The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-01-23
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THURSDAY MoRSING, JAN. %, 1851
WAsnIxGroS, Jan. Is, 1851.


squadron on the coas, Of Africa but
am induced 10 think that the Northern
rc;res, NATION in the two houses will
'lemur 20 the proceeding. Oar navy
cannot Lc better employed, during peace
than IN preventing this unl.oly traffic;
and without some such vigilance on The
part Of the government, the trade would
increase TO an alarming extent. Mr..
CIay's >asaci'y and clear judgment may
be able TO adducc arguments to con,ro. /
vert thi, opinion. but doubt whether
with all his cloquencc and penetration,
he cal overcome the prejudiccs which
The Northern mind has conceived upon
the subject. Mr.. Clay says that the
African and brazilian stations are un-
healthy. In this he has been misled.
The mortality in the Home squadron i;
greater than in any other; and Of our
tx stations, with the exception of the
Mediterranean, the African stations
ranks fist in the order Of average
health. No; let the s1uadrons remain
where they are. We have sullicien-
ry Of oilers on our navy rolls already,
drawing pay from the govornmen',wi,l-
ont ncedeSsly increasing the number.
Had | a voice in the matter, instead of
sending one squadron to Africa, shonld
bc disposed to send twenty, and feel that
| was doing humanity and my country
eminent service.
The House Of Representatives has
passed the cheap postage bill, but it is
4 piece Of patchwork, and does not
cover all the grounds demanded in the
premises. 1t repeats no previous act,
but leaves the whole subject open to ft-
ture conflict; and either denies TO edit
"rs the privilege Of exchanging, or pre-
-npposes the right, by virtue Of some
existing law, that may also carry with
i: lis other provisions. | append the
Ibill, as it received the sanction Of the
Hon Sc:
a BILL to redure and modify the rates
OF postage in the United States, and
and to provide for the coinage Of three
cent pieces.
BE II enacted By the Senate and House
IF Representatives ofMe United Suites
II 1mcrica, IN Congress assembled, -
That from and after the 30,h day of
June, 1881, all letters carried in the
mail shall be charged with postage as
follows; Upon each letter not weighing
over onc-half ounce, three cents, and for
each additional half.ounce or fraction OF
half an ounce, three cents, Prortdet(
That no post office now in existence
shall be discontinued, nor shall the mail
service on any mail route in any OF the
: States or Territories be discontinued OF
diminished in consequence Of any dim.
nn'i0n OF the revenues that may re.
suit from this act : Ind proridcd .tnr.
tier, That il shall be the duty Of the
Postmaster General to establish new
Y post Offices, and place the mail servic,
J on NEW mail routes established. or tina
q may hereafter be established, in the SAME
manner rs though this act had not beer
! passed: 1"d proridcd FURTHER, That
the compensation Of no postmaster sha,
be diminished in consequence Of ih'
passage of this act.
? SEC. ,. Ind be Il further enacted
There shall be charged upon each news
a paper, pamphlet, periodical, magazine
book, and every other description 0
printed matter, which shall be uncon
). nected with any manuscript or write,
n matter and which it may be lawful It
transmit through the mail, of no great
, er weight than two ounces, one cent
and Tor each addition Of AN ounce o
fraction Of an ounce, one cent. Boun,
books, not weighing over thirty ounces
] shall be deemed mailable matter, unde
l. the provisions of this section: Proctde,
h That newspapers delivered in the Stat
y or l-.ritory where printed shall b.
y charseable with only one half the fore
r going rates: Prorided further, Tina
p no postage shall be charged upon an,
-, newspaper mailed and delivered within
the county where printed, or within thi
: ~ miles of the place where printed -
Proridcd. FURTHER, That the free cireula
ton of newspapers within the count,
h as heretofore provided, shall be confluc
s to actual subscribers. receiving thei
: papeis from the Office where printed
g and prorided further, That fifty pc
: cent. shall be deducted from the pos,
. age on magazines, when the po-,ag
shall be prepaid.
SIC. j. Ind be It FURTHER enoctto
That it shall be lawful to coin, at IN
. Mint Of the United State and it. branch
h. G., piece Of the denomination aud lie
70 gal value Of three cents, or three hun
=. drcdths Of a dollar, TO be composed C.
tiree-iourths silver and one-fourth COT
per, and 10 weigh twelve grains an
~ ihrcc-eislnhs OF u grain; that the sal
-. coin shall bear such devices ~ shall h
conspicuously different from those Of II.
other silver coins, and Of the COLA do
~ lar, bu, having the inscription +" Uuitc