The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-22

useut, what is there TO hinder their going the whole
figure OF prevent their administering the Govern
aiont
But, TO be serious, III. SC "reiofmcrs' have ocon
permitted 10 80 quite far enough and It remains 10
be seen il they are 10 be allowed TO go on ior' II
they can proceed with impuoity, We might as wen
confess at once that the Government oil Inc o"i'e'
States is too weak 10 sus ain itself and we had bet
Ter confess al once that Republican form oil rule
= incapable Of exstencetbat il has destroyed itsei
by its own imbecilily, and should he abandoned
II is not question OF cheap on dear postage win
these rsiormers. Far from it, They now contend
thai the People Of the United States-lhat the Con-
gress that the Constitution have eoulro the
Post Office but that the whole thing is in the hands
of private individuals, spectators and advenlurers
and matter whether the tariff of postage be main
tanned reduced to penny on the letter, these
private schemers have an undoubted right to 1" "a
tabiish Post Offices aid post roads,, their own re-
sponsbility
II is time that Congress took some definite action
on this subject and fancy large majority OF the
American People would be glad to tain, for
their Information, at least, if for nothing else,
if be COM elent for Mr.. Spooner to abolish one OF
the most importan, branches Of the American Gov.
ernment with IMMUNITY
As FOR the matter Of Post Office Reform, and reduc-
ton of the rates of postage, repeat again and again,
there arc one thousand considerable and rejecting
people, in the Union, who desire or demand anything
of the kind.
The commercial and mercantile classes have not
desired ''reform y and am very sure that the ru-
raj and agricultural classes the planters oil the
South, the and wheat growers OF the West, the
mechanics and laboring classes are not disposed TO
be Jared enormously to support Post Office Depart
ment to crafty the avarce and cupdity ofa body OF
sharpers and spectators.
AS for breaking up and abandoning the Post Office
polity, presume there not among us hve hun.
bred individuals who yet mad enough to advocate
any such project and we all know that it cannot be
kept up at the rates proposed by the Performers"
without imposing onerous tax on the farming, me-
chancal, and laboring classes.
have great deal to say this subject that must
be omitted for the present and, for the moment
must quit IT. after remarking that the Post Office
meeting held the Merchants Exchange, the day
before yesterday, found no favor with the pub
lie. Only one paper in the city approved
it, and most Of them passed il by in silence
The proceedings coldly given in the Journal Of
Commerce. the Herald and Evening Post, and Ex-
press the Commercial Advertiser, and Courier &
Enquirer neglected them altogether, and gave the
meeting the cold shoulder.
The girl, Amelia Norman, charged with stab
bling Of Henry s. Ballard, has been acquitted by the
jury. The issue meets unqualified and universal sp
probation.
The affair has produced very great excitement
throughout The city Ballard is execrated and will
be forced to quit New York. Should he remain, the
vengeance of mob may over AXE him.
The stock market, had tremendous tumble down
yesterday and the events of io-da y, equally dis
astrous
meeting Of the friends Of Gov. Cass is TO be held
at Tammauy Hall on the 9Th instant, il the building
can be procured of the old sachems. They will
scarcely refuse nasmuch the movement, processes
to look only to the nomination.
The weather is exceedingly cold to-day The skies
are clear, and the wind blows gale from the North
west The city il unusually healthy for the season
The Abolilionists, are very FESTIVE and impatient,
and look confidently for the abrogation Of the 25tb
rule. Yours, SC. r.