New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-12
POSTAL REFORM.

To ne Editor Of The ~ Y Tribuae.
SIR: send you for publication in your columns the
following Petition which has been prepared by the
Postal Reform Committee in accordance with the reso-
buttons adopted the two public meetings held IN tas
city:
10 ne Hn1raes , ' i, oSe,e o" aer.
The undermined anc dents Of ths City OF New
York respectfully represent TO ous Honorable body ha e
labor great neonVeneaee IN consequence OF the GpeE
iectious in our postal sysiem.
Your enlorasis look upon the Post Oee in ia relations
10 the Ieore by the important Department OF Gov
en- net tLnk that its value TO the Nation 70 DO
Of n. revenue We confident that your Honorable
Body in your debor atoms on ms aHeet WI eve as ae'
intention Of the founders Of our National fo-tOce the
mcst bcs Interpretation, and make the Post ct cheap
reliable ec, dictated y every considers
zion OF Justice economy. and sound national policy. go
ME desous Of expressing obligations the presiding
officer Of the PostOee Department si the Postmaster Of
this city for vAiiors iltuVeaeh,s m ~ CIV P
ueuts firmly Of the o. ion si me numerous e ana
ct long standing, and only TO be removed b Legislative en-
aeiTent ,ho.so- 70 meet these wants. and reuoy.
ilconyeIieuco that are seriously M youT petitioner; re
specially that your Honorable BODY NJ" frame il"
emhot M the following PARTICULARS;
a UNifoRM Two CENTS on ell letter. not
ceedHg hsf IL weight Iougb"H iAe United States
aid cheap, uniform rate for ltitiei matte - 90
"RECEIVlNG HOUSES And LETTER GAMERS in all cities
and pm cips TWINS without extra charge.
MoNEY ORDErs for not exceeding twenty-five dollars,
TO be drawn by principal PostOtbees OF each other.
A UNifoKs AND Low RATE OF OCEAN POSTAGE between
the United State and foreign countries
"THE PoSrsGs on AL CONVENIENT DOCUMENTS AND
FRA XEp MATES, to be psii out Of the Treasury.
inE ABOLITION OF CoNFvLsc.Y PREPAYMENT; and
double rosfsse all rail matter rot iftf-ii
THE KLTVES ALL DEAD LLITEEs 70 the ~ri'ers aid
wktreyar pOstite. without ofells.
And youT IL ;itiouers will ever pray
This memorial eInbodies the principles advanced in
the Committees Address, and may well be considered
as the amos; universal public opinion in New York. so
far az it could be obtained by wide publicity, end
consultation of many individuals. 1t is TO be hoped
that the newspaper press will give it extensive cir
culaton. and that il VIII be received, adopted and
acted upon by all who agree with the proposed meas
ures of reform. and that those who do not will frame
such petition will be acceptable, have Il extern
iyely signed and forwarded Washington at Tn early
dsy Every Indication goes 10 show that these prnc
pies must be adopted in the framing Of jldcious
postal law.
The Z" cheap uniform rate for printed matter" might
POSSIBLY be taken by some Uniform postage for
both letters and printed papers. The rate proposed
is uniform 20 FAR as II enables Us TO pay for Letters and
transient papers and books with the kind II
stsups, bu, 10 further. Tie oay rete spoken OF IN
the Committee Address for transient printed matter
is single letter postage two ctntsl for any printed
packspe up 10 four ounces IN weight, and four cents
over four and not over eight ounces and regular peri
odcas and magazines, with The postage paid by the
oualter or bv the wear, onehaf of these rates. No
rate OF postage has been spokea OF Tor regular news
pspers except the uniform charge Of % cents ye4r
or five cents quarter for weekly papers; and IN the
same proportion when published oftener. This Is
Medium betvee en- the - cents and 20 cents now paid,
with the double advantage OF being uniform rate,
and a sur that can be divided without fraction.
These petitions are let az ID most prominent pub
lie places in New-York, the Exchange, the reading
rooms Libraries hotels and many OF the prominent book
and div goods stOres Extra copies can be obtained at
Appleion's, Harper & Brothers, Stnnger d Town
SENDS. j. I. Growers the Astor House, the ST.
Nicholas Metropolitan, Taylor's Saloon, sud other
places Tie Committees Address, with the Postal
Reform principles, and form OF petition. neatly
printed on le;er and po.e paper and can be had Of the