Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-01-30


to condemn. You deserve credit for your
enerprising spirit desire to please, and
giving the public an enlarged means of ad-
vertising. Pereevere- in vour wel-doing,
and cease net your efforts 10 publish
famiIylournal in all respects, not forget
ihg the PRONUNCIATION Of true Republican
principles. You have the people with you,
and with their approval YOU must suc-
ceeG.
In looking over the Postmaster Generals
last annual report. find the following
statistics, which may he of interest to your
readers:
Stamps issued in iS':............. Sl6,6sl, ,l99 90
StainPe9 en,T,is'' 'ro,,":, p,.,,',. III 565 so
Newspaper Wrappers. l4O,5G7 30
Postal cal ''''-'''.' .''' I- --,---
Aggregate. .... SO, ,5g9,7 776 co
Incsrasp ia value over 1872 of s., 329, l4S.
There was also issued TO tie various
Departments of the government, stamps,
envelopes and wrappers to the amount oi
$685., 9iS %, to prepay pOstageon business
communications. Since the repeal OF the
frarking privilege ali the Departments
must prepay postage. This amount was
used in six months, and certainly the iig-
urcs will he doubled by July l, 1874.
Taking into consideration the number OF
extra clerks employed to keep the account
of these stamps, and placing them on let
tiers, &c, there is no saving over the Old
plan Of fraukiug. 70 he sure, 1t makes
the financial exhibit OF the Postmaster
General look better, hut it seems to me it
is only .'robbinT Peter to pay Paul"
Another fact should &c mentioned in
this connection, viz: no matter the amount
Of mail sent over the railroad daily, be 1t
ten pounds or ten tons, the companies re-
ceivc the same pay.
The daily Chronicle OF this city, says OF
this subject: There are great many iea-
lures about the adjustment OF the frank
ing privilege which are not visible to the
naked eye. Among other delightful me-
mentoes, the Secretary OF State has had to
pay the POstoilicc Department. since first
of last July, S2l, 600 for postage stamps.
but it is economical Adding to tins the
salary of the man who has to put them on
the envelopes, four OF whom have broken
down since the act took effect, and 1t makes
a very pleasant little item OF expense.
Figures do not lie (partlcuar!y those
given by the protector OF this wOuid-be
saving 10 the governmcnt), and glance
over them will show the ialiacy OF this pet
policy of rcformers. l:)
QuIle hHeiy discussion tooh Piace III
the House Oh SATURDAY i'S'. 1ir' hoo-
plns, oi North oaroliha' Il former reOei
general SPOKE written speech III oPP"s'-
uoh 10 Tue ClVii nishts Dill In ''e
course " ms remarks ile was oit'er against
'he coiofeu race frequently "nuuihS u
them as nissefS, lie uecared they
were uhequai TO Inc "ii'e man III every
respect ne was not even piacH "hiIe
man, he was 'iius'c'i' 'Io''csoiile'u 'u''lc-
ing, JoVlai leiio"' IN lacC lie was lhe "orlu $
ieIIy Ahule"' iie ec"u'e" tic iue"
that the negro wouid h@h'' OUT haa seen
lew oi them' inspired Dy WHISKY, Drought
up to the scratch. lie continued III MS
tlrade, ana the import was tue ignorance
ana lhieflorlty ol 'le negro race Tic also
sald II ne were 10 seiecI oiiu ior 'Helr ein-
Diem lthe eagle was Tor the whitc man, he
would take the 'r'f' "hich was Il meutum
slzed Dltd' ana Represented hediocri'y; IL
was inc rlSht color' anu ""uIn luiiy rep
resent thelr 'hieVihS propehsi'ieS'
Mr.. Cam, co.ored member from South
Carolina, immediately obtained the hoor
to reply. lie spoke rdh"W notes, o"d rlut-
ont preparation. The co!ored man went
for this high-toned Southern gentleman
mot, however, using any low or vulgar
phrases, in way that cause dihim TO roll
up his speech, lock his desk, and retire
from the hall OF the House 10 the saloon in
the basement for lunch. Mr.. Robbins
dared not remain To receive the castiga-
ton, in words. Of a man who was once 4
slave.
Abiding to the question Of Mr.. Rob
bins why the slaves did not exhibit their
superiority while slaves by uprising and
throwing off the shackles that bound them
while the men were absent in the field
fighting during the rebellion, and the slaves
had only the women and children to fear,
and why they did not embrace that op-
pOrtuniiy to gain their freedom, Mr.. Cain
said the colorcd race scOrned to do such an
act, and would spprnthe freedom obtained
in that manIcr: that they warred not
against helpless women and children, and
only fought men who were brought face to
face in battle, and that no DOUBT the gen
tleman from North Caroilha recollected
that fact, for he had got out OF Their way
pretty quick on one occasion. 10 the
taunt of interiority and ignorance as
cribed to them, he said, ''The colored race
labored faithfully for you for two hundred
years, and where Is the school house which
oil For