Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-12-23

nee department, Us sIVNii pS Alit ''''
companying report of the Postmaster
General, exhibits a gratifying increase
in that branch Of the public service. 1t
is the index of the growth of education
and of the prosperity of the people
two elements highly conducive to the
yigor and stability of republics. With Il
vast territory like ours, much Of it
spar+cly populated, but all requiring the
serv v.ces Of the mail, it * not at present
to lie expected that the department
can be made selfsustaining but grad
ual approach to this end, from year to
year, is confidently relied upon, and
The day is not far distant when the Post
Office Department Of the Government
will prove a much greater blessing to
the whole people than it is now.
The suggestions of the Postmaster
General for improvements in the De
partment presided over by him, are
earnestly recommended to your special
attentions; especially to the documents
favorable to the consideration of the
llau for uniting the telegraph system
Of the United States with the postal
system. 1t is believed that by such a
course the cost of telegraphing could be
much reduced and the service as well,
il not better rendered. ltwould secure
the further advantage Of extending the
telegraph through portions of the coun-
try whore private enterprise will not
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iieh was Iecciveo' from 'in'e 10 '''''e'
l'la' h4n'hatioiiS Oh 'nc c'''r"','r re- re-
'tife'' 10 Ill 'liS i'" eA'S'r"' aho were
ioWeflul III many fariS OF ''ie southern
states, narticultrly IN ceftaih cou'l'leS
III 'He STAG ol ''o'''i ,"l"Ili,': N''e'"'
ihVesusa'loh was fiiaoe' anu IL "c'1 "S,
Geftalhed tha' III i'lne couh''eS OF ''i''
9'a.e, Such coilpli,a'ioiiS were ~. ac'lNt'
and po"eflnl, embracing " Slil'S'e'iV
portion or inc cI'lzehs 10 coh'rol 'he
local authofiey, ana haVlre, alnons
"'l'ef thlll?s' 'iIe oDIeo' ., uopii. III {
'le emahclpalea Grass Oh 'he s.'"s'ai!'
tial oeheItS Oh lree''oii "''" VI priv =
Iege, ana the tfce polhcai actlon Oh
fhose citizens VINO dld not syihpal,iH.e
"f'h thef own views. among 'heir
operations were frequent scour2lngs anu
occasional assassinatlons, eeneE'ily per-
netrated at nisht ny dlsSulsed persons
the victims, IN almost aii cases. pelne
CITIZENS OF different polltical sentiments
ilom their own, or lree persons VINO iiao
shown disposition TO ciaim e4uai rlsh's
with other citizens: Ihousands OF nor
iensiVe and Well-dlsposed citizens were
the sufferers 10y this laW'ess violence
!hcretpon, on the l@th OF octooer'
1871 "a proclamation was issued, IN terms
OF the law, calling upon the memoerS
ot the combination to dlsperse WITHIN
| five days, and to deliver to the Marshal
81 military officers OF the United states
all arms, ammunltlons, uniforms, DIS
guiSeS, and other means and implements
used 10y them for carrying out ther un-
| Lawful! purposes. This warning not haV-
ing been needed, on the 18th OF Octo-
| hcr another proclamation was issued
,uspending the privilege OF the writ OF
| ha5caS corpus, i'll nine counties IN that
state. Direction was given that within
the counties so designated persons sup
posed, upon credible iniormatlon' 'e
| be members OF such uniawlul comolh"
| tons, should be arrested 10y the military