Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-11-02
TIE posrMAsrl:R CENERAI..

The Cssy presses ,sh ho,ras.lc exer piions
have heeo wsgiug q mos, f.r.i. warfare ss-,,sf
Gov Nickld the Postmaster General; aud snse vt
sbe'n conirte IN keep op The Tie with nnsDal
uience. Arl what wpsld the u.,isred ~. s,..r :.
pose The ofh' Nating m &c 90 less ,han
the simple enforcement laws IN relali N u, mr.
Departm. az. According IN thu s.,c,nn oath wh-h he
tS'k on, being Installed 10 oiiice n seems that
combination Of Jsregaes snder The of I-ad-n
n Ca. haze be ~ riiInins. tor sane lime Expresses
between New Yufk and Soson .n opp .s.,n,a d, Inc
United 5 asles' Mail. Aud they are nov extending
iser overaiUns 10 ncsu,ie neatly all the sea-
Is'r, Clues ,hr'aghoat the C.nir,. la r,,iseqaece
ct their sysiesnaic arrangements. they hsv. made
vast insosis mt the inre .i the Ps>i o.licr Do
psrnaeat. having earned daily thr-anis sf letters
and newspapers. inf merchants and Others 81 bowes
rates ihsn Ihose fK.J by the laws aud charged BY
the Department. This they have been enahied q,
do becsuse they have skim.neJ The al the bu.
sie-s;s,d be they without expense hav. avail
Ell themselves ai the rslosis aud sisa...b ,a,s EN-.
PL.yei i,y The g'vcr"inen--havIng agents only IL,
large ciess wu,!e ih- Department 10 compelled 10
scep nP posi ices IN every sparse ssuismeni ms
well as ga tniekiy ,nha1isd places. They have car
ried liner s'srrstrheDis la such extent tt,at n
now plainly to Uc that They must b- put do~ u.
or the Post Office estabishment ITSELF. vii k ai.d
they are coniieanced and sustained Their lax!rs
Course 10y hundreds.i MT thousands f the ,ncr, hais
ia The cHi-s.and by the aIers ia Their inirry.r
Former Postmaster Generals have either wtnked nj
theur Oi'esai Ms. have ,sses-ed the reusIIe
eneigy 10 take them in han.f They eiIbef were
afraid Of their php ,Iariiynr they did dare To Ls.k
the danger IN The Lace. But CIV WlcA life p,sse.scs
sasi deal ii the spirit Old Kehiuck;ailh taking
iisess iOreIgners ia hand. hacked mp they a.e by
'I'v nefcsne cia-srshe ha. displa, ed mural cour.
age unsurpassed s.ms the days oI Old Hickory.
The Pn'cees Inss oi the present able P,slaiasIerI
General may indeed. cause some iuconv rt,i-nee q,
the merch-rl- OF the e'''es Tney may he compelled
% Jay as mH EJr then PASSAGES people ~
the cvInlry The nswspipsrs va the rnIrs, ia, may
s'tier lIt'ie. ad they may no suJ-riel q, Y,,tags
as well as The newspapers the rouuiry. Aud wLy
shosld they not be- thus subJecedi If The city mer.
chants and tho city publishers shaalJ be permitted
10 fleece the Department. ihs way. Al mua either
be abandoned or the whole expense of ils supp,r
u''is' fall upon the cs'Ir; chiefly wHHi the farmer
Mes-fs iiamden n Co may mike proii'abIs busI
ness by running their Express. from New York 10
BOSTON. or 20 Pnlladephia Balimore and caffyihg
'honssnd. oi letters snnli packages. But who
viii rus EE,aesses through Ihialy iIIied drsirrts
Df county lIAe che Posi aiice Department. Will
these iofeigness convey lstIer. AaIg barren ruas-
through ~llderHesaes--over praines and will lands
hanisr. anil thousands Of mites. ia l25 or Is re.
eich! o. 10 at once. Will they ran ir,m
Kingston to Stawsugunk Or EileHville with 6,e OF
slx letters EIr persona a'ng routes OF thirty Rlies
fps siI sach1 Win they run tom K.ng.,on TO
Delhi, with ai' the number OF letters along
spule al eghIr msles al roagh nDai. tor compstI
ton of six 90 Ten eachl The Guy ne rchanis
may get along we'll enough with their Expresses ircm
city !" city. Bar how viii parents Writing To their
endren.Or friends writing Ie friend, in d,-la,i part.
succeed ga han-poriIng their iser.1 d high time
that The people in the cOnnryhe agricultural rias
ses should look N this mater before Ihey JUN The
hue and cry against The Post ofEice s-tehishmenI-
before they false their siga peftias 90 Ga.
vor 81 coEn'usiion Oi ioreIguers snpplanl M
stiuiion Of o..r own Gov WlckIde has siruck al,
ees tive bOw ia behalf Of the OF The Cum
fry--,le whole eouniry-by prosecuting the vwla-
iois oi HE law. aud every mah ~hose business or
intercourse Is roI Confined 90 sesPori cities. should
rally ga bIs defence. We refer readers 10 the
Circular Ofine Postmaster Ceneral 10 contractors ia
snOIher column.