The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-12


A your extensively circula' ed ami highly popula.
journal has of late contained articles in rega
TIE abuses Of present city postal system desr
my duty to address to you for pu sca ion the follow
remarks in regard to imposition upon this comm
nifty Of cay occurrence and Of ordinary imporanc
and which moral and persuasive arguments, belle,
have failed to alleviate. l would for my inforH
ton, thei Information of the citizens of New 70
Interested, like TO know what legal right Mr.. Fowler
his substitutes have to deain mine other person
listers at the General Post Office when they are pls
. . mans face directed TO the Broadway
Office similar post Offices understand Mr.. FoW.,
detains letters at the general post Office directed
nixe Offices Of that character post oices Now,
Fowler, when you take from person the pvllege of
tanning his letters When and where he pieases you p
press and annoy not only the community you have IA
confederation OF Jour valuable political services ed
upon you been appointed to but you also
an impotc error, and a., as unconstitutional - it is
unjust
Tor what purpose has our postal system beer est.5-
nshed2 have always labor-d under the mpression
ne object vas 70 AFFORD TO the community a.
hSge, indiscrimnate OF person or party, cneap and
speedy Transmission Of letters, &c, from any given
point where they are mailed TO such person
place as is des'gnated IN writing upon the fAcs
Of Them and it the business Of every Pott-
master to use his influence and all necessary
energy TO facilitate the wish Of the person send
irg mater by mail Does Mr. Fowler, ~ . public
nam the service IF the public and in his official
pacisy deem II duty incumbent upon him volAts III.
instructions Of persons send letters per mail
delivered to post offices, subjec to the order OF
prcpretors Of sub post off BY detainiog them a. tas
gene. post ose Does he think such oostacler thrown
n the way prevent their reaching their desired
destination in with the express wish Of
the party sending SUCH letter, when upJn the face OF
them, they express indeble than words,
the dis ooson not only the writer but the person t.
whom they are directed, desires him to make Of thsmS
Are not letters directed to, the OF any puba
Institution establishment designased
common or general name sujscs TO the order o. tbs
proprietor OF such institution esao hmentY Most
scrtanly they for the proprietor Of such Institution
IL the legal OF the insttu lon itself AMI il
the only person legally responsible for - acts Does the
existence Of post offices this city decrease po-t
81 enue2 Most certainly no. tof they sus aimed
ct the expene OF their patrons. They feel sensoy their
convenience and are willing pay a small tai ov.- AMI
above the United States age, In order to the
10 and from the general post Office and 70 the Lab 4,
GLASS OF the community this IL item OF small i'm
YorAnce II is not the Fifth avenue millionaire
Wall street nabob who experiences - mach the
pence Of post ofses out II is the aborng class
those Who'll by the sweat Of their broWths Ooae AMI
But on the other hand, the postal gres sy
by their existence, for the surrounding
.unty must naturally correspond more extensively
recognition of sub post offices wcad Ia great
reduce the enouments of the carriers contested With
the post Office But what ~ thstS The benefit derived
by the government from the city carriers Is far from
ing adequsts The satisfaction xperienced by tse
munity ambiguous sub 20 Offices, where letters used
20 them as directed and before toe present gov
srDmeut officials took the pleasure they nov do in
moving persons by OBTAINING their ettsrs At tbs general
post office, when directed 70 subpost offices, under the
weak plea above alluded TO-
The course at present pursued by Mr.. Fowler, in
4Ard to this matter cannot legally be sustained be-
hsve and which belief has been corro,oratsd by tbs
opinion of several leading mem Of the bar Of t1is city,
tkst II Il inpoitc and Illegal End Witch II tested
before q proper tribnnai would undoubtedly result 10
hvor Of the com anant ana In the event Of party
csivng any damage from the detention Of letter dress
cd any OF the post Offices, sin oerey b-ieys the
Uni cd States government IL liable to the person ts whom
The letter n directed for any aat OF damages which
they may sustain In consequence Thereof Bat IL at
my desire 10 here or suggest any coercve inca
sure by which our legal nghts could he attained.
Why Ia not the doctrine applicable To suh.post
sgees that enables the Actor IsGse, 50. Memo