Show or OF tims ninety years yeara ago incomes income s arg by acting as agents the postmaster of today may think he has troubles of his own but there was a timo about tho the year 1817 when queer things were expected of 0 post masters an old pamphlet dated april eth 1817 states that a now new dally daily and thrice a week paper was to bo be printed at tho seat of government after the virtues of the proposed publication were se beet 1 forth tho editor to bc ba says bays postmasters are hereby authorized to receive subscriptions tor for tho the gu GIZ otte and for all moneys collected and transmitted to tho the editor at tho the city of washington a discount n rif 11 ter der cent will be edca id ca tifft will have their fully packed and punctually forwarded to order it Is to bo be presumed that a copy of this pamphlet was sent to each postmaster in tho the united states under the system that then existed this method was entirely proper and it Is claimed that postmasters derived considerable income from such sources tho prospectus further states that a competent reporter will bo be employed to furnish tho the proceedings of congress tor for tho the gazette and that all interesting articles of will bo be carefully selected and published the editor to bry bo in writing of himself says As tho the humble guardian of 0 tho the public weal ho he will occasionally use tho the privilege ho be has a right to exercise in expressing his temperate disapprobation of such measures of the coun conn try to if those opinions should sometimes bo be erroneous ho wishes them to be ascribed to tho the common fallibility of human judgment which cannot bo be always in tho the right As far as it may be possible ho be will labor to bo be impartial but that there will be a bias and that that bias will bo be in favor of the present dominant party he has too much candor to deny and too much honesty lio neaty to conceal con real what ho he can do within his humble sphere shall bo be dono done for the good of tho the country and it if ho he falls falli he will console himself with the reflection that ho he had discharged his duty to to tho utmost of his ability and power |