New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-14


and deeper in dest But the people no. 80 blind
their own Interests TO Losses Of the Post
Office Department he losses Of e Truasury ana thai
the osses of the Treasury the losses of Themselves
Nor are the people 60 perverse suicidal array
themselves deliberately and perseverngy against their
known Interests.
ing NJ the Pest Office Department Not merely how
ever nor even mainly however because | desire
form IN Tie Government a. tht' point II true thai
do deeply cesire this particular reform for is own sake
Nevertheless, my deep desire for il chiefly because
would lead the way 10 numerous wise and wide aad rs1-
eel reforms in the theories and practices OF civil govern
neb and thereby DO much toward bringing forward the
day when civil government shall be confined to its SOLE
legitimate province Of protecting persons and property
Tie PostOfice Department broken up and there would
then he no fran king privilege 10 this wise the people
would he saved much than & million of dollars .
year According 70 some estimates, more than even I've
millions year. II may be vel for 70 say here that
even the mail taken out Of the hands Of Goernm MT
would stin be willing have Government 20 to the
pense Of sending limited amount Of printed matter at the
bands Of members Of Congress OF il could not in
that event be done in the way suggested at the beginning
Of my remarks BIZ, what the ranking privilege costs
would not be the whole amount that the people would ave
by the breaking ofthe Post Office Department Includ
ing what was paid to ocean maiteamers, the PosOfhee
Depa s otS cS the PeoPe er e year e1g az
cent June will exceed the of s. 500 900; and Is
tuaed that the Pos0fioe Department Will, in the year
ending June load the people with the loss Of 81 00O
co., VIII the people be patient under these and
rapidly ncreaiing Losses They will not be-. And they
VII not be patient with the present Congress II DO not
ind that too before the close Of the present session. pro-
vide for the speedy termination OF these osses.
To protect myself from Misrepresentation, would dis
claim all imIuation of Encouragement in the PosOce
Department presume that Il Is rs well managed at the
Iretent time ever was believe that they who have
the control Of it, upright and able men, But the Pot
Office Department is itself wrong, and therefore every
administration Of must necessarily by wr0ng-becass
every administration of it, however able well intended,
nut parttke Of the inherent wrong Of that which ad
min ,i,ts
Again: The Post-Oaioe Department broken up, and
there yOuld be making OF books by Government
In tbs wse too the people wOnld be relieved OF another
greet ax There is no danger that there Will be books
| el,oyxh. There will stn be enough books made even
i Government should make none. Let Goverlment throw
| open the Pate Office, and the Coast Survey once ana
/ oher Offices persons who collect materials Tor book
/ uskDg, and such books Government now loads the
ais with scatters among those who do not one IN
tree read them vii be published at hall 70 three,
OF the expense at which they are now puolfshed and
moreover they will get into the hands OF tho'e VINO WI
reed Nhem may be presumed that those who go TO
| the expense Of buying her books Will read ti,em.
But the saving of money TO the People 6y The breaking
up of the PosOf;ce Department will be of little account
compared with the saving by that means OF 9th Govern
mept and people from no small amount vi corruption
There are more than $4,000 Post-Otiices The Posmas
ters their deputies and clerks must altogether NUMBER
than 80 900. Its of course expected that they sha
al! wear the livery Of the Administration and alas 100
lar share of them feel themselves iresst6y tempted
10 fulfil the expectation Then connect with this patron
age the negotiations mail contracts and all the powers
and influences incidental TO the Post-Ofice Department.
and il will be strange ndeed-nay, ine1pressbly honora-
Bile to human natureif immense and eserswellng tide
Of corruption should not attend upon the organization ana
| operations of that Department. -
But il will be said that the individuals and associations
that would take the place OF Government IN CARVING e
mail wOnld be corrupt and corupung IN the WORK Is
Government il. Admit that they would be as corrupt
nevertheless they could not be as coHcptng The cor
rupng power of individuals and associations As nothing
compared with that OF Government. For while Govern
ment remains pure it will be both disposed and able To
control guilty individuals and associations but wheh
Go, itself has yielded to corruption the restrain
ing barriers broken down aud all u IN danger oil De-
| ing lost
| must close have not said all that intended to say
But the remainder Of session may Dc very snort
SO we mast make speeches short. IL this Congress
would do better hing than any Congress has ever done
let il declare that the Post Office Department shall AZ the
end years TO exist and shell then give place
To such machinery as the people shan select ana employ
and to perfect freedom, Or the part OF the people 10
carry their letters in what way they VIII, as they now ex
ercise IN carrying their beef, and pork ana nour anu
themselves. -.
which sent to the clerks desk cannot De ignorant
! that many who hear will believe that my amend
M Mt will be unpopular III quarters, especially "a e
and scanly peopled portions OF the country But
am yes 10 be convinced that il will be unpopular even
there. am yet to be convinced that so just and wise
the abolition of the Post Office Department
will work oss any portion of the country. monopoly
in the hands of Democratic Government copied IN the
ignorant infancy of that Government from monarchy ana
desrotm at war with the whole genrs and fraRework
OF Government tell it not that section or any
worthy interests of people can beured by the aoo-
| ton Of entirely misplaced usurpation
will.admt, however for the sake ~ the argument
that my proposition unpopular. Hsppiy for me, nave
no popularity leopard belong, as said in this place
few ,poahs ago to a solitary party; ii the honorable
gentleman from North Carolina Mr. Clpgmanl will per
nit say TO that dual party, composed Of himself
and myself Laughter But, though have no popu,
larity 10 leopard nevertheless many wbeheer me have.
hope however that they will allow themselves to be
trammelsd by il this occasion hope that they VIII
remembe hat Justice is imporanfhan popularity
and that hewho honors the demands Of justice will ac
quire an Increasing and enduring respect which is nhn
ely valuable than any popularity end especially
than that Ilgar and mushroom popularity which is the
| poor pay for trampling on justice