The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-13

HE NRw Posr OFFICE LAVA new and ser,
extraordinary bill, changing several important ea-
lures OF the Post Office laws has just passed the Sc
nate, and there is every TO believe fha oo'h
the ultra parties will unite and pass II through the
House, merely because it is a law calculated 10 rem
der the administration that has proposedl execrated
BY all the intellect and intelligence for ages yet to
come.
By this arocious law, all periodical literature,
| magazines of less than pound weight, and news
papers of all kinds compelled to pass through the
mail, under fine of $50, for each offence-and all
private expresses of every kind are entirely prohb-
| ted, by similar penalty.
The operation of this law will be to destroy the
circulation of all periodical literature, beyond the
limits of the city where it may be published. 1t is,
in fact, tax on literature and knowledge, that will
destroy the usefulness of half the literary intellect of
the nation. A more barbarian, Gothic, or ignorant
law was never concocted in the dungeons of the
Holy Inqusitlon, in order the repress the ntelIec-
tual energies Of a free and thinking people.
In tracing the history of its orgn too, we are pre-
sented with the singular fact that it is the first
and only measure that has emanated from the Tyler
administration, that possesses chance Of being pass
ed into law. For it seems that Postmaae General
Wicdife held eomventiom of certain postuahers at
Washington, among ,chom ,cere Col Graham of this
city, COL Montgomery Of Philadelphia, and others of
other States At this Convention, in the interval of
visits, dnners.and other doings this law was coolv
and calmly concocted-a law that is calculated, not
to benefit the Post Office revenue-not to expedite
the rapdy of the mails-not to increase the energy
and efficiency ofthe department-butm most eminent
lyis 1t formed for the purpose Of destroying the pro-
gress OF American terature-of taxing, to mohib-
itory point, the circulation Of knowledge, and of
bringing contempt and detestation ON the President.
under whose auspices it has been brought forward.
We cannot conceive what possible motive could
induce John Tyler to sanction such an infamous
absurd-inoperative-ridc ulous-lyrannical--barb
Ran measure, against the progress of literature and
knowledge in this country. He seems to be the
most unfortunate of men, in the selection of his ad-
visers that ever existed. Hitherto his adminstra.
traion has been series of judcious negatives We
tos upon bad laws till the Exchequer came up, the
sole and only child of thirty SIX fathers That poor
innocent was killed at the first onset-and now we
have measure of the most fatal tendency to the
progress OF literature and intelligence-a measure
coming, too, from Mr. Tyler's chosen confidential
advisers, which both the ultra factions in Congress
will pass, with the laugh OF the evil in their faces
knowing well, that this very measure will render
the Tyler administration more odious to the intel.
lect and intelligence Of the country, than any thing
they could have concocted themselves.
Well, wel'-God's will be done-wiful men will
have their own way The Great Tyler Mass Con-
rention on the 18th of March, will be a screamer-
that's all