The Whig standard., 1843-12-01
THE posi- OFFICE.

The Spectator Of Wednesday throws cold wa
ter upon the effort now in progress among the
people Of different sections of the country to pro-
regulations governing the Post Office Depart
ment We are sorry for this, because il is the
onlv instance which has come under our notice
Of disapproval Of the movements movement
which certainly originates directly with the peo-
ple and cannot be made, in any way, to assume
aparty political character. @ ~ sFasl
We think the Spectator states the ground of
complaint disingenuously when il says, !" it's it is
complained first that it in,erferes with individu-
ais who think proper to assume It's powers, and
carry letters for pay from one city to another;
and second, that is charges are too high" The
argument would be more correctly stated BY an
inversion of this sentence SO as to make it read
it is complained that charges under the present
system are SO high that individuals can carry
letters from one city to another at cheaper rates
than those exacted by the Government. Among
the statements in the article to which we alude,
and the whole of which we have not time to re-
view, is one concerning the result of the penny,
post system in England, which is, that her
& post Office revenne has fallen off from six to
two millions of pounds annually" We do not
know from what source the writer derives his
authority for this statistical fact, if such it be,
but we do know that the first operation Of the
system there (Which is only partial, we believe,
and does not extend to foreign leters) was
greatly to increase the revenue. If the reverse
is true now, we may still be permitted to doubt
whether it be to the extent affirmed Admitting,
however, that it is so, what does it prove
Clearly that the reductisn was too great---in-
deed, it could not have been greater Now, no
one pretends to ask for similar reduction here,
nor for any reduction beyond that which is
plainly indicated as just and proper, considering
the very different state Of things which now ex-
list from those upon which our present system Of
post office regulations was based. After sort
Of childish fling at American traders, always OBJ
jects of scorn to the Democratic planters,) the
writer finally comedies thus much that some
modification of the post office laws would be
proper we are not prepared to say the rates of
postage should conform to the federal currency,
and there probably might be some salutary re-
strictions placed upon the franking privilege" 4
CENTRAL BANK OF GEoRGIA.-The Senate of
Georgia have appointed committee, and invest
ed it with power to send for persons and papers,,
to investigate the affairs Of the Central Bank Of
Georgia, late the chief State institution, but the
capital Of which ($5,0Oo,ooo) the Locofocos then
in power squandered., Their management Of
this bank, or rather the squandering of its capi-
tai, was one cause Of opening the eyes of the
people Of Georgia, and bringing about the late
We learn from the Globe of last evening that
B. B. FRENCH, Esq, has Withdrawn from the
canvass for Clerk Of the House of Represents
tives. NHAt
Senator Fulton.-We are happy to hear that
Senator Fulton has recovered from his recent Sc
we're illness and is on his way TO Washington.