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The Southern Postage Act. The most important action of the South? ern Congress^ oil the ? 24th inst., was the removal of secrecy from the following re? port: Air. Chilton, from tho Committee on Postal Affairs, made tho following report: The Committee on Postal Affairs having considered of the duties assigned them, have instructed me to submit the follow? ing report, and the bill uccompan}'i% the same. The Committee havo mainly directed their inquiries to tho question whether, without material inconvenieuce to the public, the Post Office Department of this Confederacy can bo made self-sustaining. The Committee find, from tho latest and most reliable mcsns of information of which they have been able to avail them self, that the excess i)f expenditure over the receipts of this Department in t he six States comprising this Confederacy, for the fiscal year endin? 30th June, 1859, was 81,669,595.33. They havo 'not been able to obtain tho report of such receipts and expenditures for the last fiscal year, bat they presume tho above furnishes an approximation sufficiently accurate for the predicate of our j resent action. To provide for this deficit, your Com? mittee would suggest that the rates of postage may be inereasod, as proposed by the accompanying bill. By this bill the}' estimate an increase of receipts approxi? mating 857S,S74.83. They believe that a saving can bo ef? fected by a change ir the modo of letting out mail contracts, adopting what is usu? ally called "the star bid system." Provi? ding all due safe-gua .-ds for tho celerity, | certainty, and sccuiLy of the mails, but without other restrictions as to the mode of transportation, f i this way your Com? mittee aro satisfied that tho expenso of mail transportation nay bo reduced, say BSi per cent, upon i,he present cost, say 8619,033. 1 They are further of opinion that there should bo a discontinuance of numerous routes, the cost of which is greatly dis proportioned to thoir convenience, and the receipts of the post offices supplied by them. In this way they belicvo a saving of 1-10 of the present cost of trans? portation may be attained, say $256,344. The service upon many of the routes may, without material detriment, he changed, daily routes reduced to tri-week ly, &c., at an estimated reduction of, say 8206,344. They would also recommend the abol? ishing a number of minor post offices, which occasion considerable expense with? out corresponding profit or convenience. In this way a saving to tho. Department might be readily secured to the amount of, say 850,000. These sums added, say ay increased receipts by raising piiatago rates $378,874 S3 . By saving, as above indicated, total, 1,081,7121 00 Total.$1,(500,595 83 .Present excess of expenditures over receipts. 1,666,695 80 Tour Committee aro of opinion that steps should be immediately taken to pro? cure postage stamps of the denomination of two, five and twenty cents; that these -stamps will be sufficient to meet tho wants of tho Department for the present. They would further suggest that iramc .diate stops should be taken for procuring a supply of locks aid keys for the mail service; and for po.'t office blanks, such as aro now in use. They would farther recommend that all the mail contracts within this Confed? eracy bo re-let at au early a day as practi? cable, and until they are ro-let the exist? ing contracts remain of force, this govern? ment becoming responsible to such con? tractors from the Sth day of February, . 1861. Your Committco are unable to- suggest any plan until farther arrangements shall have been made for tho transmission of mail matter to and from other govern? ments. They believe, however, that un? til postal treaties can bo made, expedients arising from tho necessities of the public will, readily suggest themselves, which * will in a great measure, remedy the in? convenience Tho wide-spread ramifica cations of the Express companies wouid furnish valuable auxiliaries for communi? cation beyond tho Confederacy, tho mail matter bearing th? stamps of each gov? ernment through which it may pass by said Express. All of which is respectfully submitted. W: P. CICILTON, Chairman. An act to be entitled an act to pre? scribe rates of postage in the con? federate states of america, and for other purposes. Sec 1. The Congress of the Confederate States Of America do enact that from and - after such period as the Postmaster Gen? eral may by proclamation announce, there I shall be charged So following rules of postage, to wit: for every single letter sealed, and for eve y letter in manuscript or paper of any kind, upon which infor? mation shall be asked for, or communicate in writing, or by marks or signs, convej'ed in the mail for tny distance between places within the Confederates States of America, not excee ding 500 miles, 5 cents; and for any.distance exceeding 500 miles double that rate; and every letter or par? cel not exceeding) alf an ounce in weight, i shall be deemed a ?inglo letter, and every additional weight of half an ounce or ad? ditional weight of less than half an ounce, ' ' shall bo charged with an additional single postage; and all packages containing oth? er than written or printed matter?a:nd money packages arc included in this class ?shall be rated by weight as letters are rated, and shall be charged double tho rates of postage on letters; and all drop letters or letters placed in any Post Office not for transmission but for delivery only, shall be charged with postago at the rate of two cents each; and in all the forego? ing eases the postage must be pre-paid by stamps; and all letters which shall here? after be advertised as remaining over or uncalled for in any Post Office, shall be charged with two cents each in addition to the regular postage; bpth to*bo ac? counted for as other postages of this Con? federacy. Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That all newspapers not exceeding three ounces in weight, sent from the office of publica? tion to actual and bona fide subscribers, shall be charged with postage as follows, to wit: the postage on the regular num? bers of a newspaper published weekly within the State where published, shall be G} cents per quarter, and papers published semi-weekly double that rate ; and papers published thrice a week treble that rate; and papers published daily six times that rate; and the postage on all newspapers to actual subscribers without the State where published .shall be charged double the foregoing rates; and periodicals sent from the ollicc of publication to actual and bona fide subscribers, shall be charged with postage as follows, to wit: the post? age on the regular numbers of a periodi? cal, not exceeding V. ounces in weight, and published monthly within the Stale where published, shall be 3 cents per quarter; if published semi-monthly, double that rate; and for every additional ounce, or fraction of an ounce, double the fore? going rates shall be charged: and period? icals published quarterly or bi-monthly, shall be charged one cent an ounce; ami periodicals without the State where pub? lished shall be doable the above specified rates; and regular subscribers to newspa? pers and periodicals shall be required to pa}r one quarter's postago-in advance. And there shall be charged upon every other newspaper, on each circular not scaled, handbill, engraving, pamphlet, pe? riodical and magazine, which shall be un? connected with any manuscript or written matter, not exceeding three ounces in weight, two cents; and for each addition? al ounce, or fractional of an ounce, two cents additional: and in all cases the post? age shall be prepaid by stamps. Ami books bound or unbound not weighing over four pounds shall be deemed maila blo matter, and shall be charged with postago to be prepaid by stamps, at two cents per ounce for any distance. The publishers of newspapers or periodicals may send to each other from their respec? tive ollices of publication, free of postage, one copy of each publication. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Postmaster General to provide and furnish to all Deputy Postmasters, and to all other per? sons applying and paying therefou, suita blo postage stamps and stamped envelopes of the denomination of two cents, five cents, and twenty cents, to facilitate the pro-payment of postages provided for in this act; and any person who shall forge or counterfeit any postago stamp provi? ded or furnished under the provisions of this or any former act, whether the same are impressed or printed on or attached to envelopes or not, or any die, plate, or engraven therefor, or shall make or print or knowingly use or sell, or have in his possession, with intent to use or sell, any such false, forged, or counterfeited, dies, plate, engraving, or postage stamp, or who shttll make or print, or authorize, or procure to be made or printed, any post? age stamps of the kind provided and fur? nished by the Postmaster General as afore? said, without the especial authority and direction of the Post Ollicc Department, or who, after such postage stamps have been printed, shall, with intent to defraud the revenues of the Post Ollicc Depart? ment, deliver any postage stamps to any person or persons other than such as shall bo authorised to receive the same by an instrument of writing, duly executed un? der the hand of the Postmaster General, and the seal of tho Post Office Depart? ment, shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of felony, and be punished by a line not exceeding S5G0 or ly im? prisonment not exceeding five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and the expenses of procuring and providing all such postage stamps and letter envel? opes as arc provided for or authorised by this act, shall be paid, after being adjusted by the Auditor of the Post Ollicc Depart? ment on the certificate of the Postmaster General out of any money in the Trea? sury arising from the revenues of the Post Office Department. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That it sliall be the duty of every Postmaster to cause to be defaced, in such manner as the Postmaster General shall direct, all postage stamps of this Confederacy, at? tached to letters deposited in his olfice for delivery or to be sent by mail; and if any Postmaster sending letters in the mail with such postage stamps attached, shall omit to deface the same, it shall be the duty of the Postmaster to whose office such letters shall be sent for delivery to deface tho stamps and report the delin? quent Postmaster to the Postmaster Gen? eral, and if any person shall use or at tempt to use, in the pre-payment of post? age, any postage stamps which shall have been before used for like purposes, such person shall bo subject to a penalty of fifty dollars for every such offence, to bo recovered in the name of the Confederate States of America, in any court of com? petent jurisdiction. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the day when this act goes into effect, the franking privilege shall be abolished, provided that the Postmaster General and his chief clerk, and the audi? tor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department, shall be and they are here? by authorised to transmit through the mail free of postage any letters, packages, or other matters, relating exclusively~to their official duties, or to the business of the Post Office Department; but they shall, in every such case, indorse on the back of the letter or package to be sent free of postage, over their own signatures, the words t: Official Business," and for any such indorsement falsely made tho "person so offending shall forfeit and pay $300; and provided further, the several Deputy Postmasters throughout the Con fedarato States shall be and hereby arc authorised to send through the mail free of postage all letters and packages which it may be their duty, or they may have occasion to transmit to any person or place, and which shall relate exclusively to the business of their respective offices, to the business of the Post Office Depart? ment?but in every such case the deputy postmaster sending in such letter or pack? age shall indorse thereon, over his own signature, the words "Post Office Busi? ness," and for any and every such en? dorsement falsely made the person making the same shall forfeit and pay S300. Sec. G. And be it further enacted, That the third section of an act entitled an act further to amend an act entitled an act to reduce and modify the rates of postage in the United States, and for other purposes, passed March 3, 1851, approved March 3, 1855, whereby the letter registration sys? tem was established, be and i? hereby ic pealed from and after the day when this act goes into effect. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, etc., That no letters shall be carried by the Ex press or other chartered companies, unless the same shall be pro-paid by being en? dorsed iu a Stamped envelope of this Con? federacy, and any company violating the provisions of this act shall forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars for each offeilCO, to be recovered by action of debt in any court of this Confederacy having cognizance thereof in the name and for the use of this Confederacy. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the Postmaster General of this Confede? rate States be, and/is hereby authorized to make all necessary arrangements for the transmission of mails between the Territories of this and other governments, subject to the approval of the President, until postal treaties can be effected. s Pass kd Fkbrcauy 21, 1SG1. -o Take the Other Road. A traveller, arriving in his journey at a place where two roads met, wtufat a loss to know which one to take, as both bore evidence of having been recently travelled. N While ho was debating within himself he noticed a sign post which stood at the junction of the roads, on one side of which he read the way to-," and on the reverse "Take the other road." He paused after reading the latter, wondering what Avas tho reason for avoiding that road any more than the other. A s far as his eye could sec, it was equal? ly as good, and in proof of the direction on the sign post having been disregarded, there were the footprints of hundreds and thousands who had gone that way. " I'd really like to know the difference between the roads," said he to himself, "I'm inclined to walk somo distance down this left hand road just to satisfy my curiosity." So he trudged along notwithstanding the admonition before his eyes that had been placed there to warn travellers. Presently his feet began to sink in the mire deeper and deeper, and when he saw his danger and would havo turned back, a solemn voice sounded in his ears " too late, too late!" and a wall of dark? ness shut from his view the path by which he had come. How much has curiosity to do with the wrong-doing of men! Even though the, way of salvation is so clearly pointed out to them, they persist 'in going the road that leads to death. Do not stand debating in your mind which road to take. If others go astray, must you follow ? Make for tho Eternal City. Time is precious, and the work you have to do admits of no delay. Whosoever walkelh uprightly shall be saved; but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. -? flgg" In most quarrels, thei-c is a fault on both sides. Both flint and steel arc necessary to the production of a spark; either of them may hammer on wood for? ever, and no fire will follow. -o Of two million young ladies who last year were asked to sing, it is a fact that sixteen did so without making an apology for having a bad cold. The Postal System at the South. This subject is beginning to engage much of the attention of the public, as well as the time of the Congress, and we may add that, so far as the public con? venience and the interests of commerce are concerned, there is none more worthy of their consideration. It is one full of difficulties and most complicated in its practical operation, and has from the be? ginning of the old Union puzzled the brains of our wisest men. The new Confederacy is now called upon to deal with the question, and ori? ginate a plan from the lights of experience which shall answer the ends in view, by subserving effectively tho public wants. It will be found a difficult, if not an im? practicable, task, provided the people of the Confederate States arc expecting no abridgement of the facilities heretofore enjoyed. We think they should prepare themselves for a reduced service, for a time at least, and until the new govern? ment shall have recovered from the finan? cial pressure that must necessarily attend the charges through which we are pass? ing. Wo cannot accomplish everything in a day, and must be reconciled to the inconveniences incident to our condition. Wo think the people are prepared to fore? go much, and to sacrifice much. For a time, at least, we do not see how the coun? try post otiicos can be maintained. Ex? cept on main lines, where the large mails have necessarily to be carried, one post oilice to a county, and that at the capital, will probably be the extent of our mail facilities. The deficiency*.will have to be supplied by neighborhoods clubbing to? gether and establishing a regular comma nication with these central points by mcans of a private mail, to be brought to some convenient point for distribution. Another probable change is in the mat? ter of postages. It seems to be generally understood that the rate on single let? ters will be raised from three to, at least, five cents, and in like proportion for heavier mailer1.* "We are not prepared to advocate this increase as the true policy the new Confederacy. While all other public burthens are to be increased, it is questionable whether or not an increase in the amount of postage would result in a corresponding augmentation of the rev? enue from that source, or even in any in? crease at all. This is a da)' of cheap things, and most people would rather write two letters at six cents than one at five cents. On the other hand habits are not readily changed even when they are not necessary, and habits of business, prompted by interest, arc apt to continue even in the face of an additional expense. Many wise heads are inclined to the opin? ion that the revenue would be materially increased by fixing the rate at five echt?. These things may be regarded as hard ships, and will undoubtedly be the subject of numberless complaints, but they will be borne cheerfully by the great body oi I the community, under the reflection that I they are necessary to maintain the South in the independent position she has as? sumed among the powers of the earth. It is stated, we presume upon authori? ty, that, under the late Govcrnmcut, the cost of the postal service in Georgia amounted to, in round numbers, S'j?^.iJUO. and that the receipts into the Treasury from tho same source were $16S,000, leaving a deficit to be met by the appro? priations of $190,000. Should thc:e figures be anywhere near the truth, it is evident we must, for the present at least, forego many advantages we have heretofore en? joyed, or retain them at a cost which we arc wholly unable to bear. The abolition of the franking privilege, among public officers, which seems gen? erally to have been agreed upon, is a good measure, and will save the postal service of the new Government from one great embarrassment. It, should be done by all means; nor is it a necessary consequence that the burthen of postage on a heavy correspondence on other people's affairs should fall upon the representative, in conversing with an intelligent friend on this point some days ago, ho suggested a plan by which this whole difficulty, so formidable in all past movements against the franking privilege, may be effectually removed. It is simply to let the constitu? ents pro-pay the postage on letters ad? dressed to his representative or other pub? lic official, and allow letters in reply from the latter, by a simple endorsement of his name, as now practiced, to go forward to their destination without pro-payment j the postage to be collected at the time of delivery. The plan is a simple one, and to out' mind perfectly effective. Before closing these hurried sugges? tions, there is one point in connection with the postal system to which we would refer. While economy is essential in eve? ry department of government, it appears to us that we have proceeded on a wrong theory in all our past legislation on the subject. The idea for making the pos^ office a self-supporting system, has no good reason to support it, and when we com? pare it with other departments, analog)' repudiates tho principle at once. There is certainly no service performed by the government that is more essential to the great, interests of the people; and yet, while all others are a dead expense, and the money cheerfully paid out to sustain them, from some cause or other, which wo could never fully comprehend, the post office is singled out as a revenue es j tablishmcnt and looked to to pay its own way. Our courts, for instance, -with all the paraphernalia of justice, arc a public burthen, in which every citizen eontri; butes a share. and still, perhaps, not one citizen in ten avails himself of their bene? fit. Many men pass through a long life? time without once resorting to them for protection; while there are none who are independent of the mails. It is very well, wherever it is found to be practicable, to make every department do what it can for its own support, and we do not object to a moderate tax on those who use the mails-; but all past ex? perience shows that to make the post of? fice self-supporting must cut off a very large portion of the people, in the more sparsely settled sections of the -country, from this important advantage of govern? ment. "\Vc will never have an effective postal system except by direct appropria? tions from the public treasury to support it.?Savannah Republtean. A Political and News Journal, PUBLISHED AT COLUMBIA, S. C, Daily, Tri-Weekly and Weekly. 15Y CIIARLEs'p. PELHAM. IE 1131 S. DAILY. .... $0.00 TRI-WEEKLY, - 4.00 WEEKLY, -' - - - 2.00 Payment in advance invariably. THIS JOURNAL, no? entering upon its third year under the present proprietor, is rapidly ex? tending its circulation ami influence. Founded and conducted upon the principles of State Rights, it enjoys the reward of public confidence and en? lightened approval. Entirely independent in its management, it has stood with unwavering confi? dence upon the soundness, integrity, and consis? tency of its principles. Through evil report, as well as through good, its voice has been heard in defence of the EQUALITY of the South ; its coun scla have ever been and are for RESISTANCE to the wrongs attempted to be put upon us by a sec? tional majority. The 'Southern Guardian looks for support to the State and section whose rights, honor and interests it has faithfully espoused and maintained. Southern Cir.ardian .Steam Printing Establish? ment. 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II., Jan. 8, 18C1 20 3t XSlnc Ridjue Railx-oad. /^1ARS on the Blue Ridge Railroad leave Pcndleton \j on Monday*, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 15 minutes before 4 o'clock, A. M. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 1 o'clock, P. M. Leave Anderson on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays immediately alter the cars arrive from Bel ton. OnTucsdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, on the arrival of the cars from Columbia. WILLIAM II. PERRY, having been admitted to the Ear, is associated with his father. BENJAMIN F. Pkury, in the practice of Law on the Western Circuit, under the firm of PERRY & PERRY. They will attend the Courts of Abbeville, Ander? son, Pickens, Greenville, Spartauburg and Lau? ren s. Their office and address is Greenville, C. E., S. C. ' Dec. 20, 1860 19 4t THE GLOBE, TEE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS. IPUBLISH now my annual Prospectus of THE DAILY GLOBE, and the QOXG-KESSIOXAL GLOBE, to remain subscribers, and inform those who may desire to subscribe, that Congress will meet on the first Monday of next December, when I shall resume publishing the above-named papers. They have been published so long, that most pub? lic men know their character,and therefore I deem it needless to give a minute account of the kind of matter they will contain. THE DAILY GLOBE will contain a report of the Debates in both branches of Congress as taken down by reporters, equcal, at least to any corps of short hand-writers in this, or in any other country. A majority of them will each, be able to report, verbatim, ten thousand words an hour, while the av? erage number of words spoken by fluent speakers rarely exceeds seven thousand five hundred words an hour. 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It has an able and accomplished,, correspondent in London (a gcntloi?an connected with tho editorial staff of tho London Tinicn.) and regular coYrc.-pondcnts in New York, Washington, New Orleans, Key West and Ha? vana. The monthly Xew York Fashion Letters are additional attraction in favor of lady readers. Its lit? erary notices, from the pen of a gentleman who occu? pies perhaps the highest position among tho litcrnry men of the South, arc discriminating aud comprch/m .-ivc. Attention is paid to all matters of general con? cern, especially those in reference to the Suuth, the Planting and Agricultural interest;', and to the current news of the day. Great care is taken that nothing shall appear in its columns which should be excluded from the family circle. terms?payable ix advance. Daily, per annum,.$10.00 Tri-wcckly.;. 5.00 CLtins wix.ii itc rutxismtj as follows: Five copies of the Daily.-. .$40.00 Five copies of the Tri-Wcckly,.'.. 20.00 The Jiantc of uo person out of Charleston will be cn wii'l 011 our I'ooks unless the payment of thesubscrip tion*bc made in ad va *?<*. Xor will orders from without the city to publish AdvcV^enteat?, Marriage Notices or Obituaries, be attended t?. unit?* thd-cash, or au acceptable city reference) decompuuj the order. Money may always be forwarded at our risk hi registered letters. yisT" Postmasters arc authorized to act as Agents \l obtaining subscribers aud forwarding the money, and may retain twenty per cent, of the prc-payments for thuir trouble. In the State, Mr. Samuel E. Burgess is our regular Agent to make collections and procure new business aud subscriptions. R. B. RHETT, Jr., No. 4 Broad Street, Charleston, S. C. LIVERY STABLE. THE subscriber would respectfully inform the cit? izens of Anderson and surrounding country that his STABLE Ajt tire Old Stand. is now open, with GOOD STOCK, where pcrsor wanting anything in his line can be accommodate at SHORT NOTICE and LOW PRICES, for the CASH ONLY. A call is respectfully solicited, but no credit. ? II. B. ARNOLD. Oct. 25, IStiO It 8t ROGE ISLAND CASSIMERES AT SLOAN & TOWEES*. IT is unnecessary to recommend this Goods?it recommends itself; its durability and fast colors arc known by all who have tried it. Try it, (yon who have not,) and you will be satisfied of the truth of the above. Oct. 4, 1800 8 3fc HATS! HATS I A large and well selected stock of Boys and Gents' Hats and Caps, embracing all that is new and desi? rable, at SHARPE & WATSON'S. Nov. 1, 1SC0 12 IRON AND NA**?, . At SHARJT^Vr-iTSON'S. Nov. 1, 18G0 _ Ab SHARPE & WATSON'S. <^ ' l- tf