Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-24
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bly after indictments found. prove the killing ol
Mr., Key by Mr. Sickles, AMI then rest his cnse
Tbi. il all he has TO do in the first instance The
defence ii any, must be on the grounds VI n usti-
fable homicide 1t is very doubtful, however,
whether any evidence of this character can be adj
mittcl ut if it is, il must open all the crcum-
stance, attending the illicit connection. md sub
Ice, the witnesses to a rigid cro-s-xaminarion
II will then be the nrSe of the prosecution to en-
ter also into the private character Of The defead-
ant. To overthrow the plea Of Justification. Should
tho trial take the latter FORM it will he n. oom
,,liratcI ana not edifying affair.
An fetal Geographic dispatch was sent To
New York f,cslny morning h 20 rul by the
California steamer, announcing that there will lie
NJ extra session called to mike provision for tho
Po-t-ofee DEPARTMENT. There is con> equentlv
much -peruluion as to how the service viii be
maintained.
In quarters. usually the best Informed on
such jert- it is said that the law authorizing
contrasts will continue To be carried out EN-
hraoins the issue Of treasury warrants MS usual
But there is no money 10 pay them, they
will in the hands Of contractors seem AS the
basis Of loans. 1t is not known that any other
evidence or certificates ofindehteduess will be is
sued
I'm reply to the note Of Mr.. e. Matin.lv. the
Postmaster General informs him that Congress
has. for the first time since the organization of the
Government. failed to make provision for the De-
par,mcnt. Had all the members of the next Con,
prcs, been elected the President ght ON the 4th
of March, have called extra-srs1on, and the
OMISSIONS Of the late Congress been supplied
But it was impossible To do without dslranchi-
zins fifteen Of the Sovereign States. This was
mos, unfortunate. There ought l., he no time
when full Congress could not be convened, aud
it i. firmly hoped such state Of affairs may never
occur again. Had the bill which failed made II
Ia, 4 tIat sca
the fast Of July. there would have been obviously
no necessity for an extra session. The deficiency
on the l3ti Of June will amount to S4,3Sj ,3S1
nearly SOL 900 Of which being unpaid balance
accommodating on the Dist Of December and 2sth
Of February, aud which can aud will be paid by
the Department sixty days from date: the payment
IF the princi pnl part within thirty days.
The Postmaster General also makes other state
,Acut~ to show that it would be impossible to CON
,crr II Congress in time to meet the great bulk Of
the responsibilities, without virtually excluding
from Congress the representatives of several the
sovereign States. In the dgment ofthc Presi-
dcut. ia" lesser evil was to wait until the first
Mohday Of December next, when Congress will
b. full Contracts can never BE- regulated AT
ter the amount, due shall 10 ascertaincl, they bc-
com" debts which must he paid. On this the con-
tractors. II they desire it, can borrow money. and
thr lender can have no better security. Provision
shout be made for the payment OF the interest,
which would ann unit to about one hundred thou
sand dollars.
system Of rctrenchmcnt, as far ns practicable
j. now an imperative duty. by the net of 1888,
Congress established six hundred a;d ninety five
new post routes, the service nj which includes the
St Pluls and pug-ts Sound route. establish oil
III lSjj, but which has not yet been put into cpe.
ration. |: has been estimated that these require
an annual appropriation Of SG04. iSS, over and a.
hove the receipts nccruinS therelrom. Not Il dol
l.. 4 A.