The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-30

Our Warrington COrrespOndonccs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 1852.
The Ns,o York Monopoly of Postage Envelopes
The NeV Wing Postmaster Generals Disregard of
the Ldw IN his Fdporitism-Aaother Bsau.ifl
Specimen Of Vhig Policy in The Parchment Bust
ness The Gardner Claim, &c.
The wings in power here have the credit at least
Of doing the best they can for their friends, how
ever the public may complain. That may be ex-
cuscd, perhaps because of the very imposing PROS
pect of a complete change in the government.
One OF their neatest little operations of late ia
that of the rev Postmaster Observation-Disclosures
giving monopoly of the post Office stamps pro-
vided for by the last Congress to Mr.. Nesbitt, Of
New York city. This Mr.. Nesbitt is . protege of
the Home Journal establishment, and they have
some little influence among the old women in
authority in Washington Mr. N gets the monopoly
Of the post Office envelopes for the supply of tho
whole United States On the following terms, as un-
derstand, to wit =
Large note size, 81 so per thousand.
Common letter size, $l 70 do.
Large letter size. So do.
That is to say, the Postmaster General instead Of
issuing proposals for the making Of these envelopes
by contract, has assumed the power, in violation Of
the whole system Of Congress in the matter Of GO
vernment work. to give the job for the whole re-
public Of the United States to Mr. Nesbitt, upon
terms some thirty per cent above those At which
others would have taken the work. The lighthouse
job, given out by Mr.. Corwin, which has been made
the subject of investigation by o committee Of the
Senate, was thing Of the same sort.
In these new envelopes the stamp will be dis
pensed with and in lieu of it mark in water
line, in the manufacture of the paper. Bat what
will be the effect Of this monopoly? The post Offices
throughout the country absorb millions upon mill
lions of envelopes in Q single year. understand
that five thousand girls in New York city, by this
monopoly in the envelope manufacture, vii! be
thrown out of employment, five thousand in Phila-
delphia, and large numbers also in other cities and
towns large mill is to be erected somewhere in,
New England where the work Of the poor indus
trous girls, who now make their daily bread IN the
manufacture Of envelopes, is for the future to be
transferred, and the machinery Of the mill will turn
all the savings into the pockets Of Mr.. Nesbitt and
company.
have been furnished an estimate, from which it
appears that at least fifteen millions are consumed
in the United States every month-that capital Of
at least $780, 600 is invested, in SMALL sums In
many places, in the business-that thirty thousand
persons are engaged in the manufacture efenvelopes,
and some ten hundred in the trade all Of whom are
now called upon, by Hubbard, to give up the work
to Mr. Nesbt, without even the privilege Of the bid
allowed by law.
If the five thousand girls Of New York city and
Presidential election, it is likely, very likely, they
would cast it against the whg ticket, and the whig
party, for robbing them in this way Of their mean.
Of subsistence Such, in fact is the projection Of
monopolists pocket it all.
also understand, that in the same quiet way al
the envelope business and the lighthouse business,
snug little party job for the preparation Of
$50 00O sheets Of parchment has been given to Mr..
Joseph Hoxie, Of New York. a whig candidate for
Congress; and at rate of profit considerably
above any number Of coed offers that would have
been made, had the work been advertised for prop0
sails by contract with the lowest responsible bidder.
But these things viii be remedied by and by. The
poor wings are only making the most Of the short
remnant Of their time that's all.
In relation to the Gardiner case, am grati6ed to
inform you, that however deeply his conduct may
be implicated in that splendid operation of nearly q
round half million in specie paid out Of the trea
sury by Mr.. Corwin, the President at least is re-
solved to have it gifted to the very bottom In
addition to the commissioners sent out by the spe-
cial committee Of the Senate to "prospsc." for the
mines Of Mr.. Gardiner in Mexico, the President has
sent committee Of engineers to make a topogra-
phica reconnaissance and survey of the whole Of the
mining district in the department Of San Luis Po-
tosi, in which Gardiner has located his mines. The
government has an injunction upon about $3.50, 900
OF this Gardner claim in bank and as Mr. Corwin
has promised to refund the $50 900 which he receiv
ed as his share, and Mr. Edward Curtis is said to
have made the same promise in regard Of his fee of
$4,000, should the official committees report that
Gardners mines in Mexico are all moonshine, it
will not be q dead shave, like the Galphin claim.
The wings in Office are preparing to pack up for
move next spring. w.