Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-12-07

PosrAGE RESPONSIBLE will be most acceptable
news, to our readers generally, TO know that light
on this important subject has at length penetrat-
ed the darkest inner recesses of the Postofice
Department The New York Tribune says
We have authority in which we confde for
stating, that Postmaster General WicklifTe will
next week recommend to Congress a reduction
of the rates of Postage to fire cents for all dis.
tances under five hundred miles, and ten cents
for all greater distances There can be no doubt
that Congress will readily concur, though the
Post Office Committee of the House will inter-
pose every obstacle in its power.
This is great step toward the right. There
ought to be still lower rate for shorter dis
tances but let us take this and then ask for more.
Oc course the Franking Privilege goes overheard
if there is any idea of making the Department
sustain itself
CHEAr PosrAGE.-The New York American
states that the penny system of postage in Eng.
land is now uniform, and the enormous conse.
qnent increase of letters is exhibited by the fact
that whereas in 1888 the total number of letters
was Is millions, it was in lSi3-230 millions
producing gross revenue of fl ,62O 600, or a.
bout eight millions of dollars! The editor then
rropounds the question-W shall we see in this
Government of and for the people like wise
provision for the peoples benefit Nowhere
more than in the T.. States would correspondence
be multiplied, postages were cheap as now
thay in nj Dnt IN brip n
the franking privilege must be abolished and
there is the rub; for they who now enjoy it, the
members OF Congress, are to make the laws that
will curtail their own privileges and Tor that
they lack the requisite patriotism.
BLowlNG IN.-While we notice in our ex.
change papers, rumors of the suspension Of iron
works in other places, in consequence of the re.
suit of the late election, it affords us pleasure to
remark that in this quarter, the Danville Fur.
mace, after having undergone thorough repairs in
her hearth, engine, and hot blast fixtures, was
blown in on Monday last, by Mr.. Benjamin Perry,
in his usual successful style The furnace ''scaf-
folded" before she was thoroughly heated, but
the skill of Mr. Perry, aided by the great power
OF tne engine as no" HNeu, soon TlSnleu neT, ana
she is now doing well This makes four An.
thraoite Furnaces now in blast at this place,
and the Liberty Furnace six miles west and the
Roaring Creek Furnace five miles east of Dan.
will, are also in blast using Anthracite coal
There are several charcoal furnaces also in blast
in Columbia county DanrHe hieiEgcncer.
Gov. Drew, of Arkansas, was inanguratcd on
the 9th ult. Twcnty-sercn guns were fired
twcnty-six for the States, and ono for Texas
The Governor, in the course of his address
spoke as follows of Texas -.
Texas is not wanting in general intelligence
courage, and nntiring disposition TO sustain Re.
publican form of Government. Nor, is she des-
ttute of statesmen, who are able TO discern-not
the defects in her institutions-but the superior
structure of ours, based as they are upon that di
vision of political power, of the advantages OF
which she can avail herself alone by annexation
So truly do | regard her as a sister state and SC
certain do consider her speedy incorporation
into our Union, that can never omit her in my
estimates OF the future greatness and glory of tn,
/ United States"