The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-06

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Semi monthly mail from New ar
leans TO Tehuantepee, ,..,.-,,...... .'o'o""
81 l94 CPS
Add $50 coo for the Tehuantepec
route, when the contractors choose
TO carry mails to San Francisco, $4,000
Total 81 80 Sos
The ocean SERVICE by the lsthmis o' Ia
mama, starts from New York and New Or
leans, aud communicates with Ongon as
well rs California, and is not exclusively
local ~ lis character. Dcducting, therefore.
the sum frs, above stated. aud also the pay
ment on accouu, OF the Tehuautcpec route
(which would be nm aggregate OF Sl,o24,-
250), and il leaves total annual .Npendi
ture for mail service over Amcrlcun terri
tory be wen lalitudes 81 deg aud 40 deg,
OF 81 / 96,aiS, while the area between la,i'
tudes 40 Dig aud 40 deg. is without any
overland mail service whatever.
These facts warrant tie present. nppl'ca-
ton to Congress for the establ shmenI Of nh
overland semi.wtekly mail on Or near the
forty seventh parallel OF north latitude, nnd
that the same legislative aud other provi.
sions il its behalf shall be made which now
exist in favor Of the overland route near the
southern frontier More, the c,izeus OF the
Lake States aro not disposed 10 Wk-so
much, the Government should be prompt to
concele.
The late annual report Of the Postmaster
General contains favorable animation ON
this subject. Ia regard to the overland
connection with California and the other
Pacific States and Territories, that officer
remarks Except one other route, com
m0iily called the northern route, from saint
Paul in Minnesota to Seattle in Washing
ton Territory, no other is now though, OF as
being likely ~ become necessary. In II
schedule oi mail contracts, Tor witch the
Post Office department has invited propo-
sails, a seml-inon'hy mail service between
The points named above. was advertised.
But semi monthly mail Is entirely m
adequate TO meet the public emergency,
while the necessary expenditure for stock,
vehicles, stations. facilities Of transit and
protection 10 the etnployei, will be nearly
the same, under sem, monthly az sent
weekly contract. No proposition, which
responsible aud competent parties would
tender, ia likely 10 bo accepted, "lthou, the
intervention Of Congress Hence. bills
have already been presented at Washington
by Hen. II. NJ. RICE, Senator from Min.
ncso,a, aud by Hon. +. b. Washhurue.
Representative from Illinois either OF
which, il enacted by Congress, would lie sat.
lsiactory TO the memoraI'ss. We rrp'nl
and urge the request, that one of these bIIls
may speedily become law.
The preceding statement OF the currcni
expenditures for Pacific Mail Service, is
produced with no iuvdious motive We
dsclaim oil sectional prejudice on this sub.
ject. The transit OF Central Americn, and
up overland connection Of the Cult OF Mex.
leo with the Pacific, are objects OF such IN
por,nnce, political and commercial, as fully
TO justify the appropriations in question,
The citizens Of Minnesota are accustomed
10 regard the deboucburc Of the Mississippi
upon the Cult OF Mexico; the Junction OF
the Ohio ard the Missouri ~ NH channel OF
the Mississippi, and the head Of navigation
upon the Mississippi, NJ the pronnen,
points OF departure nnd distribution 10 the
great plains ol the continent aud they will
advocate IN behalf Of routes from New Or.
leans to San Diego, and from 81, LOUIS 10
San Francisco, the Identical measures
which they ask for mn Overland Malt Route
from Minnesota to Oregon aud Washing
ton. Sale aud speedy commu, icatous be-
tween the Gulis % Mexico and California
should bc aud have been established, ut
why not join, by similar enterprise, the con.
verging Med,erraneans OF the Northern
| axes and Puget Sound? Not subscriber
TO this memorial, but would rejoice, il at
the present session Of Congress. three mil
lioDs pr annum we're appropriated u open
three great post routes. ~ already deiinea.
ted--sn expenditure, which, IN connection
with the extinction Of Indian title along the
lines, a corresponding ex'enslon Of land sur
vcys and pte.cmpiloDs asa some aid 10
the construction Of roads and bridges
would accomplish more 10 advance
the Pacific Railway interest than the
passage OF any 81 the measures now pending
at Washington. Indeed, any or all rout
OF Pacific Railroad mus, bc opoucd 10
their whole extent 10 settlement must be
made accessible ~ en'gfatt. must be
transit fred 10 the postal aud poiti'a pro
lection 81 the government, as completely o.
the settled districts Of Mlnneso's. bciorc any
substantial progress is made upon the qu's
ton Of Pacific Railroad.
The undersigned ueed not enlarge upon
reccnt cvtnts. which have made i, ,mpJssi
bic for sn American staifrman longer 10
ignore the importance Of the OvetIsnd Mail
Ro1,e 20 the North Paci6c. The discoyc.
~ oi the extensive God Flclds upon Ffazr
ard Thompson l.i,ers--tbe orgspiz,tIop Of
British Columbia the wIthdrasai u the
Hudson Bay Company 20 the District. Of
Britltb America north Of latitude 50 deg
the abundant evidence that there 10 Az
inhab table district por,hxcs, Of Minnesota
and bcymd The international frontier, fer.
tie, rich 10 coal and miLcra's. and winch.
includug Vancouver Island ard Britsh
Columbia, has an area Of i've HUNDRED thou
saDd square m,cs--tbe late treaties With
japan AID China, oys ulng ~ our commerce
sud manufactures (eyen 10 the lumber o.
Oregon an iiimi,abye uurkst--tLe rising