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The continued rains have sivollert the streams to an unusual height and rendered many of our roads entirely-Hnpassable—We have yet had hut 4. few days of cold weather. It is nowr as warm as May—we have in reality a muddy season. This makes business dull— We arc cutoff from all communication with the capital of our state,$ notwithstanding, .(thro’ the exertion of Mr EmUqn the new* contractor for carrying the mail frooa this place to Vincennes) the southern Mail ariived promptly—I received hut two papers by it, and those quite destitute of any important news.The badness of the roads, and thenew disorganization of some of the Mail routes leading Ut* this place,, ias deprived us of receiving any recent intelligence from WashingtonCity,It is to be hoped that the freezing season will soon commence,.and render our roads passable,,and that correct information will be forwarded to ihc Post Master General, on thesubject lt;vf the present .zig-zag a:u!impolitic location of some of our present mail routes. Cur roads will rhcn become passable, and we have good reason to believe from the prompt'conomical and impartial manner inhich the distinguished individualvho is new at the head of the postdice department has. heretofore dis-hargsd $hh duties ©flt; that import ant, laborious and responsible sta* ton, that we shall once more been* hied to have a regular and direct irinwup.jcat*? '-witn'thO capitals pf • ur and nation.
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Western Register and Terre Haute Advertiser
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Sat, Jan 05, 1828
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