The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-02-14

- The remarks of the Waterman in the
following article should attract the attention
of our members of congress. The Vermont
Chronicle has another article worthy of no
tee. Ii is astonishing that the country press
should be so needless of the process which is
going on 1t Washington which under the
guise of reform threatens their extinction
The city press has multitudes of agents TO
help forge ont bill of postage reform, and
moidle il to their wishes. Ii no more tariff
is 10 be placed upon 7 by sbeets,th than these
OF the size of a church window: if a New
York Express or Tribune are to pay no more
than com ry sheets not more than half their
size. the county may bid farewell to every
respectable journal and talented editor; and
civ and country both be subjected to those
overgrowing establishments which may sweep
every publication from the hoard Of compe-
tiIion by their immense circulation.
In the cities there will be concentrated all
the literature talent and power of public opin-
ion moral religious and political, from which
it cannot spread through the country without
conveying some of that poisnous miasma
which it must imbibe from the atmosphere
where it is generated. Besides, who dare
concentrate in the cities such mighty infu-
'
same bondage to the cities, as France was
to Paris during the revolution, when the de-
cree of a Jacobin club carried prescription,
death and desolation throughout every pro-
vince of the kingdom Ed. GGiGry.
I PosrAGE.-The Vermont Chronicle com
plains that Vermont editors do not say at least
something on the subject of postage. We
have, thus far, published little or nothing, and
/ principally for the reason that we have had
Z no faith in any change until somebody had
devised ana demonstrated an equitable ant
feasible plan. The scheme of the New or
kers, as to newspaper postage, we do no
like, and have so expressed ourselves to TIT
Committee of the Senate; and we have beel
pleased to see that the bill Of Mr.. Merricl
aims to steer clear of the prominent obIec
tons TO that scheme. ct Mr.. Aierrlck's bill
if we understand it, will not accomplish ;
purpose which its author undoubtedly aim:
TO accomplishment is, TO preserve the circu
lation of the country presses, We suppoS'
the privilege of sending papers free within thu
country was intended for this purpose; hut
amounts to nothing here. Probably there (!
not publisher in Vermont who sends fit,
papers by mail within his county, unless III
chronicle is an exception. We generally sup
ply our subscribers within this and adJOmln!
counties by post-riders-and if, as we fear
this bill cuts them off, it will be a positive i'll
jury TO US, and TO subscribers who reside re
mote from post-offices. Publishers shout
be allowed TO send their papers within thei
own State by postriders, where there no ma
/, routes, and by stages or in the mails at til
cost of other like parcels of freight. Whe
papers are sent out of the State, ii is right t
charge them in proportion to distance, and i
this point we would prefer to have the bill al
tered so as TO regulate the postage on tina
principle. As ii is, the prohibition of pos
riders, IF we understand it rightly,) the di:
! continuance of free exchanges, and of fire.
orders and remittances from posmasters, rel
: der this bill far more onerous TO the count
publishers than the present law. As to Il
/, rates of letter postage, we like the bill, al
9 we think The public demand at least the pr
posed reduction.-W dtchmdn.