The New York herald., 1862-08-24
Rebel Postal Mismanagement.

There are few things We will name which we hope
w De % zone spasdy 0y - congoss hoLe the present
creased no doubt with Wow TO increasing the income
and making the department sefsustaning We have no
dobt the has been essened instead
without reducing the expenses cent. We knew OF no
safer rule To Judge Of others that BY ourselves We
know that do not write half many letters did
when postage five cents and did not then write
half as many we did when postage only three
cents We feel sure the same may be truthsuy said Of
great majority OF the people II this be so, the in
Of the rates is not only unwss but suicdaca-
cuatsd TO aggavate the evil it intended remedy.
Thcn lot it be reduced. It will surely bene0 the pso
pie, and it cannot harm the government
Our postal system Is bad one In other respects The
immense amount OF registering and way billing and the
thousands OF other useless abors and expenditures attach
cd to its routine could be well dispen3ed with The
requires register TO be kept Of overy letter sent
and received. This Is all nonsense We should have
uniform rate Of postage and do away with all registering
Of letters except such the writer's desire regis
tered and for which they should be required to pay
extra amount registry ee7 Nine enths OF tho letters
sent Of no special importance to the writer's; and
body would be seriously inconvenienced incur any
special loss nine tenths Of the letters lost
transmission. Then such letters not worth making
record Of and not worth it, the expense and trouble Of
But the people have no confidence In the mails as
means Of the safe transmission Of valuable letters pack
ages. II uncertain and irresponsible The government
should be made responsible for the safe delivery every
letter entrusted its agents for through the
mail. and DO bound by the laws applicable to common
sponb n for the safe bu for the
prompt delivery Of every valuable letter. Such should
be registered; and for this the writer's should pay
higher rate Of posagesay DOUBLE treble quadrupe
certain pcr cent upon the value may be thought
best.
The law now prohibits the people from sending letters
by any othor mode Of conveyance than through the mails
yet refuses TO mako the government enjoying this
poly responsible anything consigned to care for
transportation More perfect depotic atsolsaion than thts
IS not prdcsiced BY any government submitted 10 b. any
people earth, hosoeuer srTepoasLk and grinding s,s
0bject aud scuiLe the other. Our government
obligations upon the whole people and all prya ter.
prses from which II exempts itself and its ats,
while enforcing through heavy penalties } in
the premises II compels all 'tcommon carriers itself
bo responsible but monopolizes, by the arm OF
power whole branch OF the carrying trade and by
the power refuses become responsible IL is
outrage Tho government II il undertakes do any por
ton OF the carrying trade should be subject the same
liabilities IL imposes others put itself into fair
competition with private enterprise; and If ii could
do tho work better and cheaper than individuals 1t should
give IL up.
But after having created this irresponsible monopoly
the Inconvenience OF which it tries TO impose the
people under penalties It does not itself make Of Its
OF transportation In sending valuable let
and packages The government has confidence in
its Institution which it imposes on the community
and compos them either to pay tribute under
heavy penalties for 1t does send its valuable let
tors and packages by mail out sends them by expross
responsible Institution.
The Post Office laws, in respects than two
outrage on free people.
But lot have cheap postage ct once and reform the
system a. early as we can.