The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-13
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE,
Gar Washington Correspondents.

entire subject Of postage reform is interesting the
press and to the great public transmit synopsis for
your journal
Postage stamp No il printed in black-represents
the head of Washington and Is OF the denomination Of
twelve cents.
Stamp No 2-printed in red-represents the head of
Washington in profile, OF the denomination of three
cents.
Stamp No 3-printed in blue-reprcsents the head OF
Franklin in profile of tse denomination of one cent
These stamps will be furnished to the postmaster OF
each county seat and to more Of the principal
postmasters in each county who will be required to sup
ply the other postmasters in their respective vicnes
upon being paid for the amounts furnished
Al other persons ob.ain them from the post
masters
Posmssters purchasing stamps from other postmasters
not required to render to the Department any ae-
count of the stamps so purchased and sold by them
postmaster receiving stamps for sale directly from
the Department will at the end OF each quarter charge
himself in his quarterly account current with any
amount Of stamps which renal; "a hand the close
Of the preceding quarter adding thereto the amounts
csiyed during the quarter Just ended and eredtng him.
self wit the amount remaining on hand. The balance
OF the account 20 stated will represent the Of
stamps sold which must be added his quarterly
count current to the due the regular return
of hostages for the quarter
In of resignation removal, or death the post.
master or his representative will not be allowed credit
for stamps turned to his unless
successor has been duty qualified by giving bond
less his receipt for the amount shall be forthwith
mtted to the auditor for the Post OHce Department
Any letter packet, with one postage stamps
axed equal amount to the postage properly charge
able thereon may be mailed and forwarded from any post
office, as paid letter or packet but the postage
stamps affixed be not adequate to the proper postage
the postmaster mailing the letter or packet will admit
the pre- payment Of many rates the stamps upon
it represent and charge the with postage the
unpaid rate to be collected at the Office OF delivery
AL hostage stamp. an letter packet
eel of any description must be immediately and effect
deposited for delivery or transmission.
Any omissions of this order to be reported forthwith to
the Postmaster General by the postmaster at the office of
delivery.
Matter chargeabe with letter postage which shall have
been pre- paid by stamps will be entered the post
bills and also on the transcripts OF mails sent and mails
received in the appropriate columns headed paid
by stamps
Postage newspapers magazines, pamphlets. and
other printed matter pre- paid by stamps, must in like
be entered the proper transcript in the
lumn headed, pre-. paid by stamps"
The department will furnish blanks for accounts Of
paid printed matter received and Of prepaid printed mat
ter 81 Mt in the mails
The amount of stamp letters sent will in the computa-
on Of the posmasters and for that purpose
only be added to the amount hostages received AMI
commissions will! be charged and allowed thereon ii
stead Of stamps.
Postmasters will charge commissions all printed
matter prepaid by stamps and sent from their Offices
If the same were prepaid in money.
All postage stamps on any matter whatever, whether
written printed must be carefully entered by the post
master in the appropriate column his transcripts
longing to bis quarterly returns This Is emphatically
enioined.
postmaster may refuse to mail letter prepaid
because the stamp upon IL not purchased at his
Office Ii the stamp be genuine, and have not been used
before in prepayment it must be respected
Pstage stamps may be used in prepayment of postage
letters to foreign countries in all where such
prepayment can be made in money.
When letters to foreign countries prepaid by stamps
the mailing postmaster should cancel the stamps and BE-
careful to rate ami mark the letters with red ink
prepaid in money,
For1ers counterfeters postage stamps who shall
knowingly sell, have in possession with
to sell, spurious stamps subject themselves to a
hne Of $500, or five years Imprisonment, or both
Any person using tempting to stamps in pre-
payment Of postage which have been used for that
purpose, shall be subject to penalty of $50.
None Of the five and ten cent postage stamps now
rent be used in Of postage after the 0th
day Of June Infant. Persons holding postage
authorized to sell stamps and receive the money for the
before the first dag OF August and the postmasers
allowed TO the soth September to send in to the depart;
ment and have closed, al accounts for such stamps
All applications for stamps must be made to the Third
Assistant Postmaster General j.
WASH notion. June ., 1851.
~, Question Of Diprion-Soutier Poitics-7H
Late bfca,ngat Hamburg, y. C-Ths DfoI o.
1.-THE Presidential. Game hrily ,corth the Can
de-
The Rsypbic OF this morning, eudoayors to ex.
tract, by hard squeezing some few drops Of comfort
from the late anti-immedate secessionist meeting
at Hamburg, :. q. A few weeks ago your CORES.
pondent was there, AMI can, perhaps, explain way
this movement, was com menced At tina, point. liam
burg i very small village on the South Carolina
bank OF the savannah river; and just across the
bridge Is the enterprising city ofAugusta, Georgia,
Of some thirteen or fourteen thousand inhabitants
Hamburg may, therefore, be considered as much
Ia Naxr
Immediate secession, then, in Hamburg. il may
very naturally be concluded, Is not the prevailing
idea, with the influence Of Augusta so powerful the
other way, Hamburg was the proper point for the
beginning OF the movement opposed TO immediate
secession. A weak party, in the outset, generally
begins its operations the frontiers and feels its
way before penetrating into the heart Of the terri
tory. Thus, while the immediate secedcrs, conf
dent in their strength, boldly proclaimed their poll
cy from the city Of Charleston, the moderate party
have deemed il more prudent to break the ice under
the protection of strong MON city in the state
Of Georgia. IL must be admitted that they hay.
made tolerably fair start and that u will very
likely be followed up by similar meetings in the iu
terror Of the state, as the panic resulting from
the late Charleston convention subsidies
This Is somsthing for the R7'nHic to rejoice over;
IN opposition to the compromises, In open hostility
20 the lnion in favor OF going out OF 1t and only
differing from Governor Sesbrook and Messrs.
Rhett, John A. Calhoun, Maxcy, Gregg, and
Otners, 10 the mere question: Oh tlmc. bpou tue
question Of danger to the MON. the convention
Charleston Il less to be feared than the meeting a;
Hamburg. The former urges the separate scces-
sion OF south Carolina as soon as tho authorities
can act, an iinntpm which involves all the chances
q failure, from the very beginning the latter plan
simply proposes TO " wait little longer'-to hold
on till one, two, or three others Of the cotton
states are ready TO Join in the movement. Both
are in opposition 10 the Jnion-both parties stand
and act upon the assumption hat continuance in
the Mon, the restoration Of the MON, and the
preservation of the Union, out of the question:
that the Southern states at best only consent to To-
main IN the Mon ipo 'rip0 and that while her
neishbors may perhaps be waiting fresh provoca-
tons, South Carolina has had provocations enough,
and only desires % know whether L is best TO strike
while tbe iron Is hot, wait till i cools little
II will not answer. Presidential organs and Pre-
sdtntial ciques and candidates may endeayor TO
hush up, aud to dirert the public attention IN the
south 20 the tariff, rivers and harbors, and the
spoils OF fifty millions year; bat the dsunon
movement cannot thus bs stihed, and Judge Butler
was right in urging 10 the meeting nj Hamburg