, 1862-01-23
TIRE FIRST PAT
governs each pay hereafter.
Proposed Issue OF Money orders to bs
Sent by HAIL,

IAe Post-01iice Committee Of the House Of
Representatives have under consideration the
Introduction Of i money order system for tile
transmission through Post-ofice orders Of
sums under thirty dollars at the average rate
Of about one-half Of one per cent. 4 like sys-
TEN to this pays expenses and yields net
reyeuuc of about one hundred thousand dol
lars per annum in England, but it has failed to
pay in either ireland or Canada 1t was first
established in Great Britain IS the private en-
tcrprisc of three Of the clerks IN the Po=t-of-
flee Department during the Napoleonic war,
to enable soldiers and sailors to make snall
remittanccs, and was subsequently, adopted by
the department. The existence Of almost pre-
ciscly similar circumstances in this country
suggests its adoption lie a measure Of convent
ence to the half a million Of soldiers now in
the service, and the fact that tho Government
continually needs large SUNG Of money in the
western States, where the usc Of this system
would produce m accumulation of the postal
revenue, would, it is thought, compensate for
what has been hitherto urged as the disalyau-
tage Of the system. 1t remains to be seen,
also, If the banking system proposed by the
| Secretary Of the Treasury would not also en-
| hance the value Of this mode of distributing
| the Tost~ofice receipts.
| The Reported Peace Propositions.
| Rumors have been current ut Springfield
and st. Louis that propositions Of peace hare
been offered by jeff. Davis to the Administra-
tion, as well Us to England and France. These
! reported propositions arc as follows:
| !. Recognition Of the Southern Coufedcracy
Absotnte free trade between Northern and
/ Southern Confcdcracics.
! 5. Abroeation Of tie Fugitive Slave Law.
statef. 4'' N>O0> - @''~'
t In addition to the above, 4 gentleman rcsid-
ing in St. Louis in 4 high official capacity is
the authority for the statement that he learned
from Federal officers 1eho clai,n to be tn con,au-
sfiedtion atiA relatives in the Confederate army
that Davis has also submitted the following:
+. Abolition Of slavery in twenty-onc years
This last, the gentleman says, is the bait
thrown out to ENGLAND.
II The number of military appointments
before the Senate Committee are 1 400, Largo
proportion Of whom will be slaughtered. Il
the investigation Of the qualifications Of eac1
man, The Committee seem determined that M
44A&A @A0A4 ANA~4*N HANA4 NuANASNAuSuL Sl&QEtS u
account Of political fayoritism, famiE 0
wealth, but alone upon those requisite quail
| dcatlons necessary to make q good officer
There arc many regrets expressed that Gen
Stone Was confirmed ut the July session, as
in consequence Of his record subsequently
made, and now in evidence before the Com
Mite on the Conduct Of the War, he woul
not now he confirmed.
Is It Is pretty well settled that the ston
feet sunk in the main ship channel Of Charlie:
ton accomplished its purposes. Although til
:. upper works Of the lulks have in u,easu1
I disappeared, The stern and the larger part {
| the huks remain, and the tidal flow Of the sc
| has washed TO that point immense quautitis
. Of sand, which has formed a bar across til
channel at that point, and ct1cctra!!y closed
,, for at least twenty years to come. The mai
!. slip channel is morally closed. Until a car
: fnl survey Is made no vessel Fi11 dare to G
II Out Over It, and that survey cannot DC mac
> until the rebellion is terminated.
+ fY Gen. Dix spoiis . story told ''y Il
f Charleston lferex,u Of the fearful display
. seecsh Ioqucnec made ii his rreFcncc by
!. certain Mr.. ". es Southern sympathiea. Z
denles In the most positive manner tl,at