Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-07-27

Inc Committee on The Post Ole and Posi- II oddy, 10
,rh referred rtpipps peiilions memorials. r1s
ohhlots, &c, N, rfg,ndo reduction u postage ~
letters and newspapers - IN relation 10 The establish
meat y POSI- routes dd mat IA .htjrs etH as nth
cr matters connected ruth III administration II the
Fo1 o9iee Department. report
(Nc would gl,ly. did our limits allow. insert some
ii The document, and tabular statements embraced In
Mt tugsn', report They are all very interesting aud
shed nad Of ligh upon the suj'o ol ehenp postage.
We mosl loI the presen howsvef, Tor - he publica.
non Of these. wel asot many able AMI instructive
portion. 81 the rop1f lselt aud eanteut ourselves win
the concluding paragraphs y
The committee need noi here lfpaai tia opinion thai
the Post Oni'c Department was never deseaea hs
used IT supply tot te,ennr 10 the general pur
passes n The government. uud therefore the of prs
tagc should b. brought down m"rfly IN give tho
department the means necessary IL nay lis annual ont
lay r. II i hr all dcstmhle hat the de
pament should hr able sustain liseI hi relying
lis resources, Vel there Is eerlanv hing tn
constitution; nothing II the LAW the system itself
which rpnlets II essentially necessary dat Ibis should
be the case, The pMer - establish pot oll ''s aud
ronds given Ia on4re-s, but there - declaration 81
the intention ut the famos 1T the constitution dat the
mcaus Of sustaining the syslcm sh ul bo supplied from
tan IN the shape Of rosagrs, lrum the oto ordinary
revenues ot the government. LII be ught aud proper
that the d. rim,n thuud always sustain ilselii II II be
innov aiau Ia pson Ia the general treasury or ulapus
Ia dpiav liz Npcuses doas II occur those the
rul,ymrnt al the Haahlng privilege that they mc les
srnur tn, l. #vcuuG4 ul the department dad, hN its "a
,c,sr2 Are they npi nnlinr II, thtiVinp u burden IN
on the treasury IN Withholding, by their nuncrnls
franks a pm Ut tho very means necessary L. protect
the general uclSurv a4ans these calls ilr lrlp irln,
the Post Oirl "a Department. Il may b., matter of sur
prise 10 s5ne Il, Irafn that III fe hin fire millions ri
lrro letters have hcrn SIT throul The mails within thu
last yraf thai have ,rlod uuhng IN the way Of rryr
nur Ia The ,lep,umcnt
Ihcs, lelrrs would have welded. AT the pvrtaue
rate Of p5saer computed ou the letters the sum Of
1870 lnO. but hrsdes this there Is Ia liz, nd.,t the nh
sractlon 81 The mean, of the daprtmrnt under the
use and abng,ot the fanhni plylet, the mn ub,r OF
public lemurn,s Whrh cannot h, computed, aud Mss,
he lzs Ia th, ravenoe hy reason 81 thu two mill N
II dead laets cor near tu) returned ~ "a sr4 ou # "a
To- thc da1 le,t hce III uene IT the hl9h pn.a 70
IN thr hiS ia,,nure aud, added IL "a hch /, often Ihr
further CHARGE OF inr eenl, Tor adv rnn IN Two ne ~
mp.4 1he-e sryeral rouis ii cmmirl would no
Doubt, reach The sum 81 n,ar a million nl dalls WIN
these sums +, tanned aan p,uI,n f l,,lIn,ie r,yen
o.. or,,,, oul f III al, Iiitnn N fhp lf,al,lnr r,
10. ana a r Iu.,,a ri p,tt,ge AL wit, pr,psr r',ola
INNS na 10 dead l,era ould always enable The depart
m, nj Ia sustain rsea uudrt veiy reduced s,s en- al
m~tacc The Elh,Niau salrmeut win ,Nhmt lhr
uumhcr ol e,trrs, net-pnp0rs. 81 unrh passed
hr u,h the mail durue lhc yeas ending ne 9Th June
ST. thai H. june, Isl.
Number IL l,tte.s - Ir3 isO
Number II newspapers - OOn 0nD
Pamphlets an maIAllaes 2uOD uOl
Dead letters SOj ono
ou.r4 ranked = OuD ODD
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