The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-20
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, lsio,
YIG'NEEior qrHc Crcdouion'
sNs.--s-'rh= prcsou, derangod state Of the
uailr ploug ito line ofIha russumpsic Rail
Road ana on tie routes north demands nu
exposition.
o.. the opening Of the Conn, and Pass, Il,
Il. r., NJ The request ofihe mail contractors,
oetl agents Of Tie Contractors, Tie Compn-
ny consented TO transport the mails FROM
Yves, Lebanon to Bradford, aud subsequent.
~ 20 Wells River, without N"v ~ what
ever until the expiration Of the present mail
contracts, assuming no-rcsponsibllily howcy.
VI, cyCcp, TO furnish suitable Post Ofice
Cur.
An agent was placed IN charge oflho mails
--said "a be uu agoEt ofiho Post Office de-
parwcny n MIR Benton Of Lebanon, who
fithally discharged Tho du,ics Of tho station
uii the LIST OF the present month. During
liiaiernI oescrvico the mails were transport
I'd, assorted, distributed ~ Il forwarded with
great regularity and cniuc'y,o tho saliolar.
lion Of ihc public,
,S,uc ljmc In December, lirlRcn,on re-
csyoa from ;hc Department q, Washington
draft llr hs seryccs,aud notice thut those
,fcrrcs waald 80, be rvqnircl after ,bc 1T
oi.,euusry.u
There h-inE uo AUTHORIZED nrcu, TO ia'e
D rhnren orlho mails they were allowed 60 ne.
cumUla,c for several dnys 1T the 20, d-jcc
20 West Lch'uou, with tho exception OF tie
Connecticut Rrcr mails wlirh The couirar-
tors received and transported IN s'ri"h io he
different Post Offices between ,ho, place and
Wells RivcrLhul the Boston uujls were al
lH'rrd 10 rennin. Atuno llimc esvcral mail
h7ss which had accumulated at'Wcs, I.La-
non were thrown into The baggage Chr for
Wcila River aud tic brakeman delivered
them. but the contractor has refused 10 lakc
charge o'ony lWl the Connecticut River mail
How long this state orlhpes Is 10 )conlii-
q No iio one knows. Thr qunrrc, sccms 20 De-
haiHccu tho Deparimcntoud the mail con-
tractors. Tho Department understand b
willing the contractors SHOULD mD.por; the
mails upon the Rail Roal or any ori.rr way
t!ny choose, - that lie Terms of.Aa cun;rnci
are complied with. huiraGiac 20 dcflay the
expense OF an agent The contractors claim
dat tic crcu, should be paid 10y the depart
iucnL
The su1l required for the agents salary M
Ill tie contracts expire caunoIhc more than
5000, and whelTcr the DerUgme6tor tho
coQlsacinrs SHOULD pay is matter of small
iluphtancc, IL view orilc inconyGicncc,i the
.. t,t. . 3. "a.
~ is experiencing 10y the detention aud the r.l
irsniariry OF j';p mails.
may b., ihat the Contractors arc IN fault,
hui the public have no menus Of correcting
their abuses, mud il would seem that iu.us-
much ms the department, have the power to
1Anu the contracts, it is their duty to do so,in
case tho contractors refuse to comply with
what is required for The accommodation Of
The people.
Should the tiuvVrumcnt anuui tho contract,
tho Rail Rond Company will transport The
mails grntuiiously until the expiration of the /
term of contract OF condition tAe Gov
cnmcnt'@ll furnish an agent and pay the
expense of distributing tho mails from their /
1spois to the sevcrnlpcs, Offices on the line |
or undl n satisfactory arrangement shall he
made for tlo future transmission of the mGils
over their line.
II isprobablo however. that nothing xill be |
ronc ny the department sr, correct the evil urr
Jess the people who are snar,ing under the
sconrgc ofthia petty quarrel shall reIaon-
srrato ia numbers and in tone 80 mr. TO make /
themselves heqrd ut Washington.
A. IL Gros, obviously the duty ofevcry Post
master upon the mail routes north md north
west nod north cast of Wells River 10 repre-
SEM these Ihcts 20 tho Postmaster General,
aud requos, his immediate attention TO tho
correction ofsuch fragrant abuses,
a. CITIZEN.
'0y~A Detroit correspondent sfthe Roch-
-stcr Democrat speaking Of the report that
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