National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-11-03

Nheh sohshcu WIN INC pTogrcsh VI NushihB
ton In population, wealth, cultivation and re- |
lnemcnt. A few years more will make 1t
socially and educationally what II now Is
politically.
Postal Deposit RANKS.
A review of the recommendation Of the
Postmaster General, in his late baltimore
speech, Is calculated to awaken the most pro-
found interest In his suggestions and to evoke
the gratitude of tho peoplc. The past i've
yeors have been prolific In schemes TO i'm
nrovc ,h, administration Of the Postal DO
na,m,nt ,hc flrst stop bcIpo n reduction oi
OCEAN s,cam transportation six Cents ner ain.
o,e letter rate-from eioht IN two ccn,.-in
IN. face NJ noverfnI cornora,,ons, 10 which
our nrhlic of,,c,oIa in Tho nast NAV have spc.
cpphcd Newt in order came tho settlement
~ the dirocr,tv In REGARD 70 Tho nav of rail-.
ro,a mai, Recommendation n, tho coni,oh,e
hasi, oI a given ra,e ncr nound ner mile the
co,orn,,on, noving ,its ,ndIv,draia tor Tho
we,sbt sctuoily carried and no more Tho
s,,sn.lon NJ Tho postol.car service over aIl
m. nrjnrinol railroad lines az tho countrv
and The free delivery system in all cities If
twenty ,housand Inhabitants, arc two of the
,r.,,c., ,mnrovsmcn,s ercr made I, Tho M.
portment and command universal, approva,.
Foreign postal facilities have not been ne.
elected and many additional treaties made
and those previously existing remodeled. re-
ducinv generally more than one half. and not
infrcouentlv three ouarters Of tho prey,ous
rate, Of hostage.
Tho morcv.or,sr svatom extsnding ,hrouoh.
oS no, on,v our own hpt 10 foreign Countries
has provcJ n success. and IA generally en-.
pInyeJ nv the neonlc 10 tho eytent allowed
oy the law. Transporting money cheaply,
rapldly and absolutely safely, filling a long
ielt necessity SO satisfactorily. the wonder Ia
IL was not earlier introduced. Another want
has been met in the classification of the pos
tai laws, with a reduction and complete
graduation Of punishment for offences, and
not the least Improvement TO which our At
tentlon has been directed Is tho punishment
Of a letter-carricr at Richmond. Virginia,
within few days, for violation Of that mart
| Of the law which iuhlblts ,le,ny Of letters.
instead Of delivering the letters on his routc
punciuaiy he DELAYED them In his pockets,
Intending TO deliver them at hi, convenience.
Jud0e Bond. of the United States circuit
court, fined him sioo. and ordered him three
non,bs' imprisonmcnt in iail. The system
| n mail contrac,,. In former DAYS 40 liable To
annoyance and ,n;urv tn bona ti,lc bidders
,na,i,. ..r,i.a ,.n.r.,,v -, -. =. ho.n rsn,od.I.d
l "a .,ra,,.h iaa.,. ~, ,,nro .rnoy an. n,nar,.
Non, ana ;,n,o,r ,ho os,ci.ncy ~ m. .ervice
rna nos,a,'oar1 Iii, a lone ,r.ir ~ oJv,n-
80, oanron,.,ca ,na sconomv b.. in.
-, ~. aonr,ano. ana ,,i,h in an.
II '1'NN - tN" '"' 'N'- -
roo, och,avor.n, In ,ho aho,i,ion NJ
,no T.,nrino nrisi,.o. W. o,rno, ord In
'ho ,t',a ., . ns,.a.,,,,o,,, a., -, I'm.
oroa,On,. ,,,sn,no,s ,n,a az =, a.. s.v.
~, ,s,,..,,.a,, =. 10. 49,, T., an. oIr,r,s.
,.s,,ss - 49, - -, 80, ana "a Iarn ,
|.,SS ~, - I. ,'s.n,.1 80 IA,
80 so,a.s 49,, -, Iis r.o1o,.ssor, II
-. =, n, a.,Ic,.,,o,,s +, +. no, s,r,ri.ino
no, 10 ,o,r ,,rono.os % oar,,co a s,es
SnS,,a IL az noo,,a , now ,dr.r,,r,
| hat viii I'll, Tho ,nnnev r,mllars ~ n ems.
l ,or, ,ha, 10. ,,,,, hoor ,,soa romor.oIass,,
,g,ir., Tho m,s.e. and % secure m Tho nco.
| nic !, sato and roaI,v rnI,,h,c nI,ce NJ aopo.i,
| for ,bcir carn,ng. he tho est.hl,sbmen, n
, nns,o, I,no.,, h,nr. Rr, not onlv "a a saw
no. h,rr vii, ,hev hc adv,ntsg,on. II Iog,,
ized hu, ,ho ,r.n.i, of mone1s viii, he ac
or,,I,shod 40 oa.,,, sna a, 40 .maII a cos
A mai tho money CHANGERS will avail tbems.lvo
of its ADVANTAGES. The idea ia not new. Tn
l system has been proved and ipdorsed b
: actual experience In the United Kingdom
Il The present national banking system secure
the notc.holdcr AGAINST lo.s so completely tina
e notes of broken bank. are az a premium, but |
4 | does not complete the requirements fails Il
1 | grant Immunity from loss at the hands Of dc
. positors. At the present juucture thousand.
, | Of business men, widows, orphans aud fldu
2 Charles are harassed by tho suspension o
2 many banking institutions which have faie,
, to honor checks upon them. To guar,
, | against a similar circumstance in the futur,
Is the business of the time, and no way open
| 90 plainly as the adoption OF the Postmastc
!, Generals plan Of q postal bank system. II
his late speech at Baltimore. Mr.. Crcswel
said: "By this simple plan every suitable
r post office could be used to receive the de
i posts Of the people and transmit them ;
4 the Department at Washington, to be inyeste
q under the direction of designated officers II
: bonds of the United States. BY this arrange
, mept the security of dcpositors would b,
: based upon the very f0undat on stones oil TIT
( republic" And again: "Therc IA NOTHING
: | in the objection that the establishment O.
postal hanks would he equivalent to the as,
( sumption of banking business by the Govern
, mcnt The rate Of interest would he too low
, IN ins,ifv anv such comn,alnt y The n.onl,
win bank mott. in their hands better wbe,
, an hro,rcr h,rts than an so,vort onos neci
. now simplv a Mace IN put them wbere viii
a'"'y my .an NM ',', "o"s :.
, of interest e1ual to the value O
their use under the circumstances
Ropl.s are tho ossorjoted copItaI of TN,