The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-11-17
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ltESSOSTeSpo ndence 59t sthegt6usti11oT6s Sun.
THEPOsT OFFICE DEPARTMENTs
The Report tie Postmaster General viii
be one Of the sw stasa sfactory public docu.
monts, and VIII show with what Justice tile
Hon. Cave Jlhlson has been abused by tie
corporation presses. There have been more
miles of Mail transportation put into opera-
tion sincehe has been in office, than before,
| and more new post -offics established Than at
any correspo ding period previous; and die,
business OF the department was never more
thorough yEapa The; new post offices come
under the appointment office of the second
Easslstapt Postmaster General, the Gstalcnted
and inaefatigablef William J, Brown, men
toned in myprevious letters.. s
| But the most important fact, which will be,
hailed throughout the country with great Joy,
is that the deficiency of the revenGc of the
department DEL produced by the reduction of
postage, is very rapidly diminishing, proving
thereby that the experimenthas entirely sue
The deficit Of the first year after the act
was s5so0000; tho deficit of. the last year
was ssei0, ,0O0Swhile the detcit=this year is
only S40,OOl.3
This is a factexhibiting the increase OF in
teIligence and correspondence under the new
act, similar to that which is exhibited in EI,,,s
land, and will, in the opinion of tho Postmas-
| ter General, leadtot tile same result, viz: The
introduction of a uniform system of cheap
postage. sA Z,
Thefact,is, were itspotfor the Railroad ex-
tort!ons, the Postmaster Generals Report
would no doubt recommend the system of
| uniform postage on letters, say five cents peis
| letter, throughout the Union; But the coiln-
try knows howghe has been at war against
the monopolizing spirit OF corporations, and
| how the latter have revenged through the
presses devoted to their interest The pub
| lie have no idea what enormous proportion
he compensation paid to Railroad companies
pears TO alFolher comp mpensations for services
rendered to the department, Yet, notwth-
landing oil these services and odous obsta-
! lcs,a still think the Postmaster General viii.
his report, recommend to Congress the
loption oi a uniform cheap postage through
: ut the Union IS s@
THKs PALMETTO FLAG FOREVER IA
orrespondent ofthe Missouri Republican
: ommunicates the glorious intelligence,
itlierto unknownsin this section, that lie
almetto Flag 'yasstl,e first run up on the
'alls of the capital of Mexico 3Ho
tatcs that when Gen, Quitman, always
ss3l the advance arrived ut the; ;Garita de
'|gelen, (the gatesof Belen0 the main. en-
nance into tilesscity, after, carrying sit in
q sgandsomastyle, the color COMPANY ! ofs the
Nsouth Carolina Regiment came Up, and
sIieneral Quitman ordered lieutenant
lssaae lsssaaellcck,of our Regiment, 10 run up the
ssgalmetto Banner, in the execution of
fhich command that officer, waving il
midst the shouts and huzzas Of the entire
( vision, planted it upon the highest clr.i.
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Is not this glory enough for the Palmetto
s tate If the best blood Of her sons was
'ilt to accomplish the glorious victories
chieved, it makes our blood thrill in our
ems, to see recorded this feat of the Pal
etto Boys. In this expression we know
e but brcathethe feelings and sentiments
each and every son of South Carolina.
lieutenant Sellcck was attached to the
bboyllo Company. We regret to learn
owevcr, that he was seriously wounded
Enlist performing this glorious feat.
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