The New York herald., 1845-09-03

instructing all the lower classes OF society in the
most ridiculous and dangerous principles, such as So
cialism Fourierism. .Anti-rentism, O'Connesm, and
everyoher but that ofcommon sense. All these ap
pear TO be taken by the hand by that Journal and to be
elevated into the great movements OF the age and
the sign of the progress of civilization among the
masses. But not content with that we see the Ti
bune breaking ground in new discussion, and en-
deavorng by all SORTS OF misrepresentation and per
version of facts, to get the working classes of botl
sexes united against their employers. A most fear
full coincidence in the movement may be found in
the events OF 1929, when the working men were first
united on similar principles, that philosopher OF the
day, Thomas Skidmore, the hem of whose gar
ment none is worthy to kiss save his successor, Ho-
race Greeley The result of that movement, and the
seeds thus sown, may be found in the present dlsor-
ganizng state OF soceiyno only IN our large cities,
but in the interior OF the State among the steady
farming classes.
These are only a few brief views OF the present
temper and condition of the wing party IN tins city
and throughout the State. Their dlsorganzatlon
and decentralization seem 10 be going on with strk-
ingrapdity Their journals exhibit the most ultra and
savage teroclty towards each other. They are car
RED away by all of opinions, and advocate doc
trlnes adapted solely, would appear to agita-
ton and discomfort among the masses OF the whig
party, or endeavoring TO stimulate religious preju-
dices and narrow hatred against particular classes
of citizens on account of their birth. In fact, the
agitation and decentralization carried on by the whig
journals and leaders of this State, present an aspect
as dlsagreeable to moral feelings as that pro-
duced on the bodily senses by the decomposition of
he hay haa illsd hy fl,e he's
OF summer, and now float up and down the North
Rlyer-hlling the air with noxious effluvia, and
forcing every rational christian to put his finger to
his nose and retain it in that position for hours
Alas for the glories of the ancient whig party.
THE Posr OFFICE notwithstanding to the
statement published by the government journal at
Washington, it would appear that under the new law
the revenue of the Post Office Department is falling
off from thirty to forty per cent great many per-
sons fear that this falling off will create revnlson
IN the public mind, and lead to repeal Of the law
by the next Congress. We hope this will not be the
case. II we take into consideration the services OF
the Post Office Department, will be satisfied that
they sufficiently remunerated and that it will be
able TO support itself 1t is probable that the amount
Of postage payable by government to the Department
by the returns. Under former system, the govern
ment had all its postages paid by the commercial and
other interests of the country. But there was good
reason II should be The postages required by
he services of the government ought to be paid to
the Department by appropriation from the genera,
treasury, thus making the tax more easily distribu-.
ted throughout the country
On this view Of the progress of the new system
there IS every reason to believe that it will be sue
cessful, provided it have fair chance. There are
some points indeed that require an Improvement,
such as the repayment Of all. postages particularly
Ifhis principle were introduced by the next Con
gress into the post Office department, il would in
short time be able to dispense with the subsidy
now made to its finances Cash in advance is the
principle for such purposes as those contemplated
by the post office. Coupled with this reform, some
Improvement might be made by reducing the com
pensation TO railroads and stage COACHES, and also
by dlscontlnuing conveyal of mails difficult
and out of the way routes. We trust the post office
department, under the system, will be fairly
tried, and that It's results for far will be Justly
and mpartially laid before the next Congress-