Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-12-21
From our Regular Correspondent
Our European Letter.

London, Eng, Dec. 6, 1881.
In my last letter reference was briefly
made to recent improvements in the
ran, mission of messages by telegraph.
he post flee, and again to-day | am
peased to announce that strong efforts are
now being made to send money by the
SINE means. The plan suggested is now
receiving the most careful consideration
md the present chief of the British pos
al service, Mr.. Fawcett, is too practi-
ctl to neglect any reasonable experiment
ending to facilitate the operations OF
commerce, or idingpersonal convenience.
No doubt there are some hindrances at
present in The forwarding of small sums OF
money. People find it troublesome to 60
III 10 the post Office to get money order,
80 they send check. Sometimes the
check is appropriated by an unscrupuluus
LOS man Or dishonest clerk, and there is
V xntion all around. Sometimes hard
cash is sent in registered letters. but then
he post Office only takes " limited liza
oiiity." Therefore the sending of money
by post il convenient is not always swift,
ind sometimes is not sure. What a com.
tort it is when cash is due to get it at once
low much crime and misery would b.
pared by avoidance OF oeiay IN money
matters. But for the eternal lack of
,epce that vexes public men " human ma.
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tawceit Will 90 well to let us nave the
'"It3r'ph Tor the transmission ol cash al
ht earnest opportunity
Area'y we CRY Is rhseo On 'i's CONT
leht that 'he powers piace" In NJ Gtm
'ettn llatoS mean u'''ila!e war ineN
preu'c' 'hat tiitre are ceilalh u,ps wnlc"
must eNen'ui,ilV entah"le Tue uahnett"
'nlnlstty' ana certain pts ihto "h'ch they
must iheVHanlY ialI' ana mat tnere VIII nf
no way OUT Oh 'nese out through 'he oattl'
'l''d' 1t frequently nhPpehS mat "her
men prea'cI ahV'hiISthey 90 the'r utmos
10 make tne't prophes'es come true ana
| 'th*uSh NJ 'r"'noelIa ras 'ohs 'ist o.
flohn'' nus ehe'h,eS may oe co"hteu IT
"oh>'o ranie NUMBERS but lhere are
reasons why the comparisons inade De
"eeh NipoI9oh lhe luira ana NJ rum
oetta cannon Io'u Sooo' me chiei Oh th'
second empire before us ooWhlal'' ma
been ~ very powerful position IN th'
eyes OF Europe lie Hao 'he Prest.ge o
'reat mlii'arS VICTORIES iead'hg MN Il
suppose tllit the french army was IN
VnGIole. lie was surrounded ny brll
rant court ana MS friends ana hatterer'
we're always assuring MN OF the Stability
OF the 'po'eonIc dynasty ana OF the sue
cess Oh 'nperlai dlplomtcv' IL was no
nntll oeuan that the adhorehts OF the EN-
pre- really UNDERSTOOD lis weakness, ant
he iull power OF rival state. Now. NJ
Gamhetta mas all these terrible experience
to gnlde ana torewarn MN. ana ne mas
ar more intimate acquaintance with th'
trenrh peop'e ana WIN lheir capacities
tor gooo ana eVil tliah Napoleon the lhirt
ever possessed Snch being the case, M
G"mbettal IS not only less likely to fall int
the errors OF the empire. but he would als'
have less excuse for such errors. Thu
rocks upon when the empire broke up II
terr'n,e COMMISSIONS are not likely to b.
passed unobserved by so earnest and keen
steersman as NJ. Gamhetta.
The LORD Lieutenant OF Ireland, visiting
Belfast on tuesday, SAD that the act o
union must be maln'alned and he agree
IN all that hhd becn done nv the govern
ment for the pac'flcatlon OF Ireland which
s. however Tar from being paclfied a