Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-02-12
For the ONfori Democrat.
Reduction of Letter Postage.

iW INC oNlpId b,ihNa'
Reduction Of Letter Postage.
Ma. EpIror-is the question oi reducing Pos
tsgr on single letter. has lycomc one 81 very crn'
cr,l interest, some rmark. IN relation To H., way
no, h. nWelooumc to yuur malcrcs. Du'nr the
past ten years, grra' efors have bccn made tob'ing
als,ut ihl. dr.irabk object, baIh in England anil
the l'pitri States. u the former CouuIry' such
a Reform has gnnc iito operation and comes home
ln u, with the prestige II sSpriencr to rr""nmcrd
II. adoption. Abprl ten ycnrs ago, that oruniry
ad1Tt5d what !. knuvn nuu a. the penny system :
which j. tvo cent. fr every hall om'oc litter. to
~, part II the King lon ami IL. results have l"cn
.uch 70. to astoush even h. Girnl.. Such .y--
ten. must h. even mnrc surcr-.f,l IN the United
Sulcs. because. the number vhocan rc,d mdwutr,
y, 30 much g,r,tcr in PROPORTION to rOpua'ion.
rrior to The act ~ ISIS, vh-n the Postage on
single ktt'r. IN lh.. country, varied from 'iN To-
twenty-five crut., arcouIiny u. distance; The
amount II I,rycmr" bal artully lrgan IN diminish ;
% great Wa the uumcr 81 e,rr. ranirl out II The
Mad anil - c,oihitSlt thr Postage. During that,
wear, the prescott rate. ~ Postage were ostalIi'hol
h,iug tive ccuis Nirh,1 thrcc hundred milrs aud ten
cents over thrrc hunlrcl milr., IN any rau II the
c,untp. 4, that tiur. chi. ~. thought 10 Il" .
great Reduction, anil u11y fc,rcl IL Nnul' L. uir-
ous ~ the Department. Thcrc fllnvcl a hos 90
tho rc,snu" The Grst var. Il -rut h'lf miIinr II
dollars. which amount w.. .urrlicl lN drafts oo
me Trashy. Tie nat yc,r the r,cur" pprly
rT,llri the Expenditure. A. rhr cI'.c II the hst
political year gurc oC) h,lfmlI.inoo IT .uru. hll
Accommodated IN The Department and an c'rnl
amount ' estimated a. srrrur dulirg The rrr.cnr
wear. ,a,rdirr che suu - over q uilnu ~ dollars
.url1. fru I,,-',gco n No. aDh u Jon. nat. Su,h
have cu thr result, II thr rrnrti1p II o, though
'he l'tsr postage has r1r che uniust harden II The
runlrr rr,ri'ogr and 'hc correspondence II The
President anil Heads II Departments, amounting i1
r1u0i numbers, according 90 81 Cuhmrl, Re-
rarr u 5 10000.
The Poet OTrc s,.trm ,n ,his country, sh1ul
lr ~ regulated that IL can r1u.rurt ard deliver l,t-
rrrs 1s chop as it rH11I h. don, %, pr,ai, cut,r-
riao. The .,srrm will never b. IHrular api rc.
rr,, rhr arrrolran Il Intelligent citlIsu, ,r.l .urh
BE- thr ra.c. Il up hrs,r 4rr.tirn With those
uha have investigated thc ,u s.t, that 'hr postage
a1 sing lrur-s. prepaid, can l' .lfy r,,IuryI Co
r,o rrur., Co. 1u, r,ri 81 ihr rru.'r, - 'hr 90.
u,,u, conduct The lsr.in-,. 1t thr Pei ONE, uu
nrr,r,r, o'murr,al rrirrir d.. subject 20 onmr,'r-
rrr1. 8rd ihi. result oaull q, immediately attained.
rh,. o,rru, Is. Iluc D. D. tine, l1' W. have right
Go drn1pI th,, thr Gpycun.1r .h,l hinl nn aH.
a,",r,v luIrn upon thr rarIr. Tho prrsr1, ho
BE- unIu.r l1I arhup, and Be- VIOLATED l1 .umr WV,
, trnu.11l time. ever, vc,h. Letter. are crrlu.,d
20 thirI r.rsul. Signs, NAH, anl ,nrs ar u-,l
rIrn transient rar.r,, Sc, s.. Thrn, a-,ip, "a
r,r.on scuIir. . lr'rrr 900" ur tsn miles. must rr,
five rrnls, 1uI aun,hrr .cnlInr lr,trr three bun.
Irul miles, paws mo- more. Then, again, vh,
.huu'l man .rndlugn letter ihur huuLrrl ,rsl
uu, ur p,, five cent. more than II De- srrt il thrrr
hwI.uI m,I. C,a . men b.. l1u1i Who Will .1,.
rhlt .urh , law b. Ju.l 1t lhr ro.arr hr Co..
1ur,l Co two cents, uniruiI, throughout rhr Dnu1l.
o., and these ,ubrIr1. vupH ,,,.,, luI .u,h iu-
Ir,'i-r vunlI =. duur away.
Drrgrr.. De-. rh, fIl c1urr. Of thi. r'r,',"0, and
% 81, mr.l uulrn', h.rvi Tint -u'1stht1s WI h'
r.r Hmir. thr pr.sut -,s-iu.,. Petition. rrr p"ur,
iae ta, thr Ilu.is. bnI : .a,t. ever, d,,, hra o..
Ir.rrrr Of Postage Go two cont, uu single ',it,r.-
U,., town in thr Cruaf, It OsfrI. .h.u.I -.uI
nar.ru.n far h., nahlr aaI rsr,..ln E,fn.
A. rrr,,l .hrn'I .o up Go ihri l.t,, r,- srrrrs u
h.. resisted. Itrapr.unn a' h,rrrrs, ,nl g,u.
H.rrrr 1s vel ss frati,., anil rsfsH rnr, trI o..