Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-11-14
The PJSf;s@c E.a1.
Correspondence Of tie Ersaias Post.
GRIF,virrK BOND couniv 7

GREESYlLLE. Bord couniv. H.
February 81. 1913.
There few subjects more generally interesting t, us
n ihe ar west than that Of letter postage We
II from al with the friends II YOUTH Nv
the cruel and hort,ghed policy Of the general govern
ren An unjust .xacon j. ,'e nandcd not only from
that intercourse which facilitates Commercial enterprise.
but from the ah0rs Of cisnge aud the s1ice II love-
nothing Of that unf1unate Who afflicted with
The cacoethcs serbeni and cannot aTJ 10 send ilor
10 market.
The enclosed memorial Congress was adopted the
Legislature ct III oishy the House Of Representatives
ie E3d January. md hy the on the 3 Fehru-
II il to be hoped that Congress may take ,i-
cicni action upon the subject now hereafter Since
the views embraced IA the memorial cncJe many re-
-pccs with The opinions already expressed upon that
jet IN the Evening Post nope YOU think the d3ru-
mont which has been toned 10y the egsltur- ~
Young state. worthy 81 some notice. Yours, &
We make the following extracts from The memorial,
which IS quite lengthy, and contains Interesting
sta'.nents
Memorial # he legislature II H'nois 10 C,s,-tss.
aaop,-a Ftb. B. 1913:
In hchf # constituents The people Of the If
Illinois recommend to tie special attention. f n, Ia
tonnl leg Stature that iect OF general complaint. tn
high rate Of postage upon letters Ia tAs young state
We feel peculiar manner that inconven-ace. which
operates with - much severity upon Thousands of orr
best citizens who are remotely separated from Their early
friends
To show he extremity Il is incenveniencc, during
tie present naEsJal dcih Of money. may be useful
OF
have been inquired TOR AZ ihr ollie apd by
the person to WI am they were dcciel who has then en-
deavored II procure The money the postage with
and they have eventually gone the depart
among The dead letters. Cruel Incidents of tbs des-
crptIoa common post oil G, aud IN all parts
of colniry the high of postage every quar-
ter REFRESHING cores oudence. aud amongst a valuable
portion Of society, Prohibiting it altogether.
1t would 10 wear the character. not Only Of prac
teal ahsuriiy. but al high ha dcl ahGse to establish
ol
which aft rds accommodation a limited few. whilst
the mass OF tie people not Only too poor 10 reap any
substantial benefit from II. but prohibited from dev isirs
scheme of their accomplish tie c,t Wi, ii
dis monopoly fails To effect. Private enterprise might
comp>h, with equal certainty and speed for the whole
reorc what the department now pra ucaly accpmllshe'
l,r limited portion ory.
soar ids, tie frne relative the cxirav agancC
of the present charges for letter stage, hy ayerng t.
,aons made in England previous per
menr adopted there. under greatly diminished rate.
found that about Onc Hirty-sir.h part Of peaHy
on each hitter weighing quarter of ounce. We"
dcfray the OF conveying the mail between Enbugl
and I.ondon-four hundred miles This circulation Les
the very inparan, reform of establishing uniform
charge on every letter transported by mall without regar
distance. 10 quote the words o, the 2ush report
IF the charge f postage be made proper to III
whole expense incurred the receipt. transit aud deliver
# the letter aud in the collection Of postage It mus
lie made uniformly the same hom every post town to eve
~ other post throughout he United Kingdom,
the thirty sxth part Of penny Il admits OF demon
salion that the expense of transporting letter by ma
between the distant points OF tie United States
less than cent.
Whist these facts show the enormity Of the existn
rates. they sil to demonstrate the prnpIlcy of a
uniform charge each letter Trans oried ly mall whos
regard distance; aud that in establishing such ohaFg
smallest silver conn., the half dime should be the
in.un.
That decidedly JUS and sau'ary feature in the Englis
reform which determines tic char-e OF postage by we ~.
wiihou, sgd t. the number OF pieces ncosed. shout
4 not lie over, okcd Our present method If pying ni
lstirrs nv postasicrS and ceks although counienarc,
by only unjust, but excessively impairment.
indeed practice revolving 10 all manly and core
feeling, that many Of posimasiers never cond
sccnd be made to-, of hy the der in carry
out OF espionage which they consider Ill
: reputable and little called for by the public tercs
How infinitely unworthy the mountainous spirit Of
- great require that public servants shall e
open the envelopes II suspected pamphlet or ncwspapc
ha, tie treasury not about to IT, desposd .:
= due hs the iniormaiion surePutously conveyed. H.
'' somebody's Frierd> al we'll. How much Is am
ally saved 1, the ration ly this gross assault npoa The
prietics of how should be expected that ll'
r Which sanction such uieacss can be respected y f
ia people