Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-14
POST OFFICE CIRCULAR.

fOSl OFFlCE CIRCULAR.
we lay before our read rs the subjoined Circular
from the new Postmaster General, with grea,
pleasure Determined TO Judge the tree by ii. fruits,
we shall not permit our antipathy TO the man 10
prevent all due credit 10 the officer: and if he bu,
succeed IN reforming the abuses, which, under the
mbcre administration of his predecessor crept in
TO his Department, we shall render him our mos,
hearty thanks. There is tone Of decision in the
Circular which gives hopeful promise of amend.
mcnt in sundry particulars, in some of which we
happen &c be the witnesses Of gross delinquency.
We especially invite Mr. Kendas attention to the
manner in which the mail is transported between
Lynchburs and Danvllle-in a crazy vehicle, which
cndangers the limbs and lives OF all who embark
in II. Representations were months ago made TO
Maj. Barry of this state ofthinss and he gave as
surances that the evil should be rectihed but, up
this day, il has continued in all its crying enormity
Public opinion has ascribed its continuance to a
deliberate purpose, on the part Of the contractors
that small link of the Piedmont line to bring it into
dsrepute for the purpose of ne6ttng rival line in
which they are more largely interested Whether
this be or not, We cannot pretend TO say but
most certainly the facts warrant the inference
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Alb May 1885. 5
NOTICE.
To .naH C0niraetors, and 0ttcrs rho are OF mag
be ctedito,s ofhe Post Office Department.
The practice of accepting the drafts OF persons
in The employment of the Post Office Department.
for services thereafter % be rendered, as also for
moneys due will be discontinued. No drafts drawn
after pfomulgaon of this notice, will be accepted
or paid unless drawIv in pursuance OF some special
arrars cement.
1, is intended to pay promptly, a, the end OF the
prcscn, and each succeeding quarter, ell just CLAIMS
accruing against the Department, within such quar-
ter, in such manner rs will hereafter be made
! known.
As payments for services rendered will be prompt
" made the performance of the services contracted
for, will be RICHLY exacted.
| Fines will not be imposed without full inquiry
and sufficient cause but when imposed they will
not be RENTED
! Aucurages Of former quarters will be paid as ias'
ss the Department acquires the means
| No retrospective allowances will be made Tor any
regular service hereafter rendered, such as carrying
the mails in another manner or more speedily or
more frequently, than is stipulated for IN the cor
tracts. Improvements will be paid for only when
they shall have been previously approved ana
ordered by the Department, and The rate oil allow
WV ' - AMOS KENDALL
4 PniauciPnld CoitcoPVhue'N -
mond Wing draws very repulsive pot'a"s u VIC
leaders of The Wolf and Muhenburs divisions, III
to which the Jackson party IN Pennsylvania ms
been recently sundefed. The latter seems to be Inc
mos, active and inhuenia-lhe former most res
pec,able We hope the old prove1b VIII be J''u'
fed by the result of this feud" When roSues quar-
rel, honest men come to their own we Sh'u'
dislike to see Pennsylvania, who REUSED 70 Vo'c 'o'
Van Buren, three years ago as Vice PRESIDENT now
supporting him as President. We cannot fetec''o
what new charms she has found IN the l't'ie N"s'
clan, thus suddenly to win upon her aomfnoo"
Has he been bidding for her votes, by picus,'s
himsof,o supper, Pennsylvania policy protective
duties incudedl
II The Fredericksburg Arena asks" 10 VIVA
psrl,cular does Gordon or Archer, or Hho,soh
Taylor'-it nigh, have added the name OF D",o"
port" come short o: the Virginia standard o' Po
ticul or,hodoxy7" In nsthng, but de'o"o,' :.
Jacksonism-a servile -worSh'pp"s sp''''
which seems to have superseded her former u''o"o
to principle Deficient in that qaa'hy' "o"''e'
they are thurst out of the pale OF the chufeh'
s4r We have already mentioned the ma"'' W
speculation in stocks prevalent in our No''oc'n -
ties 1t is stated that one Of the bubbles mas ''e'