Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-09

Piled cenSure GA myself, for Ihsve written q
oout CERTAIN estimates as IL they were iuti
inaied 10 nave some SORT OF affinity with III,
! improvement OF the River without any GER
tain evidence OF the fact. Bui as an honora.
u'e man n always willing to acAnow ledge his
errors, u the maker of these estimates viii
favour us with al exposition Of what was his
teal meaning. aud it turns ont that have AL
together mistaken IL then all due CONCESSIONS
viii promptly be made by
a Real Friend to improvement.
MEssRs. EDITORS You really have my
sincere sympathy IN ycur sufferiugs under the
lash of" Philo" the Tremendous i'm his re-
ply TO " Fabricius" on the subject OF The post
Office. No Pope ever so completely proved
his infaiib,iity as Philo has that OF the Post
master Genera'. brt, the idea rests with his
own Hock--it goes no farther For. IRONY a
part, there's not T.. O. in the Union. al least
IN I'VE Sonthein department that does not
dai.y thrush proofs oi the utter incoippeteu.
cN IN The directors be they who they NAV, OF
The chiet department. Not an Improvement
mat ia Europe has been adopted. in either of
the branches OF the office, the packing On
or conveyance, that is not studiousIy ner-
Iecteu. he system OF way bags is neglect.
Ell and TIE responsibility so divided az TO
preclude the possibility of attachtny il TO a
delinquent in the event OF mi>couduct No
hian mere ddres To order on mewsuarer ex.
cept u he one that has large circulation
so as To occasion large bundle seimy for
NS'"eu "Hu give III some chance OF not chs
ing The Hour barrel or receptacle for stray
papers 10 be found in every Post cflire i'm
Tue southern Departmental For example |
know subscriber OF your own who happens
TO De tne only one in Il neighbothOod; aud IT
rs with difficulty he obtains .lic paper- almost
always alter the period of its being re-ularly
due-it Presidents Message or any docu-
ment OF any importance he in il, IL IL almost
certain OF detention Instances OF this kind
NAV be multiplied aud, no wonder, if there
such suhui iSio nf
as TO render u perfectly invisible. Not three
Years since have L seen the great ba. opeued
10 take out few news papers bv candle.
hsht ana, IN sucii way "a 10 endauger the
existence of every letter OF Importance phiIo
thinks lie enjoys mighty tiitimpb A, 10 thp
New York and New Haven Contract With
ignoIamcses he may but with those. tcIo knoir
Thaf can ce done. he cannot Like Yourselves
know nothing OF the private grief, of the
parties that PhilO has Ing ed neck and sLoul
ueis INTO the contest. L wrIfe merely from !,
knowledge ct The maitaisdnces OF the office
aud with con'icifon mat there are means 10
remedy every evil. l travelled the great
SOU hein foap Two years ago aud found the in.
conVeaierces such AZ TO induce me TO wtite
l"tter on the subject, ofwich the following is
an pxttact 80
. The mail stage left Fayetteville on Mon
uaS ihe 18Th inst. W. had not re cied the din.
ing house before il was discovered that the
contractor had the assurance TO seud rs from
that place With one hiad wheel deficient i'm A
spoke aud altogether so unsafe state as 20
occasion great delay. The circumstance was
aggravated by The mau servants having as-
serted In the pIesence of one OF the pas,en-
ger iiiat The cartiase (the big siage) was
broken.
We had rot preceede, farther on the
tuesday than Lynchbute Creek than we dis.
covered the second days stage in as bad
state, Another delay took place"
also beg 10 observe that was .forciblv
struck with he conducr of the stage driver
n W. E'nx - Il De-
OF horses; aud bnt ooe set of harness. The
stage set of at such an hour as 10 have en-
abled II TO reach Raleigh at, oral believe |
might say considerably before IL meridiau
ne d'iVer being told that Tie circumstance
was thought practicable, laconicaIly repIied
L eau, but shant.'. To agrravate this
conduct We had previously lost an hcnr or
Two In consequence of the fears of the driver
OF The Stage iihm Warrenfon that the people
al Fox's. would not be up. He proved correct
aud therefore could ROT he blamed for nuIlinr
up his horses. His stage 2S miles / would
also observe, he had to call the driver for The
next route and give him a seat TO Fox-iust
one mile. The latter, on being asked 6ow
long il wonld be before the Stage couId nIo.
coed, replied, that the horses were moi clean
ed, and that IL would be considerable time
think he specified an hour | am convinced
that iuii Three hours were thus lost OH The
road from Warrenton TO Raleigh Thi, DELAY
would be checked by the punctuaI enforce
mebt OF fines, aud this particular instance of
wilful misconduct affords good opportuuity
Tor an example of the soft"
linus !" Philo' will see complaints are not
conhned 10 Fabricius but thai the whole
country is suffering under the mismanacemeYt
OF the present chief or those whom he DEPUTIES
10 40 Ills DHsInesS. Ii really is a subject II
vast Importance when the capital convened nv
the mail ~ Tecoilected. feven tour DAYS conld
be gaiued between the capital and y. Orleans,
ana more am convinced might he the ad,
vantage would be immense. Many improve
nents might be suggested for adoption aud
lie system would IN time bPcume IA uetiect
as II ousht TO ....More, gentlemen l will
not ada, than a hope, that the rising impor.
lance OF the towns al the head OF James river.
vii! induce those who have the charge of its
presses, to recOllect that on the easy convey
snces OF persons aud letters and more rspe.
cially The cheap carriage of merchandise, will
he fonnd new sources of wealth TO a quarter
destined TO snperst de The southern ports both
in expectation aud impOriation
/ am, gentlemen yonrs &c
A POLITICAL ECONOMIST.
s. Carolina
] wOnid suggest that the p. NJ G. issue
an order for return Of the pounds weight of
" stay papers which find their way per month
into tie h9ur bariels-not from the want Of
integrity III The postmasterS bun an IUpoSsi
bility 10 decipher the address-aTisiug from
mioinanagemeDt III their conveyance.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
We are compelled 10 throw upon our las I
page an Interesting public Document viz.
The Annual Report OF the Board of Public
Works LAID before the present General Az
semDly. We recommend il to the earnest pa,
Tusai of every man Who values the Internal
Imp Ovement OF the State. Few tbIngs are
30 dear to US, as that object and few means
better calculated TO effect it Than the Vdiua-
BILE Fund set apart fer that purpose.