New-York daily tribune., 1844-01-19

bled Yesterday in the Exchange, on the cal! OF
the Committee appointed al former mec'mg
in favor of Post, Office Reform. On motion OF
Col. CLARK, it was organized by the choice Of
the following officers:
dsntsseTagt BfIwa T4sod.5e l;eol Eeds" G T.
as Sss p.u WGoS soaoGd afo9h Duncan as G P John A Underwood
2s;s5s@ s!5,s1siLN Rs 4 4 tass;s. Nsz Jacob H,,,sn
Gen. P. NJ WErMoRE, on behalf OF toe ald
Committee, made the following
REPORT:
Tn. Committee appoie,ea at meeting OF the Citizens
New YORK held al tie NieIchan,s Exchange the 2h o
November last in favor Of cheap AID uniform Syste OF
Of ,hrir appointment, aad whai shoua be 0F
the tous order 70 ns @ Gefs o Ha
l-ars 10 the Hon. Msssls Macl4y, Pheax Leonari ad
Ing their aid and and asking for any
which they might be "ng TO naoie them
system postage From each of these gentlemen ths re-
ceived favorable answers with assurances o thei Wiling
bring the subject before Congress aud to use neH IA
poinmsnt Of the Comlatee The Hon. MIR Maclay address
he egnced full and thorough knowledge Of the nbect AMI
entire Willingness exert himself 20 carry cheap syst m
members OF Congress and se:efa dstingu shed statesmen
from whom your Committee nave not received any
The Committee also prepared address the people he
United States which has been extensively circulated ana to
places operate IN procuring cheap system OF posas
The petition 10 Congress which was adopted by t CITIZENS
and extensively circulated Throughout TINS city aud State aud
thousands Of our ieow'czens having signed se names
The COMMITTEE would further report that my nave neard
with pleasure that other cites and ewns IN stas o. ~
cwas the examplsio this held meetings and adopt
ed resolutions favorable the reduction OF postage ga aaa The
sentatves u the National Legislature 10 advocate these NEE
ths
unanimously resolutions IN favor OF The reduction OF postage
snd the restriction Of the ang privilege the Legislature Of
Alabama a. likewise pissed resolutions favor CT this OBJ
ect and doub. not hat every Staten the Union NJ" soon
Several membe!so Congress have alread rot e
their mention bag is favorable 70 the REDUCTION oi
iieae bur no spcif, sco ha been ak~n the scbect
The information received ircri Washi soA leads me Com
wishes of the petitioners reducing the 10 such loG7
remedy the evils complained OIL ana 70 aooh IN,
Office Department The reduction Of postage 20 per cea.
ineease the number Of letters BY the mas Private AID
public and hand convey ancT. VIII stl continue
a,ey Necessary psope should {h.ir q
ons BY public meenS and o pT,Di ,nsy 50 j @
nothing short Of thorough reform OF the reseat system VIII
II has been asserted but without any foundation, that the
adoption of the cheap system n tng"d has not equaied The
expectations the pubic brief reference TO It's OPERATION
must convince the most seenica 'f5 he IeveIss Of tbs as
seroa is nearer thr t,uh The Post-Otce III England las
needed TO ay heavy fSas from Their 9aSna 8
debt and the ordlary operations OF me eoyerineEt p"
yielding the wishes Of the people aud desire 10 romoe
their welfare the government generously determined upon
% aStee &c OF SIX or ssg Ia so the eany or cheap sys
TEN adopted aud e revenue e was exiectea was d
thss since continually Increasing that In 1917 ex
c.e4ed that Of o BY and hs sd one ns'eas % ,a
thirysir millions lyls the opinion OF well informed F1r,
sons soas a eo ha NJ v ws IN s uaer the old system So vii
satisfied are the aud tie people with the worl0S
ss ehaR o rmsd
intention Of gov,rnme: establish It'll the Blush Provs-
in North America that letter weighing half
may be from OF their PROVINCES 10 Great bra
does not indicate that either the government OF the people q
Great Britain consider the adoption oi cheap postage ii
mass of The people are s,rikngy visible ttt every
of human u sritied VITA tls Successful '
Recent ntei sence on Russia ths, Emperor
Nicholas the benefits resulting from chean postage
that the old world taking The lead N this benevolent
tepise while The new wordha not taken ore sep ia this
The Committee is not disposed to dictate Cong TIE
precise ratio Of reduction because the Representatives Of the
peop. able judge what will be necess
just expectations OF the constituents They Will howe'eF
state that it is absolutely necessary that The alls should e
the cheapest and quickest mode OF conveying ine
gence defyns all competitions for unes, this done, the
vastuumbet Of letters now conveyed ou OF the mails w
continue be sent by private conveyance and the Of
De required make appropriations from the Treasury
The OF the Postmaster General shows deficit
air ebf III rcvsnn viii fs on NE Hr,r ys7- more
than 100000 and tis without any reduction OF hostage
Tn. Question arises what shall CougSess do Any legis
lion which shall teud TO preserve the present system BY ,ns
and penalties Will by public opnion The
laws c6no<ao' and the rates OF postage 50 une'
tss by the nails and viii provide oteI modes
Of the Poss One 6as the low rate Of
cheap tha, every viii ee their interest and duty send
suce ut,s WHICH caa be Offered BY individals
The COMMITTEE fully aware OF The difficulties winch
must bs oy.rcone order eccomTh obec, for MiiS
nT @ nd enslos be s chaased nor detective laws t
Ilpp l. ,aI Tt
before the people viii be aroused eess rs To induce
shsr ReptenatIyei RE IN Coas'S$s 70 'gSsh aSse M M
hce who all Interested IN pereuans It. viii require
~ notorioI,S i.c .st the op,ositicn wfci Row
land Hill had encounter establishing the chesi rta
England came from t'e ros 0hce Department tseii; It
has stated by undisputed authority. thGI, TINS
opposition the chesp system has mad lar tla
TroTm ia the Post ofcs eouatry may likewise
from The same and that Postasters and mali
contractors tearing that ernveses and enolanentS
be abridged, VIII urge The continuance OF the system,
rous that the Postmaster General himself has recon-
ended its restriction; and i, doubt partly owing the
mails have been oaded down with mater which no
Is derived There but little doubt TIA, of all the
matter which passes through the mails the largest part
weight goes free. This enhances the Of transportation
upon those who pay postee aud e taxed for the benefit
From return made by the Post Master a; Washington
appears tina, duiag ree weeks ls the number ire
tss from the Post ofies Destmea, was twenty-five
thousand aud being about letters per day
ed packages three hundred ninety thousand
ded aad sXtyeisht being about thousand from each
member in the OF thee weeks-and these free letters
documents aid packages averaged an ounce quarter
Az thi. rats the weight OF the mails from Washington
during he three sessions Of the ie Congress would be
wards OF bundled Thousand pounds aud the postag
suppo.ng to he char2e los fifty ounce,
would amount SS00.Ol0 Thisis but one ltem 1t only
gives the weigh, Of The mails ssn ifon Washington How
many thousands oleteTs Tecetpsd by ths Members oi
Congress aud the he ads OF Departments the
Of Knowing probao se hat s,iii It must
be an Immense quantity.
Coia!nts have bsen made against the members eli Coz
sfess Tor tn abuse oi ihs rankns privilege aud pobae
with soms dvsiee et ust'ce bat their rumosr Is pcoasiefa
bis compared with the vast army oil tostmasers Il We sap
who now exercise The tranSns prvige aud tn II
Averages but y cents day. oud Sl2I,3O
per aaaGin; 50 would te 81 $50 0c0
one dollar day, twouit amount the OF
Are Millions hNl3reG and tn thousand a1Qrs-a