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that sustained him, with everlasting disgrace. In matters of mere policy, am as yielding, --ay, as compromising, if you will-to the views and feelings of others, as any one out where principle is involved, and especial ly such a principle as this, l would never yield an inch.

 P. S.-Ihe vote was taken about sunset, in the House. and the day is our own. The vote stands, yeas 132-nays 76--maj. 56 The result is received with shouts of tri- umph; and the city, and the surrounding hills. are reyerberating with the patriotic thunders of hundred cannon.

 ] can write no more at present, but remain faithfully yours. B.

 Further extracts romlettefs received from friend at Washington:

 FEBRUARY 2S, 1915.

 "The bill for reducing the rates of pos tage, and otherwise modifying the post office system, has passed the Senate and the House also; but with amendments by the House, which will be concurred in by the Senate- The only hope, therefore, against it, is that John Tyler will veto 1t I hope he may If he does, his administration will close in a blaze of glory; and when posterity comes to do him justice, he will rank with the greatest and best of our Republican States men. Without mentioning various other ob- jectonable features in this bill, two only are sufficient to prove it insulierably odious to the great mass of the American people; par tcularly 10 our Agricultural country people. The first, and main oHe, oI these odious fea- lures is the great reduction of the rates of postage, so as to make the Post Office De- partment a burden upon the Treasury, Of several millions of dollars year-all of which goes to increase the burdens of the tax-paying agriculturast, for the almost ex- elusive benefit of all other classes--especaI- ly of the mercantile. This movement orig mated in the combined action of the mer- chants of Boston, New I ork, Philadelp phia, Baltimore, G>c. Indeed, letters have been received from merchants in New Y ork, by members of Congress, urging the passage of this bill upon the sole ground that 1t would throw the Post office upon the Treasury, and thus, to the extent of several millions annu- ally, create the necessity of either maintain ing the odious Tariff of IS42, as it is, or probably Of increasing il. The bill as 1t passed the Senate originally was beyond all endurance had reducing all postages to the uniform charge of .fre ents One of the House amendments makes the rates fee and len cents This is bad enough, in all con- science. What the Senate will now do with it, ] do not know, but fear they will pass 1t. The other objectionable feature l would mention is, that it will probably destroy many of our already poor mail facilities in the new States, and especially in Arkansas. The post offices and post routes will not pay ex- penses, and many of them will, of necessity, be discontinued. Knowing how much our people are now suffering fe. want of mail facilities, you may be able to form some idea et the state of things which must ensue un- der such a bill am gratiied to inform you that Col. Sevier in the Senate, and Judge Cross in the House, both voted against 1t. But equally to my astoaishment and regret, Col. Ashley voted for it.

 have seen Mr. Polk, and my expectations as to his personal appearance, manners, Sc, arc more than realized. He is just what we like to see and ought 10 find in democratic gentleman, of gentle and aflable demeanor which, while ii wins confidence and alice iionate regard, is so blended with a manly dignity as to command the proloundest res pect. , B.