Special Message
01/10/1859
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It should not be forgotten that, in consequence of the diversion of a large part of the letter mail to the overland rout...
If they could withdraw an officer from the command of the President and select him for the performance of an executive d...
The weight of these mails, averaging from 12 to 15 tons semi-monthly, renders it, in view of the climate and character o...