The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-08-22
A Plan to Restore the Mail Ser.
vice Of the South.

vice OF the South.
TO TIL PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA
l. North Car"iina. South Carolina, G-or
eis. Alabama, Mis- issippi. Loui-i,nu. Ten
nrss-e, Arkansas, Missouri. Florida, and
frxss Huvipg recently returned from the
South, AN we'll aAa = Of ihs great jnrsn.
| venienceS to which the Snut cru p-apie as-
sub jectsd on account Of lack e mail farili
ties. Th, is, . very grra, eSteat, ow
ing 10 the oath with which contrncl"rs are
required 10 comply, there being but few
msn at the South who can take il. Har
ing conferred with the proper au,hori lea.
| land "b'niaed their up; tU,ai,) | hnd that
this difficulty can b- "hv;sted and tho nails
-.tsbIiSh"d upo. s,ers route nt tn. Soutn
ard at tho hi she-t rates admissible for the
people IL ei her the North or S"u h Is.
iug y kail"nai U"ion IN. (la;s Of Nurtn
Csr~liua) by which | s,-sn enc ths, j.
niik. "pp,ssj to the here-ies of the Extre
mists Norh and South. | eau inkr this oath
aud lhus fsrn the c"nnrcIng li'.k briw-s.
the Southern people and the United State.
Gev-rnmsnt. TINS ] pr"p"ss "a do and
establish !".niis ca s.-ry route nj the South
now destjtuis oi them ~ follows:
ANY person who is d-sirnuS Of becoming
\ contractor will address INC at o,cs. stu
ting the route or routes for which h. wishes
10 become contractor. (s,ating the extreme
paints 20 be cUna~ct-d, which, Of course,
ihodld be on some rou,s herelsfors sst.b
iish.d } will then contract Tor such rout-
81 routes in Wy s~n name. Ind let the par
ties have them At = di-eouut of ~ Der
cent. sn the annual amount for carrying he
mails on said rsats Or routes which " i'll b..
about rs cents per mile for weekly. SO
cea's for seuil.weekly, sud IS cent? f"r II
tri.wsekly mnil-pa,mcn, 10 be st The
c!ose Of the qus. ter. This arrangement
vii! .vrure tee route o! the sub cuslracior
substantially the same rs if il were his
own contrast. and irr4ueu'ly mt a better
price thsn could bs nb.uinea Ia the usual
way where there 10 40 much competition.
Persons csnfding 10 INV care MAJ rely
upon fair dealing. All accepted bios will
be e.,er.d upon the books Of tn. Post or
fics Department, where they Willie open
for inspection.
Persons when making applica,ioa shsuld
s.nd . guaranty signni by ~ least I 20
guarantors The W .ranty should be crr,i
tied 10 BY n Po,tmaster or u Judge Of n
Court Of record. Applicants can. if thev
desire, Ubtaia blank forms, printed by the
Government BY addressing either tho under.
sigssd or the Id Assistant Pos. mas Or Gen
srAi, Goo. w. MeClsll-n, who will take
pleasure in giving Al tbs Information that
may be desired.
The proposai, "a f"rm Of which /. M
-ecsssary I" give hsrsD will be filled oy til.
.nd.r-ignrd
H- Editors thfoughsut TIE South will
please give the foregoing two insertions
..d forward bin wins copy .pt paper 10
the undsr.iyrsj. The-s giving Two or
more atdiIi"ani Insertions will he entitled
10 c"py OF my book "a Ray OF Light"
the price Of which BY u'sil 10 ~ 90.
All communications relative TO the fore.
gaiaY shouid be sddres-.d 10
BRYAN TYSON,
Box 1000 Wnshimgion,D. C..
| References, %, pSrHis-io y q w Sam.
son, ID. ID, l.. l. ID. President Coiunbs
College; Hoa. Chss. Mason, PreIidsnt Ma.
ti"nal Democratic Committee.
Aug l-<iImes.