New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-17
The Postage Reform.

tn N, Editor Of the Tribune:
Won .ee, 10 be very enthusiastic in favor Of the Cnesp
Postage Law. J. too, warm advocate OF Cneal
Postage bu, think celebration would be N bed fa-'e
until we see how the law works.
sunnos. for instance that the Post Office Department
/. con,peled 70 take a couple Of millions annua-y L"
carry out the new law out Of the Treasury VINO = 10
make up this deficiency Why the workns'nAh hiu''
ne taxed in the shape Of duties, &C. 10 MAKE up fo
being thus taxed he IL allowed the privilege Of sehu"-
NJ letters a; half price. which viii save MIN peih0i
s1v c.p,s wear On the other hand, 70 viii ave sonie
merchants and brokers $500 70 5000 year IA inc
shape Of hostages One pill doctor told me "oulu 7a''
him not less than $500 year or $50 a "eek-"no"
ann fnrovided the Post Office don't pay expenses unler
Tho new law comes indirectly out OF The pockets o. n'
winnie Of the people say cheap postage Is sooa-ou'
f,bc Pos, Office Departments receipts should not o.
sufficient to pay the expenses It is unjust
Yours, j. l. hoop.
~ WHY. sir where have been your eyes Inc
Government, has absolutely wronged the postage
psyers out of Forty or Fifty Millions OF Dollars o!
making them pay the cost Of Transporting tons upon
Inn. of matter which il chose to have transported
free'-,hai is at the expense OF those who pay
and YOU have never whispered your dissent nu'
NOW that there is fear that the Government "" DO
required TO pau back a par, OF tins mammoth con
sscs,ion. Won are in extreme irepidation II won
do. We are in favor OF having the post office sup
mort itself. but not Of making it support the Govern
mcnt If the new rates of postage won't deiray ex
oenses VIC will agree TO higher rates, but not antu
Congress shaHhor stopped sending tons Of letter.
and documents at heerpcnse OF TIE postage payer
The new law cuts of the abuse Of making the posi-
age PAYERS support lines OF stages where ihey "ouo
not support themselves now make those VINO IT
,ovc letters or documents from Washington pay
| for them aud the department viii amply support II
self; if not. let the Postage be raised or reduced
which ever NAV tend 10 increase the Post Once re
venue II is not yet proved that low rates will not
| ri ~ ,,,,,cb rcvcune a high ones ED
| I,TrR FROM CHISA.-By the arrival last eve
,inr Of the ship stephen Lurnan Capt. Conkn, from
anton, which place she left the 18Th Of March, W
ve china p.pers OF n recent date. They contain veri
,,-c now, The Friend Of China states that yo.unin
ms correspondence had appeared in the Calcutta star o'
no pcs,on whether any other than British vessels cou,
| sxfnlv carry opium OF any other merchandise IRON In
r 70 China The conclusion arrived a, was. that Amer
can sbips might carry merchandise from any British
,ort in India to Macao Whampoa or any other Of TN
,ors of China excep, those under the control Of l'
British government They canno; land bale al Hon.
hons.
The market a, Canton was laneud for all descriptions
of goods with the exception of gray cacoes and yarns
r5~ Capt Croker, OF the ship Loo Choo which
arrived nj this port yesterday from Canton Is The beare
If dispatches from the Emperor of China TO the Pres
den, of the United States.
" JosErH G.. EccLEsro>, Esq Is The W III.
candidate for Congress in the Third District OF In