Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-04-03


land. 10 tact can s-c no reasonable ground
ol doubt. bu, ,hs, sf,ct come short ume.
when the proposed plan shall have zone into
iuIl operation, It's Income viii meet is etpcn
sos. Take another view OF this qussuua. Ii
has been estimated tina, ihewholc corfcspoo.
dencc OF the county amounts to 81, 900, 900 le,
tefs annually, be,rIes these sent under fiank
That IL TO say, there are ~ 900 oO0 chsrgs.
BILE letters sent annually htough the ms,l
and II 10 esunAIcd tina, as many morn are
scni by expresses and other mo,ies Of private
CONVEYANCE. Ii ~ reasonable 10 presume
that under the proposed reduction OF postage
nearly III. whole OF this correspond ence
would he brought into the mails so that 1t
would bc moderate and safe estimate To put
down the whole number OF chatgable letters
OF the country without refetence 10 the prob.
able inciesse In consequence ol The rvduc-
ton, al so 100000. Now what per rtht, of
increase ~ tho correspondence uf tho cnun-
{ Try Is II reasonable aud prudent to estimate
upon reduction OF 900 per cent upon lhe
rates OF postage, OF itom an average Of II | q
10 cents upon each letter : Ia ENGLAND
upon the reduction from IL too cents upon
each letter the increase OF the coirespon.
dence by MAJ has been 800 psr ceni Thus
is the best data ! can find upon which in
make any estimate, and will enable Us at
least TO come within the range Of ptobablli.
Ives. And prsierrlng 10 fall Short than to 20
beyond what experience may teach US !
think II must come within the limits OF the
most prudent caution, TO estimate tho ia.
crease at IA OF what actual experiment la,
exhibited IN England, winch would make all
addition OF IS per cent. To the present cor.
rcspondenee Of the United States, and ma.
king the whole number of chargable lerleis
$1,000, 900 which n FIVE cents would Weld a
revenue Of ei,375, 900, on letters alone Adj
to this tho postage on newspapers, maya.
zlnss and pamphlets and also the postage
on The government correspondence as the
bill proposes , and also the amount raised
by the Limitation OF the ifahkog privilege
and tho correction Of its abuses, all which
will amount TO at least S72j ,00O more, thus
exhibiting an aggregate amount'oi revenue OF
$4,000 900, which IS half million of dollars
more than will be required 10 support the de
pirimen, in full efficiency according to the
: estimate Of the Post Master General. and
s7G2,7I5 mote Than tho receipts of the De.
pdrment during the last fiscal year, under
the operation OF the present system Lest
should be charged with having made too lib-
eral an estimate Of the amount OF revenue tn
that II apnelrs from the las, annual report OF
III. Post Master General that the postage
on newspapers AL other periodicals alone
amounted during the 'N year to s5i9,7 40
and that the postage 90 lhe correspondence
Of the government ulA.er,, 70 wit, the Siate
Treasury. War and Navy Departments and the
Attorney generals Office during the year
lsf3, charged al tbs existing rates wout
have amounted 20 S25a,5ll These sum,
, are 10 be taken subject to the reduction u
, the proposed rates, taking into consideration
al the same time the probable increase o
this DESCRIPTION OF mail matter. Tine amour
saved by the restrictions of the franklin
privilege and the correction Of It's abuses, i
but mere estimate, yet it must be very con
, siderable ] have not taken into the accoun
various mlsceIlsneous receipts OF no incon
siderable amour, from drop letters, fines sur
plus commissions, boxes, &c, amounting II
all TO at least 500 900 annually. Nehe
, have taken into the account the probabl,
j.. recr pts from the correspondence Of the II,
O00 Deputy Post Masters in the country II
case the thanking privilege be taken from
them as the bill proposes,except upon oiiirls
business, pertaining to the duties OF the De
= paumeni. Some have estimated the amour
: from this source alone al S75, 900 year
1 think $50, 900 year would be liberal es
- innate,
r But, Mr. Speaker, without pursuing the,
4 estimates and cnlculalIo rs further, | thin
= ! have already exhibited enough, based 10
= on well authenticated facts to satisfy tn
;, most scepiica that we have REASONABLE
ground, at least, to anticipate the most IA
. vorable results, and TO expect a return Of re
= ceipts from the operations the reformed sys
TEN which we advocate Sufficient to dlschatg
a It's current expenses 1t my not 10 SO 70
the first two or three, or three or fur year,
: perhaps, so that !. may possibly be nece,
a sary 10 call upon the national treasury 70
aid, for the iirS years OF the, experiment, 4
experiment II may now be- called But her
y let 1t be undersioo that the Post Office De
, partment stands in tie relation oil credro
to the national treasury, to very larg
amount The receipts OF tho Post Offic
3 establishment since 1890, have cxceede
9 the expenditures bTsl ,637 $40. which ha
:, gone into the treasury OF the nation /
= ls4l an appropriation Of Sf97 ,G57 wa
. made from the treasury TO pay the debts q
:. the Department, which beng deductcc
@ leaves a balance still due frombhe uensuT
e sl,I4O,Ol3 No one can reasonably oil
}, Ject 10 the application Of this sum To max
0 up any deficiencies tina, may result for III
n tune being from the new arrangement. b.
!, the Post Office D-psumenl hns still anott
=, ~ or and larger demand upon tho Treasury
n if IN any possible contingency II should b
J, needed The Government, from It's organ
!. ll'uon, has been exempt from postage upo
y Nil rs oi.c;al correspondence, and III
whole b. hen Of II has been borne by III
u Post OHie5 Department, ami had tbs col
tcsponlence bee sqtject to postage like il
" dvldnal corrcsp1ui nee, the amount Ut ia
4 present time, aGef 'rruog ell the Crpcr
II SIS the Goyernmer r yer pad for IA
z. Department, eanno, be ,e's than $1,000