The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-02-07


manner. From the letter Of the Postmaster General
annexed to this report, it will be seen that lie has
steadily pursued this policy.
GIN the important lines of communication dol,
mails are established, and expedition is reqlired
The Improvements which have been made in this los.
poet the general operations and entire condition
the Department since it was placed under IFS nreser,
head, have elevated its character and greatly EXTENDED
its usefulness. By the annexed letter il will be seen
that the dscontinuence of the Sabbath mail will no
only deprive our important commercial towns of tle
seventh mail, but that great delays must occur in Che
other six weekly mails. The injurious consequences
of these delays are easily seen.
If, at New York, for instance, intelligence be rece
we'd on Saturday evening of great increase of price
IN England or elsewhere of flour, cotton. or any 9th
er staples of the country the mail will not convey
tins intelligence TO the South or West until Monday
morning, after lapse of more than twenty-lou
hours from the time it was received and under The
most favorable circumstances, every one of the six
mails must be delayed day on a route of lew
hundred miles, by the intervention of the Sabbath
Is 1t to be believed that men of enterprise and cap
ltal VIII, under such circumstances, wait the tldy
movements Of the mail Expresses will be sent in ev
cry direction, and specuations to an unlimited amount
will be made in the products of the country Here's
a great evil the Government has failed to afford tile
means OF information TO the honest holders of this
property, and they become prey to the specuator
who takes the property, for, perhaps, one-half of its
intrinsic value by the Expresses the Sabbath is yio
lated. and many citizens injured The committee be-
lieye that such are the fluctuations Of prices in many
articles of commerce, in some parts of the country,
that greater number of expresses would often be
employed on the Sabbath, than are now engaged in
the transportation of the mail. If this impression be
correct the cause Of morality would not be promoted
by tile suspension of the mail on the Sabbath But
when, IN addition to this considerations the committee
consider that the first duty of the Government is TO
protect its citizens in THEN property and under no Cir
"1lstanceS can protection be more needed than in
The cases above stated and the injurious consequences
experienced by the industrious citizen whose property
y sacrificed they cannot hesitate in coming to the
conclusion, that the suspension of the mail on Sunday
would he deeply injurious to the important interests Of
the country, and that the measure would probably
produce greater amount of moral evil than the pres
ent system.
If, as suggested by tie Post Master General all
travel on the Sabbath, in accommodation stages or
presses were prohibited, to suspend the Sunday mail
would produce an injury Of more limited extent;
hut such regulation will not probably be adopted by
the States, and, if adopted, could not be enforced
gainst public opinion.
The reduction in the revenue of the Department, is
viewed by the committees as the smallest injury that
would be likely to result from the change 1t would,
however, paralyZe the operations of the Department,
and render more uncertain the attainment of the pri
mary objects for which il was established.
we'll regulated mail establishment is an indspen4
sable requisite to free Government and to the com
mercla, agricultural. and manufacturing interest of
an enteTprlSlng and growing people, Every buyer