Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-06-03
VAN BUREN, SATURDAY, JUNE 4. 1s4s

We copy the following proceedings of chear
postage meeting held in Washington City, from
the Washington Union
meeting OF the Press in favor of Cheap Postage
Al meeting of the members of the press, con.
Vened al Fulier's Hotel in the city of Washington
on !" ednesday evening, April Is, 1915
barnabas Bates was called to the chair, and
'ho. =. Bowyer, of Virginia, appointed secretary.
a committee was appointed to prepare pre-
aiiiSIe ana resolutions expressive of the sense of
tne eineellng-conssting of E. Kingman Leonard
3col,' Lewis r. Thomas, Edmund Charles and
L.. +. Iaslstro, who reported the following. which
was unanimously adopted:
whereas 1t is of vital importance TO the hest
interests of our widely-spread country. that the
means of intercourse between the citizens in ev
cry section should be enjoyed at the least possible
expense thereby aftordng equal privileges to all
IN The conducting of their business and hodno
Intercourse with their absent friends
And whereas II has been found, by the opera
poh OF the reduction OF postage in our own count
y, That III less than three years the number of
etters passing through the post office has in
creased more than 100 per cent, thereby in
creasing its revenue, while it has afforded greater
facilities TO the correspondence Of the people:
And whereas the people have the right 10 call
upon their representatives in Congress to alter
and amend the postage laws, so as to remove ev-
cry impeachment TO the diffusion of knowledge, and
TO afford the means OF cheap, safe, and speedy
intercourse among all classes of our citizens :;
therefore.
l. Resolved, That Congress be requested i'm
medlately to reduce the of letter postage to
n uniform rate of five cents for every letter
Weighing half ounce, and five cents for every
additional half an ounce.
=. That the postage on drop-Ietters be reduced
10 one cent; and that on all letters and newspa-
pers sent by mail to cities where carriers are re-
CURED, no extra charges shall be made for deiv-
ery.
| s. That the postage on newspapers be one cent
per sheet to all distances and that all newspa-
Pers not sent from the Office of publication, print
ed or Autographed circulars, &C., be cent for
each sheet, pre- paid.
&C., be charged at the rate of half cent an
ounce to all distances.
5. Resolved, That the franking privilege
should be extended TO all postmasters TO frank
letters TO publishers of newspapers and perodi-
Gals ordering subscriptions, remitting money for
the same, or written on subjects legitimateIy be-
longing to maiIabe matter.
q. Resolved, That q committee be appointed
consisting of the chairman, Mr.. Bates, and the
gentleman who reported the above resolutions, to
prepare memorial to Congress expressive of the
I. Resolved, That tho proceedings Of this
meeting, signed by the chairman and secretary,
be published in the National lnteligencer and the
Union, and that a copy be sent to each member
of me Post Office Committee Of the Senate and
House of Representatives; and that all newsPa-
pers friendly TO the object of these resolutions be
respectfully requested 10 publish the same.
B. BATES, Chairman.
JNO. G.. BOWEN. Secretary.