New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-25
Tho Loco-F oco Congress and the Reduc-
ton of HosfREe.


than the important and pressing question of the
Reduction Of Postage. With their ovcrwheim
ing majority, enabling them 10 perfect and carry
cut without obstacle any measure they really set
about in good faith, and with an expression Of
public sentiment go emphatic and unanimous as
u proven: all possibility of rnsconstrucuon, the
Loco Foco Members OF Congress having played
around this subject and made few Bunkum
s,ceches in favor Of the reduction asked for,
shrunk back at every moment Of action, and uni
l,rmly skulked behind some flnsy subtcTfugc
when :, single effort would have accomplish d
he reform SO much desired. They we're solemn
called upon TO put a stop to the abuse and plum
der of the peoples money which arc rapidly eating
heir way to the very v;a!s OF on. Post-0flce
sys,em, and which, instead OF great public con-
vonicnsc, -ende, il a burden and tax upon the
scople. The reform was loudly demanded from
every section-thc facts Of the case were freely
and ably SC, forth by Wing members, who went
IN heart and soul for the mcasuTe-the Locos had
IN abundant majority in the House; and II they
had not deliberately acted upon the intention to
jelude the people and cheat them out of their
INST and reasonable demands, The so much needed
Reduction would at this moment have been IN
actual and successful operation. There IS no
mistake about this. They had the power, and
they were earnestly urged time after time TO ex
crcise it, bu, they have wholly refused They
are opnosed 10 tie Reduction Of Postage and the
limiting and Restricting Of the Franki"g Pm
Nege. Let it not be forgotten. This IS an anti
Gle in the LocoFoco creed. Why 1t is so, or
what special reasons Loco. Focoisn finds for OPP
posing the cheap and economical TRANSMISSION oi
intelligence through the mails, 1t would not be
very easy perhaps to discover 'Sc'ne OF these
r.ssons however may be guessed at.
1t is a truth which wc suspect will scarcely
b., disputed that where facilities for the inter.
change of thought and sentiment between man
and man are most abundant-where men reac
most, write most, and hear most Of what is going
IN in the world about lhem-thers arc they most
enlightened, virtuous, prosperous and happy
The Mail system is the great aorta the life stream
of intelligence, dispensing health and gladncss In
the farthcst extremity of our wide. extended land
Why should it be obstructed in its course by the
combined and concerted action of political
oartv, unless that party fears to give the people
heap and available means Of intercommnnica
ION Is the LocoFoeo party party founded
upon the ignorance of the people, and can 1t hope
To sustain itself only by the suppression OF inor
nation, by throwing difficulties in tho way
# a free interchange Of thought and opn
on =? They tell US a different story from this
,ut their acts belle their words and when
hey had but 70 lit their hands to accomplish ell
ma, the people 50 ardently desire in this matter
.ud were sure that Wing Senate stood ready
20 do thcir part Of the work, they were appealed
to day after day in vain. They talked, and pro.
missed, and protested great anxiety TO comply
with the demands of their constitucnts-but they
nd nothing. They trifd with the question
deceived the country by hollow prc'cnsions, and
eft the subject exactly where they found it, and
where they always Intended 10 leave 1t. Next
,eer we shall expect to see them charging the
Wigs with the defeat Of The Post-Officc Re-
orm
We d, not write this for the purpose OF discus
sing the proprety Of reducing Postage and re.
strictng the Franking Privilege; that is qucs-
on too well settled to require argument now
Oar only object is TO fasten the responsibility OF
he defeat Of these measures where it rightfully
oeongs The Loco. Focos have managed to shut
lie out of the question in Congress, and they will
no doubt attempt also to shuttle out OF the respon-
sbty Of having defeated the people in an object
80 dear to them as this. But they will fail.
This Loco. Foco Congress, amid all its buster,
IT'S smoke, It's whole volumes of " sound and fury
>gnlsing nothing" found time to pass its APP
,ropria;ion bills and to-rcfund Gen. ,ackson's
inc to degrade itself by frequent exhibitions OF
/ spirit of rowdyiSm disgraceiul 70 the country
md 10 the aye and insulting to the pcople--to at
tempt grave legislative endorsement oil Thomas
W. Dorr and TO wage furious rcmorsc!css
war upon the Labor and Industry OF the country
by an assault upon the Tariff, under whose be-
ngnant operation the nation is rapidly rising
rom the distress and ruin cast upon ii by Loco.
Foco msruIe-to consume the time and money
IF the people by (rothy and declamatory speeches,
md to load down the mails with partisan PAM
Jhlets and the vile illusions of such reckless
,andcrers and defamcrs OF public and private
virtue as Amos Kendall; but they never could
ind leisure to entertain the engrossiDg question
of Postage Reform, with which the land was
ringing from ono end to the other, or to even give
fair hearing to the cogcnt arguments of the
Wings in It's favor, who were pressing, inviting
and urging them to action. Verify they will be
remembered.
Great Wing Rally in Wheeling.
The Wings of Wheeling had a most glorious
gathering ON Wednesday evening, at which the
sreatest enthusiasm was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ing
the demonstrations OF 1910 in the shade. z. ia
con, ESQ. was appointed Chairman the meet