The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-12-21
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TERMS CASH.

DONE WITH SEaTSgss AND DisPATcH Z
TERMS CASH
~ for what of,er issa grave enbar.
rassment both 10 aenbers Of Con.
zress~aod so--she- -s1ecusFaaeard is
sometHDes. q seriods patlsS'lliiss nissSiss. :
POST esRreE DEPARTMENT.
The report Of tie Postmaster Gen
eraf gives evidence Of the satisfaesory
condition Of that departmeo. and con
tains many valuable data ana accom-
panyiog suggestions which oshno: fsil
to be Of interest. Tie iaforma,ion
which il affords shoaa ths she 70.
ctipts for the 6scal year have exceed
ed the expeodisarss, and must Be
very gratifying TO Congress: and % the
people OF the country. -
As matters which may fairly claim
particular attention, / refer you to bis
observations ID reference TO the sd-
visibility Of sbanging thepresens basis
for fixing sssNiea and allowances, q
extending tie money order system,
aud Of enlarsing the functions Of she
possal establishment 50 IS 70 put aOdsr
its control the telegraph system Of f6e
country, though from this last and
most important recommendation
mus. withhold m5 concurrence.
| REDUCED LETTER POSTAGE.
| At the las: session Of Congress seE
Ieral bills were iutroduced into the
House Of Representative for the rer
duction of letter postage toiherase Of
two cent? per half ounce; hare
given much stud aad reflection %;
this subject and AN thoroughly per-
suaded that sucha reduction woulds
| be for the best Interest Of the pablie
| -. ~ BANKRUPT LsW.
/ Il trust tha. somessgreemens Mag be-
reached which viii speedily esabl6
Congress, Nth the eoueusFeheepof The
Executive, to afford the commercial
community the benefits Of . nasional
bankrupt Law.
PoPULAR EDUcSTEoN:--,,s,..-.-:,-
The censns returns disclose az
alarming state of illiseracy u certain
portions Of tue country i where the pro-
visions for schools is grossly inside
Equs:e: Il is nonentoas question
for the discussioa of Congress whether
Immediate aud aubsssltisl aid should
no. be extended BY the General Coy
eminent for suppiementing The efforts
Of private benefceace and Of States
and territorial legislation in behalf of
ieducation. = - - : 81
| E- POLITICAL AssEssaEEg ss - e = "a asasI
I declare sagpEoFal of sach iegis-
lation as may be cfaand necessary fos
suppaenenting the existing ppogisiens
of law in relation 70 political ssssesa-
uents. = Is. ,a+ saj sssasf.; 4 49,
In July last ! authorized apnblic
announcement that employees of she,
Government should regard sheuseivea
at libertytss exercise their plsasursin
refusing. Sa. .,,,li s;;ao,a
contributions and that their
hat regard would 10 no ,naunsr affect
heir official status. q $50.
In this announcement I.acted upon
. view which I had always maintained
md st!ll maintain, that public oEoes
should be as absolutely free as any
other citizen to give or withhold o
contribution for the aid Of the political
party Sf his choice Is&hss, however,
been urged, and doabsless DOT without
10 fact, that BY solicitation
Of oGcialsupesiors aud by other modes
such contributors have 81 tines beea &
obtained from persons whose enly me-
tive for giving has been che fear Of
what might befsll taen if :hey re-
fused. 1t goes without saying that
such contributions are rot voluntary,
and in my judgment their colleetioa
should be prohibited BY law. Is baA
which will effsc.ually suppress them
will receive my cordial approval.
An old gentleman residing, Ia
Simmons Gap, in Georgia, hasE
about as wide, varied, and fnll an
experience Of domessicisy as any
man since the days Of King Ar-
gustus IL. of Poland. This hap.
py man, who has attained the
pa,riarcbal age Of foursco-e years,
has had the supreme felicity of
being married nine times, and ID
is the ninth wife who-isa az present
GOV, hic da<i;<.