New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-16

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49, ~ the messenger cheat you, nor can the
pos.,s ste- cheat the Government; whereas your
,,Cs4 hills NAV be destroyed. and large amount
&c revenue lost. That glorious man, Rowland
HIN the author OF cheap postage intended IN his
t,r;rino1 project that all the revenue should be
collected BY stamps. II is the simplest and safest
mode both for the public and the Government
Now, what is to be done for W. must do some
thing before we separate. Congress is IN SEES
sion The civil and diplomatic bill is now before
il, and it will occupy at east foresight to pass
il. The Mint bill for New IOrk Is eeiore II, the
Eaibor bill and other bills beside the Postage
bill In the interim. let US be active and eaer-
getic. and we shall succeed But it may be SAID
that the Postmaster General has recommended II,
and that therefore there is no danger OF the
measure | am not SO sure OF that. a sagacloQs
editor Mr.. Gales, once remarked to me, that we
are not always sure Of measure recommended
by the President and from some indications 81
W ashington, have heard OF, tear that there Is
secret hostility to il there. Letmeetlngs, then
be called everywhere petitions signed, and sent
to Congress, and members should be written to
by their friends Already twelve hundred petit
tons have been forwarded, all OF them N favor Oh
two cents, and none for three cents Ihere Is no
time to be lost. Congress has but eleven weeks
TO sit, and much to do in that short period. Let
the public voice be heard, and By TINS means we
shall achieve the object we have in view
Atthe conclusion, this able address was warmly
apD}euded and Mr. Bates then proposed the FOL.
lowing series Of Resolutions, which were re ad by
the Secretary, General Wabridge:
Resored Thai while grated win the Report Oh
the PosnasierC eueral which exhibits me prosperity OF
ite Post Ofce Department and his recommendation iof
tr recicei edrton OF tie rates OF postage letters
and newspapers we are fully satisfied tina. the sures way
OF increasing the revenue Of the Department extending Us
selress and saugfygg the wishes OF the people,
pressed in more than twelve hundred petitions slSred ~
upwards Of hundred Thousand citizens n e7eTy section
OF the Union is TO adopt uniicfn rate OF TWO Gems pre-
or-rt ar
tnended by Hon NJ Rush, IN behalf OF The Senate Oom
n!ee ana in the minority Report OF Hon MI DurKee, OF
the House OF Representatives. preafei IL 'e '
Re3Dised That two cents for half az ounce letters, and
one cent or newspapers IS tax sufficiently large 10 pay
The cost Of mailing transporting and delivering them TO
their addess-tlat his low rale VIII induce the people 10
wrie more ffegueny and TO send their correspondence
through the Posi- Office IN preference 10 lhy o's' Ioe u
P0irs9 That the experiment of Two cents, or penny
rate has been successfully tested in Great Britain during
tn. ast Ten wears by ricding, The last year suaceI
rcyerue to pay all tie expenses OF costly pusoc &c
parunen anc surplus OF more than olF Hiiio2s o l0
Pes5Ir,d That tie experiment Of partial reduction of
posagein COUNTY, winch hes now been IN opera
ion for years. has fully answered me eNPecauons oil
il friends ard rehed the ohecions and doefu pTeiic
tons OF opponents in the increase Of ne hunoef OF zee
terg from tweLtviOurto upward OF seventy mous ana
also in redeeming the Post Office Department from STATE
or bankruptcy under the cid mgh rates aue ethpi u Ho
only TO nay lis vastly increased expenses, but 10 leave
surplus Of more than eleven hundred thousand dollars
Rcsoiycd, That earnestly request our senators anu
REPRESENTATIVES in Congress 10 use their test exertons to
nc, the immediate passage othe bill! reported ii the last
session
Res5Ilcd That we recommend the friends Of cheap
postage every portion OF the Unlon 10 call Publc meet
ing 0repare petitions ard forward them to Congress re-
guessing !hor 2enaioys and Representatives 10 urge NE
IuHeullte enactment OF The preceding bI. ,.,
Resgred That lie ilauks Of his meeting and the friends
of cheap postage ro glout the United States are due and
are hereby erdegci the members OF the press gen
ero ad egrecav,o the propretor3 and conductors Of
The press this city for their pereyerg aud a9e advo
cacy the reduction ofpostage and heI inform NY
sisrg IN Cg ia INN or n T1p
cs9ted That tese resolutions be published. and acopt
be forwarded tc each ofthe Senators and Representatives.
in Congress from this State.
General Walbridge seconded the motion iorthe
adoption Of the resolutions and bill, though he
could have wished that there had been greater
liberality extended to the newspapers.
The resolutions were then adopted unanimous
Gen, walbridge said. he only echoed the feel
ing OF the meeting when he requested the Pres
dent to say a few words.
The President then said, that it was to the
Cheap Postage Association the present recon
mendation of the Postmaster General was mainly
owing. At first. he (the President was rather in
favor of concurring with the Postmaster General
for q rate of three cents, but lie now thought it
was better to go Mt once to the two cents, cheers
PARTON larly az the Senate and the House were In
favor of it. AS to the moral and social benefits he
need say nothing. Mr.. Ogden concluded by ex-
pressing hope that as the past labors OF the
Cheap Postage Association were so successful,
this, their last effort, was destined to be crowned
with success. He wanted the press to state that
the cause of the thinness OF the meeting was at
trbutable to want of due notice.
Gen. WALBRIDGE-Ne s, and wrong notice for
the Tribune announced the meeting for 10 clock
Mr. SILAs WOOD then moved that Committee
be appointed TO get petitions signed throughout
the City.
This resolution was unanimously adopted
Mr. PRICE, of the Congress of Trades, then
moved that the meeting adjourn until Tuesday at
O'Clock.
The general feeling, however, was, that the
calling of another meeting be left in the hands of
the Committee, and Mr.. Price withdrew his mo-
ton. The meeting then adjourned without fixing
q day.
The error Of time made by The Erening PO,t from
which paper copied it, But another part of The Til
tune there notice though, course the in
correct one ruined both.