New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-11

IL, and unsatisfactory statistical -;ou. OF
u"nd;t;cu of the Department and rs '"''V''
S%Sst contrast it presents to the Ens a"ot o O.
ports One year we have given '',' Ia various
he number cost and distribution OF Ia Al. re il
sorts of stamps that are used; other yea,s cot a
nothing said on the subject. one yea. "" ts.ns.
statement Of the receipts and the COS. y, romem.
portation only of each state, on' s..tsmeut of
Der TO have seen in one report !ct aanses of each
the entire receipts and me eh'n AZ we see any
sansrnte State. Never or rare! ~ If letters
sepeia.o 80 on estmste of the numoei VI iou1l'
nueiIp W ~ year. and never do we see al eS.,'
sent U! m UNI .,,nber of papers, books anu PSiiou
mate OF ,ng amount Of postage paid on trahsieh'
cals OF OF We az distinguished from regular
Hl,n nso ems of Information are not o'n'u,'
oht.;r and are very esseh'a
hs.;s Of scton in Iegsis'ioh au T'untr.
our P o,'o, IL made Postmaster General; ne
S si. hs can make some wonderful Improvement,
=, ',arb.ps manage to put some obstruction on the
III matter as il is difficult TO tell, looking az
rnsults what the end ia that he is driving at; ana
fortbvitb he sits down and draws up an act. Al
Olds-a specimen of the old fogy, or, more ciasSi-
cslly speaking, a fine sample OF the etIa an''4a.
Is found to push il through the fost-Olneo I'm,
nlittee and the House. As the present incu'uoonV
of the office have been critcislns 40. ga. i;fo
ort 90 draw mn before he retires TO private lie,
~ cor, humble subject of his Majesty Jonathan
~ Linn TO look at the dehcencles-not IN our
anst,I laws. as he is an administrative, not
legislative oficer-and imperfectiOns OF his other
annual reports read the hints in this letter carefully
over and then consult the last English Post-Oihce
Report. and see if he cannot supply some OF the
deficiencies He need not spend any time IN dep
recatpg public criticism, for his acts shall DC
criticised: but let him lSOk little at the public
wants promise him that each and every othelal
movement of his that is in the least commensurate
shall receive its due need of praise. Let him
give the public too brief quarterly statement OF
the receipts and expenditures of his Department.
He is undoubtedly afraid of the light, but the peo-
ple want it, and they shall have it; and II the
broad window Of official publicity is not visible,
Then chinks and crannies shall be- opener here aud
there by industrious contributors OF the Press.
from the rays of light shooting athwart the
official dungeon here and there, We may be re-
minded of the description given by an ancient
philosopher: "Iie works in the dark as mole,
- and fances he is safe; but he plumbers into lght
and is exposed with the dirt on his head" were
The whole record of the last years management
and condition of the Post. Office Department pub
lshed now, it would show such state OF things
as 10 contribute materially to the overthrow OF
Buchanan in the coming election, particularly IN
PENNSYLVANIA. The two Jeameses are sworn
brothers, with most striking points of resemblance
Both dislike publicity; both are afraid OF all "agl-
fatOrs" and I" fanatics" He OF Wbeatland having
the largest corporOsity, may be called "Jeames
The Greater" aud oar Jeames OF the Post-Ofhce,
Department being small in every respect,.no mat
Ter what yeu compare him to, is emphatically
" Jeames the Less"