The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-15

and carry into effect euch other Of postal
form will afford greater facilities to the eorrespon.
de- of the people, and also increase the Of
the post Office department" The attendance very
small, owing doubt, to it's being the dinner hour.
Geo Griswold, Esq, was called to the char and q
number of secretaries and vice pre- s,deGts appointed
Col. j. L. GRAHAM, one OF the secretaries, read the
following report Of the New York Cheap Postage Asso
citation -
THE DIRECTORS OF TIE NEW CHEAP
POSTAGE ASSOCIATION
The Directors Of he Nec York Cedp Postage Association,
leg icdre resretSls,to make the toiioolag report
That the Association sas organized on the 2ot Of May lsf
they circular 10 be distributed among citizens
ate nrOrasee active eSeTton accomplish OBJ
s d and pS,sd Containing
nent The exerions the friends OF cheap postage il this city
jec public their cooperation. This
also S0i s" asd Gsa sus
This publication extensively circulated this city and
In oides Ascertain and present public opinion
or TO &c baye S,sn Obtained and o J ~ a
delegation Scarcely individual to whom it is presented
fuses Ell IT, have witnessed .uch unannty
Old an Young of every and condition
lite SSan cheap a nTs' ns nave LIKE
upon fellow citizens the necessity Congress
The VIII Sy
and nc % @ Ta on. S
n tie petition and TO Obtain the snatur Of his rcAds and
lis District t-N '''A ''Asi''' run
Hitherto TIE labor accomplishing what has
been borne ayeyev extend
Operations OF tie require much exeon and large
cause to supply sm With the n, means 70 enable them
encouraged press rosag,
the consideration of Con from the following fac,s
with the act cf s4 reduced the rates ., more
ofee department. more than equals It's the let
increased from under the old rates .. mil
amounting least TENTH there must through
the pest Office sixty three ops Of letes Sucn has been
the Of partial reduction OF POSTAGE and what
lot when it shall be reduced to SO low rate that every
and the has boon that the Postmaster
SH s be s of Ss
especially when 1t fact voted asnst
raj he predicted this would prove ruinous to the
and he compelled is friends upon the
Another encouraging which the Directors would
in this report thathe Hon. Me,srs Niles aud Gn, chair
commended reduction than that ~ the Post
bes ea e & IN NV 81 s h
CEREAL the aPpros
asociStior ard from heh they cannot believed
to adopt the i.w lat petiuoned by the people
Ills also Of announcement the Directors that
postage both on the and on the esn The
y unite in pstoSSs to sn ass bon
The e9Crtant tax on letters BY mail packets aad
tory law imposing double this upon foreign
riayous any longer enursd Hoes rave BEEN enr.and
& ya 3 s hsps
reason fear from information received from The Post Once
especially if rates Of inland postage be
s s aEd S ss' s to 81 ns
cit dissatisfied with the Of ABILITIES in rcevug their
they tho
IT, to can address SI no New for
conveyance Of their letters and the post
on s ons to aGs a
Which e hss
eee within one or two miles OF each other Ihe ifankns p.
the he @ at Of RI I its
consisss it's AZ hs last session Mr. Gon The chair
uc s sspia
O. requirement ana Ss eonsttu
I md s s ss es r 10 &
closing the report. the Directors would say few words in
an s owss rate Of "a than o those
Communities POsOoes and Pest Roads We
mend yG cents in peeren to three five cent? because this
the post oce will put down compeen SO that few fany
bring larger into the post office than
sss it VIII Er oIr a as en s, s as
tarce rem oye the principal not the only obstacle which
AL whehis respectfully submitted in behalf Of the Dreo tors
B. BATES Cor. Secretary.
CHArBmAS-G &c ntemen, you have just heard the
report Of the New Yerk Cheap Postage Association
what is your pleasure with regard to it!
MIR. EAGAN, lawyer as we we're informed, said tha
Omces
by which two nts iitional charged to the
guar postage to be at variance with law. This sys
TEN had grown out Of the pIesen mt defective .ccommo
believed that the two cents charged violation
the law Of ls45, which expressly regulated that letters
under certain weight should be carried for certain
distance at the charge Of five cents He would there
fore, suggest the proprety Of calling the attention
the Postmaster General to the subject that the system
might be regulated in accordance with law. With re.
gard to the rate which should be charged for the
veyance Of letters he considered that uniform rats
O W. cen would he found the NEST eigihle He
also of opinion that there should be convene nj
places appointed In every large city where might
be deposited ant delivered for the the
public for by the present System the greatest incou
venience and delay were felt by the community. He
considered this to be violation by the post Office Of
their implied obligations and that the Postmaster &C.
neral was bound tc regulate this abuse
The Chairman here called the speaker to order, and
said that the question before the ng was whether
they should adopt or reject the report
A motion was then put. that the report should be
adopted, which was una umouely carried.
MIR Lewis TAPPAN said that he had some resolutions
to offer TO the meeting and also to read letter from
the Honorable Mr.. Goggin, the Chairman Of the
Congressional Committee, this subject. He the n
read the twofollowing resolutions
Cheap Postage A.oason viz the abolition the rspliDs
hi. 1 am ali Ct two sn s'9 oS sas
odcs and pan rhs not TO one cent per sheet with
other Necessary postal reforms Of hh Importance ony
view that IN this as well as ali other reforms to lad
rather than follow the policy Of other and thai vhen the
Ban, proved similar reduction easibl0& I'D would
national pr s and character TO adopt the postal
REFORM nd carry il to it's highest state Of perfection.
Resolved Thain the opinion Of this meeting it essential to
the the objects BY the New
York Cteap Postage ssocaon, thai able and
shall he cd devote HE whole time che prosecution Of
the Object that the rereI ci industrious ented
INDIVIDUAL who has Cor eight years devoted portion
Of his time addressing the pie through the columns Of the
daily popdng exclusively with the friends OF cheap
los1se throughout the ELion getting up public eting and
labonng enhehten muniy the subject Is strongly
recommended 20 I'LL said office; and that the merchants,
hans citizens gneallv be invited contribute literally
10 sustain sad Fable oommitte publish aud
distribute editions Of pamphlets circulars, &c., to awaken
"a bic the Of the subject i
the q t people and OF Congress- uu the
oil ret in view shall be brought successful triumphant
cohsummatioD.
Fefore he would read the third resolution he begged
to rsad them the letter from Mr. Goggin which
dated Dec IL IL stated that he introduce
n biz the subject Of postage during the present
siop, which wond be similar to the he PRO posed
last eestion with the pton Of the rates He