New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-07

Thousands Who Left the Old World 20 wears ago. Gun p9ih
10 the monuments Of their labor onrch'Bg al our o'h
Thew came at she rate Of more than t't,isaat ay
those already here but the advances sdaroi .ns
extends eastward It has reached lSnnss ~
the Danube: VIII long, reash the Don aud me
Nolga and Cossack and Ciroassan may yet dr1tnerin
strumens Of war ard turn urrou side by SIDE on the
peaceful prairie. of the West and si more e a. D
other way. The population Of Eastern As1 afeey Do
gin feel the impulse; thirty forty THOUSAND Chiasse
have found their way into California, end more OF th>
Eastern nations viii be dESsn into the current From
both these streams will not receive million OF
wear is here that rel gon + 10 grePpe WITH
and subdue all the Paganism OF the earh-the MISSION
airy and the scboclmaster r.ay stay as home sher
work will be here. The duty of country Is 70
Ssxonze and Christianizs let each in thus vast
multitude who read and write, commun'cate freey
with those they have left behind and the best means TOR
this great end shall be Sc. in motion In the meme o, re
gion and political freedom we ask ocean Penny ossge
Letters penned in tongues which never were printed IN
America viii then carry lessons Of our laws our freedom
spd religion regions which an American newspaper
never reached Il il the interest OF desposm to screw
newspapers down OF the three millions Of foreign born
citizens one has come from the Continent FroA Ger
many during the past year the emigration % snsrcs
ard Australia could not have been less than OIOO esa
of these would write least two letters year anu the
contents of these would be made knogn to at least twelve
millions of men. This would be better teaching thea
newspapers could give We ask il as an act OF good VIII
TO the foreign born population of the United States III
any Que knew with what heartrendng lamentations tney
have parted from their relatives, he would support the
scheme which makes frequent correspondence oet@een
III, m feasible 0nethrd of all the letters between Gea
Britain and the United States are to and from irish
emigrantsi four-fiths Of the c9m@ere,a CORES res
pondence goes to England and Scoiandi tae
cost of this charged by rich men to ercltomsrS-and
thus the whole sensible taxs imposed on the poor lne
is another great principle which appeal wnch
distinguishes this country from all others namely tha
the necessares of life shall be taxed because the tax
would comparatively, fall on the poorer BIT there Is
precious article on which the hearts of three millions OF
our cOunrvmen and women feed with as great MUNGER
as thew ever felt for bread We ask that this necessary
mey be held as sacred from taxation. Thousands IN
I;,,af b. hortal
have money to release letters from friends abroad NJ
Burri.t related two affecting incidents OF this Kind IL
for spread Anglo Saxon labor language ana religion
over the world. We have ample Id for the wotAi
We have now one in which God himsoH has opened hi5
bank of pure and uncoined gold, which was keP.
until the paw day of labor by him who would not stunt
the Iaborer TO shilling day hundred years ago the
Anglo Saxon did not exceed twenty millions y
now exceeds sixty in century hence u may excee1
sOOO0OOOO Would you like to see this Union the sun and
center Of those vast populations What can do it better
than the establishment of Ocean Penny Postage ~
Won wish to all brought under the religious OF
this nation Then nothing can 50 well produce haI eue0'
the system which advocate.
Mr. Burritts address was frequently and loudly ep'
Mr. Lewis Tappan said that Mr. Burritt not the
agent of any associations he received compensation
There suggestion, not from him but others Ia
collection would be taken up to meet hs expenses ana INC
rent of the hall Gentlemen present not mgn'
send their contributions to Messrs. Bowen u NcNamee'
Broadway. A collection was made.
The Hon John p Hale introduced to the meeting;
eight wears ago in the House of Representative oil the
United States The postage then varied from b4 cents 70
% cents there was proposition to reduce II 20 anu ~
cents member from a Southern State opposed H. CIV
ing as his ground that was device to create dehcency
in the revenue and thus give pretext Tor sn Protec
tive tariff | advocated this measure said Mr. haze oe-
cause advocate every which tends to give an
impulse to thought and channels to Its expression
and because oppose all mpedments in the way OF hSme
affections In the last Congress Mr. Nenaoie OF N9rth
Caroline said that to maintain that the Post-Omce
should support itself absurd as that the navy
should, by prating on the commercial world us Psa
ful position for the United States TO levy tax on te
diffusion of enlightenment tun OF iron rom LverPoi
to New York 81 why charge $1,000 for tun oil lei
ters Like them the telegraph conveys Intelligence why
not levy tax on the lightning of heavenl sentiment
of Washington may be enstedin this cause-ln peice
"prepare for war; How Not by msssacresi bat by
fortfirg against the contingency Of war The nstru
meuaties Of peace should he employed in time OF peace
so that should come and what better prepare
ton for peace than that here proposed 1t would put te
world under bonds to keep the peace DO not iea tue
immigration here. Let million year come and Tor
thousand years and more we cangve every man "ouia
ard child one and half of land DO you want anu
Ocean Penny Postage You can have 1t. Howl by
saving So Congress win say their duty nrst TO ienrn
erd then 20 execute the viii Of their constituents Bat
There is great deal said about the fillbusterlng
shirt | address myself to it, because we ought
to address ourselves to every one. You wan, 70
reyoluonize the world how you do i'll NOT by Duy
ing ard s, ppng old muskets but by the ocean fenhy
Postage Ills will be the best way to shake the Gar on
bis throne, and help the Sultan who is better CHRISTIAN
is be done Let it be brought before every man.
woman and child and send many petitions that they
cannot be laid on the table tApplausel
Mr. Tappen mentioned some statistics The English
Overland Mail India is sent in 392 boxes OF which sou
contain only newspapers sent ia place OF letters 10 save
hostage Their wrappers show that the irlend VINO "a
dresses them Is we'll and where he is In England 1885,
the number of letters mailed 75OOOOOo Inc rate was
reduced and in 1852 the number was 4OoOC1OOO In the
United States the cheap rate commenced N .nSse
were then 100000 OF letters mailed in 1859 this namoer
increased to 80 100000 The lower the rate the greater
Tho following petition was then read and adopted:
To he Honorable and House 9 Representatives. I" CongTe''
The eers of NewYork assembled in public meeting the
broadway Hon. Jacob Westerve mayor
the City, presiding for the purpose OF eonaefns 'he s "
Thai fully OF the opinion that the present hsn le
postage serious restriction upon the
commerce and imposing heavy tax upon she community u
large. ..-.u. hnxs.n n,o, that laYy.
and of the population Of this country who were born
the bitterness Of their separation rom
old world and in mary ese' anderns the
That thew ere with many valuable institutions In
this country by imposing their foreign
rcton, expenses highly Injurious their succession
ie reducing the the charge postage 20 te
rnform rate Of two transportation OF single let
ter port of the United States osny port the
which the American mail steamers may resuAry ouch;
VIM" ~ JACOB A. WEsTzRyELr, Chairman
Rowland johnson moved that petition for pubic sigma
ture shall be prepared. Adopted .
The following Committee appointed to prepare 1t
James Lee H. C. Bowen, VIM. Dawes, Rowland Johnson
-Underhl ~, - .to
the meeting adjourned
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.