.' oeio'e enter,
Ivy r",o Wv sonuae, 'he ros'nar'er "enerai
sa,i. "e ..,,shru OF ,ns ae'ii'y anu disposition
', ."o p",es' oon' Ia' ana IN g9oi fahh, To
f v ' OV"uho', an" -h"iI require
800 """ s""'.,'"' security 'ot 'ho performance
" Wv same 'hc service 10 commence within
'",''o n'""'"N ''et lne signing OF ths contract
IN pursuance oi the authority thus vested
IN the Postmaster General. he advertised for
bids. and finally. ON the 10Th of Son, 1877
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