Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-03-26
WAsu1xerox March l8

The Grand Jury to-day brought in apre-
sentiment against Mr.. Sicklcs for murder,
and there is no doubt true bill will he
found against him. when day will be set
apart for his trial. Whatever may have been
the proceedings relative to Mr. Butterworth,
it's understood about the Court House to-
day that they will take no further action on
the subject duplicating him as an accessory
From what has jus: transpired, the trial will
disclose an amount Of scandal far exceeding
what has already been furnished to The pub
lie, and bring reluctantly to the witness
stand persons who have not heretofore fisur-
cd III the newspapers.
UNSATISFACTORY, March %. The State De-
partner; has received dispatches from MIR.
Churchill from Vera Cruz He says the
y uarez government is gaining strength, stab.
ility every day, and suggests the propriety o:
its recognition
The PM. General!has dismissed 81 special
post office agents, thus effecting saving Of
$4,000. In reply to note Of Geo Wath-
ingby, dated to-day, the p. NJ. General in
forms him that Congress has for the first
time since the organization Of the govern
mcnt, failed to make provision for the Post
n!!G.;ee Department. lie adds !: Had al, tho
members Of the next Congress- been elected,
the President might on the 18th Of March
sion Of the la.e Congress been supplied but
it was not possible to do so without olsen
franchising Is sovereign States. This was
most unfortunate. There ought to have
been no time when Congress could not be
convened, and it is hoped that such state
Of alta rs may never again occur. Had the
bill which failed made provision only for the
fiscal year commencing July first: there
would have been. obviously no necessity for
an extra session. The deficiency on the Both
Of juno will amount to $4385, 1881, nearly
$75O.OOO Of which bcing an unpaid balance
accommodating on the 31<t Of December, and
28th o: February, which can and will be
paid by the Department within sixty days
from this date. t--sE
The payment Of the principal part will be
made within 80 days. The P. NJ. General
makes these statements to show that it will
be impossible to convene Congress in time
to meet the great hulk of the responsibilities
without virtually excluding from Congress
the representatives Of several sovereign
States. In the judgment Of the President
the lesser evil was to wait until the first
Monday in December, when Congress will
be full, Contracts can never be repudiated
After the amounts due hall be ascertained
they become debts, which must be paid. On
this the contractors, If they desire, can byr.
row money; and the lender could have no
better security. Provision should be made
for the payment Of the interest which would
amount to less thar 50. OOO9. A system O
retire; :chm mt, so FAT as practicable, is now ar
imperative duty. BY the act Of 1858, Con.
gress established 695 new post routes, the ser
vice or which includes the ST. Paul and Pu.
get Sound route, established in 1855, hu,
not yet put into operation. 1t has been est;.
mated that they require an annual appropria'
ton Of $6O4;4S8 over and above receipts &C.
cruing therefiom. Not alolar has been ap.
propriated for this purpose. and as a cons.
quence, Though the contracts Tor those routes
:.ave been advertised, and proposals received
they cannot be put in operation until the pro
vision shall be made for them by law. .