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Postage-As the question appears to be agitated in Congress and in different parts of the Unitn re- lative to he disposal ofthc funds when the National Debt is discharged, why would il not be good policy to relieve tle people of heavy tax by lessing tie postage of letters and newspapersl Letter postage although rated raLer high, can still be enduled-tle major part of letters being, is believed, received by men olbusiness presumed able to encounter the ex- pense. It is the newspaper postage of which we must complain, and which we consider ouglt to be reduced at least half. It is more seriously felt in the country than in cities. and the whole burden eventually falls on the Printers The pIces ofweek- ly counry papers are established at t,ro dollars per annumbut in order to induce people 10 take the pa pers by mail the publishers mpelled 10 reduce that patry sum one quarter We believe that tie proposed reduction might be made without materi- ally affecting our national revenue and at the same time be the means of henefittine msny, whose usc- fitness in society is hut too poorly recompensed- Intelligence is the life of liberty the PRESS is undoubtedly iis greatest auxiliary. Every facility should, therefore be offered for extensive cilcu. lation ofnewspapers.