The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-27

This is another Of the great radical reforms
called for by the people. From the commence
ment Of the Government the principle on which il
has acted has been that the Pos-oifice Department
must support itself. The correspondence of the
country was taxed for the benefit Of the Govern
ment The Official correspondence was in fact
conducted at the cost of the private letter writer's
The Postmaster General was condemned or ap-
flasaed as his repasi showed the revenue to ex-
ceed or fall ahort Of the expenses The idea that
this Department. like the others, was a necessary
part Of the Government, and to be paid for by the
people, and not BY individuals had never occurred
to any ofoul statesmen. And then, too, il was an,
odious monopoly--no private expresses were to be
permtted--but Uncle Sam was to keep up old
fashioned prices by prosecuting every one who
committed the crime Of undertaking him. In
1915, the present rates were established We have
no fault to find with the timidity of the Govern
ment, which at that time was unwilling to venture
on more thorough reform. But the experience of
the past i've years is enough to show that the
actual penny postage is perfectly practicable.
The following figures prove beyond doubt that
the cheap postage will yielda far larger revenue
than the expenses During the first and second
year Of the new law the revenues did not equal the
expenses but they did not absorb the appropriation
Of $750,OO0. In the third year the revenue ex-
ceeded the expense and in the fourth year the
plus is ST. 132, 045 tits fair suppose that SINH
lar consequences will follew from the new reduc-
ton. In Great Britain, the number Of letters I'M
der the heavy postage seventy millions. In
ten years they increased to eight hundred and
tifty-six millions. The revenue in 1s49 was
$10.71S679 expenses, S7,0l6,25 surplus,
$1,000 429.
MARYLAND REFORM CoNvENrIoN-On the
l7th instant, the President of the convention laid
before the convention the following communica
tons from the President of the United States ant
the Secretary of State of the United States, ac
knowledging the receipt Of the resolutions of the
convention in regard to the adjustment measures
passed at the Last session of Congress
washington, Dec. IA, 1850
ny Dear Sir-I have the honor to acknowledge the lie
cept otthe report and resolutions the late acts OF Ton
gTes tonning the Compromise, etc. adopted by the Merry
land Reform Convention. which Forwarded to
beg leave 10 express the high qualification which deTv
from Their peFnsal trust that my futue conduct WIN gust
ify the confidence expressed By the convention that Wi
faithfully perform duty 10 the present crisis and ap
graed with the assurance OF the coopeaon OF the peop
of Maryland in emergency which require it, in sup
port 81 the laws and constitution of our country.
III Truly yOufs WILLARD FILLMORE.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE. !
!. Ivy Washington, december IA 1850.
SIR have the pleasure acknowledge the receipt of
letter of the 18th Instant enclosing and resolutions
in relation the of Compromise passed by the Cor
of the United States its last session. for the ransm
State Of Maryland expressed BY 50 numerous respectful
Convenon recently chosen by the people, cannot blu