Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-10
From he Now Y.rk Tribune.
CHEAP POSTAGE.

Or tho many rfrms aud mprnv emen's before Con-
Rress Tor sdling 10 The comfort and convenience Ut the
American people. cheap posisge-iha, Is we'll organ
Erd systemwlih checks that insure strict accountability,
with reasonable refompense every officer other
person necessarily employ stand, In pn, Of utility
n.lihcr last least. Wa all feel how pleasant tho
hslfounre system. with its envelopes is and when re-
crsing letter nj five ten cena. Tor which paid
hy az seventy five f double treble, ~ they called
II. though perhaps not weighing hall M ounce It af
tnrds tapr,eni make Efforts still further 10
improve n y cia machine IN tho advantages ut which
every individual and family appear 10 have common
partnership.
Mr. Leayit. Secretary TO the Boston cheap postage
Association. has addressed circular To ~ This in-
t.resting subject In Witch he states that tho imnedi-
ate Of the failure o thu bill Of last session was
division among lts friends 10 whe,hcr newspaper,
should be sent FREQ that ia without the Potmascr's
being paid any thing for his trouble delivering hem
OF The Dopsr,meni for the cas, Of carrying thrm. for
the sake ii humanity. this poposlma might have been
stricken ont.
Mr.. Ashmnn's eycellcn, proposition, NJ an amendment
10 the House BILL To have uniform rate oi letter pos
age throughout the United States. without regard To dis
lance earh half ounce letter ~ less weight Two cents
II prepaid four ccn's # unpaid. and IN these proper
uns Tor heavier letters stamps fr prepayment 10 be
kept At every Post Office aud Tho Postmaster 10 be paid
In proportion to the labor he perlurms.
Here was PLAIN. simple practical PROPOSAL of nnnsl
mp'r ancr In every n prrsens ams Invaluable to many
trades and protessns. ard which has succeeded nmlra
nv ,wo yo',, noe If ,hcs hem, tho n,cscn, psmaser
Gencfa-nycs 81 ,nues 50 ID ihis solely The ground
that ,ouinbl, ,e, no ,,ue was not ronp,d with an,h
er 10 carry newspapers iuI nothing
/, N,,1, n hh ,. y,,v ,h, ,ennt an IN, huspe,. III
III. D,nnt,m.n, he shows lin, prvs,,r,s nj, slusdy
chaue ,oit # THREE hundfed aud eighty ,hrce thou.
sand ak hnndr,d mud sixty seven dollar; la send al pa
nets fire., al ch,ro. woulI lncf,ns, hi, t., million
Mr. I.ayitt's circular submits thu following sogg.s
tina,
Wll il h., an alv,n,,,. /, IN, rubli,Let, 10 have
ne,sn,,,,s carried fro, of n,s,,,.
l. !, rr,c,,c,h y, se,e ,n,, ,,,.,,,,, in f,hrnln,s.
in tho p,s, OOjees when M m,s,,re /. p,l7
Ia the ady,n,aoe Of free circulation To uccrao t., the pub
lishcrs or 10 tho public
Out Of what fund should The aum Of Al l5l 900 III,
actual cosi Ia th, p,., Ollie, IA, ,,f,,y,d Shall /,
bo ~ n, prcscu, nv tax unon letters g, shall il com,
from III, general ,grasury BIZ appopta,iou for ha, pnr
p,se !
Sunp,so NIL pnnes n,o IN ma. f,ee that circulate |,
places not mare Than 10 miles from he
lru ia the ,a,,,,l n icy ,f ,Lo c,nm,n Ia carr,
The GREATER ,sr f IN, y,, fur tho diff nsor
of inf,ma,i,o il consistent l., ,mp,so IA, ON part
as hind,ance Il, ,his diffusion
If tho f,,.dm ,f onip,n aud of discussoo be ea4en
i, IN Tho preservation If n,cnl libe,,y !. i, pr,por E
Tho Government Ia roe tho peple 10 take crrau news
n,pe,s hv cnnpe,y them Ia nav n discriminating In,
nn,o, n,he,.
D,es M, ,bo impr,c,c,b,lity If jud disctimins
,,,n s,,hlah ,h, n,oculc ,f Un,Gtn p stage ma ,,
nly h, ,ul,,h,, Mt aL,,ld IA, f,,e ar all CHARGED n
IGLc
IN. n ,.,or As.,c;,,o, nror,se.
| TIA, tho uniE,m rata If uoa,,ye IN newsp,por
sbnnl h. IN, can, ,a;d In odrnn,e
2 All regular subscrihcrs to be allowed 10 pay ,lci