The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-10-23
Blew and old Postnse stamps.

As considerable mtsapprebenson exists in
the public mind in regard 10 the recent
chsngeiu postage stamps, ieeuit not i'm
proper to give some iqfoF hafiop on She sub
! ject. ..---..-......,..--.--...-...-.----.----
q about $500, GOO worth of the old style of
stamps and envelopes were In the bands of
/ postmasters in rebel States AT the COM
mencement of the war, for which the Gov
eminent had received DO ccmpensation.--
Those stamps and envelopes would have
been smugglei North and used to pay post
age, thus defrauding the Government, had
I the Post Office Department not taken meas
ures to prevent it, These measures were
taken In self-defepse by the Govsrnmeht-
the representative of the loyal people. The
| Government, acting for the people, didn't
propose to be swinded out of half million
of dollars, when comparatively small eX-
| penditure of money and LABOR would prevent
! such a wrong. a44.a
The new styles of stamps and envelopes
were designed and brought out as soon as
practicable. There were innumerable post
offices to supply, and, ir consequences of the
large war correspondence, an immense de-
mand. as ~
The Department issued to the large post
Offices frst, giving them six daysto exchange
/ the new styles for the old styles with the
I public, and thirty days with smaller post
! Offices. Postmasters were also authorized
! to give ample public notice that they were
ready to exchaAge.
In the case of this Office, ample notice was
given, aud the time allowed extended as
much as possible 30 the public might have
full opportunity to get rid of their old
stamps aud envelopes without loss, When.
the time for exchanging ceased, shs under
signed heard of $I0 or SIS worth Of old
stamps and envelopes which, from various
causes, were not exchanged. The Depart
rnent, on application, granted further time
for calling ia those Outstanding, and il was
supposed that almost the last one had been
called ia, accounted for, and bnrned.--
But It. seems that a few unlncky indi-
Eiduals have, slowed away in the corners of
their. pocket books, two or three stamps
sach, and of course they feel very indig-
nant over the 'repudiation of the obliga-
tions of the Government" as they express
themselves. Of course, they think, the Gov
ernment--that Isl the people, of whom they
are part-had better have lost $500, 900
than for them, Individually to have lost
three, six or nine cents each-say the price
OF q couple of cigars Their own careless
ness, in negiecting to exchanges in time is
not thought OF. Possibly some gen tlemen,
with secession sympathes, may have re-
tained few cents worth of stamps on pnr-'
pose, that they might have some wounds to
show after the war, and something to harp
about. They are regular John Hooks aud
we can imagine them going about below
ing, with hoarse voice, Stamps STAMPS =
STAMPS II as John beloved beef beef,
beef. q SO .sso5aga sfl AGA ses.E GA f# si
The confusion of dates as To wi en the
old stamps would cease entirely to be of
valne--which has been harped about so
much by that fussy and fauIt-fudina paper,
the Cincinnati CommerciaI-- was doubtless
caused by unavoidable circumstances. When
the Department first issued the stamps and
envelopes, It Fixed the following dates after
which they should not be- secsiced for post
age: September 10th for Kentucky, Missou-
ri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, and
/ Pennsylvania October lst for other Ioyal
States east OF the Rocky Mountains; Mo-
vember lst for the territories of New Mexi-
co, Utah, and Washington and the States
Of California and Oregon. ~
Finding II impossible 70 snpply the exz
haustiVe demand for the articles mention-
ed, the Department extended the time for
receiving them to October LIST, October
10th, and December lst respectively. And
recently the Department has still further
extended the time to November LIST, Decen-
Der lst and January LIST. The pressure on
the engravers caused by the great demand
for treasury notes has doubtless made 1t Inn
possible 70 fully supply the demand for
stamps. -aspF II
According to the terms OF the last circu-
lar received by me, ] shall, If the time be
not further attended, collect postage on all
letters attempted to bs prepaid with old
stamps ana envelopes. coming TO this Office,
.as follows: %1 q la bm
From and after November LIST on all let
ters from Kentucky, Misonri, Illinois, IN |
diana, Ohio, Maryland, and PennsyIvania.
lst of December on all letters from other
loyal States east Of the Rocky Mountains. I
lst OF January, 1852, on all letters from
California and Oregon, and from New Mex. |
leo, Utah, aud Washington territories.
Notwithstanding the repeated public no.
tice given, many letters are stin dropDed
into the Post Once with old stamps on.
OLd stansps toiH not prepay postage from tbs
office, Letters having them on have been
tor weeks, are still, aud viii continue to be.
ssDt to the Dead Letter Office. Periodicals
having them on are charged for at the place
OF delivery 1t Is about nme people were
euS u9s OF Oh stamps and
envelopes. s f-Na d
The new stamps and envelopes are in
general an Improvement on che old, Tbs
necessity for the change was pressing. The
Government has conferred benefits and bless.
ings innumerable where. it has deprived
any Que OF the use of Que stamp. The
person who would make fuss about few
cents worth of stamps Is no good citizeu
and Doubtless money enough can be raised
on the streets OF Evansville. from patriotic
men hard as the times ars~-in ten minutes
70 reimburse every cent lost 10 Vandeeburqh
county by the. change in postage stamps
and envelopes. J - a2saas. =
JAxEs q. MoNEEtv, P. NJ.
A Spartan MorHEH.=-ool. Buckley. of
he Louisville Legion, IN the course Of his
remarks on receiving a beautiful sword .