Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-01-31
CIRCULAR.

To each Friend Of Cheap Postage in the United States
SIR-The New York Cheap Postage Association re-
quest your immediate attention these few hints in rela-
ton TO pubic object Of great moment, which is in
situation require your individual aud attention.
The Report of the Postmaster General has disappointed
the friends Of Cheap Postage. With most prosperous
condition of the Department; with rapid increase of
business; with an income of SO eS2 1862 from letters
alone and ss from newspapers; with clear surplus
in hand of S69l 6S2 which will be increased by the 30h
of June 81 0337l0 aud with the people expecting the
adoption of proper system of Cheap Postage he only
recommends reduction uniform rate of five cents per
ounce!
On great o. this is 10 reduction NJ ALL
On a calculation, which certainly large, he supposes it
may reduce the $751; 900, which will not nearly
absorb the surplus Bot If should have the effect which
all other reductions Of have had. IScRBAsE
! LETTERS WILL MORE THAN COMPENSATE ron THE LOWER
PRICE. REVENUE PRESENT
MARX.
The expenses of transportation Of the mail to this
country is 81 407 and Great Britain it is 50 229 76S
which shows that carry letters cheap England
The whole Of Post Office IS S4,479,049, of the
British S7,Ol625O, which IS ALL PAID III THE PENNY
PosrAGE. Our 81 millions Of people, with the priv
ilegss would write many letters in proportion their
81 millions which would give US 270 millions to their 346
millions. At the lowest calculation Cheap Postage would
than double he number Of letters the very first year.
II did in England where the weekly number Of letters
whch in 1910 lO2 28l, became 355 237 ia lS4l
This would give 1873 millions yielding s256O 900 the
very first year. Ths postage Of Congress, If charged
present rates the Postmaster General says would
to $792706 besides what paid Postmasters for de-
verng free letters two each, amounting nearly
slOOOO0 more all of which Congress ought pay of
its contingent fund.- To this add $3.50 900 for newspaper
POSTAGE and you have 81 Then let the expenses
of the Ocean Steamers he transferred ought the
Navy account. There be doubt that by the time
the surplus hand is exhausted the vigorous
of postage would enable the Department support itself
out of its current receipts co.
Five cents is "Cheap Postage" This is technical
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system invented by Rowland Hill. and which has been in
use in England for years Penny postage,
is what oil by Cheap Pos,sge-cauying letters for
what il is worth, and taxing letters pay for other
Objects The experiment Great Britain proves that the
service be afforded for and therefore tina, is
the only Just of It's vaue-moneys worth for the
service performed. To charge a of five is to
impose of $50 per cent. for other purposes To
charge three cents is to impose tax Of so per cent?
War 1T !-Ii is very evident
that something must be done, shall not have it,
Providence intended that free people should obtain
great boon without effort. Cheap Postage Is "for
the people, and if the people wish for it, they say
What then shall be done about it! If something is to
be done, somebody do it. Whose business is it
Everybody's! In it is everybody's business
because every body to he benefited by it, impartially
they would by sweetening the air in time Of pestence
But what is bodys business is nobody's business
and left there. it will not be done. You do tit
is YOUR business.
What shall | z" What is wanted is an expression
OF the peoples wish so that Congress cannot mistake and
will disregard it. This is done in three ways
all of which within the power of each and every read
of these lines and therefore justly responsible
for s. much. These measures
Publishing articles in the newspapers and magazines
Let every Press speak,
2. Writing letters to members of Congress. If not per
sonay acquainted you represented by one,
have right address him matters of public concern
g. PkTIrross-The multiplication of petitions is The
main reliance now. If million petitions be sent L
Congress before the FIST of February shall have ChesI
Postage. Multiply them.