The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-06

NEW YORK, Nov. IS 1851.
To Hon. HORACE =. CLARKE, Hon. WIN h, MActAY, Hon.
JoaS CocHRASE, Hon JoaS KELLY, Hon. DANIEL r.
SICKLE, and Hon. ELIJAH WARD, Members OF Congress
elect Cor the city OF New York
GsSrrsxES-You have been chosen by your fellow
citizens to represent their the Congress now
about assembling at Washington There never was Pc.
Rod when the nation In need OF aud honest
legislation than the present You will, trust pardon
Of your friends and constituents FOR addressing you
letter through public channel, q subject that
this OF great importance 10 the citizens Of this city
and this State well To the country at large. al
Jude the laws regulations and conduct of postal
establishment In form oSgoyerumcn like ours, where
all power Is in the hands Of Nc citizens, and de-
iegated TO sell. elected hereditary rulers, re
forms necessarily and inevitably begin with the people
themselves Administrative officers occupy position in
dependent Of The action Of the machinery which they
guide and control, and in respects cannot
well the independent citizen where reforms
sary On this account Is not 70 be wondered at that
heads Of the Post Ufce-are
usually opposed those changrs and reforms demanded
by the people But whatever the cause, the fact Il unde
nabe. Postal history clearly proves that not reform
Of any moment made IN the Post Office Of any
nation except the face Of the opposition and hostility II
administrative officers In recording this do not fish 10
have appear that anticipate predict the Of
postal officers in any Congressional discussion Of the
TO prepare for the President, to lay before
Congress, succint statement ot the cond
ton aud operation Of the postal establishment with
gestions for IL Improvement Beyond this the head Of
the department has power the constitution giving 70
Congress and the President the entire legislative powers
OF the nation These things mentioned, not because
you supposed 10 be Of them but 70 call your
special attention 10 the fact that Won 20 10 the capital
independent lcrslaorsas the direct servants Of the poo
pie The most of you about 20 IN Congress Tor
the hrst time. You arc thus unfettcrcd by former
political associations, aud you occupy the proud and
honorable position of national legislators Cor the irst
commercial city the Anne continent and the second
In the world.
have to call your attention 10 two prominent facts
which YOU viii necessarily take into consideration your
congressional action this subject The residents
New York-Jour friends ssnd constHuenw-have a
far larger interest in the postal establishment
than any communities who reside N
commercial city. In the second place they have taken
very active to induce Congress make some
material alterations and reforms 10 the postal laws On
the last topic Is sufficient 20 call your attention
raj large public meetings held during The winter and
spring of last year 10 the fact that committee OF nnu
entail citizens appointed draft Resolutions and get
up petition Congress stating definitely what II their
opinion required They attended MI this and sub
scrbed and raised several thousand dollars to crCalc
documents disseminate information aud otherwise carry
on the postal re'crm movement Thcr petition contain
ing over tea thousand ranes ffom the active bus,ueA