Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-09-18
The New Postage Bill,

The new postage bill, in the amended form in
which it has passed the Senate it is said, will be
vast improvement on the existing law, and af-
ford relief both to the people and to the posmas-
ters from the misunderstanding which the present
complicated system imposes. The advantages of
the new bill are thus pointed out by Mr.. Barnabas
Bates, in communication to the N Yt Journal
of Commerce
1. By placing ell printed matter on the same
footing postmasters and the public will be able to
decide the character qualifications, whether news
papers periodicals, and the postage to be charg
ed upon them, without an appeal to the Post Of
fee Department, or the Attorney General.
2. Making three ounces the maximum, will en-
brace all the newspapers, and vast number Of
valuable periodicals, which will be sent by mail
instead of private conveyances, and the increase
of revenue of the Post Office.
3. One ounce and half will include all the
weekly country papers sent within each State at
half the price of the above. There is no sense
whatever in limiting these papers to the State
where published. Why not extend the limit as on
the other papers, to three thousand miles ? They
are only half the weight and therefore should have
the same privilege.
A. The pre- payment of postage. either at the
Office where newspaperor periodical is mailed or
delivered, Isl great inconvenience both topublisher
and the public, the postage to Canada, De-,
may be paid at the once OF malllng
S. The reduction of postage to one-half, when
paid quarterly in advance, will be a great ncen-
tive to both publishers and subscribers to prepay
their postage.
6. The distractions to sending transient papers
or periodicals which now exist, will be effectually
removed by this BILL Instead of preparing if
teen cents postage on the Journal of Commerce
to California, it will be sent through the post
Office for two cents. Our California brethren
and their friends viii hail this change with plea
sure.
i FIFTY SPoKEN.-The Bee, a leading whig pa
per in New Orleans, made the remarks copied be-
How in reference to Gen. Scott before his nomna.
), tion They are more sensible and truthful than
editors of his school are in the habit of making
4 Gen. Scott is the favorite of the North; the
cherished candidate Of the freesoiers. lie is pet
ted By GREEDY, kept under Guardianship BY Sc
IWARD, and constantly admoHished Nth Vaternq
. sosscitude 6y THuRLow WEED In short, he IS il
! Exceedingly bad company. He appears to con
sort with those who reyel in fanaticism, and maxi
their politics subseryient to sectional aggrandiEe
ment. The peculiar friends of Gen. Scotiure th
very people of all others whom the South mos
particularly and emphatically abhors, and nothin,
. is more natural than that she should withhold he
confidence from candidate who seemingly play
into their hands.
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SusPIHoUs.-In the debate II Congress yesteE
t day, Judge Douglas charged Truman Smith. 3
t Connecticut, with receiving daily from New lol
Il large boxes of Scott documents and halking tlseI
+ to all parts of the country This throws ltd
It light upon our mind we remember the other da
lin passing the Tribune office Of seeing cry iars
box directed q him at Washington. suppos
= it must have contained copies Of the life Of Ger
: eral Scott, published by Greedy q Cos. and wfic
j, The 50 disinterestedly recommends far dislribl
It zion. How can the eopscience Of Horace nllu
d this abuse Of the franking prfsilege x p
/ Rnnk 80.