New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-01-19
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half the present Session has passed away, and no.
thing has vet been accomplished, leaving but six
weeks in which to complete all that is to De done
by YOU. We do not reecho the abusive charges OF
Incidence and trifing, faction and folly preferred
against this Congress by that paper-we know
,hsv are untrue so far as they intended to aP-
n)v 10 the great body of Wing Members. If they
have any application, it must be to those who have
fragments Of parties or cold joints OF spolls to
auc,iopeer in the great Washington market or
1hose whose obvious interest it is that nothing
should be done. But VIC beg leave to remind you
that much remains undone which the People ex-
nect Of YOU before the close Of your Session; and
we shall take the liberty of suggesting few items,
namely
]. a revision and reduction of the Rates Of
Postage. This is greatly desired, and would be
welcomed with gratitude by the great mass of the
People, Restrictive Franking Privilege TO the
nsrrowcst official limits, and then boldly reduce all
Letter Postsges to one-half the present Rates
This will give an increased Post-Ofhce Revenue
within FIVE years, and confer vast benefits on the
Country. Then why let it lie over TO another
projects for increasing the aggregate Postage by
a,iviap letters into the Mails; they never an
swer any purpose. You might as well undertake
20 catch more trout by covering your line with no
ked hooks. The British Government has discov-
cred the true way of cutting up all evasions of
Postage-,hat is, by carrying letters quicker,
cheaper and more regularly than it can be done by
individual favor or private enterprise.
2. The Reduction Of the Pay end Mileage Of
Members. Do not be deceived on this point: the
Country desires and expects such reduction. 1t
is dictated by manifest justice. Six dollars day
now is fully equal to ten dollars six or seven years
ago. Then the Mileage which was fixed when
forty miles day, al an expense of at least Sc,
was good travelling why should it be retained and
perpetua,ed when man may readily travel one TO
three hundred miles every twenty-four hours more
comfortably than he formerly travelled forty, and
at a cost hardly greater? A Member may travel
from Portland to Washington in two days for S25
at the outside he charges the Government S225
for it, or $l0o per day over his expenses. So from
almost any par, Of the Country. Is this right
il it no. gro sly unequal as between the Members
NvlnG distant from una tHcSe neST W
Do give us Mr.. Arnold's bill, and that speedily.
s. The abass Of E.recutfee Patronage. /.
this evil beyond your reach Here have beer
thousands after thousands Of the Peoples none!
lavished year after year. but especially during the
last year, in paying extregaganly for Government
advertisements inserted in pet papers of little cir
culation merely that they might be paid for. Sc
in every department of Patronage. Is there ne
help for this
4 close scrutiny Of Gil Appropriations 70,
psr;skable or ,carliks and anproauctire erpeaSi'
tare; liberal policyia rcgar d to the Improve
4asns of Rirers, Ear6ors, &c. This we believe i.
demanded by sound policy and the Public WILL
The chief Appropriation bills should not be suffered
TO stand I'll! the heel OF the Session.
S. Ssstaim .he Ssagle District Apportionmen'
lis polite, wise, righteous, Republican. What
ever is needful be done carry it into full eff
feet should be done promptly aad resolutely.
LIN short, the Country VANS the energy of The
Extra Session revived again. Time presses, and
the work of to-day postponed TO tomorrow may be
left utterly uadsne.