New-York daily tribune., 1843-11-25
EVENING EDITION
SATURDAY, 2! O'CLOCK, p. "
Post Office Reform.

a large and most respectable meeting of Il.
Citizens of New ork, convened. purso,,,
public notice, in the Rotunda OF the Mercbs,,.,
Exchange at half past II O'Clock this dav .,
was organized by calling CURTIS BoLroy 10 *
Chair, appointing w. w. ToDp and Others W.
Presidents, with Gen. P NJ WgrMoRI and p,s
BENJAMIN as Secretaries.
The object of the meeting was lucidly s..,
and its Importance warmly urged by PARK b.
JAMIN, when the following Resolutions wcre ~,
sented and adopted, viz:
Haei eas. The present exoybItaar Rates Of Po.,,,..
burdensone aud unequal TAX upon he Literature TrsSi
Social Comfort, Of the Uuited States which shs,e "a
longer be tolerated; And Whereas cheap and unity
TEN o.. Postage may be adopted with advantage bob
People and the Post Office Departm, Mt which has b q
factory demonstrated by the experiment made In Gse
where letter weighing hall an ounce may be S
any part Of the United Kingdom for the small sum az -
cents And pheeaS, 1t is believed that the e,teps,'
cise of the FrankIng Privilege one Of the ~.
Of the continuance OF the present burdensore sys,s
And Whereas is not only The right but the duty oS -
People represent 10 Congress thar ot the rtoN
grievance and ask for immediate redress Therefore
Resoired That the Franking Privilege exercised >,
an improper extent calculated TO pefpstuate the bu,i.
now imposed upon the business aud comforts Of the p
generally and should therefore be immediately sbo,b.s
Resoirsd That the present burdrnsome and uneou, =.
TEN Of Postage should b changed aud one established uhI
Will afford the Country regular safe and cheap mod
conveying letters, periodicals aud pamphlets to every nt
the United States.
R,solred That we recommend TO our fellow.c;r,,,
generally to call Public Meetings, prepare aud forw,
Petitions Congress expressive OF their wishes and INIT,
all male and female young and old, TO unite pe,opD
Congress adopt immediately cheap system OF Pos,s,s
Rssolred That the members Of Congress from hi, r
be earnestly solicited bring this subject immedia,ey
fore Congress session, and use their umo ~
ertons abolish the frankIEg privilege and 10 reform ~
present Post. Office laws.
Resolrea, That Committee of i've Persons be apno.,
by he Chairman of thus meeting to raise the p
aud to ms Ike such arrangements they may deem e,n
for the speedy accomplishment OF the wishes of this nse
ing.
The following form of Memorial to Congress
was presented and read, and after an animated
debate upon various amendments, proposing Cen.
craIy to refer the whole matter to Commtteal
in which p. l.. MILLS, JAMES LEE B. BAyss
LEWIS TAPPAN, II. GREELEY, and several Others
participated, the amendments were negaiyed
and the Memorial adopted, VIZ:
TO the Senate and House of Representa-.
tiycs of the United States:
The undersigned citizens and payers Of Postage uc
fully represent
l. That the Rates of Postage imposed by the Cor.
exorbitant oppressive to the People ccu
Department pay its expenses
>. That the Franking Privilege, it is now authorized
aud exercised is unjust, unequal nurepubcan and ought
be utterly abolished except it may be eypedien A.
low TO the strictly official correspondence Of ,bs
Post Othce Department itself
3. That onethrd Of the correspondence of the couu
try pays Postage in the Mails nor will until the Rate,
4 Postage Are greatly reduced, and the Fanking Prv,
aboli she'd
That uniform charge of ire cents, in advance on
ZACH letter weighing not than half ounce and Of
five additional on every half ounce thereafter 70, all
distances, would afford at least much revenue aud Be
vastly beneficial 10 the Public than the present
Sant rates;
s. That the present arbitrary, caprlciou aud excessive
charges on the conveyance Of printed matter, other ,na
newspapers the Mails directly calculated 70 drive
away from the Department, when its plain interest
should lead to and attract business, all Of u,
obliged to do if would live By it, We would therefore
request the adoption Of uniform Rate of Postage OF
half every Newspaper Periodical or Printed Sheet
conveyed in the Mail when the Postage spad in advnes
and double that each sheet which may be so con-
veyed when it is not so paid in adSancs:
g. That the reduction Of our Rates Of Postage sum,
computed and payable in the Federal Currency Of h,
Union is demanded by just regard to National character
no less than the obvious convenience OF the People;
= That the penal enactments and denuncstions, BY
which is sought compel the People support the Post
Office when their interest and convenience may be bet
Ter subservsa without IT, absurd tyrannlca neiclt
FOR auy good purpose, and ought To be abolished.
Wherefore entreat your honorable bodies 10 take early
decided and efficient measures for the relief Of the Psop.
from rhe burdens under which they have long groaned and
which thraen the destruction OF the utility aud sospcy
) the Post Office, by the total withdrawal OF the public
confidence and patronage
AT the suggestion of LEWIS Japan, the Gen.
cral Committee was now ordered to be enlarged
to Twenty.one, the President of the Meeting be.
ing Chairman, and said Committee was author
ized to collect facts and funds, and do every thing
in their power to promote the great object Of Post
age Reform. The Meeting then z 7. M.) ad
lOurned.