The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-24

The PosT-oFFIcE-A Question of Veracfy.-
We acknowledge the receipt of circular from the
gentlemen employed in the Post-office of this city
in which they charge us with publishing a state
ment " mfounded in fact,'' and which one of tbt
proprietors Of the Crescent acknowledged was no
substantiated by facts Let our readers see how
the matter stands: We stated in our paper O
Thursday, 9Th inst, on publishing a letter from
Vera Cruz, which had arrived at an early hour on
the 9th, that
. Through the most culpabe tardness in the Posofce Of
" zer than other the and-e above letter. ge Whit
came cary N ne morning OF day before yesterday in the
" session on Tuesday kept till yesterday Had we
received properly it would have appeared yesterday
On the day following, we were called on bv a
couple of the gentlemen Of the Postoffice who in
formed us that there was possibility of mistake as
to the time of the reception of the letter. as it did
not come In the regular mail, but in the bag in
winch letters are sent after the mail closes at Vera
Cruz; and it might not have been taken to the
fost-ofce with the regular mail. With view to
prevent doing even possible wrong although moi
conUanced), we inserted the following paragraph g,
- We owe an apology to the young gentlemen of the
Postofice for our remarks Thursday On inquiry it
appears that the letter alluded did not come in tie regu
early. It was not however, drop letter as it was
charged the regular postage-10 cents We thus par
- TGna5 as we have no wish to do any injustice
sins OF their own to answer for without our laying any
doubtful charges at their door"
The public can draw their own differences from
the above, whether we have stated any thing not
substantiated by facts p
| The next paragraph which we published, on the
management of the Post-ofice, was inserted in our
paper Of the Goth, as follows:
. 4UERY-ls there any city in the Union-except one
- where an important and large mail bringing nearly three
which the attention of the whole land earnestly decte
Sand Other a, lands oomWhee SUCH mail would be brought
then is eur g aEen nc int Po gna til aeoek
per editors 2"
In answer to the above, the Post office circular
states that the mail was taken in at 6 O'Clock no
application was made for the letters or papers of any,
editor, nor was such application made at any sub
sequent period of the evening" We would merely
remark that the publishers of the Crescent sent to
the Post-office several times during the afternoon
of Sunday, and rs late as O'Clock IN the night,
without being able to ascertain whether there was
any thing in the mail for them 1t is no doubt
true that clerk at the office a short period
as stated; but our messenger unfortunately missed
the precise time
With the gentlemen of the Post-office we have
no controversy. There are, doubtless MANY of them
very capable and diligen in the discharge of their
business; but we know-and the public are well
aware of the fact-that the office is one of the
worst managed in the whole Union The fault
lays with the head 1t is impossible for any office,
or business, TO be properly conducted with an nef-
fcient head
We ask no favors of the Post-master-al we want
Is that MIR. Penn shall comply with the law-from
which it will appear that it is his duty to open the
mail ION EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.:
Section H. Every Postmaster shall keep an office in
which more persons shall attend on every day on
other days at such hours the Post General shall
direct for the purpose of performing the duties thereof
' 81 Of # o DIE
e on demand any letter paper or packet to the person
entea TO- or authorized TO receive, the same 4ct dp
Drored .Naroh g. 1925
From the Post-oflice circular one would infer
if unacquainted with the facts-that the office of
this city is admirably conducted. Would a mail,
of the Importance of that of the steamship New
Orleans-containing dates some two or three weeks
later from Mediterranean in the office, even on
Sunday, of any of the principal cities from oclock
in the afternoon until next morning without being
assorted for delivery? To those who are acquaint.
ed with the Post-ofce facilities of other Cities the
answer is readily given in the negative
10 all without boxes, the want of accommodation |
Is general complaint. 1t is not an uncommon |
thing for person to have to wait an hour or two |
for letter-particuarly on list day." This is |
peculiarly hard those whose time is fully en- |
ployed, mechanics, laborers, &c. The early |
hour of closing the mail is also subject of COM
plalnt but that we presume is a regulation of the
Postmaster Generals.
While on the subject, We may as well state a re.
cent act of carelessness. On Sunday last we
received letter which had originally been for
warded from the City of Mexico, via Vera Cruz, to
this place, and returned 10 Vera Cruz 1t was
plainly directed "a. III. Hayes, City of New Or
leans, La, care OF - Vera Cruz;
This may appear trfng matter at first glace, but
when the reader reflects that by this neglect we
were prevented from publishing late and authentic
information from the capital of Mexico, at period
when the public were looking to that quarter with
great anxiety for indications relative to peace Or
procure which we are at considerable ex-
pense-he will understand how provoking, and in
furious to our interests, such culpable remssness
must be to the publishers of paper.
We should not have again alluded to this subject.
unless something very gross in the manage ment of
he Postoflice had occurred had it not been for the
alse position i'll which the Posloflice circular at
empts to place the " Crescent fully believing
hat remark of Ours-no matter how substa1i-
iated-woud influence those who have the power
o correct the evils connected with the Post-ofice
If this city. AHH. \
JOSEPE R. BEARD, Commercial aud .Hariae N,otarg
No 10 Banks Arcade, New Orleans. mh23 1y
WASHINGTON FIRE COMPANY NO 90