New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-06
oI YproRM PROMISED.

=. ia names of persons who complain u i-7 S1'''
WIN 'No Den,rtrent that be may investigate INTO
o'n4D-a Iii srievances. Accordingly Instead Oh
Inc .everal letters which We have la'ei! rerei'ei
49, hem over TO the official reforner and cor
- of abuses; with some hope. since It appears tli,
tho measure Of public opinion brought to bear up'n th'
Office through the columns OF The Ir'aae' mas pro
duced good effect By waking mp those whose dry J.
70 pouire into the wrongs We have shown up "o'A
which We have the promise shall be seriously IN
dertaken One very important step Is gained ID nf ac
knowedeemen from high uth)rig that reform IS need
ed-that the present ystem OF conducting Tue business
Of mailing letters must be changed OF ihe iaOor WILL Oe
come so overwhelming in feg years by the rapid H.
crease of letters that L viii be utter! lmp'ssiie 10
transact the ceremonies with any hing IKE tne speed
necessary TO the prompt dispatch OF mails o'l4 oA'
benefceut representative OF the Department cannot
unite diyes his mind Of the old slow coach houohs so
long impressed upon il, 50 as t. think Of SEEMING pm
letters forward to their destination just a. ne"'piPes
are sent nw without any of that unnecessary labor Of
Stamping or writing the name OF the fcs--Omce ana
dste Of mailing making pOs-jil wrapping the letter
and making an entry in account Of mails sent LEI upon
the whole be thinks it must be done TO expedite bl'-
We are ,od th4t the Pos naster-Cenera' libors IN
d
c,.ss1lat the Post Office must be a sefsusaiane de-
psrtment and the other the demand Of some r4Fro'a
comp,rie.. which is considerably greater thsn al. the
reye1up in some instances. oi oil the OH rs GA me
route II seems thai much OF the dhcg!'y about III s.
.ent letters arises from the fact that salaries ar so
Inv that competent persons canno- BE- procur d. AMI
from tire fact that many new hands have lately been
EMPLOYED whohay not yet acquired experience.
To This We reIay that low the salaries are, there
has l.tely been witnessed most d'gcaceial scramble
70 obtain them and much as experience was, H. ana
ALWAYS viii be needed. those wbs had r. nave oeen
ruttessy thrust out % make room for The yerles par
~ bach Of the country without the least care whether
the cullc were well served not thai the scra'n-
Him crew get the reward promised for their load.
moutht a braying IN the political FigTam.
From the same not dIsinterested source, We are H.
vored with the inquiry Co the motives when eal me
Tribune now 70 lay bare the absurdites aud saof c'i-
ifcs Of his great national monopoly We beg TO sag.
pe.t that this inquiry is neither here nor toere ana
that those Who make il would do well to spend their
TIME in the correction Of these enormous abuses raAer
than in boberiDg themselves about how 4 happens Una
the public no longer remain in state oi passive ign
rance respecting them l. i the poorest arSumen LOT
those Who are caught 10 mischief turn - revilng
the public servants who have found them OUT ana
hauled them into nOtoriety. Almost an! o,Aef mole
Of eonf..spg Guilt would be more decent ani
tpspls and We advise any employees or contract
ors Of the Department VINO may be tempted 70
set I'D cloud Of such recrmlnafon III order
IN crawl of under It's cover 20 abandon the
unworthy design Til they can rail the seal OF truth
from off our exposures they had better devote their
breath in some better way Besides, Il not the iacs
that We now for the first time take up the cause Of
Post-Ofice reform II is not the first time tina, We
have cort4uded for such radical auges in the system
Of the Department will adapt i TO the wants oil tue
community aud the character of the times II the spe-
cifc changes that We now demand are novel, so much
the better provided they good aud as to tha' 1t Il
for the people 10 Judge That efforts are not likely
70 be fritess We have a cheering indication IN the At
tendon paid to the subject, and tue improvements no"
promised on behalf Of the Department
In an interview W,h which We have been h5norel b.
the same special agent Of the Dcpar men., &c also re-
cei,ed some encouragement hope for very congen-
lent change which will give the publishers OF m1rnln4
papers in bs City the benei. Of the night mih from
Boston and Albany whereby a vast amount OF money
would be saved which is paid 70 private expresses
and Telegraph Companies. This may be done by means
Of small bap kept open at the Boston Posi- Ofce up 10
the very moment Of departure Of the train exclusively
for letters for the Press without the humbug Of amp
I'M and postbnlug This bag should be opened
and It's contents gwen out the moment II arrives
involving simply the necessity OF Post-otice Ciera
doing little night work such everybody connected
with daily paper must do Ia letter from the sam'
Official agent " e fnd the following passage:
in reference 10 the grievances OF d. p. b q, Tl1 al
nits that ZINES accepts the Cast. ltTe r'5-
Once through Wi 10 couduc- his c9u--p 'ndenc' yo
must b. av are thai the United stats Pos pce Deo-t
uert has 10 more ntro over o. nsut ot "a
Prise iu New ri else here and Ht r'ts- - ia
way respoI sible tor us regulations o. deinqu nres
To his se dernurr We are aware that thac esti5
lishment is "priva5e enterprise. but that doe
not absolye the General Pos,-Oice from re-pon
sibHy Congress mas declared oil ,he Streets OF Ne"
York pos, roads aud the Postmaster ener,i hai e-
tab.L,d msil carrier. thereon. let be permits pr
vate enterprise to run rival Of carriers over th
same ground aud % establish post-oliice, aud prn
thereon IN letters that can be the whole length
The street United states Mails. By this. hosts
people are led 70 believe thai the Charnam-squar
Post.Oce il actually part anl p4rce OF the olice
Nassau.st.
Now. if the Department or is agen.s shirk ali Re
sr,sbty Of hese private Affairs asa 70 pu. .hel
out of the way a. once Don't lead the people % %
Ueve they are Official Offices bg s4nc,ionn ~ their eS
i.tence. in fact dealing With them. giving them 81
aid comfort" Bu, the tulh s ,ha, as soon as there
l. complaint that they DO no. iorEard 10 Iers for wan
e penny or thar they collect prepaymen. on iorei-