Q. If the act should pass requiring the American assemblies to make compensation to the sufferers, and they should disobey it, and then the Parliament should, by another act, lay an internal tax, would they then obey it?
A. The people will pay no internal tax; and I think an act to oblige the assemblies to make compensation is unnecessary; for I am of opinion that, as soon as the present heats are abated, they will take the matter into consideration, and, if it is right to be done, they will do it themselves.
Q. Do not letters often come into the postoffices in America directed to some inland town where no post goes?
A. Yes.
Q. Can any private person take up those letters, and carry them as directed?
A. Yes; any friend of the person may do it, paying the postage that has accrued.
Q. But must not he pay an additional postage for the distance to such inland town?
A. No.
Q. Can the postmaster answer delivering the letter, without being paid such additional postage?
A. Certainly he can demand nothing where he does no service.