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"Colonel Richard M. Johnson has, with the ap- probation of the Post Office department, introduced bill into the House of Representatives, reducing the postage on newspapers. The bill is said to pos sess incalculable advantages to the community, and will, we trust, become law"

 Tho only objection which strikes us to the arrange ment Is, will the post masters be as careful of the papers, when they get nothing by the delivery of them to the subscribers, they at present. But for our own part we arc willing to make the exper- ment. Editors will be compelled to little more surreiHdace over the post offices. We need not point out the advantages to them in the greater cir cuation of their newspapers. The Press might, in decd, be said to be free, if there IS neither stamp tar on the printing, postage tax on the crcula tion of newspapers. rs.-Rica,nond Enquirer

 The admonton given by the Richmond Enquirer, to Editors in Virginia, whose papers should happen to go through the hands of inimcal post masters, will apply with equal force to certain officers in this State, who we have just cause to apprehend have forgotten the sanctity of an oath.

 The hand ofretorm is no where more needed than at the office against which the following information has been lodged from necessity.

 The sacred character of the post office does not appear to be well understood at Selma and in more instances than one, to be converted into kind of prize court for the conlscaton or condemnation of such property may be without any other protec- ton The prize court here referred to, has for some considerable time past, been hostile to our journal, and the unta which surrounds it, gives but little hope of an impartial trial in any thing that may be offensive to them.

 From the Arrangements that frequently occur, and the wrong direction given to our packages, which has been satisfactorily traced to the office at Selma weare bound conclude that course of conduct has been agreed upon there, which would authorise an inspection and consideration any document, which would not lead to direct detection.

 CAHAwBA, ALA March 31, 1881.

 MR THOMAS H.WmEY: Dear Sir-Mr Simpson the post master at Selma, in the plenitude of his righteous zeal thought proper not to send your paper to this office last Sunday and we should not have received it at all but thought proper to send an express mail.

 This is the second transgresson lately. Previous