Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-04-03
Mr.. F00T'S REMARKS
UPON THE POST OFFICE BILL

NIN NFIAhIk
r1oiee that We have at longth com. To- !
the consideration Of the subre' now before /
Us Although may not bc 80 fruitful
theme Of high wtough, eloqrcnee. of rhe,or I
zeal display. OF laundering defamation, ,
With which this Hall has rcsounded for the
most part during this session. thus Gar. upon
the Subtrea,ury, and Texas, and Or, gnn,
vet mus DO lowed to cay that 10 NV
Judgment, It Is by no means subordinate 10
thr,~ in It's demands upon the attention aud
action Of an American Congress |, IS pre-.
sinnalely PRACTICAL question a question
Of businc. involving a var variciy Of mi
mute detail and however dull the subject
may be for a speech tt is no, unintereang
20 our constituencies II comes home 4 rect.
~ to their business and their hearts Il
reaches and affects every interest and rela.
ton IN life, whether political, commercial,
literary or social. Il can hardly be nee.
cssiry to say here, Mr. Speaker, tina, a well
regulated Post Office system IS one Of the
hughes, and best gifts OF government That
uls the great engine of modern civilization
IN promoting the Intelligence, the virtue
4 happiness OF tho human family It's the
strong bond OF union between the different
paris OF families and communities, and pre-.
serves continued communion between
them, however, they may be scattered o.
yer the country or the world LIS impor.
,1ncc IS no less manifest IN the commercial
transactions between drtferen, nations md
countries when through its simple yet mag.
nlhcenl operations, the merchantmen Of
New York ard Liverpool, Of Boston and
Canton may hold continuous ntcYcommu.
ulcallon, MS lfuno and space almost, were
nnnlhiated and exchange the commodities
Of different cllmts and distant nations, as
want or pleasure may demand And who
viii deny the lncalculaLlc value Of such
system in carrying the treasures Of art, Of
science, Of literature AMI Of religion through
It's ten thousand channels to all cIns.es nnI
conditions II society," But, Sir will mo-.
dwell upon these general considerations
connected with the subject
The IMPOTENCE and necessity Of n we'll.
regulated Pos, Office establishment, IN any
government, and especially IN free Rppub.
lie like ours. Is admitted and trust duly
npprceaud, by all The fathers Of our
Rrpuh =, and ofour admirable Constitution,
saw & f"lt the necessity Of such nm establish.
ncnt and provided TO-, They left it not
TO be regulated BY ini,vtual enterprise, or
State legislation, but gave to the Congres,
Of the United States rrcins,re control over
the whole subject And who will question
the wisdom Of The frnmcrs Of the Consu.
tuition IN giving tie exclusive power over
thus subject to the National Legislature.
when It is considered that the sub,rct itself
is cmincntly national one, and above all
when It IS considered. tina, unity Of action,
unuy of control and unity Of direction, nre
absolutely necessary in order TO give eff
cheney 10 the service, # no, absolutely es.
senlin to the preservation OF the system
From small beginnings, 1t has grown to
be n supcndous system 1t hns grown
with the growth and strengthened with tho
strength OF the government, From II
Post Offices in all these United States in
1890 the lumber has increased to II 100
IN 1874 Daring that time the miles Of
post rond have extended from 1875 to more
ihan 100000 The receipts OF the De
paumeni have advanced from S37 ,935 IL
1890 10 4477,Gl9 in 1910; while the ex
pcn1i!urcs increased in the mean time from
1872 l4O, 10 Si75o,il0. |, lis worthy o
remark here that during a period OF 4,
years. from 1900 1887 inclusive, the az
grrgate reeiPls OF the Department exceed
FL the aggregate expenditures by 81, 629,
l30-while during the isst seven years
from 1888 10 1874 inclusive the aggregate
expenditures OF the Department hnveexcec
ded the aggregate receipts by = 10 $40
This somewhat startling state OF facts nat
urafy leads to an inquiry into the causes
which have produced lhis sudden c Continued
md large deficiency IN the receipts; and in
to the proper remedies 90 be applied. L,
these inquiries propose TO address mysel
IN The remarks have 10 offer upon III
question under consideration.
In the first place | wll say, tina, this de
hcIency in the rece PTS does not arise frou
ooy d,m'naron IN the correspondence 9th
country, for beyond oil question the CORE,
pondrnee has ,Hcrcasd Annually with ,h
increase Of he population, commerce &,
nl The country. But the lruo cause IS 10 b
Iound IN the admutsd inct ih,t the rn,rs q
posagc are unrcasonahy and oprressiycl
hlE' To p-npl. have com" TO feel this. {
nave sought out 81 some measure that rcli,
!" 70 'm'rlves which Congress has ne vet d.
h'd % ih'm The consequence IS that III
c''f"sp'nl'n"c drlwccn the moa populou
Po'n'' ani NJ 'oprsc embracing the NOS
prom table routes ha. sought Other mode. n
c"a'"yaoe" than BY me goyefnn~nt mail.
W hrihet VAS be an evasion or Technical -
o'a''"n "' me Jaw, II IS coun,cGnnc,d an
SANCTIONED ev the rrong md un,qni,oel
expression Of public scn,ineo, Tb. no,
pie f-'i that vo1r present rate, Of oos,, ,
arc un.uH and oprress We TIM, !, n, an
dions 'a' upon me 'igAi of mach upa
the uch, Of snci,l inle,comnnnic,,,oo \.