Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-01-03

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mig dId arrive IN Richmond Tuesday evening
on dfier the Petersburg mail had started ? would
not lhe Richmond papers of Wednesday, reach
ing petersburg the next day, contain extracts
from them and IS this a reason for BLAMING the
Post slaster who has no controul over the arr
va or departure OF The mails : One would tlluk
SlaI the Editor, IN hls searches after the eau es
OF the irregu arites of the mail might have sup
posed this TO be a possible one and not tunnel so
confidently TO the conclusion that alone am TO
blame.
II he had applied to Mr shore on this sub;ea,,
ms mistake, If it was one, world have boen cor.
rected because, BY Mr.. Shores Cert ficate Il an
pears, That lie was fully conscious that " when
The Northern Mail arrives at O'Clock, II cannot
be prepared IN time for the Southern Stage %
Mr. Prnldy's Certificate places this subject in
sun stronger point of view because lie no, on
~ speaks oil what MIGHT, but what did happen
lie says, that to his knowledge for month or
even longer Covering all the lime in spuie J
uaefe mas 2ot been more than a double HAL ,ellt
.. a,,y one uhne TO petersburg; and thIs +eyer
occurred, Only when the late arrival OF the Nor.
thern Man the night before justified IT,
also proves, that although the Northe n
wan Goes not arrive second or more af err the
time prescribedby law, we are accustomed m
ms ofiice to sol our fingers with it % and no,
oiy so, put that we are anxious to get The Stage
Ni''eF 10 carry 1T on to Petersburg.
as another reason for fixing the blame here IN
u..or OF the Intellige3cer' states that The
papers IN richmond are never before those in
erS0i''s IN the publication of am news if they
uo hVt Pr''t at NTDSIeTT;" for the "papers
WINCH arrive at r chmond az 8 o'clock, o1pht
20 arrive IN Petersburg at > O'Clock the same g
Nenn9, The fact TO the necessity of This
printing at midnight, is cer,ainlv not literally
co rect; because the Iichmond napsrv NAV and
sdueei'tIy 90 contain the news which arrives in
wv rom the North al o'clock bv printing be-
fi,e t'he and aidneh! but admitting the
eu.ll oi ms assertion, and that the Mail VIII ch
arrives here ats O'clock, ought to arrive in Pc.
No az yet IT does not shew, that there is
iio "'"er cause why it does not tban he Sc neil
SemCe -, me Postmaster at Pichmnnd.n
ne Eui'or OF he g pnblcan" tull as conf
" ~5r. rs nis Bro her "that The Richmond Post
G1lce Is the Cause # the failure Of the mails"
demonstrates II by different arpu,nep+ I, l.
this, and surely s5cli az, arr7,g,e,,t ,.,yer bor,a
led 20 such a conclusion 90 The Nnr,5e,,, ',
PersSeIiom or never complain-but e tbsy ser,
ISa'eH AS we are, thew would nj. er tbe,r CON,
P'"'h's as loud as we do Tlerec,re thew ,ro
not SO treated-Nherefore in R.climord com
,heices me irreguiariiy." Oh ",arle and imro-
.eut conc lsioh y 1t is neither supported b. the
terms OF The substance of The prem eslet MS en-
aeiyor to mend The argument &c n,nars .nd
ie teis from the South pass through p cI,nnrd IN
TIC worth as well as from the North to the SorI,b
a'''' as according to the Editors own sheyy no
eHe shence OF the Northern Editors on tie sub
Jeot o. ne mail is a proof that no ir eguiari,v
u uiS fost-oiice exists affecting them, IS Il nor
"ir conclusion that the irregularitv complain
cue ought to be ascribed to some other cause !,
For II 1t IS as ribed TO the Post lice here alone
w"A' GOOD reason can he gwen wrv t'e amr nc
slBehce which falls Ia END the Northern ma
regularly TO he South, should not cau Nv
iaii 10 send the South rn mail to the North s. ~
uie same premises then, candd man would I
tr' - araw conclusion directly opposiie 20 that
" N.e Edtorof The Repnblcan--And tIs Gsn..
StuSloh would be the true one Pr sonnet mes
II happens that the Stage Driver VII not wat
moment after O'Clock, when he ought to sc
olt TO Petersburg, for he ma land at ofhet
times the Northern, which ought to ARR E at hall
pas o'clock does not arrive ne hans until 3
ocl OK or after, when no tmeis Alluded to make
upi'he re ersburg NAL. In either OF 'heye cases
w'nch are known and can be proved TO Occur
frequently (See Mr.. Prddy's certficate,l il s e.
Vdsnt that The people of Petersburg would be
put TO inccnvence without any fault nf nine
The Petersburg Editors are shewn therefore
TO be neither correct in their facts nor nerenious
III Their arguments.
Lhe Publication Of The Ed tor Of The " Argus"
or ms CITY ON the 9h inst and his h charge "a
his paper of he l6h, are tile only suhiec,s re-
naming TOR exam naticn--and they vii be d s.
patched as 5rlehv IS poss bic. TIE first m
,nenceS vi u lame appreciation Of he Peters.
burg art Gle, which we have ALREADY discussed
ferhaps he thought that 1t was necessary has s.er
my stamp should be placed upon it, before II
couid pass current in the circuia ION For what
"iher purposes he wrote il, is Fesl difficult %
sa'. Ter although ne threa' ems that ifh Prsb
"tiols q, not metz in a temper Co give pc feet
stefaction, he VIII "Wshsi. other sfGfeacHts before
the publ c"-l could not for my life discover
what The proDoSitioDs were, 10 W. ch my submis.
sIve acquiescence was required lie states IN
deed int he should be very glad 10 receive aifhs
Northern papers, when he gets a part: and he
" suggests t. the persons in the Post-Olfice, tie
prortety OF initiating The Post. Master at Pc, ers-
burg, vino invariably opens his letter mail aud
delivers out the letters to those who are entitled
to them rs soon after the receipt oe the mail as
possible" wish lie had told in how many
hours after It's arrival.
As to the first statement, it is proper 10 re-
mark, that although after the arrival of the Nor.
thern mail, am not compelled to deliver out that
nght either papers or lie tiers, have neye -ihele.s
directed it 20 be done, whenever il was pyact,ca
bic, particularly to the Printers, and believe IL
IS 'uYsr ably done Sometimes, howeye err, those
who are IN waiting for the News papers of The diff
ferent Editors, impatient Of beng detained until
AL can be assorted, think proper 10 take only the
most important ones the over night, and get the
DINERS IN the morning. This on one or two oc-
cseions may have happened to Mr.. Burke In nv
interview with him, at cribs pub ication he me
toned this, (see Mr. Fult0n's cert .fcate y ne
mentioued alan thsf IN, ,oa me oro, 81