Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-08-06

JUDGE BARToL.-We perceive, says the
Sun, by published letter of Judge James
L. Bartol that he has declined the nomina-
ton of the Democratic Convention of the
First Judicial District for seat on the bench
of the Court Of Appeals, post which now,
under the Governors appointment, he so
creditably fills. He refers to the fact that
he was nominated in the Convention by a.
majority of one, and in addressing Ed
ward Shriver, Esq, its President, says:
elm all candor, must say to you, my
anticipations of the action Of the Convention
have been disappointed. The Office which [
now hold was rendered to me by the Gov
ernor, without any solicitation on my part,
either directly or indirectly. Whatever may
be the opinions or the action of other getle-
men, I would not dishonor such an Office by
running after it.
The Judges letter throughout evinces
manly and delicate tone Of self-respect; and
he regrets, he says, that he may disappoint
those who honored him with their votes, by
the course which sense Of duty to himself
compels him to pursue. The fitness of judge
Bartol has been demonstrated by the mans
ner in which he has already discharged the
duties of the position, and we have heard
but one expression of opinion with reference
to his high character as man and his ex-
emplary qualifications.
POSTAL REVENUE, EXPENDITURES AND LET
TERs.-Mr Pliny Miles, Secretary of the
Postal Reform Committee, has written an
interesting letter, showing the proportionate
amount Of Postal Revenue Expenditures and
Letters of each State and each section of the
Union, making three divisions of the States
first, the Eastern and Middle States; Sc
cond, the Western; third, the extreme
|Southern and the Territories The revenue
of the first division, viz: New England,
New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
for 1856, is$S, 595, 533; expenditures, ST.
1852, 631. Revenue of the second division,
for 1856, (Which, by the way, embraces all
the States west of New York, with Kentuc-
XIV, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri and Cal
ifornia,) S2,479, 161; expenditures, 3d.
l798,5 37. Revenue of the Southern States,
viz: Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina,
Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Territories,
Florida and Arkansas, for 1856, 1913, 928;
expenditures, $2,489, 914.
The people Of the State of New York write
in year 20 ,259, 943 letters, while on all Of
the States south of the Potomac and Ohio
rivers Missouri, Arkansas and Texas in
|cluded--write but 81 709. 0355. Of q fractiof
more than this State New York and Mas
-. q pusra1 correspondence in
year that reaches 20 ,622, Oh letters, while
EVERY State south of tho n-4-~-s srrvrrrrr
tUhIo and west Of the Mississippi, have but
81 $3.50, 41S letters. The region lying south
of the Ohio and west of the Mississippi has
a gross postal revenue less than that eontri-
buted by New York and Massachusetts,
while the postal expenses are more than
three times as large. The three sections
into which the Union is divided show where
the postage money is contrib uted, and where
pCAuCu.
The first, or north section, extends from
Maine to the middle of Pennsylvania, inclu-
sive; second, or middle section, from Della
ware to the southern boundary of Virginia
and Tennessee, west to the Mississippi river,
including Missouri and California; the south
ern section comprises the Gulf and Atlantic
States south of Virginia, and all west of the
Mississippi, south Of Missouri.
LARGE SALE OF SLAyEs.-The Petersburg
Va.) h.telltgencer understands that a sale
was made in that city Tuesday, privately,
of fifty three slaves at the very high average
Of eight hundred and fifty dollars EACH
They were composed of men, women and
children, twenty-six of them being under
twelve years of age. This is, perhaps, as
high sale as was ever made Of such pro-
perty,in the State.