New-York daily tribune., 1844-12-04
Postmaster Generals Report,
PosT OyFIcE DEPARTMgST, 80.

Tede President Of tie United Stats: ,,,..,,..,.
,ry 10 bs informed s preliminary detailed report OF the
operations Of this Dspanen during the pas, yesr md OF ITS
nendence OF the undersigned. and during the whole Of your
and II b eSa9 aaus p Dey seae than
tie commencement ef the yeaI lsil.
would have been made but for embarrasents and difficult
ties had encounter by the operations of vee mails es
hhed upon the leading lines OF post roads connecting thc
important comnesal cites and towns of the United States
In The g G f arsas hs or It's
eyOnue, there i Of Il not sGipEe TINT
The Of the mail by horse IN snd I'm n stages
ls supplying l03 post Offices Mt cost OF s3 s Dol va,
Se6 miles, exceeding the transportation for tho year io4
Tie come o. the Department, for the year ending the Goth
Letter postage ss'fs,lSa Ia 3
Msceluneou, rsccps. I'D 4!
To,a, revenue reported Az, rs 50
TIE total amount Of expenditure settled and pad Tor the
s year which passed he, been l,t'pgu,ed il many
G s a nn1 "o a me a
regular taBst OF The mnl which was Impossible or tne
most yglan ind eue.prSlng contractors 10 overcome NHh
exceptions this kind the has been generally well per
formed by contractors. -, - g.
p9a wsss sy' .. fesa esi sIiP 5 the sR IS coets
hs. BEEN or VIII be-, sustained by the Government =.
Contractors and all Others having legal claims upon ie
paid. o,, oe 81.
Department he has discharged his trust with comment
able fidelity The whole amount Of npprqpFaos Gt tns H
g. lit accounts have regularly secd nj the regsufy
upto the sh September 1884, and every dollar Legally ana
Tbe yspious duties Of the Assistants and Clerks oftke De-
@iR Se RspS satS Of @ F
extent and nature of the for the last eight years. wt
s S ,so ., rs conanns Ss%abe statistical information
the amount Of capital employed IN e @ ~ , I Int *
la1s, IaaI Inv
lettings Of the middle seet9a % without IN , any n Sr @
on Of the s% n0s S H. former nns
The number omai Lep9Ied 10 ts pe
pmeieen bundled and thlrtyou Amount of alleged lo5
s q money Or Sss SsY
Bean arrssted and tired. during the sane period.
lam warranted in the oApephn h OF ne wilma nt be e
@ lew years and security by greater vigilance has
nos bsIHn pS9s o sSs eSSasry to he ste
Of ri he Department have not been altogether unnnul
Oteir uuy. i not alone TO silent '" TS fs
a ,re with general outdoor supeun;endeDce oi the
service and OF the public property OF the %
The necessity and importance Of such supervision, and the
advantage of strict system OF responsibility may n some de.
public pIOpsI.y sSs e., ' S, nse isG
prior which aSans .s So s suspended I aSi ns
actually fol- the four years preceding he INST oil u'
Tba member Of the convention who framed the Coastu
hon Of the Tinted States felt the necessity that The power to
and post ,sbs cSd 80 s3a % and
Iua,e with The Of extended country ana
interests be exclusively vested l se Songs 0i e
would pevude the whole sphere oil ths operations VI ~
power. !, ,.;s hy Tho .s,,s
power which created and controls Il ,h ,Fo
Fs I sS Obvious ,s,e % n9e the TD SEcp ai
isef by its own operations. engn!tsd INTO me M sna
has been adhered to in every % hs: ee: se Ssen be-
sustain lis own expenses, unlike the system N some osnet
Our PREDECESSORS have adopted the rule that thosq
purposes OF benefits should deay the OF
md delivering Their letters, That as had 70 be sustained
Of some sort the mode OF collecting TINT tax oy post
etter &c. beinC voluntary was deemed mes, equal
nd ba. heretofore proved acceptable 10 5ie e1nIny %
ihn, those WHO did not ~ @,S 18th the & Post 6 Of
sogd sSet S fs IF eae eas S S 'G'G n them
Men wond bes the great object oil sustaining ts De
pen, a, the least pIscneaeo s aoun % @ o, overturned BY
ee fact; that the mode Ct collecting the revenue mas zen
charged asys,ein ofdrec taxation anu excise 10 'e
POSITION Of revenue tax upon imports , -, :,
~ The Department TO be continued unos, ,c nv
node which expenses be ,nst more eqn ee more
a nan by the collection OF as much posase ana a. ' I he
n The matter which passes through ths mai' as WIN 'e
haio The fac; that the Post Oee Dspartnnent ha & es
ecpee1 10 rcy UPON is own energies and resources nt .
rapid aud usefulness u'e mainly TO DC a
The Head of thi, Department feeling his responsibility e
ee publs would not perInt the 20 expand Whon
goates, increase in is ec.pss whSn %euo NJ p r
h'y the Government aud as. segnrt for HI, own
wb TosS ssvS ;sa a1S sIes. % psspIs benefits to The
wn, should produce an amount oil revenue eeua 70 "
u ite Department in accordance witt, The views Of sonie
Go piomulsatsd should DC nads an annuai e. caa ~
e amount appropriated from year TO ye2I ieIybg
congress 10 appropriate whatever SUN the isa o
A'pay vents Of The community might asnanu' l*s