Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-12

SpodheI'
Support and Perfect the Postal System
A whole volume is contained in the closing
sentence of the Postmaster Generals Report.
He says .a-. . ... -.s.
The postal establishment is one in which
every citizen is most deeply interested, and
all should aid in rendering it as perfect as
possible. Instead of Pronunciation, in the
event of mistake, carelessness, or accident,
as general rule, certainly the wiser course
would be to advise the Department of the
wrong committed and leave it to apply the
remedy" .....-rl..
This is admirable advice. Let rs support
and perfect our postal system; net when letter
from any cause happens to be delayed, rail
against the Department, and declare it should
give place to private expresses and all that
sort of thing. What would private expresses
do of the great routes? Would they carry to
the lone and distant settler his letter, or 20
hundreds of miles through wilderness, or
even sparsely settled country, to bring his
answer? Nonsense Nor would they, on the
main lines, even, do the work half as well as
it is now done; though, give them the monop-
oily, and, rest assured, they would charge
roundly fer every letter entrusted to their care :
The Why and the Where fore.-The fol.
lowing communication, We need hardly say,
is from the pen Of a roaring Democrat. New
ertheless it embraces points, some of which
are as forcible as true and as it sheds light
on the condition of the current contest in the
House hall, we publish it for the benefit of
our readers:
"The question that embarrassos the Repre-
sentatives in Congress, in their long pro-
tracted effort to effect an organization, is not
fully understood by the people; otherwise it
cannot be possible that the failure to accom-
plish this first indispensable preliminary would
not be looked upon with so much calmness, if
not sang Jrotd. Disguise it as we may under
the claptrap cOgnomens of Black Republican
ism, Know Nothingism, Americanism, and
Democracy, the real bona fde difficulty in the
way is the question of slavery, which is now
up for decision by Congress. The Repre-
sentatives are, in fact divided into but two
classes Mr.. Banks represents Abolitionism,
being the candidate Of the Northern Abolition
party and the vote which he commands is
In fact, the test of the absolute strength of
the Abolition party in the House. Those who
divide into Americans and Democrats consti-
tute the Anti Abolition party; and as they
have an undoubted majority of the whole
House, it is jim their power to effect an organi-
cation at any moment. The Democracy have
put forward candidate for Speaker who is
known to be sound to the core on the question
of slavery; and if the American party are
also sound upon it, as they profess to be, there
l, no reason why they should not unite with
the Democracy and elect the Democratic
nominee. Their refusal to coalesce Justly and
naturally enuen1ers bo c,p
OF their professions; and unless they remove
them, the country should hold them respon-
slble for their contumacy, and brand them
with their scorn for thus Indirectly giving aid
and comfort TO the sectional faction whose
triumph now will be equivalent to the destruc-
ton of the Confederacy. 1t is high time that
our public men should be made to show their
hands upon this grave and threatening issue,
and it is a subject for graduation to the
patriot that it has been precipitated upon us
at this period of our history. If the nom
saveholdiDg States intend to set the Constitu-
tion at defiance by denying to the slavehold-
ing States the rights guaranteed to them under
it, it is but fair and right that this fact should
be made known to them without delay Year
after year we have been dallying with this
question, and year after year we shall be
losing strength and position if we persist in
this childish sort of pastime."
The Current Operations Of the Treasury De.
partment On yesterday, 18th of January,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
tho books of tho Department Ct
For the redemption of stocks.... S23,572 SO
For tho Treasury Departmental. 1896 Sc
For the Interior Department.. 1858 10
rorthe cussoms.' ............... I8, 325 20
War Warrants received and en-
tered :...:................ 5000 90
FROM miscellaneous sources...... 100 70
FROM customs ......'.......... 47,244 06
on account OF the NavV......". 51,l65 90
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. - -