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NOTICE
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The practice Of accepting the draffs
Of persons in the employment Of the
Post Office Department, Cor services
thereafter to be rendered. as also for
moneys due, will be discontinued. No
drafts drawn after rTomulgation Of this
notice, will be accepted or paid. unless
drawn IN pursuance Of some special ar
rangement.
1t Is intended to pay promptly. al
the end OF the present and each sue
ceeding quarter. all just claims accru-
ing against the Department, within
such quarter. in such manner as will
hereafter be made known.
As payments for services rendered
will be promptly made, the perform
ance Of the sevices contracted for, will
be rigidly exacted.
Fines will no, be imposed without
full inquiry and sufficient cause; but
when imposed, they will not be remit
ted.
ArrearaScs Of former quarters will
be paid As fast as the Department ac-
quires the means.
No retrospective allowances will be
made for any regular service hereafter
rendered. such az carrying the mails
IN another manner. or more spec Oily,
or more frequently. than is stipulated
for IN the contracts. Improvements
will be paid for only when they shall
have been previously approved and or
dered by the Department, and the
rate Of allowance fixed according to
law. AMOS KENDALL.
II will be seen by the above Circular, that
the new Post Master General, has. in accord
ance with the advice rendered him. made a
good beginning with the lopers, haa,ers-oa.
Tat and sleek mail-oontractors, extra-aIIox-
ance and imProvcd-bid gentry, etc. etc who
have 50 long been entertained by the Depart
ment 10 rts bankruptcy and almost ruin. Ken
dali talks like book. Tie feels his OATS n,
the sporting people would saw. Ills kitchen
ship l. m the Department; IL il 20 be thorough
ly swept--its debts are 20 be paid up a. fast
as contracted, Observation-Disclosures. for ser
vices rendered, TO be promptly made, and the
performance of services contracted for. rigid
ly exacted--Gnes, when imposed, arc not To
DC remhted-old arrearages are 20 be paid
rs last rs the Department acquires the means /;
no retrospective allowances are 90 be made for
any regular service hereafter rendered-aDd
improved bids" arc 60 20 out Of fashion I,
Ihis Is precisely what we suggested Really.
things begin 10 look better about the Pot OF
hce Department, already. We take il for
granted also, that no presents &c s.old London
particular" or free passports in stage. are
hereafter TO be solicited, or accepted by the
Department! We have all along believed
that Kendall would have an overhauling. in
the affairs OF the Post Office Department
when he got into IL. And since we must have
such an agent n its head, We rejoice TO find
that he will make the fur fy from the backs Of
some Of the lazaroni who have been kept in
office by his predecessor. Kendall Will make
the Department cut its own fodder hard J.
somely, and yet be twice effective in 4. cleo
tioneering rs II has hitherto been. lie will
have no oilers in Office under him, Every
Post Once Of any profit, must be filed by
man who will, not only do the business of hi,
Office, faithfully, but also understand thai
there - another little service TO be performed.
for the benefit Of the party, II the present
Postmasters, mail contractor, &c. cannot un-
derstand all this, they will soon be made 10 I'm
ders'and there are those who can, We have
always believed that Kendall could take Bar
rvs place make the Department paw its own
exPences; be twice as powerful political en-
glne as II has yet been, whilst he would come
Oh himself with great honors and heavy laden
with "sPoils." He knows how 10 deceive the
people, better than any other individual Of
the democracy" always saving and except
ing Martha Van Bsrsn II Bsii Pet.