, 1875-03-22
TIE POSTAL REGUL,ATIDy9.
CbjrrtionnhIo E'cnauren OK tho New
l.hsv-afenorlal OF the Philadelphia
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I.nw-,fsmorluI OF the rhiIadrlphta
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SIR l'ork 7sn,es, Jf0rrh 10.
Ar stated IN d previous article III tho Times,
new Postal la ih tho reatrictions vjci, It uIacea
unou tho diffusion OF knowledge Of every kind
among tho great hulk oi ths pon1ljatiou in
,',1 sxery part of !llo country. iled lir. fTamna
tho 1nails from tho largo Quantities o,f
whcn was Forwarded through ,hom. L
n,'.hs have escaped the aovere pnhtlc cor.nro
stsnces might be given 10 atow tho damaging
eiscet Of tho present Postal ratcs upon tho
Rfread Of religious and sccula. knowledge. Ar.
necinlly among tho inhshitants Of nnw settle
necd Of instruction. The following is An extract
from letter received yesterday morning by ono
Of the benevolent aocietiea III this CITY from
poor missionary In Arkansas:
incloso you 80. Iiinl il iliicutt 10 sot mos.ev
Tor THIS purpose. and haye begged It IN B,sscril-
tt0ns OF 70 nnd 60 cclts nt n tiino, aud at latt
bad 70 advauco So or - Of It mracf.
Under the Erov!ous postal regulations tho no.
clcty would at opce hare forwarded the amount
of tracts askcd for by mail hut according to ttp
now regulations. which hayo ttoflble these rates
they Will DO chlged ~ eai tA tho amount Of FREQ
grants to M such disttlets; The applicant in sL'u
S'oo scar. nnd can only procure religious pub
}ications for tho people aulnng whom iio MINIS
ters Whenever ho eau collect q tow dollars from
them for that purrose.
Or. Stevenson. SECRETARY of tho American
Tract Society. ehoIed Times reporter ycsscr-
day 4 bundle OF letters from poor missionaries
IN rural Particles OF tue Wester,, ktatcs, applying
for tracts and other publications.. 4 HUM
pacod bofota tue Board Of Managers ut tho
next meeting. nln1 wliio under tie previous
postal regulations tho required books aud pam
nhleth would bo forwarded at onco through tho
mai1st DR.. Stevenson believes that tu tnauy in-
stancea theae applications must now bo refused,
al tho Society catlnot undertake. to pay tho heavy
satos Of postage now impoBel In addition TO con-
tIlbutinE tho works free Of expense: or ut half
no way interfere with tho financial intcrests ot
the coucern, nor with the manufactuEe and salo
Of books. but II would operate most inju,licious-
y. aga'nst that large class Of poor
tha be;osoonco VIZ os e tne sosety A'seg foy apo so
fe!igtons mud literary works hs they distributed
among tie people In those obscure Wostern dis
tf1css and parishes. In many instances, il the
soce.y sen 9s ee aekases 6y tue tra
OF tio booka folUavdcd: and tho missionary
would find himself unable with ha slender re-
sources to pay for tho carriage.
In other large eitea Of The Union the publish
Ing community haYo already expressed them
solves IN stronger torms Ct opposiion to the bill
following memorial haa been address by tE9
leading booksellers aud publishers Of piiiadel-
phta 10 Fostmastor-G General Jewell upon tic Sub
1ect,
Hon. MarshdH .lteslI, Pesinust.r.f,tntra DEAR
NH. Tho undersigned Representatives nS tbs Pubi4-
Ing au.! lokacllinX interests OF Fl!lalenhle woul
respectfully call your Intention 10 tho iA1uktiee Of the
Iow postal rates Ectpccting "thSl.claAs matter"
thst has Just !ecn authorized hy Congress, having
beeu fnrnishsd but fow hnufs beforo their xlJouru-
reu aud bef0Eo any protest could be Gue red against
IT, Among the ns7uy st1csa 1htoreais, t1a Of Da7k-
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alteration Of tho lo4tA laws regulating the rate 0t
postage on articles enumerated under tia head of
'thfd.c1ass tnates'" When tho rated wrre ret,lctf
In July Last, dh nntca OF several months VIVA glyra
to tile community. aud ample tlae allowed husircsi
inen 10 roEuiats their prizes aad 10 enter Into
by advertising, which this most welcome reduction In
I4stagb rendered Fosshso.
Th!s sudden sud unexpected burden Gomez, too. tu
the faco 0fa depressed condition nf trGdo st,rl a. hl
not hu felt aimee thn years 1s2 aud 1.I when Ito
breaking os Of the Var g!onul oycr he h1,syc.3
rupea through at tbs latt lour of the without
CHANGE far rernnu3.s!nIe from those Interested
In ~ enforcement. Tbs publishing aad book.snlllny
tr1s Of Tits city, anI without loubt elsewhere, nhtil
wistng Of courre to have their postage low roe
sihe, are. nevertheless, w!ug ta 1ay what Is raht
mud proper, hut unanimously protest agxlust tho iu-
justice Of suddenly increasing tho ratea without aEy
notification whatever, anil trust that, srythlng ca
be dons In the u,atier thsy may hars the bousht us
your tnhutnec.
Tie publishing firms In this city, 1t ia Under
stood, vii take stops to represent thor yowB to
the Postmaster General also upon Mr.. uAnliin'a
bill. soveral prominent publishely BEoken 10
yesterday expressed their desire to join lu mc-
Norihl to tho roetmasser-Qo -Qoneral.