The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-02-20

TIM PosTAL eEaTTcE - THE cEcEplsc
srsrrs.--We take fronl the National In
t.ligmssr. Of the It'll, the following extract
" Congressional proceedings On the 9Th.
Thas We come back 70 the basis Of The
teIerraphic reports which exercised our
people considerably fsw days since. %
The effect that . resolution to suspend the
NAL service ii our States had pasaed the
Hoase. A viii Be seen. the thing twas
not what Il seemsdss under is teiesr1phic
coloring
Postal Ssrvi1e d die ssrohng S.ases.
Dir. Coifas- called Up the bin n relation
10 rsoataI service ia the seeding osa.esr
which he proposed 20 amend - stfiEin 3
ont he preamble and ruhsfituting the loi-
loving Cor fhe more Questionable Hection
81 the bill
pgreisrE That whenever. in the opinion
~ che Pogtn.astez-s enerai, the postal
aarqiee cannot be saiely continued ana me {
nosfs1 revenue collected, ana the Pc "A
fars maintained. and the contents OF me
uaaff ufeserVed iuViolate, ana aeiis eI1- =
ttsfr rror,rr address on any postal route
~, ransru Of any iasurrection or resistance
~ farv lie Posfnaaster General Is autnor-
80 10 discontinue the postal service on
ruef, route. or any portion Of T. a. any
r.osfoffiee thereon. until the same cln be
-afsiv restored and that the Bostmaster-
General shall report such acton 70 Ton
~. Branch enauired If the Postmaster
General had not already sufficient powers
vested IN him 20 meet this case
Mr.. COifax replied It was very doubtful
whether be had.
-. .rasr-~sas4 hDt her
under the existing law. the Postmaster
General could make arrangements for
Transferring the mails 50 that the states
which had not seeded could correspond
with those that had
Mr.. Colfax replied that the mails could
lie carried 10 the border OF a seeding
stafe-south Carolina being referred to by
the rentlernan-under existing contracts.
rom whence they could be carried al
over the State by express companies, il in
stamped envelope for by the present
law express companies could run lines and
carry letters I'll competition with the De-
pnrtment. IA stamped envelopes, which
br law could not be used q second time ;
and through express companies there
could be unrestricted correspondence
carried on with the eeceding States.
Mr. Branch wished 70 understand this
question thoroughly. Did he understand
tie gentleman 10 say that BY this law the
people OF the States which had not seed
Ell could correspond with the persons liT-
ing in those States which had seeded?
Afr. Colfax replied that the correspon-
danee would be carried TO the borders OF
seeding States. and that there al letters
would BE- delivered over TO the post Office
authorities Of those States, who would Of
course have them circulated upon the
various State routes. and delivered accord
ing to their different addresses.
Mr.. Branch After the letters reach
the borders Of the seeding States, Is the
Posfmaster-General ordered 70 make ar
ranremenfs with the States for transfer
ring them across the borders
Mr Colfax. The letters going beyond
the border would be left al tbs border Of
a State, and delivered to the authorities
or said State, Is whom they would alter
wards be delivered 10 the parties tor
whom they were intended.
Mr.. Branch. To all TO whom they
might be directed
Alr. Colfax Yes either hy the State
authorities or by paying the express COM
panies their charges.
Mr.. Branch. Supporting the law passes,
viii the Acknowledgement be authorized
to carry all letters for seeding States to
their borders, and there deliver them TO
the authorized agents Of such States
Mr.. Coliax replied, certainly and then
called the previous question which was
sustained.
The bill was then passed.