New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-07


noted By the adoption Of that sou,s o0e rate Il.
than 10 At present charged r6ls would probably 60,
BE- adopted BY other countries hsrns st-sn~fs
in similar service Newspapers and other printed me
sent from or received INTO the uatst states nixt
o rs,sd with double the insod postage "a similar maj
able matter.
In addition. the ro.s oscs Departures, under IN
direction Of the President should have power o. rus
or ioser thsss rates Of postsxr whenevur become
Necessary, GA sccount Of the competition from oshs
eogn,res and "a imposc restrictions upon the vessel
Of any ioreign nation. When such po~srs are sivs'
T. the Pos, oces Ia other coentiss zach resicuon
may be lmposed VIXEN Congress 70 aot IN session. .
may deprive the vessels 81 the lalied states Of par
neipstioa N carrying lrssers This Was does ey a.
order from The Lords ~ the Treasury IN Great Britain
On the sth OF June 1877 preceding the arrival oi ths
washington a Southampton. and which bad The erss-
70 tspF'e tnst 'esscl II any rcssonsor share II Ia
business between this country and fngsnd France
Ina, order free snorc than wear sxalns
al our remonssr>nees eciose ava soald - paced %
NEE, the emergency
Department required sustain Itself ind spnsso
that the frsnkng privilege should b. sooAshed. II q
greater aud more exclusively used ,hsn at any of
mer period and - the privilege enlarged the seases
.nder Il Increase The immense OF Tree matte,
sent through The mails necessarily requires higher sd
expensive srse Of service 70 enable the confSse
tors ~ transport H. ia not unusual TOT coseh service
10 be demanded on routes yieldinx comparatively
thing for the transportation Of public documents and
I other tree maitrr over route double daily ins
oi four horsc pastcoschcs has eecomc Indispensable
some estimate may - formed Of the additional eNpeoss
81 transportation from The fact reported IRON the c
Pos, ofce that IN seven dave srin the ON until N
lSth tAy u August lss, ncusye tS0 BAGS OF Tree mat
| ter. weighing $50 pounds averaging daily sol,
| pounds passed through nis ofiee.
Upou inquiry. 4 sppcsr. that between the la OF De
ccmoer and the st Of October asst. there SCOT
from the two houses OF Congr through the malls.
about ave millions ct copies IT speeches and other mat
TER weighing undsr two and about ons hundred
and seventy seven thousand public documents besie
the letters written by the Members OF the ilogs. II
Representatives and there rclasinei ~ bc forwarded
more than one half OF the public documents ordered b.
~ printed 81 the last session such msss of matter
thrown upon the mails must necessarily add to the
OF transportation, retart the progress OF the mss sns
produce great proportion of the failures that msis
on the unmprcved routes In the newer sections 81 the
country.
Blu, thi. Is not all the Department compelled b.
pay the Pcsmnsters whose compensation do.s not ~
coed $4,000 per am, two cents for the devcry Of
each free letter or document 4 large propoftl IN ot
the letter. and documents thus zen, free are 4 = be
hevcd seldom read and Il read. ~ bat little public IN
terest and worse than useless inssmuch ~ the ever
else Of the privilege 70 the eN,en, prscscci tents
20 prevent II t does mstesly Interfere With thu
circulation OF the village newspapers In their respective
localities This subject has been o. ioreoly presented
% the House IN the Report Of the Committee of fSst
Offices and Post Roads at the last session and several
other Reports previous 10 that time, that II 10 not
deemed necessary to enlarge upon il at this time
Whether the suggestions for the notifications Of the
l-A5 be adopted not all matter sent in The
mails should be prepaid. This might indemnify tho
Department for the great loss sustained for the ;rsns
mission OF letters not taken from tina Offices Near t~o
millions OF dead letters annually returned "a The
Department upon which It no, only loses the postage.
but pays cents each for Advertising and this 10 In
addition To the expense incurred in opening and 80
turning those of value 20 the writer's aud destroying
those OF no value Newspapers periodlcalsS psnnph
lets and essays OF various kinds probably not ess IN
number than the dead letters sent 10 the Offices snd
never called for II called Tor refused. and remain
As dead mst,er in them, From careful examination
II has been ascertsned that 50 900 annually received
and remain . dead matter In the Office al Ney fots
at Boston and Baltimore about lOoVo annually ana At
Philadelphia about AGO.
II each Office averaged but one daily, o~ e.ti
mate, the whole number In year would BE- or9eoo
which, at the rate OF one cent would be >os,sp IL
prepayment be not required then dead letters papers
and pamphlets should be- returned 10 the writers OF
publish hers and the payment of double postage ss we'll
the cost Of advertising be required OF them Bait
tie Inconvenience would bs felt by the pabc since thu
adoption Of adhesive stamps ss the evidence OF pre-
payment Of letters Their would soon become gen
eEs, II authority given 10 sell them ct slsht pes
cent discount a. the Department 50 f" TO maxi an
object statoners and other traders to keep shsm on
hand for the accommodation OF the public
The pre- payment, OF official commune stions rom 'he
Executive branch of the government 10 now made oy
a specific appropriation annually Similar provision
iht be- made by tho legislative branch. or SPECIFIC
allowed each member 10 cover Official commani
cations TO and from them
The prepayment OF msisbe matter, At the proposed
low rates wosd not IL believed materially diminish
the number of letters sent In the malls and 10 connec
ton with the general use OF the adhesive stamps VIII
simplify the transaction OF business In tho oinccs thS
settlement of their accounts and concentrate tbs funds
of the Department the center OF business In the d1s
rent sections OF the Union, whsre the money needed
and In great degree avoid tho hazards incident to tho
collection and transmission OF iunds to tho places where
theo an be made available.
other suggestions f9r the Improvement OF tho act Of
1915, have been made In my former Reports. which
deem II unnecessary 10 repeat
IL msy not be- inappropriate 10 remark. that those
connected with administrative duties oil this Department
could not but have observed that there has BEEN Tor
f.allug linz
try IN at system had been conduced By en- organ
zed corps extending throughout the Union into every
neighborhood under tho control OF potcisns at the
seat VI Government welded with tho view OF pro
noting party purposes and party rathcr
than the business and social interests was created "
advance that the ofces bestowed ss the reward
OF partisan services rather than from tho nert and
qualification Of those selected and that each Preslden
ual contest 10 TO produce . new distribution Of the
Offices and hence embittered political eontests are az
cited in slmost every neighborhood, demoraLing In
their tendencies and injurousy affecting the purity OF
elections
While such spprehensions are entertained By re
spectacle portion OF the community, v.ns OF conn
dence In tho honesty and correctness OF the oaces.
however pure and upright In their conduct soon shows
itself seriously iDjuhng the business Of the ocss ana
bringing dscredit on the system itssf The POST omcs
system was designed for business purposes tor tho cui
tya,on VI the social and friendly feelings among me
citizens OF the different sections ofths Unon and shou'e
be In wise connected with tho party politics o. bs
day This will give that degree Of conndeoce In its
agents necessary render IL tbs most useful 70 tns
people.
There does not any reason why this BUSINESS
and social agent OF the people shosd DO more connect
ed with them than the officers 81 tbs courts Of Justice.
or the accounting officers Of the Goyemment-hhw crs
believed that the sttsr officers performed shsir duties
assigned them with view TO tbs adysncemeot OF par.
ty purposes public opinion would soon correct the svil
III the Post Office alike exemP, from pohiicsi
influence and party contssts public conhdsnee would
be maintained, and the best Interests oil IN" y"s"
promoted. :.
II may De well worthy OF consideration, II thsss oo-
ects would now be advanced, should the Postmaster
General bs nominated BY the President 20 the senate
for specific ssrm Of years be separated rom tns CAD
met and only removable BY impeachment and ths ~
poln,nent Of the principal subordinate ofieet. foi
Ike term OF years be given 70 him and 70 provide ns
no removal should DO made, except for good and saf
hcient cause 10 be reported 70 each session OF me
Senate. CAVE JOdNSDS, r. ~ ue"e'sh
FUstrfyE SLAygs.--A case has been ried at
Bloomington. Iowa on writ Of habsas corpus, before
Chief Justice Hastings In which the following ponts
were decided That Judge OF the District Court OF
the United states has authority 70 issue precept
Commanding the owner Tor hs agent or attorney OF
fugitive slave 10 seize saeh slave and bring him bs
fore him for examination. That the owner or bic
agent or attorney may arrest fugitive slave. Without