Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-29

The amount down The above table as paid for the
advertising and delivery Of se letters much less than
the previous estimates.
This estimate for free printed matter 10 doubt. ess
far short Of what it IN reality as the Thanking
privilege confined members Of Congress and off,
under the United States government Of the
several States may transmit by mall free Of postage oil
laws aud fepo which may be directed by Legislatures
Of the several States be the governors of
other States; in addition To this the exchange
papers, passing between than 800 printers IN the
United States, free Of postage, Of whom Mr. Maclay
says, estimate their daily exchanges over two hundred
but no supPoses the newspapers be published once
week only, and that exchange paper sent 10 ono If
other four printers each printer will transmit free Of
postage, $500 Fapers annna!y-anDuning, altogether to
2l,97O,OOO; which. at only each amounts 10
S2g 700; which, with DdeTae estimate for free printed
matter which - not computed IN the foregoing estimate
TO say nothing OF newspapers upon which posilge paid
and which Transmitted great loss TO the depart
ment-wOuld swell the Of free-mailed ter 10
81 100000.
With than one.thrd Of every thing passing through
the mail IN value exclusive Of newspapers and more IN m
nEetenihs IA weight including newspapers upon which
posageis paid-which, according Mr.. Niles are trans
United OF loss TO the departments Of So per cent TO which
extent they become tax upon spondence-s II mat
ter OF wonderment that the people complaining loudly
Of the present sYsten and ealing for rer the nccest
which manifested inasmuci is mpJssi bic TO protect
the revenue Of the department from heavy losses by reason
OF the Illicit conveyance Of letters which cannot be pe
vented 80 long o. letter posiigo remains II is1
am aware mat ih1se who are opposed 10 reduction of
postage diculo the comparison which has been drawn be-
tween the ght Of barrel Of flour upon the canal IN New
York, and the postage upon single letter over the same
route; aud acknowledge that the not strictly
anal gousi STILL the contrast ~ SUCH right WONG 10
make TIC rates o postage appear the Rahng. II the
freight OF bard Of for only Sl GEMS exclusive of
tolls and The same postage upon sufle letter over the
same route the -four weighing ZIG pounds and the letter
quarter u an ounce the iur charged with letter postage
would amount % S2J92; although strictly analogous
cases, still the parallel s such convince everybody
that the rates Of postage reputable and unboarn!o
Every one must be convinced, ,yh, examines tho
subject, that the salvation Of The Post Office Depatt-
mcnt depends upon such revision u the 3 siase
tariff will restore a. IL the whole couesp ondonce
Of the country. without which IL, revenue will be ~,
crippled that 1t will be impossible for it O. on with
s operations as appears from the report Of the Posmas.
ter General made 70 December Isl3 that the revenue Of
the department had fallen OF during the preceding year
more than S2jO0OO dollars during the past year there has
been an additional falling Oh Of Sj54i0 and was less than
any year since 1885, while tie population and busnets Il
hc country with its correspondence, has largely
Noonc car doubt whoss attention has been called 4, the
SUBJECT and who knows how general The disposition is u
oyado tho payment Of postage and j. familiar with the
Thousand woys by which letters carried that AZ least one
hsl ~ the correspondence % the Atlantic Saies IL carried
QUITO the mall lis we'll understood th oil the principal
hoo-keePe IN the northern snd eastern cities are in The
habit transmitting daily, packages Of leors which they
have received from their bolde from city 10 city and
throughout the country, by private hand. One pentcfn,
~ New oE estimates that he sends every d,y t N, ii.
hotel fifteen dollars worth :" II the b. done At one hotel
says able writer IN the New Void, the loss through
hotels alone. iu rely, T. sny nphing O other modes of
Conveyance would amount 10, Of least, hundred dol
ars per day. How j. this drain upon the revenue Of the
department 10 be stopped II be done other way
than by reducing postage low d. away with private
eSPtsses making II no longer object fOr individuals