The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-03-31
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT

lished letter, from which the following are ex
tracts:
Had tho appropriation bill which failed made
provision only for the fiscal year commencing
OH the lst OF jnly next, there would obviously
have been no necessity for an extra session
The first quarterly service Of contractors for that
year will not have been performed 30 as 10 Ell
title them to pay, until the first of October and
by the terms Of their contracis-those for rail
road routes only excepted-sixty days more
must elapse before their accounts can be finally
settled, which would postpone the day of pay
ment till the lst Of December, within less than
week from the regular meeting of Congress
"Such however, is not the case. That bill
also provided that tho sum of S3-s38.72s be,
money IN the treasury not otherwise approrria-
ted, to supply deficiencies in the revenues OF the
Post Office Department for the year ending Tue
3oth OF June, 1852 Upon a careful exarniua
ton and investigation, it has been aseertained
tli't the deficiency will amount to about the sum
Of $4,3a6 26l.s5. 1t ought, however, to be oh
served that, after the Both of June next the sum
Of 800 900 granted to the Department by The
Acts Of March 8, l849, and March 3, 1851, for
the transportation and delivery Of free mail mat
ter for Congress and the Executive Departments,
may be applied in part to the extingui hmen, If
this deficiency. This will leave the balance to
be provided for $3, ,6s5. 281.95. OF this sum of
the quarter ending on the 8ist of December,
amounted to S64S,s4l.98; that for the quarter
ending 3ist o. March to 81 ,964,l5526; that for
thequarter ending 30th of June to 81 81 1855 ol
Total $4.363. .26I.95.
"The $749. .e3l l:6s-being the unpaid balance
OF the quarters liabilities closing 2lst December,
and payable 2Sth February eau and will be
paid by the Department within sixty days from
this date: the payment Of the principal part of
II will be made within thirty days The ef.c, of
t'is will be to divide the entire deficit of ST. es5-
2Si 80 hetween the quarters euiing 3lst March.
and 3Oth June, and payable 3lst May and 3Ist
august, 80 that the suspension af payment on
part OF this Indebtedness will exceed, beyond u
lew days, ak months before the regular meeting
OF Congress on nearly one half of it the sns-
pension wilt be but fe " days more than three
months.
Tho debts due, and TO become due. TO the
contractors arc OF n sacred character. The con.
tracts Of which these debts arise have been en-.
Tered INTO under the express authority o, existing
their payment is as obligatory and binding upon
congress as 1t Is to provide for the principal and
interest of the national debt. There never will
oe-there never can be-a reputation of hi,
oebt by the representatives Of tho American
people Ater tho amount due to eaci, contractor
enali have been ascertaned and finally settled
according to law, this amount becomes specific
debt OF record against the United States Its
payment 10 inevitable, and if tho contractor de-
sire 10 borrow money upon it, the lender could
nave no better security. Besides, as Congress-
are IN default for not having made an spproprs-
tion 70 meet this debt, it would be no more than
strict justice for them to provide for the payment
Oi interest on these accounts from the time of
their final adjustment by the accounting officers
OF the department, and when a warrant would
nave issued Tor their payment had an appropria-
ton been made. This interest, excluding from
view that on the $749.84l now in the course of
paymeat and applying on the lst of july. 10
1ne nme esangu'shment OF the principal. the $780,
ooO for free matter, winch will be ths az silabIe
Congress think proper to allow it, would
amount to lese than 500. 0G0-a sum not to be
compared with the great difficulties and embar.
rassments Of public and private character which
would result from holding a special session of
congress. to say nothing of the expense that
YOU'D necessarily be incurred, even though the
e"oo.o reeeIve ne additional pay"
1s THERE no RRMRDYf
The Darlington Flag, in refesriup to The ses.
lion Of tho Court in that District, thus alludes
20 The necessity Of greater facilities in the ad.
of justice in that locality:
Ahe number in attendance is large; the
asua array OF anxious liiigants among tho rest:
We wish that every member of the Legislature.
"ho voted against the judicial bill Of tho last
o''o"' woo ooomeo 10 spend the balance of
ne term IN answering the questions Of weary
'arties-" will my oase be tried this week ~
lnd IN explaining TO them why their several cases
reald again have to be eoutinuea. An i,npres
ION vi'l scarcely be made on our oyergrowa i-
rue dockets We venture the assertion, that
here 10 business enough on Il TO keep the Court |
'usiy engaged for fys weeks or more. We
aresume thnt parties. jurors aud witnesses must |
70 called from their labors during tbe summer 10
lttend an extra court, beesuss our wise n,
do not deem Il necessary to |
emsdy the vsosgs which ne now en-.
1--WE arc pIsAssd 70 sss 90 mary Of our-le. |
al fIiends frosu abroad IN attsDdsaoe on our |
;ourt; this . to the lawyers season Of resa-
ON. which robs tteir lsbtrs Of somewhat of their |
htnesu. The Court will not adjourn I
'sforo Saturday night"
Sod AectdsnG-A valuable old negro Belonging
. W. b. Henderson. ta.ns - hisdsath IN vsTy
eptoraots raaanGe on Tuesday assnipg. The
au's vhich he rsaA in returning from The field
.hsre he hsd Sesn pIoughisx, look sudden
aght, snd4hrsw dim.- He tecans sntsoelsd in |
10 ehs;nsana Hss IN ikis mannss drpesed On the
rouhd for ss6ts thsn q .qnsftsr 81 { mile: Hs;I
ss,ss ,ss,sss;sso 8 s.s ssssy ssas 81 tn fs houss