, 1861-07-03

mAAAc IN AaE d4st6DHD STATES.
Since the Government suspended the
mails in The seeded States the rebels have
suffered great Inconvenience from the want
ofpostal Iacil:ties, The difficulty Of cor
resrondcnce is vastly increased. The cost
Of mail matter is largely enhanced. Let
ters are no longer delivered throughout
S.cessia fer three cents, and newspapers
for quarter cent within the State where
issued, and free within the county of publ
cation, as is the case in all the loyal States
The secession Postmaster, Regan, pre-.
tended that he had arrangements 60 per
fected that all the mails would be contin-
ued just the same as when conducted un-
der the auspices CT Uncle Sam. He issued
a pompers proclamation continuing all the
old contractors and postmasters, and
pledged the people that the mails would
move On Us steadily as clock-work. But a
few weeks has thrown the whole into con-
fusion. The clock has run down. The
mails On most Of the small routes are dis
continued, the contractors refusing to carry
them unless paid, and Regan has no money.
Arrangements have been made with the
Southern express companies to receive and
deliver letters on their routes, which are
confined to steamboats, and rail cars. A
bonus is promised to be paid them in sddi-
tinn to the i've and ten cents postage on
letters, and one cent on newspapers. But
Hallway trains supply only small portion
Of Seceesia. In some States, such as Ar
kansas, Florida and Texas, there is hardly
mile of railway. Since the establish
ment Of the blockade very little steamboat
ing is done on the rivers.
The stages and hacks that were kept run
ming through extended and sparsc1y-set-
tied districts Of The Confederate States BIZ
means Of the Federal bounty they receiv-
ed, are obliged to haul off on most routes.
Those stages furnished cheap means Of
travel for the emisaries, commissioners,
runne1s and drummers Of the Confederate
leaders. The net work Of mails that lately
reached every village, hamlet and cross
roads in the seeded States, at cost Of
three millions year to the National treas
ury, is now broken up in confusion. Last
year the Government paid 5000, 900 more
than the receipts to furnish the ungratcful
Texas rebels with abundance Of mail fa-
cilitics. Hundreds Of stage coaches were
supported by Federal bounty for the con-
venience Of Texans. This gratuity of
$4,000 PR day is Withdrawn and the deyo-
: tees Of secession ride on "shank's mare"
or pay double stage fare.
The withdrawal Of the mails is heavy
1i1ow to the rebels. It brings home to every
family sensation Of distress, and reminds
them 6ai]y Of the evils and miseries of Sc
cessiop.
The last act Of the conthieyeracy, before
the mails were stopped: Was to steal al the
postage stamps, mailbags, wrapping pa
per, blanks, twine, scales, stamps and other
Government property connected with the
postal department in the South. Larceny
appears to be one Of the institutions Of that
region, but there will be day Of reckoning
and retribution for those crimes.
The South always controlled the Post
office Department, and squandcred millions
Of dollars annually in keeping up profit
less stsge routes for the benefit Of their own
people, enabling them, in fact, to travel as
dead heads, at Government expense, all
oTer their csuntry, besides having pack
ages Of goods, letters and papers brought
to their doors promptly, speedily, and
cheaply. But all this has ended. Their fine
times have ceased, never to come back
until the insurgents return to their allegi.
ance