Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-12-14
THE MAILS.

We are much grafed to be able to state that the long
pending difficulty. between the President of the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail Road Corpa-
ny and the Post Master General has been length ad-
Jused, and that the Southern mail is carried the
road We know not, and care not, which has yielded.
The amount or principle, in dispute not worth a
moments consideration. We glad ofthe status ante
belun, and regard but Little how the peace was made
We here have an interest in the restoration fthe mail to
the road We shall now Get Baltimore and Nashinr-
ton papers the night Of the third, instead Of the
fouth, day. But is it possible that community will
patiently submit to such tarly conveyance of the mall
when, bya little concert and energy we may have the
Washington mail here within 80 hours2 The Rail
Road will be finished to Charlottesville before the LIST Of
March, and the cars arrive there between and p NJ
with the mails which left Washington at A. NJ 1t
might be brought, the evening in the stage Nell
son Court House, and reach here next day by dinner
why should it MT he brought in and
vel without intermisson through the night and arrive
here by nine The next ming?
We hope petition to this effect will be speedily cir
cuated and signed by all citizens and every means
of influence invoked to carry point. 1t high time
instice should be done to Lynchburg and the whole
South west in this behalf. While the mail is every
where else expedited as much as possible, why should
Lynchburg be thus treated? Within Two hundred and
twenty miles Of the seat Of the National Government
for year past it has taken fur days to bring Us the
mail from that point. We NAV have it COW within less
than 80 hours and at the Time economy Be con !
suited The distance from Charlottesville here is but
about 20 miles, while Richmond is distant l2O by the
stage route and 46 by the Canal. Ii will little if
any thing in addition to have the mail for the South
west and Tennessee carried to charlottesville and
it can be brought hiher from that point alta less cost
than from Richmond.
If this cannot be done-f under existing contracts the
Northern mai must pass through Richmond instead Of
coming here by the most direct route-we may still
have expedited whole day Let the Packet and Stage
leave Richmond Immediately after the arrival of the
Northern Cars-say at p. NJ. when the Cars are run
ming the summer, and at 2. NJ when on the winter
schedule instead of waiting until s O'Clock the next
morning thus causing detention there of IL hours in
tie one case and cf 20 in the other. The contractors
would agree this change for trlhing sdditiona com
pensaon We should prefer the direct route through
Charlottesville inasnuch as the mail could be brought
here in less llme but if this be unatainable must 90
for the improvement which consists in nothing but a
change Of hours Of departure from Richmond. memo
rial TO the P NJ General this effect was forwarded
last winter That functonary did not deign' even to
acknowledge its receipt much less TO pay attention its
PRAYER. We must give him another chance before he
goes out Of office.