The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-27

OSI OFfICE OUTRAGES-IHE REMEDY
Now that the government have taken in hand
the matter Of providing the city Of New York
with monumental building for the accommo-
dation Of the United States Courts and Post
Office, it nay be hoped that some attention
may be paid to the feelings and interests OF
the community at large. Hitherto, the Post Office
seems to have existed for the almost exclusive
benefit # the merchant princes who do business
in Wall street AID the lower wards of the city.
Residents Of the upper wards have hitherto
been obliged to come down town, at the ex-
pense Of half days time, for their letters, or
to receive them, perhaps, some ten or twelve
hours or more after they arrive in the city, on
the payment Of two cents each, supsradded to
The postage proper. Why should it happen
that the great mass of the people of the grea,
city of New York are deprived of the facility
which the meanest citizen Of London or Pari,
enjoys, OF having his letters left at his doc,
tree Of extra postage charge. within the
shortest possible time after it reaches the
main Post Office? In London and Paris
monarchy provides for the distribution OF
letters every hour of the day to the door,
Of those to whom they are addressed. In those
cities letters are taken from central points, Ia
al directions, a! the very last moment, and hur-
ried of by returning carriers TO the main office
Not so in republican America a few struggling
letter carriers occasionally pick up letters
in remote parts Of the city but in all cases
where expedition and certainty is required, the
only way to insure the prompt depar ture Of
letter is for the writer (wherevcr he may
reside) to carry or send it to the city Post
Office. All this should be changed. Letters
should be distributed to every part of
the city within an hour after their arrival in
the city, and free from the two cents extra
charge. Letters should be hurried up at the
latest moment from every point, to within
quarter Of an hour before they are sent Of
thus putting all parts Of the city on level
as to Post Office facilities. The Post Office
yields revenue adequate to vast improve
Rert in the way adverted to- and the people
have right to demand-it. There are q thou
sand other interests besides those Of mere COM
consult by the prompt delivery and departure
Of letters. We shall see whether our Postmas-
ter. General is capable of comprehending tie
charges to which we have referred, and Of ap-
plying the remedy. What says Mr.. Campbell
STATE TEMPERANCE C0NvESTIoy.-We pub
lish in this paper list of the delegates to the
grand State Temperance Convention, which
meets at Auburn to day. The call for this
assemblage declares, in the estimation of the
temperance party. that the enactment of a
law prohibiting the liquor traffic is the para
mount question in Importance in our State legis-
lation." 1t is very likely, from his Maine law
anteccdents, that this temperance convention
will adopt Myron Fl. Clark as their candidate
for Governor: but We are not so sure concern
ing the Lieutenant. The fact that Lieutenant
supporters Of the veto put upon the liquor bill
Of the last Legislature by Governor Seymour,
will be apt to have its influence on the Maine
law delegates at Auburn, unless Mr.. Raymond
shall have subsequently signed the pledge and
have sent up an explanation. Bnt we shall
know all about it, perhaps, in few hours.
Let all the world keep COOL Nobody is person.
ally interested lere in the doings OF this day at
Auburn, except the whig Lieutenant Of Master
Seward.
1nr GEsrrs We re sciycd yesterday specimens
Of very choice Isabella and Cahawba frapas from the
vineyard Of r Undehn, a, Croton Point. They do not
appear TO have suffered in The least from the drought
When such beautiful and delicious fruit be produces
10 these latitndes and In the utmost profusion,
with such this last the only wonder -
that supplies should be limited TO be crops OF few
cntertrising am tteurs lie Dr. JnAtrhIl
The Case against spDa Koch, sSc., for Coz
sfiracy.
CONNECTION.
NEw Ycgg, sept. 26, 1854
RI gut pi1os - NEW York urRnp;--
Itoe beng orly four priests in this city Of the
ca ca "hrancscan Order viz jerome No,rig,, ia
sech ardrase, Alex E2rtir ard J. Caro- IL IL but just
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