Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-07-24
VOL. XXVI.--NO. 1Oi

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system founded IN government monopoly. Congress
might and doubt would If such sys,ein were adop-
ed retain the Po@ef of establishing its rad. and s Of
fces as as II now doea leaving the limo Of the arrh
vel and departure OF the mails, the in which IL
should be conveyed the rates of p,ssQe entirely free
trn any regulation by law, except provide that they
should not exec dso much, and suthoIng the
tors demand pre-payment on all mail matters. and
particularly all newspapers, periodicals., g., 81 the pub
shers, who could add the 10 the amount of
their subscriptions. md thus be al M mpre trouble
than thes in tho cosc ion Of their subscription
lists.
The tesdrr Of the parer could not com plain If hs
meant promptly pay IN. subscription and his pysage
The only difference would be that he would De genet
ally compelled 10 pay IN advance evil II 1t he one to
him. that would be more than compensated in the redd-
ced price of the parer which could always bs effected in
system where the system Itself ssarly cured the
habit ut prompt payment Congress, by the adoption IL
some such plau tna. would thus substitute a numhsr
III private citizens 10 do its business for host Of ice
holdcrsn A., Of private man ookiog personal and ac-
i've eXeron FIR their reward instead of fsf greater
number (sho they had snperscded) # saatied DEEPEN
ians throughout the country, ell - 10 the de part
men. who are often. md but too often, rewarded WIN
an appointment because Of some spet, service hey have
rendered ue expected IL render. the political party
10 which they mny happen tn be aach'd. No reference
IN th, remark is intended, However. To any plfticulaf
ease coming within tie knowledge If The COM
III tcs nj this me. nor il IT designed to reflect
tie pfesolt administration Of The Department 4 tho
PoH oiice shaa of those which have preceded
H. The Practice o rcwnfdng political paris,ns by Tho
oestowi oi uices upon them. IL nnf4rIunea,ry but
common under al administrations. Of whatever patty
they may be. Ii some such plan that suggested were
adopted. however, tho government would have
p'nsc In incur eonnec ed with tho Transportation
ii The nails -lh.S,would all be under tho en-
,ro, IN Let. oso~W6ndi$ duals who had fsrmed
III" righ 10 cary them. aud it would be for
Ihrit int eat u do a.. Them would tnsl ils
P7nslbi'y Of providing the mean, necessary for theit
security, (leavng lhe aws IN force punish de-
.1atans upon lhen;) such AZ nail bags mail Lcha
t"ne. Wrapping paper. blanks. Sc This large amount
ii the Contingent erpests II the department, aiso which
hnn", by HE lns, report oln the proper ,fce - the
year preceding. reached the sun, of 80 .359 II and
which exceeded hi, OF thu year 1916 by the sum OF
! 1876 H. Would be dispensed with. 1 he number
Ut clerks IN the departments rresen, is hundssd
and sixteen. including III in the Auditors office.
"hllo the whole number IN 1898 was but frty-iwo,
and tle number oil psIrnasers throughout The Union.
according 10 the asl report was fifteen thousand one
hundred and frly Sin, aud besides all these, the num-
her OF mail contractors during the last wear, was hres
thousand six hundred and nifty nne and also huu-
dcd ond eighty six agents on railroads and steaoiboas.
BESIDES all these salnned and pnld officers, amounting
Ia about thirty thou'and, there also many thousand
clerks aud dependents IN the different post oil ces and
allowing one oly 10 each Office, averaging the whole.
The Large and small ili,es. would mike whole mum
ii pos.nasles. messengers. agens clerks. and contrac
eis. IN The Offices connected with The Department.
mount II - 253 ther would be- Ion ,er wanted in
III. employ nenl oil the government. Though noim-
at this time fr tho expenses Of .omo
system niust be Inewhefo and how paid and 10
once xent kept up yet II would have The good effect
At least of diminishing the power, the influence, aud pat
ronage oi he executive, great fra republic; pat
ionnga which has increased ~ sing, and oug 10
10 be diminished Such system. II adopted cvents,
all, Of eonts" would tlan to the government the right
to transmit its correspondence and all such OF
public character, 81 when might be excepted free Of
ny charge. Il would Impose those nndcrtakin! tho
SERVICE Also the obligation that they should. take all
maIube offered To them, certain cIndors,
and requiring, IN all eases. buds, wui the most am
pie seconiy, faithfully 10 perform their undertakings,
and guarantee Tor certain compensation, not to exceed
much, 10 deliver safely |" those entitled, all moneys
dmfs bulls, &c, entrusted 10 their care, they giving
tts' person deposug The same their Office cerh,
cate to that ELECT, which should be received and taken
al evidence Of the fact system such as This wouli
encourage AID greatly facilitate The transmission Of mo
ncy Try mall which IS now often withheld fiom II by
f'hsnn Of the great deaJ IN the mails generally and
also thai no slnas,r Is required BY law. any reg
nnlln o the department. 10 give any sort Of certificate
If deposlto Of money 10 be- Transmitted by u,al. and
the department is IN no wise responsible now. even It
Honcy placed IN the mail IS stolen by Of lis agents.
The committee have deemed II proper. III connexoa
with his subject. also To refer 10 The individual enter
Prise manifested IN the establishment ofthe magnetic
telegraph. II will serve II least To show that our
people do be behind the age in which they
1--we, and tlat hey rather disposed Ia lead than 10
iouw the march of Improvements The telegraph Is
powerful agent IN the iranstD ssloa Of intelligence ifon
point To point this vastly eAtenled country, with
speed unparalleled in the annals Of the world. aud s
Successful operation will daily render he people
and dissatisfied it'll The hardness OF lhe mails,
which IT, Of coutse always anticipates al iies points 10
which 1t has been extended It's IN fact but surf Of
mail agent and left unaded 10, by the government,
II has accomplished much, ana is extending Itself with
lightning speed into the more remote pafs Of The coun
Try. The telegraph companies pay for their avn light