The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-25
'spectiuIIy your obdt. servt.
JOHN LORIMER GRAHAM, p. NJ.
Another Great American Meeting.

Another Great American Meeting.
We give IN this days paper a report of another
great ward meeting of Young America, which
was held in the Sixth Ward, last evening" at the
memorable corner of the Bowery and Bayard
street.
This turnout was equally as spirited, enthus-
astic, crowded. and as perfectly overwhelming as
any We have yet described-yet it is evident that
this singular movement is only in its commence
ment. Every meeting seems to increase in enthu-
slasm as they increase in numbers Another feature
Is the strange association and commngling of wings
and locofocos, both of whom repudiate all the old
ties and trammes with irresistible humor and
spirit Equally striking is the tone of respectable
~ that pervades the mass assembled. At the meet
ing last night the turnout was fierce and strong
that none of the old party hacks burst show their
faces TO modest it.
Ii Is very evident that We have at last begun, in
this metropolis, mighty moral, and political revo-
luton that will rush the whole country. 1t is
not to be confined to New York. We learn from
these men that preparations and steps have been Ia
ken already to organize similar movement in Bal
tlmore, Philadelphia, Boston, Albany, Troy, Buff
falo, and almost in every principal town in the
of New York. The same movement will spread
east, west, and south. In less than three months
the whole country will be like prairie on fire
More movements are also projected in this city
and mighty mass meeting of all the wards is to be
held In Washington square, in the bright moon
light, in about ten days, to be followed up by gen.
eral mass meetings i'll every square and park of
New York
In the meantime we call upon "Young America"
TO come down to Wall street to-day, at half past
twelve O'Clock, and support the cause of Post office
reform.
PosT OFFICE REPoRM-THE GREAT MEETING AT
THE EXCHANGE THIS pAY.-The great public meet
ing of the merchants and all others in this city, who
DESTROYS of e1ectlng reform of the present de-
fectve and oppressive Post-office system, takes
place at the Merchants Exchange, this afternoon,
at half past IL o'clock precisely. We shall ex-
pect very large assemblage and anticipate from its
action very important results. 1t is to be hoped
that an energetic, perservering popular movement
will commence from this day, and not cease until
the wished-for and so much needed reform is eff
fected.
great many plans of Post Office Reform may
and probably will be suggested. But in our opin-
ion the best and most practical one would embrace
these features:-frs the introduction of the cheap
cash principles that is that the postage on all letters
and newspapers should in all cases be prepaid; Sc
ting letters newspapers, and packages by mail, to
the lowest possible standard that is for letters not
more than eight ten cents and not less than four
or five cents for any distance; and for newspapers
at the rate of about half cent for 200 miles, and
perhaps a cent for any distance over that The in
PRODUCTION of this cheap cash principle might alarm
the officials connected with the Post-ofce Depart
ment, who might possibly imagine that it
would diminish the revenue but are
perfectly convinced that 1t would have no
such effect, but that on the contrary, it would
greatly promote the resources of the department
Let us look at the effects of this system another
branch of business-on the business of newspaper
publication. 1t is a remarkable fact that those
newspapers which were started and have been con-
Quoted on the cheap cash principle, have increased
during the last eight years, from nothing TO many
mlions-far above any of the large papers con-
Quoted on the old system, of all of them put to-
gether. Before this principle was applied TO the
newspaper press. the very same objections, ra-
ther assertions, urged, that IT was a danger
Gus experiment--that il would fail-that it could
not possibly succeed. But ii has long since, we
have SEEN proved triumphantly its superiority, and
It's vast utility. The same results would folio its
application TO the Post Office business Amongst
The numerous for the adoption of this sys-
TEN, we may alude TO the fact, that at this moment
an immense quantity of newspapers are transmitted
through the mails, which never taken out OF
the Post-Ofiices And every body knows, the
quantity of dead letters is immense and the cost Of
advertising them adds very greatly the expenses
of the department. All this would of course be
saved by reduction of postage and the introduction
OF Inc system OF prepayment.
IL Is also worthy Of remark, that about nne-
tenths of the Post Office routes in this country
do not pay he expenses of transportation, and the
deficit is mostly made by the commercial routes.
The commercial interest is thus made to bear a
very unequal share of the burden of the Post-O Office
Department, paying at least one-half of the def
ciencies of other classes. This is manifesy unjust
As TO the clamor raised by the Post Office functional
ries, about the deficiencies in the revenue of the
department, we are always very glad to hear IT.,
because II tends TO open the eyes of the people TO
the important fact have just mentioned, and
which furnishes a very powerful argument in favor
OF the necessity and justice Of adopting some
system by Which the expenses OF carrying on this
branch oil the government will be fairly equalzed
and not made to ian TO such oppressive degree
on the commercial classes
Let all citizens who desire a reform IN these mai
tiers attend the meeting to-day. Without dstinc-
ton Of party let them assemble, and at once COM
mence an effective plan of agitation, which will
obhge Congress to yield to the popular wishes
on this subect-one Of evident and universal IN
terest and Importance.
EVACUATION DAY.-This is the memorable day
that the British troops left this city, and the mill
tary intend TO make quite display on the occasion.
They will be reviewed in the Park at II o'clock,
by Marshal Bertrand, who sails for France al one
o'clock. The corporation, through the Mayor,
presen, elegant stand Of colors to the first regi-
ment under command Of General Storms, and the
company Of United States Light Artillery from Fort
Hamilton, under command of Captain Duncan,