The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-11-28

SATURDAY. .NOVE.fBER 2s, 1876.
THE MAILS.-To-day Thursday. Novembe
twenty.sixth,) we received the Daily (Washing
tony Union, from the tenth to the twenty. .thir,
inst inclusive. We hope, hereafter, to receiy,
fOur exchanges as they become due.
BY the present arrangements, the mail iron
Fauyiew to this place, leaves Fairview every Mon
day, Thursday and Saturday morning, after the ar
rival ofthe Eastern mail, and arrives the same day
cstnoon, at this place. The mail from Bridgpor
to this place, leaves Bridgeport every Tuesday a,
about two O'Clock p. m, and arrives here OH the
Wednesday evening following;-and the mail from
St Ciairsyle leaves that place every Friday morn.
ing, and arrives here on the evening Of the same
day. BY this il will be seen that all mail matter
from the East to this place. should be permitted to
Passthe Offices at Brdgport and St Clarsville, er-
cept that which arrives at Wheeling on Monday
nights, which should be forwarded BY the Bridg.
port mail-snd that which arrives at Wheeling on
Thursday nights. which should come by the St.
'Clairsyille mail.
We are'not prepared to say who has been to
blame for the past irregularities As an act of JUS
-ticc to Mr.. Alex. Newman, the Postmaster at
Wheeling, we publish the following extracts from
his letter to US, dated
." Wheeling Post Office, Va., Nou. %, 1916.
DEAR SlR: In your paper Of the twenty first,
find an article headed, mail Irregularities in
which this Office is implicated The citizens Of
sWoodsheld, are perfectly justifiable in endeavor.
ing to have their mail abuses rectified will make
"a plain statement of facts they really exist with
this office, and leave it with you to Judge, whether
the principal fault lies here or not
Isl When took charge Of this Office, the same sys-
TEN Of distribution was observed, as that practised
when Mr. Hale was Post Master. We have al
ways mailed daily for Woodsfield all matter for
that office except on Saturday and Sunday nights,
which is thrown in the Woodsfeld mail by the
way OF Bridgport, believing it would reach you
sooner than by any other route. At the request Of
the Post Master at Woodsfield IN his letter TO me
last week it is now sent daily to Fairview wrote
10 the Post Master at Fsirview Informing him Of
this arrangement.
The cause Of the detention Of the papers referred
TO, by you, is easily accounted for. On the night
. afthe second inst, we made up the mail as usual
h, for Woodsheld, labelled it Bridyport for
s Woodsfeld," and delivered it to the driver, and
on the morning Of the 9TH it came back 10 this Office
from the west. labelled as Il left here. | immed-
ately informed the agent Of it, who took charge Of
the mail and returned It TO Bridgport. where pre-.
sumo it remained until the following Monday
This fact was Immediately made known to the DE.
,partment Now would ask, it this office is to
blame, for the detention of said mail? Ipresume
i is hardly expected of me, to make up the mail,
mount the coach and see that it is deli, cred al its
proper place.
will not say, that we are exempt from all abuses
atthis office. Errors may be commi tied here; and
knowing this, endeavor TO be particular Those
who know me, know that | am not afraid of labor,
and that during the distribution Of the mails am
alwsys present, not an idle spectator, but lending
my aid.
You also state. that you frequently receive wes-
o tern exchanges, by the Bridgport mail;" and
you might have added, frequently sent from this
offiee. And have no doubt, but that letters and
papers from the east are frequently sent through
mistake to Columbus for distribution, and of course
returned here.
IL do not wish you to suppose, that am writing
this letter, BY the way Of ofcomplant-b no means.
The citizens Of Woodsfield, feel themselves
aggrieved from the irreguarity Of their mails and
wish the abuses corrected. They are right in do.
ing so, and SO far as am concerned will lend my
aid. shall comply with the request Of your Post
Master, by sending the Woodsfield matter by the
way of Fairview.
have thought proper TO write you this letter
knowing that ysu would do no man injustice in.
tentionally. ! am Rssr rectfully,
" Your friend, &C.
3'HiH ALEX. NEWMAN, p. M.
JAS. R. MoRRis, ESQ.