Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-01-31

Editors ofpGPers, II no, that they can never unite
in favor OF any system policy OF all people in the
world public iunctonares dread the Editors of
p9pers The bravcst man in Congress thrown into n.y.
pochondraical convulsions at reading editorial para
graph against any vote which he may have given, with
the most thorough conviction of having consulted the in
terest Of The country.
rs to postage necSpopS-the question il not what
is right what cXpedient what is best in general and
Interior bearing but what course will Get me the most
votes Editors conroul the press the press cououls pub
he opinion, the Editors pecunary interest will be first
con;uted i, is his interest that his papers should dnk
ea throughout the country whilst private citizen can
communicate thought much less the products of his la
6ours without paying proportion the extent Of COM
munieation and the weight OF the commodity ten, nay m
~ per cent than the Editor docs when his pa
per pays the present postage us look at the ues
ton more nearly. There why newspaper
should be carried the expense OF the TO all
view magazine should. On the contrary magazines
and reviews contribute much more than papers TO enigh
en- and improve the public mind in regard TO all lis leading
Interestingly written with care dclibcraton
and talent generally There are not less than one tho
s9"a newspapers, magazines and pamphlets published in
inc u There are not less, many OF the main routes.
than 1000 pounds day passing in 1aii-stages-Now let
usak whasum an individual could get two hogshcads of
tobacco ton of -four transported by canal from Bos
ton TO New Orleans, ddiiy?Ye it is asked of The GOV
eminent TO do this as between Editors subscribers for
nothing! Aud why make them privileged class ?-.or
no reason under Heaven, but because these Editors by
inc magic means oil types have influence public OPT
hlon' and the popularity Of the lar grers This is
pam language, but the language
were It not for the influence of party, which never
sons, The would be carried; but the country is
saved from the gross abuse they from religions do
minaon because the press the SGre IF Daru i'm every
thing would condemn uphold according as MEN of their
party might happen TO vote the one way the other.
but TO come yet nearer TO the question: these papers
are to be transported by the Government an expense
at least one hundred thousand dollars yearand by whom
IS that sum 10 be paid for paid must be by somebody
1t TO be paid by those who take the papers, at pre-
sent or by general tax This solitary question exposes
In hight so slarng the absurdy of the propositions that
might leave 1t TO sink below notice by its weight but
that choose 10 hold it up Tor vet further exposure and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ALL however it is but an illustration
OF the soi diSdm American Systcm-taxing the whole
community 10 ensure profitable result TO the employ
nicnf 81 The capital and idbour IF a je1c. Yours,
AN EDITOR.
POSTAGE on NEwsPAPERs.-I has been said that
newspapers transmitted by the government in Eng
iand free OF postagc that may be but is known by
those who employ that argument in favour of sending
newspapers free oposage in this country that land
very heavy stamp duty paid by the publisher: hence
on every English newspaper, the red mark made
OF the hand Of goreramen. II American Editors will
consent 10 pay into the Post Offices cent Tor every
paper they deposit there, the government will let them
send as many as they please, free Of ostage and that
would, without doubt be The better system for both mar
ties II publishers besides the expense of paper, COM
position, preSwor sc. hSd TO ddUdnce the postage ont
OF their own pockets they would be careful not send
their paper, and pay their money for its transportation
without being 1ceH assured Of Reimbursement: And
where would be the hardship? They would only have to
add the postage subscrp.ionand the government
instead OF having to collect cents from thousands of persons
would receive the amount in dollars from indiyi-
dual And why should moi this be thus collected
with the utmost economy of labor, time and money from
the publisher, as mposts collected from the importing
merchant instead OF the thousands of consumers? As
have before stated the publisher would find himself
benefited by the measure; his paper would be more than
now a cash article; he would require payment in adj
vance or better security for ultimate reimbursement and
orany loss in the number, he would be fully
by greatenpictuuity in his subscribers The loss ss-
tanned by publishers from of punctualty and too of
ten common honesty, the part of those who do them
the honor to receire their papers, (Which is their time and
Their labor, their money! and their substance) that loss
is greater, without any doubt in America. than in ann
country IN the tcoTld. The facility of publishing news
papers, renders them cheap and worthless and
the vague and vulgar impression that the stock of
public ntormaiions augmented in proportion the mum
Der OF newspapers, is just true many other absurd
dogmas that received without investigations and be-
heved, because TO Doubt is to incur the labor OF iaE
may, hereafter, examine this proposition separately and
may II have LEISURE take few moments shcy that
the effect OF the abolition of newspaper postage would be
to eXtlngush the feeble and murky lights held out by too
many OF the country editors whose subscribers n freed
from POSTAGE would naturally prefer papers issued in the
great towns and seats OF news; and this would perhaps inn
prove the stock OF intelligence their being better
paid conducted with better talent, were il not that
o the most part they corrupted and controlled bv rich
manufacturers who making immense fortunes bv the
Tariff and whose interest and policy it is foster system
OF partial Legislation, to aggranize the few the expense
oil The many. AN EDITOR.
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