The New Postage System.
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The Presidents Message TO the next Congress
will be accompanied by number Of very important
reports from the different branches OF the public
service. Perhaps none of these documentSwil equal
IN interest that which will emanate from the Post
Master General, giving full view of the operation
OF the new postage law during the past year, and
presenting the opinions and views entertained by
the Department, as to its pracucablty for the future,
and solving the important question: whether il shall
be repealed or not From the best accounts received
from Washington, on competent, authority, we have
every reason to believe that the head of the Post
Oftce Department has formed very unfavorabe
opinion OF the working of the new law, and that the
report VIII be adverse TO It's continuance beyond the
present year. He will probably recommend an
tire repeal of the present popular system and
to the old hgh.prlced system Of which we have
got rid


A variety of facts and details, showing the def
cheney of the post office revenue in consequence OF
the reduction of postage, have been industriously
circulated In the government organ, with the view
of preparing the public mind for the onslaught on
the new system, which is contemplated under the
auspices of the Post Master General. Now the
Post Master General is mpeled to this course by
The narrowness OF vision which generally charac-
terizes the management of the details Of the Depart
ment, from his utter ignorance Of the commercial
interests OF this country or the state of society be-
yond his own limited district in Tennessee, and par
ticuarly from his bundering perversity ofjudgment,
IN looking at the subject only in its relations TO the
government and the revenue, instead OF Its bearing
the great interests of the people and the country
at large We have no reason, indeed, TO expect any
broad, comprehensive, or liberal views OF the work
ing OF the new law, from the present Post Master
General. We are sorry to say that have every
reason TO expect exactly the reverse. The open
and unblushlng manner with which certain provi-
sons OF the law, relative to the advertising OF letters
remaining uncaled for in the Post Office
were evaded in consequence Of directions issued
from the Department. gave no great encouragement,
that the system would receive the benefit of fair
upright and manly trial department that would
adopt rule respecting the advertising Of the letters
for the purpose Of excluding from competition
miserable abolition paper in some little town in Ken
tucky, and at the same time give the same adverti-
stag TO the leading abolition paper OF the North ap-
pears TO exhibit degree of obstinacy, narrowness
of mind, and absurdlty of thought, which afford
rather unsatisfactory data to the public in the orma-
ton of any anticipanons of liberal and just admi-
nstration Of the new Post Office system.


The present system is undoubtedly far from being
absolutely perfect. So far as the reduction Of the
rates OF postage, and curtament of Thanking privi-
lege went, the new law only made small approach
TO that system which hope to see established by
the next Congress. The new mode Of transmitting
subscriptions TO newspaper proprietors ordained by
the Post Master General, is of the most absurd
and ridiculous systems that could be invented the
old plan being infinitely better. But it is now time
for the people themselves throughout the country 10
b,S nd IN hraa ada.,
and most comprehensive aspect. Let them place
the whole liter in the proper light before the Pre-
sident and his narrow minded Post Master General
setting forth those principles which ought to be at
once introduced in order that the system may have
fair and adequate trial in future.


The first and most important improvement which
should be made in the present law should be the In
PRODUCTION of clause requiring the prepayment Of
all letters in all circumstances, whether transmitted
by private individuals officers of the government
Next should be the entire abolition of the fanking
privilege On the subject of prepayment we can
speak from experience. We believe that this prin-
cpe OF cash in adv s Of the most important,
and that without its incorporation into the present
Post office system, the of the system will
be greatly impeded, ifnot altogether defeated The
first advantage Of cash in advance for all letters
would be the reduction OF vast number OF
clerks and supernumerary assistants in the
Post Office Department and its various branches
throughout the country. The introduction of
such principle would at permit the re-
trsnchment OF the expenditure of the De.
partment TO nearly one-thrd the amount disbursed
al present. In the circulation of the cash newspa-
pers this principle has effected similar result The
newspapers in New York and other large cities, con-
Quoted on the cash principle, have been enabled to
rise to their present magnitudeto extend 10 their
present dlmensons-and are now daily growing and
expanding in circulation, power and influence in
such ratio as will very soon drive the old class of
daily journals entirely out of the field and create
great moral, intellectual and political revolution
throughout the country. And all this has been the
result in great degree Of the adoption of the prln
ciple Of cash in advance in all their business trans
actions. The introduction Of this principle into the
Post Office Department would have the same saluta
ry effect II IS indeed foolish to expect satisfacto
ry working OF the system long az the old, expen-
sive machinery is retained But establish the prn.
cple OF prepayment Of postage in all cases and the
expenses of the Department will be reduced 10 a
proper standard-prosperity will mark all the busi-
ness operations-and the blessings and benefits Of
an economical and efficient Post Office system will
be universally difused and perpetuated


We trust, therefore, that the people will at once
organize movement for the completion of the Pos,
Office reform. Let them take timeous measures TO
prevent The destructive measures contemplated by
the narrow minded and liberal head Of the depart.
ment' There is no time to be lost. So, friends of
postage reform, be the alert, and prepare for vi
eofous effort on the opening Of Congress.


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