The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-10-13
From the True Wing.
THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT

AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
The Post Office is entrusted with the
most important and sacred, often with the
most momcutous interest oil society. The
happiness, lives, and fortunes Of individuals,
and the fate Of empires, are in us hands,
All these, and 10 an immense extent, are
constantly depending on the fidelity Of this
trust. No one can tell what, 10 the tate Of
an individual or Of country, may be at
stake, on this contingency. Hence, in all
civilized countries, the breach OF this trust
is visited with the heaviest penalties.
We have long been convinced, that our
own Post Office system is greatly oeltciNe
IN lis organization, more defective IN dis
cipslne, and TO an alarming eN,en, unfanh
iul 10 lis administration. Take, for exam
pie, little OF our own experience IN the
two cities Of Philadelphia and New York,
From both these cities we have had repea,
ed complaints Of non reception AID none
delivery; and to some extent We have the
proof, when we know the papers are well
enyeloped, and deposited IN tie Pos. flee.
We have just returned from a vsl, 10
New York aud Philadelphia, ard have to
state. that IN the former city We accident
ally made an astounding discovery On
meeting some Of our subscribers, Cd Slrur.
day the 10Th inst. we were alarmed at
their statements OF the irregulariIy and fail
ure OF their papers. Two Of our suhscrib.
ers, whom we met iu company, SAID they
had received their papers regularly III
abou, the beginning of August, since which
they had not received them at ALL They
also stated, that other OF cur subscribers
we're complaining.
In this state OF anxiety, ue walked TO
the Post Office TO enquire. Ga lorsing
into the window Of the Newspaper depar,
meni, we saw at frs, glance cur own pa
per lying among others, which, beng hand
ed to US, We found TO be the paper Of Al
gnsl 9Th, jus; two weeks old. Anolhcr Of
the same date was lying by it.
Being admitted into the office 10 converse
upon the subject, one Of the men poinad to
basket iul Of y w,plpers, as sample
OF the daily waste OF this kind OF documents
which did not find their destination. On
turning upa few with our hand what should
we fiud but bundle Of our last paper,
yIng appareniIy in the came order in
which they had been done up al our
rffice Asa part OF he bundle vas want.
ing, we cannot say positively, that tbs part
had not been disturbed 50 far as 10 look Of
The address. Bu' they ay together in the
order OF package. We then turned %
the pile more Tho: roughly and found others
of the same date. We regret We did not
count them but We think there acre no,
less than twenty. We were absolutely
amazed, and knew not ehat 10 sey. Mr..
Snort, the superintendent Of thnt depart
ment, made some apologies, and among
other things, said, that the carriers could
not tind the persons. We examined the
Directory together, and without difficulty
found most Of their names, WITH the streets
ard numbers. Mr. Short also observed.
that rev C rriers had lately been appointed,
not yet USED 10 their business, aud nnac
qualnted in their districts. We did not
ask, bat suppose the change was made 10
put IN :" Tyler men," for tie benefit of tie
publIc service
q; course, from these accidental G.scoye
res, and from Complaints made, we came
TO the conclusion, though yery unpleasant
and veyatioOs, that some twenty to ihlriy,
perhaps fry Of our subscribers N New
! nrk, had regularly failed 10 receive their
papers. We found both The papers Of the
tao subscribers who addre scd US On this
SUBJECT, snu2ly done up in the package, one
Of which We carried and delivered ourselr.
to announce 'he fact, as It wos but short
dIsiaoce, and the gentleman perfectly we'll
kno"n 10 the superintendent himself The
paper was then Just seek old. Mr.. liar
rison, stated, tina, be mad onre received four
papers at time, which had been apparent /
ly well read. We are glad Of that, il The
carrier chose 20 keep them all the whlle.
We have reason TO fear, tha, our paper I
has not Jared much h;tter at Philadelphia, .
from all we have heard and know. II 70
rarely, II ever delivered in proper season,
aud IN some instances not at all. For ex.
ample, A clergyman. well known in the CITY.
who has paid for his paper, has had It stop.
ped BY order Of the poai Master, or his as.
slstant, because u was not called for And
we have repeatedly had letters from other
subscribers, complaining Of non delivery,
who are old residents and well knosn 70
he city When We passed through in
hurry this week, We met one subscriber,
"ho said he had GOT received and could moi {
q. his paper, and tia, another of his |
riends was IN the same predicament--both
having local habitatlon aud a name IN the !
Directory And yet the papers arc regu !
arly forwarded. We called on Nr. Mon, /
so'nerJ the Postmaster, as we went North. i
"ho, beng gentleman, as NO have here /
ofore Fao"n, piomisrd. II we would state c
acts, that the evil shnnld be- corrected. and =
hat the carriers, If they did no, do their b
Iuty, should be turned out.
Mr.. Short aho has charge orthe News. .
aper department at the Post Office in New h
ORR, did not seem 70 be Impressed, that i, 6,
vas his duty TO look the Directory, when q
DO street and number are no, given in The n
ddress. Consequently, the new Tyler" G.
afrers, who are unfit for their business by II
leir ignorance, are to be excused 10
We hava a rI ~. s.,. o., - u "a