The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-10-13

But We give notice, IN view ot TIE PROJECT
as stated TO US BY the Postmaster General,
that there are certain portions of this bill
which we shall oppose oul and out, and we
trust The entIre press Of the country viii
do SO, unless reform shall begin in the Post
Office itself.
Ii is proposed, as VIC understand, 10 stop
the transportation OF newspapers by rail
road cars and other chartered or private
convey ances, and TO force all newspapers
into be mail by law. |, rs sand, that these
facilities are robbing the Post Office De
pariment 10 ruinous extent.
Well, It the General Government will d.
nothing for int rial improvement, and II
they are resolved to withhold the proceeds
of the public lands from the States, there
by forcing The butden Of oil these eApen
slve enterprises on tie States and on iud
vlduals, We are mol quite sure, that they will
b. allowed to tax these works, IN addition
TO the injustice Of withholding the hand
fund, and refusing TO do any thing 10 orig
nate and sustain theml We think the
universal sentiment will be-, let those who
pay the cost have the benefit al least, that
a party Which ought TO have done snme
thing, and has done nothing, TO erect lhes,
iacihIIes, shall not be permitted 10 use them
without paying for il; much more, thai
they shall not take excise Of them. We
are coniiien, and quite easy on this ground
and we defy the Postmaster General TO tax
these works IN tie way proposed BY this
project Of law.
We will now tell him how he can get
the money he wants. The twenty papers
sent from our office TO New York, which
are un'aN fully KEEP, back from our suhscri
bers, would weld to the Post Office Depar,
ment, If faithfully dehsered, fticea dollars
u geCr Suppose the same thing 10 done
at Philadelphia we do not yet know, but
It looks like l,---) then the loss to the De
parlment, m these tao places alone, and
90 one single paper, mounts up to thirty
dollars q gear Suppose that other pa
pers are served 10 the same way. There
was the evidence, the basket iul bushel
q, least, in the Office OF New York, Of
which our paper could not bave been more
than one hundfedth part, pointed oui TO u
as the daily fragments thus collected, TO be
carried out, as We understand and sold for
wrapping paper 10 the erocers as perqaIs
tie ~ addition 10 the salaries Of he men ~
place Why, sifs. this loss to the Post
Office Department, mgst be immense -
And there Is cur o-s, aud The loss 20 the
press generally, ard the loss TO subscu
befs AL this waste and run to so n.auy
ParlIes, TO make a rcIquisite for men 9th
er~ise well paid Is lbai the motive for
these spoils. We hope mol. lsI, lazuess
Or IS Il . fraudulent and lelonious tran-ac.
ton, ventured on, because the Agents Of
the Post Office do not relish the political
complexion Of certain newspapers; or
because they have instructions ID that
effect
L viii never do 70 say, they arc not
bound 70 look in tie Directory, q other
wise 10 enquire. Are they not bound 10
lind tie owner d! . twelve aud a half cent,
or SIX penny letter, If be can be found
liow much more to determine the resi-.
dence d the owner Of newspaper, which,
once settled, yields IS cents a year to the
Post Office.
Here, Mr.. WickIid. is the field to save
and get the money you want, We have
now gwen yea fair notice Of certain facts
"a class d facts ab.ch We have reason
10 believe exist Oh a vastly extended scale
Reform IN this, and !. there be not money
enough, we pledge oafsclf u help 10 get
more IN any reasonable way but so long
as We cannc; depend on the Post Office
FOR The delivery Of our paper, we shall
never, no, never, conseu, u tho barring
mp By law Of a great channel through
which the liberties Of this country flow.
As We now have our eyes open To this
great enornity, we shall watch it closely,
and "e "!l sooner sec all the Post Oficcs
OF the land RACED 10 the ground by Lynch
law, than have our paper stopped IN such
grave. We charlably incline TO think,
that this cgrcgious iouit IS tic result Of
negligence, and sincerely hope il will be
mended. But negligence IN such mat.
Ter Is great sin.
Nor IS It sutIlcicn, apology 20 aver
The great population Of towns anu cities as
reason for these failures. Look nj Lon
don, where there are nearly two millions
OF souls. Not only are the residents sup.
Piled promptly, and without, fail, al the /
moment letter or paper is due but I
strangers from the ends Of the earth are
served with equal pfomptiude, aud that I
too when their letters have no otdcr ad- /
dress than that Of London under their
name. 1t viii pass from one carrier 10 /
another I'll every district and every house !
Of that great metropolis Is visited, aud If 4
the owner IS ~ town, he IL sure to get il.
We have ourself received d letter there the
second day after It's arrival, which had
been IN the hands Of . different carriers.
ls the endorsements on II showed, and II
never rested q moment, I'LL il found rs
out. sach IS the fidelity Of The Post Oh.
ice there, and III other parts Of Europe.
Il IS regarded as the most sacred Of all
lusts, and the most responsible Of all res.
'onsIbIllies. Il IS one Of the mos, in,c.
'esIing features Of high perfection of CIV
iizatlon. And are We, who boast of our !
Improvements IA things Of this kind. 10