Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-04-01
No. 25.-WHOLE No. $50.

UuIted S'alGs WIN foreign pNWeFS nave
been unnecessarily extended during the
lat Twelve years, and ought 10 be redo.
ced
| will not dwell long IN this subject
| mnst remark, however, that since he
DAYS Of NJ. Adams administration The
numbp: of foreign ministers Of the first
grade has n arly doubled. and that Of
minister's Of III second grade have near.
ly tripled Why, we have ministers
sb,raI who are seeking for the Gov.
ernmonts 10 whIch they are accredIled
aud the G0vrrnornmPnls are not 10 be
Iuund! We have ministers al Conslan'
tinope and Vieund-and Tor wha =
We have AN uureclprocsre mission 10
NapIes-aDd for whhD? There was an
attempt al The last session 20 abolish
this appolnlm"n', bIt.tt uHfor'u0a'. ly
failed O1c wpulI lhnk HAT 10 such
one sided, unrcciprocated diplomacy, il
A regard TO ecoOomy GiI not prompt Us
to discontinue the relation, national
pride would. In like manner we might
took round he coasts Of Europe and Of
this continent, and find mission after
mission which there seems TO be no
earthly utility ia retainrog. Bot | Tor.
bear.
On the subject or mileage, ! hope
there NAV be an effort IN cquajze j.
Justly, and render it uniform, and Thar
the same allowance viii be made Tor
he same distance travelled. " neither by
land, by water, or by steam rou,e. or
" hplher the distance be ascertalHtd by
horizan,al Or surface measurement. !
think the former The best mode, brcause
it limits US to a single and simple IN.
qulry, and leaves no open door for ehu
sea. | hope, therefore that we shall
adopt it.
The nexl resolution Of the series reads
thus:
Res Irrd. That The frankjng privilege
should b. fuuhar restricted, the abusive
uses oft restrained aud punished, the
ppN'hSt uh 'TI'tI' 'o'u''H' VIC "'O'' "
estimating distances more clearly dfh-
ned aud prescribed and a small addition
to postage made Oh booas, pamph let's and
packag-s Transmitted by the mall to be
graduated and increased according 10
their respective weights,
The Cranking priv loge has bsen most
direruIlv abused We have already
reached point ofsbuse. not 10 say cor,
ruption, ,hongh the Government has
been IN operation hut about fity years,
~brcn II has takcn Groa' Rdrain ccC,u
lies 10 attain. Bank envelopes, have
neard it sud. ready franked. have been
enclosed 10 individuals al a distance,
" no have Openly boasrpd hat their CIR.
resDaodence is free of postage. The
limitation as to weight is now EXTENDED.
believe. i, two ounces Bat wha, of
that if man may send under his frank
a thousand OF these 40 ounce packages?
The Limitation should be to the total
weight inc'ulsI 10 any single mail Whe
lnbT tnG PACKAGES 10 IeW OF HldUN 1 ut
report OF the Postmaster General. at
former session, states the astounding
fact. that the whole amount transported
in The mails. ni,.fty fire per cent, goes
free of al! du,y, and letters Of business
aud private CORE pondence have to de.
fray the expenses Of The whole. 1t is
mons,rous, aud calls loudly for some
provision 10 eoualize the charge. The
present postage on letters is enormous
y high in propnrlion 10 the other hus.
ness ofthe country. II you will refuse
to carry those packages, which are now
transmitted by mail, simply because N
that mode, they cen travel free Of cost,
you will greatly relieve the business
interests OF the country. when now bear
nearly tho Whole burden tor a the rest,
THIS II IS your duty TO 10. Let rs throw
at least. a far portion Of the burden on
nose VINO receive al present, The "ho'e
"' ''o 'T"e'' AGAIN Inc IA" Is very
COS s., @ h"o ''cef'"!a as 10 'he e,''m'''"
VI "'S'a"r ) ol"ce 'Ne 'h'F"oun"ou o'