The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-21
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
BALTiaoax, January 10

BALTIaoax, January 20-o. p. m.
7Ae Cheop Postage st,lstes to Poa Oes Csrks-
Memorial 10 Congress Of Balmors. CITY
Mo,tslity.--Ihe Msrksts, Sc
The Senate in acting the cheap postage bill that has
passed tho House. should certainly make provision
for the salary OF clerks in aocodanoe with petition ha
learn has been Washington by the clerks III The
Baltimore post Office learn that The reesPs Of tho ONCE
carehy puted the end OF each QUARTET and rom
goss per cenage allowed by the department to
the deducted From this per een'sse the sal
AIRY OF the postmaster (x6OJ per qusne Is taken together
with the of the post Office and all the Incidental
expenses the establishment aud The balatice, after all
the deductions made is divided among the clerks Ia
ratio, according the decision OF the postmaster In the
Baltimore office there fifteen or twony clerks, ana
may naturally be supposed that their compensation 10
very small. whist the labor is undoubtedly more oneons
that OF any other clerks under the government Ihey
required to be their posts night and day. and 70 Jake
turns in remaining in the office all night
The clerks not ONLY have stated sal
aries bu, have only hours work perform per
day and these stated salaries nearly double those re-
ceved under the postage law by the clerks OF the
post office. Under the law, their present mites
will be greatly reduced and whilst the bill before the SEN
ate appropriates million and half supply the
cipaed decrease in tho recsips OF the department not
one that source any other is appropriated TO
prevent further reduction in the salaries Of tho clerks,
will certainly down almost to the starving point
An efficient post office clerk must he educated and intel
Issnt man. whilst many Of them also have families to sup
port II any OF chans propose such moaKTe
law they would be read pt moscune sooi1ty most
worthy members Their stations also those OF great
trus, it = be wondered that we occasionally
Of them being tempted to deviate from the
paths of honor and honesty perhaps supply the aeces
sary wants of themselves aud families.
All they ask OF Congress 10 to fix their salaries at GER
tain amount that they will be longer liable to con-
slant with increased labor under tho almost
nual legislation Congress The people want cheap post
age bur thoy certainly do wish any reduction IL II
not be- effected without working serious an injustice to
the post office clerks who number many thousands OF wor-
thy and intelligent young
The number of houses erected In Baltimore during
the past year bren ST. increasing the assessment
nearly two millions Of dollars The number Of deaths in
the city during the past year A65 being but ~ over
the number of the preceding year.
/ The MARKxrs-In tho Baltimore market this morning
there were sales of bbs Howard flour al 81 66},
with rather sellers than buyers Nothing done in City
Mills holders ask 81 GA Corn meal and rye Hour un
changed Very little doing in the grain market quote
red wheat 100 I0i cents; white do los ia cents
White corn has advanced, with sales at 81 Is cents vel
low, IS 50 Oats, ~ 40 cents Rye, 70 cents
Provisions remain steady, prices unchanged Groceries
arc firm last quoted Small sales OF whlskey at 70
cents In bhds bbs The offerings OF beef cattle at the
scales reached $50 head 27O Of which were left over
and driven Off and the balance sold city butchers a
prices ranging from 81 30 SO 90 per 100 lbs the hoo
equal IS Sc rs net and averaging 81 gross Saiei
of hogs brisk al s. 50 per 100 lbs