Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-04-21

40 as well though | be called 4 derll. The
honor lies in acting well my part. Ihave seen
knaves in fine clothing and have known
bosom in which beat brave and honest heart
provided only with rags, from the pelting storm.
/ an content.
u In our remarks last week concerning the
Post-O Office Department-tTha it was getting
to be mere nuisance at best; like every thing
else connected with The present Administra-
tion'-we did not design to reflect on the Post
Office here; to the contrary, we Eno,o that
Mr.. BLAIR discharges his duty most faithfully,
and gives the most entire satisfaction TO the
public in every possible respect connected with
ms office. He is attentive, prompt and cour
tcous; so much so, within our knowledge, as
frequently put himself to great, extra trouble
to accommodate the public. But it must be
recollected that Mr.. Blair, is one in a thousand.
His good management cannot correct the bad
management of others, and especially that mis-
cradle policy at head quarters, where, the
whole blame must attach. 1t Is there the evil
is to be corrected, if it can be corrected at ALL
| When fountain sends forth muddy water it
viii barely be worth while to attempt to cor
| rect it this side the source ITSELF Last week
we learn, the Mobile Mail was brought to, and
left at Pickensville, three days, because there
was no bag to bring it in to this place! And
similar delnquences are occurring all the while
in every section Of the country; against which
is raised the voice of the Press loud and long
without distinction Of party, and as such there
must be some great cause for complaint. And
with us the conclusion irresistably is, that
where there are not rail roads or steamboats,,
for Amos to smaggle the mail, he is Indifferent
whether it goes at all or not-all which the
Government is cognizant Of.
On this subject, we subioin the following
from the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel:
"For the last two days we have had no mail
North of Richmond, or West of Columbus.
Georgia. Where or with whom failures so
frequently take place, we are una5le to say. 1t
is, however, astonishing TO US that ths North
ern mail should ever fail at this season, now
that the transportation the whole route from
New York to this city, is by Rail Roads and
Steamboats,. 1t is, however, true that the
failures from the North are more frequent than
from the West. There is certainly culpabe
neglect somewhere, and we should suppose il
the Post Master General used ordinary dill
gence the evil of which the whole country
complains so much, might be corrected, at least
on the great Northern and Western mail
route, which is certainly the most important
one in the Union. But nothing short of such
neglect public interest is to be expected
of an Administration who heed no complaints
unless they are made by some loyal, rark and
file administration man. +"
"We are aware that it would be unjust, We
ry UNJUST and Liberal to visit upon the head o
the department the sins of all its agents. con.
tractors and sub-conractors. But when we
have such frequent and repeated evidences o
the non-performance of their obligations to the
public, without any apparent effort 10 correct
the evil, we must believe that there is a wan'
of proper attention on the part Of those who
control this important branch Of the govern
f ment.''
Singular Detection Of a Murderer
Amos G. Thomas was recently ac-
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