American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-03-19

ua boats orvesse from carrying letters and packets oil
er than such as opc, and relate their
and sbJectng all such letters conyeyedby passei
ger, driver, or owner when delivered into post cce
the same postage as IT conveyed in the mail.
We will state the objections which have occurre
to US, in regular rotation First--The post offic
department is intended as medium Of commuD
cation and accommodation and not as a source c
revenue. Secondly,-The increase OF postage o
newspapers would oircumscrbe their circulation =
shut up useful source of Information, and produc
degree ofignorance in the interior Of the couuntr
extremely Incompatible with the genius of our sc
vernment. The revenue would not be sensibl
benefited; and it would prove the ruin of man
an honest proprietor Of country newspaper hi
exchange would be broken up and his sources
Information cut off: his establishment would nc
afford him the means of subscribing to the journal
on the seaboard, the grand vehicles Of intelligence
and the postage would induce them to renquis
the exchange. 7hTdly-The payment Of postag
before transmissioa by mail. is the unkindest GU
of all ) its operation would be unjust and unequal
ACCORDING to the plan at present proceeded on, tn
subscribers to whom the papers are transmitted
lpay the postage; should the proposed plan b
adopted, the tax will fall upon the printer, tn
identical person whom it should not fall, and VIII
Will be in no wise benefited. FourtAly--This i
no DOUBT very salutary proposition and comm
from the head OF department, must Of course b
correct; he, no doubt, being aware of the necesst
Of retor~ing fI6hty-This proposition is prepos
erorsly absurd and ore which il never will be DOS
slbleto enforce. That it never can be carried int
general effect must be obvious on little reflection
Government would BOT dare to organize SISTER
of espoinnage, or place search officers at ever
stage house; and how the revenue would be in
creased, 1t would require as sapient gentleman a
the post master genera! to explain. A corps q
IPICKTHANKS~ would be necessary, we'll prov
ded with surgeons and nurses to attend upon tn
wounded; and another item would be added TO III
Iexpenses, for hospital stores. The greatest griev
ance would be with regard 10 the ladies how ia
they would permit themselves 10 be searched bein
a matter of conjecture. This proposition strike
at the root Of personal liberty and never will b
tolerated in country where freedom Of action i
so highly cherished as in ours; it might suit tn
meridian OF Turkey, but il would stiae an Ameri
can.
| We have objected 10 these remedies consecu
lively "a few more observations and we hav
Gnsbed-fhe weight Of the proposed sources G
augmenting the revenue of the department, will ia
almost entirely on one class Of cizens--fke frint
ers Of NEWSPAPERS, the majority of whom can i'll
afford to bear it. 1t will impede the Tree circulatio
of information and choke up a current WHICH Shout
be as uncoufned &c the air we breathe. Correc
information with regard to the proceedings Of thei
rulers, is necessary to republicans of which tn
proposed measure will, il degree, deprive them
The post master general must have been under
cloud" when he penned such nonsense and offere
such an insult to she American people. We wi
venture boldly to assert that congress will not legi
late upon the remedies or should they feel ncil
ed to do so, they will never dare to carry them I'M
! execution. Printers have remedy at their con
mand, which they will not be slow to make use
and demonstrate to his honor that !" men at som
time are masters Of their fates." A recent occu
renee reused a partial resentment, but We think III
last act will raise the whole swarm and perchanc
compel precipitate retreat.
+Vde Sheridan-"An oicous fellow, who does what i
| is not desired"
| SPANISH CLAIMS.
| The Board of Commissioners upon SPANS
claims have adjourned to meet on the 18th Jun
| next. PreYlons to aGiournNent, they passed tb