The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-22

distance not exceeding fifty miles, shall be FIVE cents per
| quarter"
Now, the proposition is change that TO ive cents Tor
Six months You here charge upon one distance by The
ha year. and upon another distance by the quarter and
there rs confusion The whole section depends on tins
as sagling-pont, upon which its aer-proyisons are
basel IL goes on " for any distance exceeding hily
miles, aud not exceeding three hundred miles, ten cents
per quarter; for any distance exceeding three hundred
miles, ana not exceeding thousand miles, hiteen
cents per quarter tor any distance exceeding one tnou
sand miles, and exceeding two thousand miles,
twenty cents per quarter; for any distance exceeding
TWO thousand miles, and not exceeding four thousand
miles, twenty-five cents per quarter and Tor any distance
exceeding four thousand miles, thirty cents per quar-
ter; and papers published weekly shall be charged
double those rates triweeky, treble those rates and
oilener Than tn weekly, five times those rates. When
you come to make the calculation, you will have to
estimate for these distances fifty miles, in place OF
quarterly, which Is the method adopted here, and which
IS PLAIN and easily 10 be understood. You must caicu
late these rates half yearly upon sci OF papers,
while they remain quarterly upon another 9 Papers
puplsneu weekly shall oe charged aouoe nose
rates; tr weekly, treble those rates and oitener Than
tn weekly, nve tunes those rates. So you propose to
change the starting point The postage is dependant upon
the distances, and the distance and
the number Of papers shall not oppose any amend
men that is reasonable. do not claim this as my own
production, as informed the Senate before. It is de-
rived mainly from experienced officers of the Post Of
nee Department have not taken bllndly what they
have suggested, but have listened with great patience
TO reason alter why they made these suggestions
asked them to show the operation by the official
returns OF the department. and why they asked that such
and such provisions should be inserted in the bill.
You what confusion it will produce is this If we
adopt this amendment. If we keep on patching the bill
with amendments after awhile you will not know the bill
itself
The reduction of postage upon newspapers to what 1t
was IN 1915 papable injustice. The practical op-
Grafton was such that in the course OF year was re-
pealed Is wrong in principle 10 give one man the use
of the mall and deny to another whether he lives upon
the st Lawrence Rio Grande, IN the city OF New York
the Rocky Mountains. All entitled to the equal
operation a the lawsresdence should make no differ,
ence. Sir, these things shoad be carefully guarded
against They should be examined well before we
change the whole system-betore hastily adopt
matter of this sort shall be, sir in short time, with
regard to thus proposition with which have taken great
deal of pains, IN the condition OF man that once had
in the army under my command, named Tnsey with re-
gard 10 his horse He had little white horse and he
could draw corn for him, he would have it IT he could
not draw II, he would buy or take this horse must be
fed He would take him up 10 the camp, and the other
horses would come about and attempt 10 eat corn with
him. Tnsley, by beating the other horses 10 keep them
Away. Produced good deal of difficulty He injured
good many Of the horses OF the other soldiers Some ol
the mschlevous fellows whose horses had been hurt
took Ilnsley's horse mixed some powder and backened
hun, covering him with black spots, and then let HIN go
llnsley did not know himhe was spotted-and ell TO
and beat him nearly to death, [Laughterl II we add
one amendment another will at last not know this
bill This section has already four provisoes; and if
we continue to amend IT, the result will be, shall not be
able 10 recognise it, and shall vote against il myself
! Laughter
Mr.. BADGER Mr. President have most profound
respect the press generally and particularly for the
city press and the rural pressior the editor the cores
pondens and for all connected with the press directly and
indirectly in every portion of the Union wish TO say,
lest the remark going 10 make should be mlsunder-
stood, that have profound respect lor the press and
every public man in this country oil course has-ior
present reputation and luture fame depend upon the
press The press sometimes forms public opinion, and
sometimes echoes popular opinion But, whether IN
originating propagstng the opinions OF the day, has
powerful effect upon the fortunes OF all young and
rising statesmen Therefore, wish it 10 be understood
that | have profound respect for the press
| Mr. Ma hu. .atis in MIA belonging
| to that particular class.
Mr. BADGER Yes belonging to that particular class
! | must add Also like my friend from Virginia, Mr.
MAsos,l that have especial pre-emnent, absorbing
and almost exclusive respect and consideration Tor the
rural press. The is obvious with me. We have
no other press in the State of North Carolina We have
no city papers there except three published in
my town-a city by act OF assembly but rather small
village in point OF population Therefore, am for
making all sorts OF discrimination in favor OF the local
and rural press, and against the city press am willing
to do anything for the local press am willing II II Is
necessary TO take the papers which are published IN little
villages weekly, and that the United States shall carry
them about aud deliver them free OF charge TO ndivd
uas to whom they directed in the respective coun-
ties OF the issue, and, II you please, add conPi-
mentary notice TO editors, expressing the singular
satisfaction which the government enjoys IN being made
the honorable instrument of distributing these vehicles OF
light and promoters OF virtue through the rural districts
IN which they are spread lLaughlerl But am not
willing, II going TO receive any pay, 10 take two
and half cents quarter for IT, Now, IT the United
States mean To do an act OF fsyor they wish TO oher
extreme desire become instrumental IN promoting the
diffusion of this most valuable class OF newspapers
why LET do it honorably frankly and fully, and
not grudg That my first reason Tor not being able
to for the proposition made by the senator from
Ohio, Mr.. CHAss, though am exceedingly anxious to
vote for IL at the same time am AFRAID shall incur
great deal OF responsibility at homesomebody other
| may be dissatisfied II do not
But in the next place, must vote with my friend from
Texas. Mr. RUsKl Tor reasons which he has gwen. lbe
committee have reported this bill system not devised
BY themselves, but the result OF observations OF expe
enced persons connected with the Post Office Depart
meni OF the United States That system has been ex.
amned the reasons Of the recommendations considered
by my friend from Texas they have met the appreciation
OF the comRi,iee and Tor not willing TO take the
responsibility of making variations, against the opinion OF
the department and the committee, 10 the forms o sys
of postal arrangement, the effect or operation OF which
cannot foresee, and have means OF asccriaining.
| Therefore, shall vote against the amendment
Mr. DAVIS, of Massachusetts. Mr.. President, there
TO be but one idea running through hs matter ana
that s, that newspaper made up OF printed sheet
which, upon certain TERMS ~ to be circulated ana scat
tered throughout the country; and the discrimination
| which set mp 10 be made IN order that small
papers, published IN the rural districts, may be encour-
aged Now am rather inclined 10 think there Is another
matter which Is quite important that view OF the
subject and that this Why should not papers run their
race for popular favor like other things and why, "
paper better than another pape should not the IN
divdua who desires TO have be allowed to lake upon
az favorable terms another In other words, why
should you not leave man to his own choice NOW,
sir, to that should lei The press have ITS
free and if at distance can make more
instructive and valuable paper than one VINO hap
be located own VICINITY, why not taKe ms
paper AT least why should you mol have the privilege
oi taking it? But after all, apprebend that that VIII
be the resu, OF this matter, Notwithstanding an attempt
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