The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-01-05
Correspondence Of the Crescent
NEW YORK. Dec. Is, 1873.

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Eds. Crescent-The old ladies right in their inter
probation of yesterday haw came upon
beautiful snow and has undergone transformation per-
fecy shocking to Christmas During part OF the day it has
raned hard and for the rest has enveloped all creation
that tits impossible to across the street The naviga.
ton of the East difficult and dangerous, and
that of the Hudson is-nore Notwithstanding all this,
Christmas has been punctua to his appointment and has
been hailed by his half of friends in this city all the
if he had chosen a winters day for visit.
Our Cholera report for yesterday shows encouraging
decrease The account for the week stands as follows
Sunday. 18th, cases, 3deaths Monday 18TH cases.
Deaths Tuesday. 18th, cases. deaths Wednesday. 10th,
cases death; Thursday, 2lst, cases. death Friday,
22d. deaths; Saturday, 23d. cases, death.
Total for the week. 26 10 deaths Add Sunday 24h
case deah-7 cases. IA Deaths Lest report SO cases. 26
deaths. Total, 90 cases. 40 deaths.
We have in this mornings papers a valuable report of
Major Hobbe First Assstant Post Master General
TENS of postage in general and the cheap system in partcu
lar He takes for granted the assumption that reduction in
the rates of postage will produce proportional decrease in
the and suposes the ratio Of that decrease to have
been established by the experiment of 1885, He finds that
the reduction in that year. the rates of postage. etten
only regarded of coue 56s to q 15 his standard
for measuring the result of all contemplated charges After
showing that eco will be sufficient to charge against
letter postage, he asks how the rate of postage be
duced and furnish this annual amount of %
uniform rate of five cents he suppoes be reduction from
the present rate of q cent? and the reduction
that this reduction rates would produce
above data would be 10ths cent leaving for
ceeds of the first 90 $50 o. 900 than
assuming Congress to have exonerated the Post
Office Department from the charge of about 81 900 600 for
free letters, and short payment of newspapers.
Under the benefit of the assumptions he next
sdes the reduction uniform of three per
gle letter this 81 2hd cent below the present
and would produce decline in the revenue according
the standard above referred of 10 45th per cent afford
ing however $36 COO than the estimated of
$2,650. 600 required
1t manifest injustice to letter writers, throw upon them
the whole tax for the support of unproductive
routes. the expense of transporting newspapers beyond
what tie postage upon them defays) public documents and
the private correspondence of members of Congress and
Office holders If such things be paid for let the
for the purpose be raised upon the publcupon oil classes
Let that be DONE leave the consideration of the
newspapers, and uniform of three single let
ters and one cent on newspapers will afford ample revenue
for the effective working of the Department
think too much importance attached to the question of
prepayment of postage by all the officers of the Department
well by the Postofee Committee. The difference be-
tween prepayment and aferpayment ought not to exceed
one third at the turthest.
Major Hobbie throws the two cent rate aside with fur
ther consideration than the remark that it apparent
cordng to the tests of all experience that would
yield the desired amount of revenue. Considering" he
adds the vasness of our territory and the magnitude of
our system of mails and the still greater which
must be carried three cents here will be far cheaper
comparison to service performed than penny in Eng
land He there 1867 letter carriers the of
London, who deliver 80 0000 600 CT letters per week. In
Paris there 49,
Great alarm proessed by of the leading spirits of
the South at the encroachmns of the North upon slave
rights. 1t cannot to possible that these hon.
esy fear the loss of single right granted either by the
stituon OF the United States by the higher law of
tire. They have another object.
IT not probable that the saUe trade would be abolished
in the District of Columbia reasonable demand for such
abolition may be- for to come if Southern members
would be true to themselves and their country and if their
leaders could be led to recognize slight claim
Justice and patriotism in the people of the North But
when such leaders Adopted will say chosen-it is
reasonable to expect approval of their if should
involve an ute disregard of all generally received time
proven principles will venture to say that the Senate
Chamber of the United States differs widely from the Senate
Chamber designed by the trainers of the constitution. 1t
contains class of that could never under pro-
order of things have obtained admission within its hon.
Ored circle The dignity attached to the Senatorial office
fast falling away Where Mr. Foote'S bluster. and Mr..
Calhoun puee hypercricism of the Declaration of Inde
pendence and his essay tbacking, listened
without disgust Iebuke, there be but little of
dignity. To such place cannot look with the conf
dence that encouraged the people few yeas ago. but
that law infringing upon the rights of Southern
State or citizen. can pass in that hail.
Respectfully yours INDICATOR