New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-07


York Post bsssined BE- removed tho Brick
a.. inclined to ni that the movement would not .ppssr 70 BE-
sosebe dsnt..sted although scqus the verameat OF
public We strongly suspect that, .et thu.
vas made. the ,S. h.d bee.
value OF tb property Ard IS quite possible that n coa'e
sd IL The a Of the . and more Wiling to 6ad
defective. than he ohewse would have bees But however
sS S,cu. may md no. i;' the be s,%ed
suenty the question to the best ate for new rsoses
entire confidence that the Administration IKE the old
upon the present s the whole TO b. rreed any
the Importance ofths bearings upon their business
.nS are srs meu,' to mpss'; hTI v,rs sPsu The 9's
Commerce y.:sIs.y rScs Wa unusually yea .,ssSSsd
1ooYTSS ,.a...l.g q, Pot ss cc",ise o. a. oSo~S.,
70 endeasoy 70 p'ocSr: tyO" ne Govnmena orssosee1
this matter In others tho voice OF the echsas
aney beyond doubt year or two so some 800 or ooe
united petition to Congress to the Esegtl,.
condition decide the aue'O. upoa II.
journal Of Couiwsroe.
Tho subject of the future location Of
the Post-Ofiics being thus rsopeoed. We
beg leave to hare il distinctly understood
that We are not altogether disinterested"
with regsrd to such locstion-that We should
prefer one more accessible aud convenient 10 DC
than that Of the present office. This may be very
presumptuOus and rspscious on our part; bat, -
wo have at least twenty times as much businsse
with the Post-Ofice az cur purely disinterested
contemporary down in Wall-street, and contribute
in that proportion 10 lts revenues. we claim the
privilege Of speaking our mind on tho subject
cheerfully conceding that all the disinterestel-
nss IN the premises is nonOpoGzei' by tho
Chamber of Commerce aud its organ.
II is undoubtedly true that our importers sai
jobbers, mainly located below Futon.street. arc
we'll satisfied withthe present location Of the Post
Office; and this fact should have due weight ia ths
location Of tho new Office. They aroa highly 70.
spectacle body Of citizens, and arc entitled to
hearing on tho ,7bject, even though they shooA
not prove so thoroughly disinterestsd a their
mouthpiece. Bat there are 10 our city several
hundred thousand people who are s1a importers,
and do not eccapy offices or stores below Fulton.
street; and thess also are entitled 10 sort Of
voice or weight in the decision Of ta;s grave qus'
ton. It rests with tho President to say whether
this shall be accorded them.
The Journa. virtually admits that the late Az
torpey. Generals cavil as 10 the title 10 the Brick
Church property WA mere qr:Ti to nullify Presi-
dent Pierees selection Of site for the Post Office.
But never nind-let the Brick Church 90, and lot
the new President give us better site, il he can.
Let it be a. convenient, central as accessible, -
commodious, as well guarded against fire, As tho
Brick Church, and the public wild be s,tisfe5.
though we can hardly expect Il to accommodate a@
so exactly as the site chosen BY President Pesce
would have doAe.
But no location can fully meet the requirements
Of the tine that does aot insure US a Post ofhce
lighted from every qusEtsr isolated from ell other
bulldogs, with ample space around it for Vehicles
and with facil les for nng ma' cas- from all tho
principal railroads reaching our city directly ioto it,
there to be unlocked, discharged, loaded, and
licked again in compete security sgaia' all de're-
eatitn n. Sach 4 site, such Post-ORce, No sbai
yet have; il rests with Nr. Buchaasa to ssy tla'
We ,hsll or shall 70. bs7e il forthwith.