Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-03-16
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WINCHESTER
SATURDAY., .s;arck 18th, 1890.

s< AcfepTRs s'<OTC6 iOtn, lS20-
MIR. Mcigs, the Postmaster General. has
sddTesS,d letter Together wits q statement
OF posmges,) to Congress. in which he sun
g,s several causes as operating 90 produce a
diminut'on of the Revenue arising from posta.
Ees;-ihese are~a general depression &c COM
me'ce, and consequent Inactivity Of cores.
p"ndenre, the scarcity of money, and, in SONG
sections ot the country, the absence Of r cur
rency Hdap;ed to Ul,e operations of the Departs
'nsnt.'-io supply the contingent deficiency
o' revenue. & TO reduce The expenditures, he sur
CESS various expedeuts, some of which are
founded IN reason and contain something like
sense; others are downright EoIiy and nonsense.
ana are better adapted TO the meridian of DcS.
Potc Governments, whose policy is to keep their
subjects IN as perfect state of darkness and
iSHorance as possible, and to deny to them the
dressings arising from the dissemina lion fnse.
iui knowledge. For example, Mr.. Sleirs rrono.
ses, that Tor the better securing the Postares
ON newspapers, payment in advance shall he
made before their transmission by Niail-Nov,
what would be the effect of such regulation,
Three iour,hs Of the Newspapers in the u
ni'ed States would be stopped: for What Edi.
tor coald, or would, undertake to pay the
postage on the papers Transmitted FROM his Of
lice TO subscribers at distance cf from 30 to
1000 miles, when he, perhaps, is not paid the
subscription price of more than one paper in
three-nof satisfied with their losing the price
ot subscription, this Solomon proposes that e.
ditors shall likewise pay the Postapel The
idea is too ridiculous l. merit serious refuta.
ZION. Even Messsrs. Gales anil Seaton. we,
venture to affirm, would be obliged TO s'shut
up shop" 1t Congress should be so inconsitle-
rate as 10 adopt Mr.. Meigs's stpbiu proposition.
And it ticy, with their immense Patronage
Hrl mn x.ttt al,
gu.ation, what would 5ecome of our
selves, or our neiGlbor Mr. Davis, and
scores of others like usl But hear MIR.
Meigs fhrther;-He proposes 20 prohibit
call passenger, as well a. drivers and own
ers, IN The public stages, which travel on a
stage road, and all passengers who are con-
veyed IN steam, or other regular boats or
vessels, from carrying letters and packets.
'ther than -uch as are open, and relate to
their own concerns; and subjec;ing all such
letters are conveyed by passenger, driver
or owner, when delivered into Post Office.
to the same postsgeas il conveyed by mai. -
pretty business truly, An individual
transmits money by Mail and the chance is
three to one whether it ever gets to hand Cat
least to the proper haudl.-The money is
purloined by some honest Gentleman in the
Post Office department, and there is no obli-
loser! But 10 ADD to This cruai Injustice MR.
Meigs proposes that shall not be at liberty
10 transmit my money by friend ur acuuain.
taEce, travelling in the Mail stage, in whom
can conhde, unless pay the Government for
the favor for which am indebted 10 nv friend
aIone!!!--We have hitherto thought fa.
vorabiy of Mr.. Meiss' understanding, and of
bis disposition to do what was right, but real
ly there appears such a total absence of eve
ry thing like common sense. or even COM
mon honesty, in some Of his propositions.
that we should be pleased to see that de-
partment hlled by some one possessing more
talent. and greater regard for the rights &:
privileges OF h's tellowmen.
CONG RESSiONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate have al length pasled the re.
solution, by more than the constitutiopaI ma
jority, proposing to III; State. TO ameod tb.
Constitution OF the Uaited States 81 as tn
create an uniform mode (by Disttictsl of e
Letting Electors ofPrendent and Vice pre.i
dent Of che United Siats-ayes 29-coes II.
-What its fate may be in the other House
is uncgr tain.
Mr.. BarbOur's resolution, proposing an a.
amendment of the Cons ltu,lon 10 prevent The
number OF Members of The House of Repre-.
sentatives from exceeding 200, was postponed
'ndefnafefy-Ayes 22- Noes Ii.
The House refused to consider the resolu
iio0 from the Senate to fix irne for the
Adjournment of the present Session; the first
Monday in April
For cOasihering it 63
Against it So
The proposition for striking out the Ist
Section OF the Bankrupt Bill (which would
amount to rejection) having been decided
in the negative, the House Is engaged in dis.
cussing its details. We incline to the belief
that the Bill will nj iimatrIY nasa