New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-15
Cbeep Postage Meeting.


meeting was held yesterday afternoon AZ the
pounda Of the Merchants Exchange to consult on The
o,s, efficient Of eectlns reduction In the Rates
g Postage and 10 bring the consideration of Il before
Congress with a view to speedy revolution in the
Nal Department The meeting having been called 10
o,d.r. Nj GEORGE GRiswoLD was appointed Presi-
a,n, Mcsu.. James c. King, DePeyster Ogden, stuart
s,oru .nd others Wee Presidents aud Messrs James
y uerray Moses II Grinuen. James Brooks. and
others Secretaries
From a Report OF the New York Cheap Postage AZ.
.ociston which was read, we learn that the Asso.
i.,ion was organized ia May last; that il Directors
Rad caused large numbers Of petitions to be circu
i..ed which were siterward forwarded TO Congress
and that IN demanding lower rate Of postage they
recommended mo cents, this would bring the
letters now sent By private conveyance into The Post
OR,o Resolutions adopted, approving Of the re-
form urged IN ihe address and recommending the EN-
p!oyuisnt 81 Agent ~ho shall devote bis whole time
70 the prosecution Of the object Another resolution
strongly approved Of the general features Of the Post
ase Bin recently introduced by Hon Mr. Goggin in the
House Tne following also adopted
Bcsoted That the thanks Of this meeting, snd Of the
Whole country sr- due to he gentlemen OF he he~-Yofs
Gus Pres-, the frst % advocate cheap postage
o he se -pred ard persevering manner 10 ~hcn they
sxpOsed u v. ofthe dear system IL ia owing prn
:sine5
when Nr - addressed the meeting He said
Il appears that the present mode used in the trans
mission Of letters is IN opposition % pos,s law nov
ex'sfing although not In operation. Nov suppose .
il u the power a. the Postg aster General 10 remedy
this evil without referring g Government o. do 90
The arrangement proposed is that the Mail Depart
~ deliver tho with the greatest possible speed
and convenience and a, the smallest rate a postage
II BE- truly pleasing 90 the head OF the Department
come lsrwsr aud proclaim himself the advocate a
the proposed measures Among the duties which The
Government have 10 perform there Ia none more In
crmrenf than due attention 70 the transmission Of
Male when pass a law fixing the rate Of postage
~ two cents such law should be attended to- There
many DO perhaps living several miles from any
Posr Office unable ~ procure their letters without
the greatest Inconvenience Now is the duty Of Con
rcss - provide the Of their immediate delivery
let request that the Postmaster have clerks appoint
Cd
The speaker was here declared out Of order by the
Char ~ the Report was not adopted The vote hav.
ing been taken the Report declared adopted when
the Gentleman resumed his remarks
The change in the rate Of postage would be the
means of increasing the revenue arising from that
department OF the Government This would be fol-
lowed by universal satisfaction and el complaints
would cease
Mr LEWIS said he had TO present three resolutions
aud before doing would offer some remarks in reply
t. the gentleman who had preceded him. Having
made some observ atoms tho views he entertained
with gard 10 Postal Reform he read his resolutions
q.
similar to the others advocating immediate change
IN the delivery OF mails.
Mr EDnoNDs Of the Young America, having read
series Of resolutions embodying political inca
surcs was frequently declared out Of order He said
tina, those were so closely allied the present ques
ton that they necessarily introduced IN the dis
eussOn Of IT, When the population Of the United
States is yearly increasing u 10 absolutely necessary
that change should be effected with regard 70 the d
vision Of land and the line of postage should not eN'
~. IT, laftst Iiyafi
properly considered irrelevant TO the subject before US
Mr OGDEN said that the gentleman doubt was
right in great many If his convictions he did not in
tend 70 enter the lsts against him but would erely
g,yc his own views on the subject He then proceeded
e. show the Disadvantages under which the people Of
the United States abOred from the restrictions IN the
postage Of letters His remarks received with
appreciation
Mr BRooxs stated hs entire in the views
entertained by this Association and added have the
favorable opinion of the vast majority Of the popu
laion Of our City Let us impress Congress with
the advantages resulting from this desired reform
Let them know thsts decrease In the rate Of pOsi
age would be increase in the revenue II the
stage propretors of this City were to raise IN
arr 10 l2l cents theirt receipts would be In sum
Client 10 support them while under the present sys
TEN they receive ample profits and II this fare were
reduced to cents certain that still greater m
crease Of profit would result II we lower the potaee
on letters and mails throughout the Union the proceeds
Of the Post Office Department will At no distant day
equal IN amount the revenues of the British Mail De
paTtDeut.
After some far her discussion, and the adoption oil
other Resolutions a motion made and adopted
that Mr. ssacs be- appointed 10 collect and receive SUD
scrpions for the prosecution of the desired reform
The meeting then adjourned.