Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-04-01
From The Bo.,Oa Daily Advertiser.
The true Method OF Increasing the
Rates of Postage.

IL now arpcars 70 be placed beyond all
question. that the defeat Of the Post Orhcs
appropriation bin and the failure to pro.
vide cor the postal service Of the coming
year. was due u the determination Of The
Senate to incorporate with il provision
for increasing the rates ofpos,as'. We re-
gret the failure to pass the regular apptO-
prorriation bill bot the blame of Il !. ,us,-
" chargeablc to the action OF the Senate,
in lacking upon IL the IN judged AMI alien
amendment To which We have referred. -
eager were the majiriiy Of the senate, to
increase the tax upon letters and other nail
matter. that they hal rrrsously appended
this amendment to the Piss-roates I'll.
This was on the 9th uliimo. But on
- sS'h. when the appropriation bill "a.
u,.i.r consideration in the senate. il oc-
y-rrcd 10 Mr.. Ivcrson, Of Georgia. that the
pos,.route- bill was not one Of the most i'm
rOr'ant ones, and that perhaps the llous'
out Of dislike TO this amendment. might lei,
the whole thing dr,r. Therefor. a. he has
BEEN dcscriAcd. with "a hat in one h'ni.
and a cane in the other" he made =" a ferry
speech, " urg,rg the adoption Of the same
amendment O. ,hs appropriation bill. al.
frpins that u the House should Ia the for
mcr hill 20 hy the hoard. il would not dare
{, treat the latter IN that manner. lis
Trorr-'l amendment was ln,t at that tune
bot &c vas reported again by Mr.. Yulse Of
Florida, on tie following morning. and
adopted by a vote OF twcn,y-uinc to twenty
eight
Il was quite too late in the day 70 argue
Cor cheap P,-ugs. n there Is anything
which = wi-c Government viii especially
tax, car, e. provide or q facilitate ror
people. Il Is the cheapest practicable means
for the DISSEMINATION OF intelligence and
the Interchange Of thought Especially -
,h. called tor ou the part o. our Govern
Hsrt, whose succys- depend, - much upon
the diffusion Of INTEL csncs. and the intima-
cy OF the relations suh,istirg between the
different portions Of il. And beside, all
this, our people will have cheap p,sasc,
and no political par,y can stand which Re.
fuss &, grant 70. Il i. therefore, s,rik.
in f4c; that the Who'll, byly OF southern
Ssuator.. voting upon the question. went
fnr incr, ascd rate. Of p1stas', Will, every
Prostate S'n,tor who voted opposed IL.
excepting only tnr,, or four. Like Fitch and
Bright, the twu who are familiarity known
g. Sn4turial sluattsrs. m',rrprr-cntlns
Indiana, aud the uewly.eleetri senator.
Frum Oregon. Tho Prostate senator.
represent a constituency enlightened BY 81.
ucation, ga-rr for newspapers, the hum
b'e.i 90 whom can read AMI write. and are
sending and receiving letters OF friendship
or business every DAY, and Whose great
hauuts ~ business are constantly pouring
vas, a,od OF letters through the mail
pot the Southern gentlemen know very
well that thclr four millions Of slaves feel
no need of the post Office. and that the poor
whites feel It but little; and they know
moreover that they themselves and the
privileged class Of a.ricul,uris,s represent.
Cd ty them have no, such extensive busi-
uess relation. and are no, OF such narrow
means o.. 60 r'uier slight iucrca', ia the
ntr, ofpostagc a matter % any great per-
,oual Importance % them.
I, pa, bern , iayorit- bat very uni1unl-
81 assumption on The part Of many, thu,
the p; o.i sc should .uPP,r, itself Bat
1t ;hi. BE- granted. We pray 6, know why
the T.ost uticc should BE- made % support u.
self in che way proposed. va BY uni.
firm increase IN the rate, Of postage lis
very certain that the Populnu. Eastern and
Middle States must. ~ any uniform. self
Sustaining system, b. heavily taxed Tor the
support Of postal communication IN the
ihiuly. settled State. VI the South and Wet.
IL 10 iair 20 sucres,. therefore. that Il our
system must needs b. .cl'-,u-tlinins, the
sIpsn.. rroportionaie Of dla-reu, states or
region. OF country should be burnr by those
Immediately interested and snm' disgrimina.
,ipn made In the RATES OF p,.tssc. But on
,ach plan. ~ % the Northern and Md
de state, could have our rates reduced.
and not increased And Il the Treasury
Fuu. low. and must BE- ryrisni.1ed, let this
D. done by lair and equal assessment, aod
ut BY such plan - our S1u,hcu friends
have been Proposing. whereby Ne cf the OF.
Ger free state. are made % shoulder much
tie greater part Of the burl,n.
l,su,Jural cnoush that Southern gentle
men should like such an arrangement, and
should Gael to sc it, unequal operation
bli We are very glad that our Northern
representatives bad their eyes open and
were manly enough % clam that postal
nNtion, Ike all other, should BE- equally
torni.