The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-05

The letter postage and pamphlet postage to which
this matter would have been subject, II not ranked Is
computed hy that report At sJsa 100 .
mept not only required to mail and transport this
matter often reqpripg the hire Of additional coaches
money contributed entirely by the letter postage in
this manner BY law, two cents each IL allowed every
ii. oT as the 81 tree s or Rs'ks
proportion Of these free papers delivered by postmss
tiers Of 5000 income will not exceed one-tenth. Two
cents each en- the foregoing number toductlng one
tenth so56l which is actually paid TO postmsst
err for delivering this free matter out Of money
delivery Of nine tsntbs Of tho millions Of printed
speeches franz ed and transported In tho mail without
computation the printing which cost about cent
acb thore paid cents each not BY the person who
sends By the person who receives It, by the
try for pubc rer,ies but by those who pay possgs
their private correspondence Congress Ia expected
20 decide whether this franhing by is members Is
valuable public service proper TO continue; and II IL
not intended 70 make any remark that topic. Were
~ abolished, there would probably be very much less
Of tuoh matter printed. But the postage ON the
mander together with that the correspondence q
portAtion and delivery Of this franked matter would
enable the Department TO sustain iteef though the
tonsfess continues this fanking as valuable public
service II T. but just and proper that the letter
poncenee by reduction on It's postage, be relieved
In the tame manner that other branches Of public ser
yics are sustained.
Another great additional demand OF public service
by the fostofce Department without com is
made this yesr-tbst H. the Transmission Of all the
blanks, returns and correspondence required In taking
the census Of 1850. Three thousand reams OF these
blanks are already engaged.
1t has been said that the Newspaper and pamphlet
possge Is not In proportion to the cost Of their trans
portston; but IL is not TO be therefore understood
that any increase Of that postage proposed IL has
i,ps been i,gadsd as sousd public policy TO promote
and Il may be advisable TO proceed further Ia this po-
hey, especially in promoting their circulation in the
vicinity tht places 81 publication, provided no de-
eid,d Injustice be done 10 the post masters within that
vicinity.
u would be desirable to have Fixed sum granted
from the Treasury for this public service to free
matter and then the postage reduced and arranged
as provide of The remainder but that course i'm
drawn until that from postage is frat exhausted aud
Therefore the only safe way Is TO make reductions OF
postage from time 60 time until justice IL produced By
leaving balance to Be annually drawn from the Ires.
sury equivalent 60 the public service performed And
no extent ofreduction which does not produce this e.
rect IL sufficient 20 long public ssrvices required TO
b. perform ed tree Of postsss.
What should BE- the degree measure of the reduc-
ton Of postage at this time s entirely question TO be
settled by Congress but IL Is proposed respectfully TO
submit that would be the probable elect Of
The most obvious and prominent feature now in our
postags IL the double price ten cents charged all
sin gle letters carried over three hundred miles The
sduction Of this ten cent postage and charging all
sipfe letters at i've cents each wsui much simphfy
the manner Of accounting, and render the same both
more facile and perfect would remove the dissats-
fiction arising the great difference la the postage
In different Offices even In the same vicinity, butss
rerated by this arbitrary line snd would promote and
encoufsge the correspOpdence and intercourse, by
MI, beiwtes the mot distant parts ofthe county
which most need and demand &C. la precise proportion
their other means OF interoomm ubicatOn are slow
and ubfreqUent.
lie next inquiry H. what would be the effect Of
this reduction the receipts from postage aud hsv
would 1t sdtct the Treasury
IL ~ not possible from any returns data In the
department to ascertain vith much precision the
psmber Of letters passing annually In the mail under
this charge Of ten cents Even II the number Of ten
cent letters were actually known would still be i'm
poeeibe 20 determine bos many of them ten
letters fIop being double. Thence arises the great
difference I'm the estimate Of loss Of rsvenu. from such
reelection presented n the report u the Post
matter General last yesrto wit s1lblsT snd that Of
the First Assistant, f3o5,7Ss
trom q careful examination nov made Of the data
In the department II estimated that the whole NUN.
Der Of charged letters sent through the mails the
pet year, o2tVo Oc0; and Of this number about
l5bOVCCO we're subjected 20 the ten cent postage on
account ~ dttsnce. IT, then the reduction we're 20
biisg more letters into the mail the dminutior Of
thsreffom. the first year would be sTr5coo
IL is already shown that the surplus the LIST dsy
q July sst wee t6s os2 iO end that the ist day
IL July neat ~ -il b. ssss 10 81, which will undoub
eciy inoftsse Ia future Tesrs by natural scounuis
tioD aud By Increase Of tue number "a istters arising