New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-11
increase Of 5000. or los per cent. Stated in juss
gr.datiop the revenue Of the two periods win stand


! Total. S36, 0oo.. $500 5000
Here we have the income Of the two entire periods
represented in their true figures. The legitimate
figure to represept the revenue or income Of 1857 10
g. 600 though tie sexual revenue Of that year hap
rened to DO inst At, 00o There was a general grin
during the period, and that gain or increase dis
tribuied over the whole period regularly by arth.
mecal progression leaves il as Il appears in the Last
table. by wbGt right rule, then, Of logic, truth,
statistics or finance does Pos;maserGeneral grave.
ly aa.rrn--on precisely similar premisss-shat tho
POET revenue showed 20 per cent increase from
1915 TO 1851. and AL increase not great from ls3l
to 1857, wien the figure reE resentDg the revenue
Of 10 was below it, ust standard, the figure OF lSol
Ear above and that al 1857 far belowl BY this pro-
GEES of reasoning, figures can be made 10 prove any
thing. A gambler or . Micawber might make out .
splsndid financial exhibit On such premises. an re-
minded of a iacetious asvenurer in London who wac
called blythe assessor to be assessed for the income
tax, and was asked what his income was last year,
and VIVA, it would be for the present year. lie re-
piled: "My income Tor last year was eight hundred
pounds Int this year it is very uncertain, Tor the
man il dead Of whom 1 borrowed the money thas
formed rny lsst years incomew Had the other ono
lived our waegish friend might, perhaps, have Dor
rowed $500 more.
Twill now proceed to show the revenue Of our
POST Office for each snd every year from 1889 to
1867. Inclusive, aud Ne can see how tie revenue
stood durng the three different periods Of high, NE.
finn and low postage. III went back TO an eIl;er
ds!c than 1889 il would chow u result more favor
sbir b. my wirher aud at the same lime DO more in
ac. orde.ce with tie laws o statistical SCIENCE The
Royrl Statistical Society q! London lf Which learned
DIV happen TO be a Fellow, end which i.et hope
y =, ave j. due weight in this learned discussion
L,yo decided that toaTrye at correct general resus,
su, make s.,e and reliable deductions in national
s.a;is,;cr we must take periods VI at least seven
yalis eac But as the late Postmsster-ieneral took
ts.ois Of six years sacD, aud two OF The cras OK
cheap postage, ut tie lluie he wrote iico3l, naa
rss.af through two such reriods will lake the
s.,e .rss Of lime. Tie Old, high rates OF postage
q - - eD;a) continued until l45, and then com"
,nruc ths n. xt Period Of i've and teu-ent portage
re, hi,h cont, ned six years. till ls51, when tte
rates ere led lced 20 three and i've cents, and hnsi-
H. u FsJj to tbrrc ceats Only. lie che postmaster
Gso,,sl waS forced to admit that the reduction 70
trc,,a I'm ee,is Ia 1875, added au impetus 20 tho
re ye and gave iarger financial results thar inc
,o:u.-. high rates. but re eontended Thai cnecA
vs.. .eu 10 the ucrease Of revenue by the fur.ner
Gu.ioDs in ls>5l @rd le5J. "A he land 'he advo-
=, 80 ln,ioas on tho assumed TACT bnt Which
!. h, =, b,,,d teal sni ch' elk had been given to tie
', ye,ue. ". lave night 10 claim for the very low
..r ...sse ti. VA 80 ipancii resus, II the owest
vcsrai G. ,il ID. ". - 70 have been the most profit
lh,r IN cir a-gi,,s- su.oaDt. The following table
sxriti, iHr !o,;ai -eEere from 1873 10 ie43, tho
ssi ,,a Lo c3iJ.i4 sying tie actusl, exaot
les cr'yp iu tre OH II repUrts), and the Last
,D l... j.c sd, U. The revenue, with the increase
lIJcc D regular gracstion by aIthnieticsl progress
..yn;
rasrAi a1ggxvE phase rnr lAsr SEVEN YE.as or rHa