The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-31

suAsy they hAa been Obliged, in paJsusase o.
~, .: ' stock V sSsa WIN 1 .a'ss sss
g,sDo then with men. Their contract YES
peursr containing no provision for giyt0g 30 excuse
NJ Of failure and snly paying them when the service
performed They were also 70 receive protscnon by
The soverb~tpt nom Indians which pos bspE dooe they
bel even fvipg the mail pay curing the g'estsr
porroD OF ibe time Mr. Latham, therefore, thought
si.p.ss elcp yt by the .lssos. o. ds.eos power
B. The terms II the contract Inc Postmaster Genera
a0 S %.
1872 stsns hs opinion Of the Attorney General and the
reply Of the sit in which be ssses that the Postmaster
General las no power 70 alter the terms Of the contract
and thst II would be unjust 30 70 do, and IN NO
i.non Of the faith Of the lovsrnuen. Ys' u
psr. ssid justice and tho maintenance Of the
sws Tor 3D. Under the plea that necessary 70 perfect
power 70 tbe fos,mss.er General and compauy BY mu
wsi consent 70 shorten the route and schedule, tine
wou,o accomplish all that deslrAbs, and give great
sourLsin overland route 10 the Pacific with t weekly
tvise The proposed three great overland rouies do
bg justice 70 all sections Of the country, and
be- ss'hned, We Ono ri weesiy from st. Joseph to
Piscsrv s4oc 900 per anpum; from 81 Paul 70
SsCU GOO per asnum masing an aggregate ex-
psbss OF 81 ,Ao eco. Bes,des, he proposed route
90 %oss oss . II. vsss
sss continued vas utterly impossible 70 carry the en-
~s printed mAaer Overland, .ad he bed therefore In
conusct for Carrying prn ed and snksc matter between
Tie Atanac and Psc'fc BY steamships ct . coat
nsl,Sy. Ga no overland nsi route could
y each or wagon cA1y, exclusive Of passengers, over
days, yst the NAH natssr from New York % Csorais
mao :,s'ssS twenty nss noSns pos q: IN Ssss.
oyeIlsDd mail The entire mali matter 10 California
amounted 10 from three pounds per Day
an amount which could b taken BY overland route
ootsp service In order supply mail faciues with South
s s%.,e., sSe ss.po's Of Mexico lying upon the
pnu'a.e, be would have . aSiiy nail % Csn
lorna, mails oauy and weekiy % Oregon, ana
total cost SLIGO ooo per anpum, be'oe Sss7 2l sss
than was paid over year ego, and sss7 7 moro than
the present contracts for the mali service,
should AXE no exception, but include al, aud then
tss for Carrying daily overland NAH over any route
from hssnsipps river 70 San Franciscs, and
give the contract 10 the lowest responsible bidder:
M IAthsm concluded by showing the vsat importance OF
this mail services and In reply % the DIGESTION,
the cost remarked that the postal system 10
poDey received BY IL, and 70 the number Of persons
supplied, il would be better for the government
70 sorossss the entire POat once Department, and
Prise. II the question OF receipts vas to determine the
extent o. tne postal facilities -h,ca would give me
70 snroeae them entirely and stop ali expeDss 70 the
government These overland routes would become
hi. .o"ia Be b., he precursor q Tie Pacific k.iTosS
and following close We should have . limo Of
cepiroiiDR the commerce Of Japan, China Mexico and
MORE PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
Mr. CHANDLER, (rep } of Mich, rose 70 question Of
sribussd 70 The Senator Of pdsns IN which he cSsrsc
terieed him (Mr Chapdler) xanuppe In pants, and
sscnsea him Of aross gnSIsnos hs bad not beard ;Ss
this 6,or.
Mr. Fncn, fden. >, Of Ind, svowed the language, and
Mr. CuAsplsR said that whom the Pos. once bin again
came up ne would discuss IT, and the question Of ignorance
On motion Of Mr. BAlr, prep } Of N H., the Overland
blu was postponed I'LL twelve O'Clock on Saturday
IRE ADMISSION KAssAs INTO m uxIox.
The House bi for the sdmiasioa Of Kansas was taken
Mr.. CouAMxR (rep) Of VI said that he wished simply
70 state the grounds on which the adnsssoe Of Kansa
claimed. Another opportunity was now presented for
settling this long asitaed question rhe sppcatoe Of Tho
Territories fer admission into the Union bss been scnsr
NOT enabled 70 form their government, or make
their own legislation without some chsok-and thh b
should i'd !. s..s Ss %s 70 sss o % ss p.op
The same Of nbsrality bestowed upon cxhsrs
plsSSa f.,ss 70 ss.ss psopss Though in v sSe
discretion Of Congress- 70 refuse sdmk them into
qu'ed elements for admssOn sre-ors. have The, suE
nc'ent population and have they geographical extent Of
e,riory .oicient TO meet the Necessities ssAasf rhe
number Of the people 10 10 soms sscsrtaned by
ssred populsdn and ,be isss tina, several coantss
sixteen thousaDd, might be calculated there
euncred thousand Inhabitants In the Territory. The
re..py one thousand people but vas very imperSecs
That csnsus wns rcesred 70 The legislature and commit
Tee examined The subject procured some additional re-
tn %, and they made the number ninety thousand
dve hurored and seventy % the for delegate tor
Congress the number Was sixteen thousand mint hundred
sno iosv nthe lake all these facts together and ap
pears fsry and reasonably, that the population Of the
tine Of the adoption Of this Consultation about ooe
hurcred thousaDd What have bece the conditions i'm
" ey0F 4
With 90 large popnlatiopi Never And b fact thai
ne. rule 20 be applied 70 this people Al ths las ON
this Territory bas probably double What Oregon bad.
and inbaessn,s but here Territory making sppica-
ion for admission that has lager number Of people
psoy Of the oopessssosa aisiricu He would vsnsurs
10 say tbss more thaa bali thsss disrcs cs small
er woe ~ representative than th Territory did for rs
fesssd Themselves wiling 70 admit thb Territory On Q
Question q population me- ssxt point n relation %
hey d,a sos I: ovs sn =. sss.ss = .srs::r5
s,:s,S R., y: ocssI s =, ~s fss,
original hv by which tSs fssrissry q Ksasss
was cress.d vas ths, should b. crested INTO arsa.
Ksnsss, and, when admitted - STATE, ths SD fsr.
,mory or asy portion shsrsof, shall BE- rsostvsd into
toa may prescribe = he ias; ina. ne world rad,
and they nsA night 70 understand n, - vitseon
,ori shall Be adnisaed = sas vim or visSoo,
slavery. And DOES not tAat aso imply tAsl hey wess
u make . Constitution, asd nod there . spxt OF
phebted faith thsa then shall be Admired - q
sta'es Ana hid not thsss inhabitants right n -
leve hey would be usaAsd al oshsr Territories
bad been trcatedf They did understand 70. sd hsy
sestks that country win that un6srvtAsding. has
been asosrsasss sscs ssn.ssssd % ssis ass ooun
Try thas hare reseu Of It, originally fowrnei
into Territory ths side The Rocky Mountains and lns
s'ce the Plies Peak Territory, Of scns ssrss husdrsd
pfss, shsa IMPRACTICAL for I'll psFposss d pop1lAAss-s
barren vsste There never can be any nsrcourss pvsc
csb between this rayt and the great eastern portion OF
Kspsss But bes'ce this uniphabsed region they have
territory Of eighty bousssd square miirs witch would
make eaas larger thsn Virginia, Illinois " Ms
conscqueucs ~ any limited condition II territory
Al Thea calculations Of woes, &C., within bsss
hmhe his subject has been before thb body slncs
last Decenbsr, but has II IAss found lie day, and
he dssred mkM b. se1ed upoa noe, and thst
nos any OF the scepcs q "put or nay b exsrctned
upon He would scTiousy ask he dominant
party they he'd derived any real benefit from