Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-10-05

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| Govsssuseaas - kiI4S s6sisa4 81 90 % b.
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/ baFs 81 d Asa1s e ne cahinss pszastussaas
| % psfssfm sksis Fensasahie amsies.
fIsses, es bAss ID new padently sad 81
lsatiy Systematically - sxsfythsag asd eenplais-
Cd o. nosAlne. sas esf' sadussss - eoas,
eur patienes Il w0fa eat aad or mind hss
rsashsd TIE pelai where !" grAEisAsisa shia-
| lac terms tie other way.
WhosSsF msy ee d kaIs, or Whatsoever mag
| be the cause, Ne knew noe, bat 70 Is o papa
| BE fact thst~ 0ss pest olsss aassrs operate
badly. Mskisg sgesy fspssnahis allowance
fsf unaSeidabIs emeAefsssments, we are beaaA
70 believe ssas so1ls paris u he masaeeDsst
Of PasseasGes-gssssst Reagan are inexeuss-
bic upoa sRy Plea d Bseessisy, and be is
thsfefofS respOasihle 70 ths pnble 5er the
! evil eoaseqaenees, and The pns.ie Injury
which hIs naissskea policy Or nismanagensat
| has oeeasieaed.
We, Asd the public esuplaia generally
/ that thoagA the Fefee % postage have bees
veg eoasidssahly saissd, yss ths regularity
esd eeetainey snd extens q The tFAhsmissioa
ana safe delivery ~ shs nsil hes bsea grsEtly
disEsisAe& The aelaEs and loss Of lsstsFs
! have become % eoBnoa that the Pablie 10
EAst lesing confidence In H. We eurseivPs
kHow thas letters viEbin the past two months
have been mailed % eST address here, Which
ws nsssE received The sane 10 true Of
letters written By - % oaf friends -
Our patgoas almost daily, asd hon every d.
rseti0a, complain 70 10 thss they dpa't get the
papers regularly, aud msny Of than not 81
ell, which ssresulaziy address 70 thsn thrO'
the post once.
We 90 not maks specific charges against
any Oas particularly, because We believe the
evils c0mpiAlsea 81 Fssals from defects aud
ibelielsney Ga The systsm gensrally.
Bas We de eomplala d, and protest against
esrtaia regulations Of che department. ea-
forced hy the erdsss e PostaassP Rsagsn.
The Circulation 81 nswsPapsfS 10 ooe Of che
greatest sources of postal rsysnas. Hence,
any postal reguiAsIoa vhieh emhaRrassss or
diminiehee the business and the circulation
Of newspapers, affects iniarlousiy sAersVsuus
Of the departmeats.
IL must be admitted that the people lock
| mainly 10 the newspapers for the Information,
without which, the pablle mind woula sink
into . state Of apathy and indifference injuri-
Gus 20 the public Welfare, and dangeFoes 10
the safety % free eoTefnment. And the
press publishes Vsss smeant Of matter free
Of charge, which it d greatly to the Advsn-
taRe Of all the departments Of the govern
neat tkas The pnplie should zee. Il - there
fore, no more than inst and Niss that the
eoFernmsat should rather encourage than
embarrAss The business sad circulation Of
Hswspapers.
The patrons Of the goveramsnt post ofiees
| 10 the cities and towns, peg the department
| for the use IT ofsee boxes, throagh which
they receive their post matter. HERETOFORE IL
has bsen the custom Of sss puelisAers Of
| city papers 70 faraish their pAtreee, Who de-
sired II, their papers tAreegA their boxes IN
the post ofEee. Thas they got their mail
matter altogether With little iroabls 70 the
| city postmaster. Bat undsr late erdsrs Of
Postmaster Reagan. papers thus deposited
! In the city post 0fSes ere taxed uitA fau
| rates Of postage, which mast be paid in sd-
| vance.
This order has the saees 10 keep the city
papers out Of the Poss ofice, sod depriVes
! The patroas Of the privilege Of Fsesiving
their papsrs through tAs heses, Zee tAs use Of
which they have paid fair PRISE A tAey
eannoa thea get tAelg papers thg7agh the
boxes, some 81 theu VII give them up, aaa
| shas he rect Il loss, aaa ihs assisssns post
master pus 20 The troahls 81 gsaesal delivery
Of maatsf whieh Bad heen obtaiped rem The
hoaes. f'a
The aspartneat viii lose mOasy By De-
paadisg fsn postage sstss ca pAPers asii!-
1 arsd thFDagh he pest eeacs. Besides, it b
| ualssl cad diocoarteaas Ste dsmAad Gheos
rates from ne patrons q ne post sfaes, who
| hare paid Toe boxes.
h has hesa . peoeabls haslssss 10 psh-
l IisAeFs AaA nswsboFs - cell daily paDers On
he cars. PsPeFS Ties circulated eoald pay
| rsaseaaeis postAge. But the rule has heea
| % exact ron pagers tkaa sold he lsAnaisat
FAsss u pestags h edtanee, whsshss tie pa
| psts were al selA % aet. 9besn kaneieas
rates ere akoas seaAl y The 6ahliskeeS priess
81 tkS pspsss shas disisiSaksa.l 0f eearss
saeh ssotSltant szaesio6s mi1isA IAls
hgaeek e The sevseepsf tasiaess, and
has Deprive tAs peeple e. the privilege 81
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he ussspapss bssiAsss asd The pest esase
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pepees wIsk : esvsfainsat lAtta sqaai d
sO9s Isslasssa - the Pskllshsft price e
tAa papess. 0fesafss ehsss saosslssst ratss
ef peasea ezaetad y adsaaee, hesa ths Ia.
dewey q lepPfsse SAs eiFenlntien of aaslR ps-
pesa, nnA ssss lAiws 10 hssinels 81 pakllaA.
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