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

THO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.
4 North Carolina. South Carolina, G.or
wa. Alabama, Mis- issippi, Louisiana, Ten
nrssee, Arkansas, Missouri, Florida, and
iexas Having recently returned from tn.
Sontn, am yell aNa'e oi ihc great incon.
veniences 10 which the Southern people ar.
subjected on Hccomn, of lack ,f mail faci!i
.'es. ms ~, o very groa, extent. ow
ing TO The oath with which contractors are
'eqalred TO comply, there Gring but few
men at Tie South Who can take il. lliy
ing conferred with the proper uulhori les.
('nd "b'nined their APP ruval,) find ihnI
THIS difficulty eau BE- ohviated and the mails
e'tn"I~h"d upon every route at The Son,r
ia at tie highest rates admissible for the
people If ei her the North or Sou h Be
ing National Uhion mru, date of Nnr,h
Cnr"lina) by which | mean one that j.,
"ilk- opposed /" the h.r.,irs uf the Extre
ini'iS N"r;h and South. Lean take THIS oath
aud thus form the connecting link between
The Sbnil,ern people and the Urltrd Suite,
E"v"rnment THIS | propose to do and
"s'abis ""iis GU every rout. at the south
now dcs'itu. u ut trem ~ follows:
Anv person who il drsrnus Of oeroniuu
contractor vii address me at orce. STA
ting the rou'c or routes for which he washes
l" eec@ne ""H'rE"' or. (~taling the extreme
points ~ tc CONNECTED, w"icu, OF cnur.,.
should b. on SOME route heretofore e>tnb
'ish"d VIII then contract tor suuh roul.
or r""lcH ~ -. oNn name. h'd let the lar-
i"s hnNc them ai discount ur ~ Der
cent. on Tie C.uu.I nmOunt Tor ca, rvInv lac
Wa'iS ON M ute or routes which Hill be-.
about 20 cents per mile for - weekly, So
c"n'H Tor sr:"i'wrekiy, and IS cent, { r. "A
tr weekly mul--pIl mvni 10 he ut lh,
"l"sc Of The qua ter. This arrangement
VII! scc-ie the route of the sub contractor
substantially the same as if it were his
own contract, md frequently at bette
pric" than could bc "b uincG tn the usual
"ay where there j. 80 much competition
Persons c"rIi iiug 10 N, cure m, rc'y
upon i'ir dealing. All acrrptrd bins W /!
be e. cred upon the books OF the Post .:
flee Department, where tuey will be open
irr iusUrCi,ou.
Prrsons Nncn making application sh Md
'rhd guaranty signed by at lrust 80
gu"ra"turs TUr gnrrnnts should be- c.r:i.
fled TO by II postmaster or iudrc of n
Cont Of record. Applicants can, il thcy
desire, "b ,u blank forms. priuied by the
''''' '''''''' ~ tSNlis tisler llle U'iPr-
signed or ll.r 81 Assistant Pos master Gen
erG'. Grr. W. MrCIpIj,u, who viii take
p'casrr" IN giving Il the Information that
may he desired.
The proposal, (a form cf which ia TN
necessary {" give hcre) will be- flied Oy The
Undrr-lynrd
t-sS~ Editors throughout tie South will
pl"a-" give the foregoing two insertions
"nd forward b.Il with copy OF paper to
the undcr~ilued Tno~e giving Two or
more aid'i"nNI Insertions will he r1,illrd
/" a copy OF mv book IA Raw Of Light"
the price of which 10y mmI is 81 CO.
All COMMUNICATIONS relative 10 The fore.
gorug suoud d be ndi,rs-"d to
BRI IN TYSON.
Box loco. Washington, ID. G.
Rcfrenrcs, (bN peImi,~i" &c " Snm.
son, ID. ID, l.. l. -. President Columbia
C"ll'gt Hon Chns Mason, Prca;dsu, Ma.
uUnul Democratic Committee.
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