The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-11-10
RATES OF POSTAGE.

RATES OF POSTAGE
We have 50 much trouble about postage on
Fact, for the People, that We are almost tempt
ei to close their publication with this volume
The laHs and regulations relating to rates of
postage seem to be passed purposely to mystify
the people, emharrass postmasters, and afford
opportunities for exactions and impostions
They are abominably complicated, and it is the
easiest thing in the world to blunder or cheat
in constituting them. We do hope that tn
Speaker Of the House whoever he may be, at
the ensuing session Of Congress, will appoint
gentlemen on the Committee on the Post Office
Of some sense, with practical knowledge
Of post Office affairs, 90 that the laws regulating
postage may be carefully revised and simpli-
fed lc is the duty of the Postmaster General
to attend specially TO this matter, and recon-
mend such reforms a. are necessary; but We
confess strong doubt whether he really un.
derstands all the mischiois to be remedied.
We may have more to say on this point
hereafter
THE SOUTH AND THE ADMINISTRATION.
1t was dangerous experiment for the Ad-
ninlstration to permit itself to be driven into
an attitude Of antagonism towards ex Senator
Dickinson. We said, not long since, that he
was but the exponent of a Sentiment, prcya-
- a Al. A.
Shareholders, who would not tamely allow him
to be prescribed, especially when his offence
was the reputation cf n section of the Dcmoc-
racy that IN 1913 had withstoOd lavchOlding
usurpatlon. The correctness of the view then
taken has been confirmed. Tho Washington
SentHcL the organ of the HarGs in the
South, takes part with Dickinson against the
Administration. The Richmond(V Va Enquirer,
sottencd for while by the rejection Of Dix
and the appointment Of Mason, is gradually
hardening The Richmond (Na) Examiner is
openly out against the conduct Of the Admin
stration in the affair, and against the "Soit,. .
The South Sde (Pctorsburg) Democrat sympa.
thizes with Dickinson, and the Loui>riHe (Ky)
Democrat pronounccs n glowing culogium upon
him. significantly advising all outsiders" to
let the controversy in New York alone.
The Rchmond Examiner was under the i'm.
preston, for time, that the quarrel in New
York concerned only the distribution of patron
age among the spells hunters but it does not
think 40 now. 1t blames the Administration
for descending " from the lofty and dgnifcl
position Of national control, TO mnglc in tn,
local quarrels of u single State The power,
of the Executive if used at all in party strife
should be directed only against political ad
versarics endeayoring to pull down its authori
ty;" but they have been used g. with a one
sided purpose of iavoritism7 Under any cir
cumstances this would have excited attention
but under the actual circumstances of the case
cit becomes Of startling interest The powe
has been exercised upon that wing Of the Dc
mocracy which, led by D. :. Dickinson, BRAY,
ly opposed Martin Van Buren, and the traito,
ons gang who in 1913, went to Buffalo, an
identified themselves with Abolitionists an
Free. Sollers.' Van Burcn's position was the
80 dcspicable' his conduct and that of b
faction was 80 Gtrocious,' that no earth
power can redeem them from inlamy.7 II
Administration is in danger of becoming inf
NOUS, from "even the appearance of an al
ance" with such men. SO long rs Dickins,
kept up association with them for the purpo
Of reforming them, the South could tolera
the Administration in pursuing the sal
course; but when Dickinson quit them, t
Administration ought to have done hkcwi
After Dickinson has failed to regenerate the
il is impossible to redeem them " from t
neither depths Of political iniamy to which t
unanimous voice of the whole South has &C
signed them The Examiner concludes:
"The Administration may rest assured tn
there is not philosophy enough at the south
look with compOsure upon the Punishment
Dickinson and his friends from their ccniiden,
while Mr.. Van Buren, and his allies retain
The South saw that band OF men sacrifice thel
selves for the Constitution and our cause IN
saw them inundated by Mr., Van Barren al
his friends because they stood up for Us a
our rights Those who surround the Prcsidel
and interpret the popular sentiment to hi
should take heed lest the spirit of flattery
stead Of stern truth, give utterance to tn
speech. One thing il certain, it is alrea
demonstrated, and will be proved over aud o'
again whenever an opportunity is offered,
man or set Of men can have the confident su
port of the South, who are even suspected
infdellty 10 the Constitution upon the questi
of Slavery. And it is matter OF regret that d
folly, temerity want Of taste--or what y,
will-of Secretary Guthrie, placed the Admi
istration in the dilemma Of either submitting
defiance from Bronson, or of taking sides wi
the Free Soil Democrats OF New York, again
the friends of the South by his removal. Up
the Slavery question tho South FEELS ltw
not stop TO reason Therefore they voted
Pierce against Scott aud therefore they W
shake from them, like dewdrops from {