Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-10-03


Ps IN some OF The Opposition journals of lie retrenrh
mem o' man service, which the Post Master Grner,
mas beeh ordering at different points in The United So,
are 'hose wto make these comrlains aware ,at
n"sh 'ed Tor this favor TO the pursued v
me O"ed States Senate towards the Post Oece D.nar
paf'men! 1T not, brief statement will be gufcten, :,
rhew it. s"' ~
During the last war, snd for some time .subsso,a,
revenue was raised from The Post Office Drpa,,,s, H.
e general support OF Government But as soon as ,l
treasury was relieved from the ebsrrassmrnts If aI
'S'S' u oec"Hs unnecessary continue His fav upr,,
correspondence for the purpose OF geper. revenua a
e 'u'Ss OF postage were accordingly reduced lev law
ine pIIy' mus marked out for the Department, was TO
eApeu e "hole amount OF its receipts upon The trans
por'aUon oil the mail-s policy loudly called for b, IL
wants ana demands OF The People for mail facirir. -
ana az certain periods in the administration Of tho No
par'mehi, rs Tor instance, Tue time of Duunq i
uon The Laws enacted by Congress for the cre,,io 81
e" Pos routes and 81 making corresponding improve
mebs ana extensions Oh the old routes i, was ton,I
WS' 'he current receipts OF the Department were nJe
quaie 70 TIE current expenditure, and an andci,,,:o,
on Us IutuTe proceeds resorled to- This was douo
ny mr. NJ Lean; aud By him recommended as mo-
per course OF administering The Department 70 bis u
cessor. hlSJor Bafry has followed the example AID
do'iee' IN hbeTal aud enIeTpii,inE spirit He bss
met The wants and whes Of the People in every Gus
ter oil The Union with mail facilities; and in m. 5iI,,
space OF five years, nearly doubled lilo an,o, :,
mail accommodations IN The L ni,ed States Tho cnn.s
quence OF thus anticipating lie venue OF the
n'S oeen lat debt which Comineuced accr,iug AZ far
paS as ~ or McLeans administration IA portion Of bicI
au; uhu aef'y been OUT OF view account of The de
iechre manner IN which tie books had besn Ion, \ -
seeumuised against the Department. Tie majority Of
he Senae's committee veIy ldIacio,slv esdm'oa :, y,
oVOOCO doais tie minority the committee viii
yer uIsPosIhon 10 arrive at the truth r, pot il 10 be ao
SOO,OcO GOllss. IL SHOULD he horne in mimi ,,t IL,
was incurred Tor The benefit OF the People and that te
have bad the full equiv alent OF il in the grss,Iv c
extent OF mail Advantages Soy eos'u
10 aid Tie Postmaster General n lisst.. n. 49,,
AMI at The same time keep all the exi.,inr nal, ~
eonmodaiions, The minority OF The committee ntonossd
VI osae' IN .heir report, TO authorize loan from
me treasury OF 100000 dollars, out Of oonevs Lars,a
lore paid into IL by the Post Once Department IN he 20
Pad IN ihree insislnthis, the last on the 81 Nsrcb
1887 his proposi ion Of Mr.. Grundv t,,nd 40 49,
however WIN the minority tf the Senate Tls leadnr
m'mOeis ot the Opposition declared ia debate ~
strong IePugnaDce TO 1t, and refused 10 act upon s s
ges ioD' Let be observed, that at this lime fev CO..
SSssuhng We 'o.nrHade by tie cities Of Washington.
youngstown, aud Alexandra, for The constfnc,iao =,
men canal not ny mere loan. but by an actual paw
e" ON Of TIE 4rcss6fy OF the large sums of intercs,
que 10 The brokers n Roand But tey refused 10 st
any sP ior the purpose Of Continuing those mail improt
men's which tiie People had eb,ained Gc,, liz ~,
peD or Of iic the latter he'd no The neaps nom lie
Isfouces, suihcieu TO detay the expense and tro,si
NC report OF Ueir ronniitee, condeiuued some Of lie
mo" important OF O csc npro. emens-sucb AZ thc In,
sesIu o. Tie mail oihe Western States no'
iiHsOnrg snd Wheeling aud te daily mail 10 NeSv o.
- nc heE"aOio consequence wss, that tie Post.
master General MAS forced 10 Withdraw A potfon ~ ~
mai service, sud 70 enter upon course Of fete,c
,ns vi" 0fing ne exPspse Of mail transportation within
TIE means OF payment that he bss in hsnd
Those Who have enjoyed the mail advantages which ara
now withdrew, fai 10 understand t,st del, 49,
fortune consists in the circumstance OF tie senate II 49,,
49,. "N utucI ne coilucul 81 HIe Oppositi0n--iiat
@ yoIly - composed Of men, who, iu defiance Of Ue
general sense Of TIE nation and Of the spt cI osvcfons
"t oohueuis IN sUnie instances, afe ezcftiny their
ys VDnefs 70 enbarrass tie operations Of Tie (ioye,p-
" ~" VINO are not checked in fbeir cOurse by
Guy considerations Of Inconvenience or innrv ia a.
80 nay suiier 10 consequence. They lave sirove
70 ..s" Utmost 10 pros'fae The Post Once Depar,-
meW' Wines their numerous efforts 10 reduce ~.
rates Of postage on newspapers and ossazi,es t
ne OeDsht o. moEoPozbg publishers in the oeee cite.
"hen bey Knew tbat ihc resources Of he Department
were afeady inadequate, The mails we're breatino
GOWN under Their excessive weight their pfofuse ard
imPof"naie recommendation Of Improvements and their
upseq,s"' condemnation Of The Department Tor granting
"' wv aDo'e o. we ranking privilege, and their ef