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ment will charge no more than that rate for
| such transportation, in addition to the inland
postage required to be exacted under tho ex-
isting law; both to be prepaid, of course. This
arrangement and order are wise. We ara IN.
posed to any further reduction of rates which
shall make the services of the Department a
heavier tax upon the national treasury, how
ever fashionable it may be for newspapers to
favor every proposition, nominally to do every
thing for every body ''free gratis, for nothing, "
as it were. Yet if the Postmaster G eneral can
procure the rendition of the service in oucs.
ton at as low rate as two cents, it is only
just that those using the particular channel of
communication, should have the benefit of the
success of his efforts on the particular route or
line.
Messrs. Cutting and Breckenridge The
emeute occurring yesterday in the House hall
after we went to press, between Messrs. Cut.
ting and Breckenridge, has been very freely
commented upon by politicians in Washington.
was, last night, almost the sole topic of their
conversation. 1t was one of those occurrences
concerning the merits of which, we cannot
properly express an opinion, in view of the
TACT, that all the morning papers embrace re-
ports OF the affair as it actually happened
We may however say, that in his explanation,
Mr. e. failed to alter his position with reference
to the Nebraska bill in any respect from that
In which his last previous effort displayed him
That is, in that of an avowed enemy of the Sem
ate's bill while declaring himself supporter of
the principle Of non-intervention, on which its
friends, one and all, maintain that it is based
Ho opposes it on account of its amendatory
feature inserted on motion of Senator Clayton,
which provides that unnaturaiised foreigners
shall not be allowed to vote in the proposed
new territories; and further, on account of
the Badger amendment, which though accept
able to an almost unanimous south in Con-
gress, does not sufficiently protect the rights
of the south as involved in the measure, for
Mr.. c., himself the representative of a non.
slaveholding constituency
If we comprehend the drift of his remarks.
they may be summed up in the statement of
the fact, that notwithstanding his abstract
views on the points intended to be embraced
in the measure, he preferred to send it where
its enemies hold that to send it, will be to de-.
feat it, to the policy of affording an opportuni-
ty for the House to dispose of it directly on its
merits.
The Battle Of Sinope.-We have letter
just received from an American gentleman on
the Mediterranean who visited Sinope shortly
after the battle occurring there between the
Russians and Turks, who writes that beside
the disparity Of force in guns, and the in
efficiency of the Turkish crews, the affair was
shockingly managed by the Turks. Although
Russian ships had been in sight from Sinope
for three days. no preparation had been made
Tor defence against an attack. The only
shore battery mounted, was one of two long four
FOUNDERS, two iron pieces which were dis
mounted from their rotton carriages by their
first discharge, and two bronze guns for
throwing stone balls. And these were found
utterly useless against the hulls of the Russian
ships. They were then pointed against the spars
and succeeded in dismasting ship of the line -
Public Expenditures Right Spirit
We accidentally saw, few days SINCE a cir
cular letter addressed by the Secretary of the
Interior to the several Bureaus of his Depart
ment, on the subject of Government expendi-
lures, and the sense of official duty exhibited
thereby, struck US as being so entirely proper
that we asked and obtained leave to take an
extract from it. We did not avow our inten-
ton of publishing it, but it being matter Of
public interest, involving an important prin-
ciple of Executive administration, we have
concluded to publish it. 1t is as follows:
whenever the Department submits to Con.
gress its estimates of the amounts required fol
specific objects, and Congress appropriates the
sum asked for, or sees proper to curtail it, the
Executive Departments have no warrant of
| law for involving the Treasury beyond the ap-
preparation; and if the full amount asked fol-
be not appropriated, and the public service be
injured, or even suspended, the responsibility
| will rest with Congress, and not with the De
Dartments; and it is my determination not to
| fail in the discharge of so plain duty as
keeping the expenditures of my Department
within the appropriations. Of course, when
appropriations are found to be inadequate, i,
is the duty of the Department to make known
the fact to Congress, and the causes as far as
they may be known; but this necessity may be
avoided in great degree, and l desire that il
shall be-" N
And we may add that the Secretary of the
Interior is the very man who will do it,
The United States Military Commission
Coils. Cooper and Sumner, and Major Lee, who
have been for some time revising the rules and
regulations of the United States Army, having
finished their labors, are now said to be en-.
gagged with the Secretary of War in going over
the result of their work prior to that officers
action upon it.
Important Decision by the Attorney Gen.
eral.-In not long since disposing of ques.
ton submitted to him by the Secretary of the
Treasury, We hear that the Attorney General
decides that a vessel built in the United
States, and voluntarily sold by the owner to a
foreigner, and then bought back again by the
original owner, cannot be registered anew al
an American ship.
Anew Consul at Rio do Janeiro-Ihe Sen.
ate have confirmed the appointment of Rober,
NJ. c. Graham, to be temporary Navy agent
at Rio.
The Coart Martial, recently in session al
West Point adionrpad e;0e dir fouv Jo,,.