Post Office Matters

It has been a surprise to many'that the appointment of a new postmaster 1 for this city bas been delayed so long. Althougb many have hoped it might be different, no one has expresped a doubt in our hearing as to the final result. They claim that much of the unpleasant talk and ragged-edge anxiety might have been avoided if our Congressjnan had announced diatinctly at the outsethis iiitentions; that it would be very unrensonable to ask him to do otherwise thau he has already or soon will do; that the appointment of anyone not agreeable to the Beals would be a most remarkable case of ingratitude for many and valuable expresslons of esteem from interested] and powerful friends. On the other hand, Mr. Allen has aserted that he should favor no one in respect to the appointment, but in case there were two candidates a majority of the Republicana who patronize the office, if he could ascertain that majority, should settle the question. But this does not seem to have lbrought entire satisfaction to Mr. Sumner and bis friends, who claim they have been unfairly dealt with. Mr. Sumner states that he was in the beginning of the contest informed by Mr. Allen that the evident wishes of the representative Republicans of this city would decide the matter. Then letters in abundance, containing the strongest endorsements were obtained. This wss not conclusive. Mr. S. ays he was then informed that the matter was to be decided in Ihree days by petition from straight-out Republicans who were patrons of the office. Some lively workwas then done to see who ould get the most numerously signed petition. The two lista contained about 1,200 names, and Beal's list is said to have had 143 more names than the other ; but that under the requirements the lists were subject to revisión, which Sumner's friends claim would have left his list the larger. The lists were submitted to a committee consisting of Evart Scott for Sumner and George Pond for Beal, but at a recent meeting of the principáis and their seconda. Congressman Allen and two or three ethers, no conclusión was arrived at, and the matter seemed to be left in a more tangled shape than before. As we are informed, Mr. Allen took the lists home from the meeting to be re-copied, and then to be forwarded to Messrs. Pond and Scott to examine and decide upon. Sumner claims tliat the other side have since been furnished with his list, butthatheand Mr. Scott had not been furnished with Beal's list, and that he cannot secure a fair and equitable treatment of the lists which ahould settle the contest. What Mr. Sumner thinks is due to himself and friends is that the said lists besubmitted to a larger committee of prominent Repnblicans who know well the politics of the signers, and the question as to who has the better list of representativo repubiicans be left to their decisión. This plan would accord with that promised by Mr. Allenand would seem to be the best way to settle this controversy. The Register is not vitally concerned in the matter, except that it would like to see it settled in a way that would be most satisfactory to a large majority of the republicans who patronize the office, even if a " dark horse" has to be brought in to the field, and an intelligent, business like management of the office may be secured.