The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-25
POSTAL REFORM MEETING,

Oh tne fNIstA lSohOrm COMm1ttee-ReeOAu-
taonss sc, &c.
In aceoTiapes with call published in the morning
psra, meeting, comprising many o. the influential
a. respectable citizens Of New York held last even
ing At the Chapel OF the New York University for the
Pugpe Of taking into consideration certain reforms In
the postal sy stem OF ,he United States and TO take su,h
Other they shall consider necessary to ac-
ccmphsh the desired result
The meeting Was called order by Thomas Tileston,
ESQ.,, ana upon his motion Hon. Luther Bradish was
called 20 the chair.
The folov,g gentlemen were appointed as Vice Pres
Gsats-E-sstu {. Beneoic Joseph Lawrence, Stewart
Brown AM George f. Moore and Simeon BALD gin we're
thea appointed IS See setsres.
The Hon Mr.. BRApsH, on taking the chair made the
following rsrnarks-Genteuea, without going INFO a &c.
a ottbs several matters which the Of the
meeting VII be presented tor consideration NAV
permitted 10 state generally that oed
eonslGee Of the most important subiec watch can
engage he eelibsrs ion OF any community well d.
gsted ans vel executed postal sys isin every civil
iei county one OF Is important institutions.
Ihs more especially so in couatry whsse territ1y
- 20 sx ensi'e and whose 10 erssts varied and
whose social and cl intercourse intimate
and rapid as these Of our country Notwithstand
.ng suci postal system Is mporsut in such
tsy own We 1t must Confessed, tha although
"a msny ether particulars prac csy in a,v OF
World in resac - our postal system and the
facilities which Il shouid afford the social .ad
uercis nereourse OF thu country greatly behind
mary o. he countries Of Europe This should nos be So
especially smopg people 50 emnently practical a.
claim 10 De and as in sc We are Lat thea our postal
system pooego thorough review, and BY jadicisus
And prscics reform De fl y brought TO tie perec
lion OF the the highest csFa- les OF useful
G. which The system itsefi- oble fanda-
mental = or 10 eur present postal system seems to me
- te n re general princ les Ipon which the system
OF slS estabh bed AM has been hitherto main
tstaed that is "a at en- = to make q of
oue al sst u the extett O. sustaining Itself inste I'd of
considering II, as it clesrly Is, OF the greatest
.uttitntcns OF the country only subsidiary but vi
ally essential 10 all its interests aud, therefore should
{ ba scar 10
lender The system esc usl for the pishuert OF its
true object may not euarge upon this topic. 1t is to
q 1stoer this subject IN al lts magnitude and
tence that assembled. In the OF the
meeting tie details Of this interesting suhict will be
Presented TOR your ccnsideteti5n. Applause
Tee foiiowng ADDRESS sabjec. OF postal reform
Zen by Thomas lilies on Esq, from the
he Me- chsns Fxchsuge to take into consideration the
subject OF postal reform AID pre- address
that subject 10 be submitted TO The psops of the United
Sta,ee-
rhs address then unanimously adopted.
ADDRESS
The Committee e whom wss .sf.Irsd TO prepare an cd
posal eforn end to the nature OF the
changes nat sbou be Introduced into postal beg
Ise y n feature ss that psSa.ry the
Upon ahch its pecusr character depends th.n The
clzeOs uEase he countries of EUROPE material
e 9 s sons Of Ss from
peIucaes separate portion e the community from
and may safely hat no country
ne wer.d where there Is he same uniformity OF habits
Of tie various mehods Of communicative that Of rapid
s The 1aos heS saaed BY the e aae '; We're
Gu. Pc eee me most efficient a the est conducted in the
siye irsroh o. The government is besved that
egiie ttsmpe OF The mon.lcha COVE # the Old
% ct a. Tas S 1ns
s1e eve lever eeen d TO rsgose that power 1t them
COSTA .s,shen higres pcs.iole eceacf:
out r. snst anc voice Il pubic opinion declares that
&c o
reos prof of tbs 10 the existence of numerous
dss he Seqy ground Sa
sih ae Pcs eSces o. surosssr we ud hss
ala &c AL switzerland there about twice let
sne il es ne as IBIS se ess
he ss,es ae more naed or enterps ds a gps
ana sec'uA inquiry han sns ohes people in he catalogue
Nh material Ietuaons os postage that have had
Nshed met which ~il pubic aud
give me Ssns,t revenue Al szperienoe oos 10 our own
eers and sen. by mat in PROPORTION the tsces
The postal aiss OF every patton show coccluyely hat
ns saas p' Great Be- s % and pro-
come sevtrA million col year than il
Woua have been hrs irrs under the frmsr rates sfar
sae . = ncrse as samoa and yet NE ruo q
reduction "a tee lrited tates sini result Fur
postal revenue etrels iag M ave
Isse Of less hsn one LGndreia per
annually During tie roo the pGpuaoa oft1s
ny the naons iHc9me the duties mercantile
per annually thonsand ne. gre as tbs
Il pos Ass Po.ss' were rsdued the
and ou9a our postage rates It this time on about
Lon dtsT' r-ore han IT previous the eduooa and
e6ensy more lac woale sye oeso the rates
OF nanAcs nen attending uaorm rate q and tae
reduccu Charges the Peat coe won susfaa Itself
aode ss inform -ste Ct one ssn One haf Of DE posalre
o te sSs 70 ssppor the Pcs Office in a
een IA country and his we 81 tdy convinced that uai
a.H rss eer,s ssr ne mos esui.s and
ne rsvene se "a gsGsd y sys-y con
W ss .atsasd nat szsmnsion Of the principle Of mi
is;sDcs throughout the cpuptrJ urgently demanded
BILE ibe convenience ecOnom. OF the British postal
sseg ssowr 70 be The direct rel, Of toe uniform d low
H. ls40 Tbs the soe tact hat the en- ire
veg & s ss s 18th s
smoan; cow with upl1rm rass ibar 4 was under varied
tssn roud whole pages elaborate nng One Of the
ss sei a. s pa
coase g arc De lver ee,s nor that sum II al o. our large
3ese pra esabn hnets while rring higher rate TIE
sbou. "a o1s while lie rovernnsn Pos M iboa
tributes gre ep'a Of thanumb-r With most persons
age hu VIII iasse numbers Of the sDd humber
SS s 20 sRs
ecsss aad nrmous ci-r uaon nat mary have
y
81 higher prize, formerly doubt tina.
een & We ss. S s s sa
postal and tue tes
OF cities An mercantile com unes have been Efficiently
attended, II s localities and classes like these .ba; the
Poet office depeud f)r the srges
revenue snd besides postal facilities far
posrce the residents Of cities than rural populsion
The population Of cities write and send through from
i've TO Ten tines many letters the Inhabitants OF country
dlscts ibe residents Of Boston write OF
10 person ally Of hew York 80 and
districts sss Than YORK city furnishes the
correspondence and posa revenue Of the nation
principal cttee hfh careful estimate viii
mi is OF the entire Of he
from less Than four million people who resic towns
villages mus, evident that pond snce
cannot be simulated and Increased auy Localities
TENT ihA y cities and lnTge
POSTAGE ON PRINTED NATTER.
Tie aesnr1y Of charging cordng the OF
pieces tbs contained oug
renewed but thar anomalous and IL methoi
regards printed matter still exists The inc
100 ccta WIN the public posnaseSs clerks which
ate "a scale Of char with
each slogls ounce that package weighs worthy enton
sduzfDent OF Of the gee Al oonve
neLoes and economical ancss OF the British postal system
Its simplicity ald uulot nifty particular
hpcMn.A thAn levied