Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-01-10
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE--MAIL
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ult., in the Repubiican,--no other paper
that came by that mail containing il.
Knowing the anxiety Of the public to
see this document, and that the mails
laid over here on Sunday. we deter
mined to put all force on it, and send il
off by the mails Monday morning. thus
giving our northern and western read
ers the Message through the TINES, as
early as the Republican furnished il TO
its readers, and head of our cou ntry
co temporaries. By working late Sat
urday night, and Sunday, we got it in
type, and was ready TO commence stri-
king off our paper, early Sunday eve.
ming. The contract time for the Mails
TO leave, is A o'clock in the morning,
but when the connection is formed, the
postmaster is authorized to permit them
to GO out at an earlier hour; and to.
guard against this, we called on the
post master, before night, and request.
ed the mails to be kept open, till 10 or
III o'clock. to enable us to mail our pa.
pers. lie referred US to Mr. Steele, the
agent, remarking, that he (Stecle) had
desired to have the Western mail early
in the evening, in consequence of the
difficulty and risk attending crossing
the Charlton river, after night. Coming
down 10 our Office, we met Mr.. Steele
and the western driver, who were then
making arrangements to start out. We
told Mr.. Steele we had been using ex-
ira exertions 10 get out the Message,
and was very DESTROYS 10 get il off to
our Western and Northern readers He
objected TO OBTAINING The Western mail,
for reasons above stated, but finally
agreed to wait till halfpas, 7 o'clock.
we agreeing 10 60 with him and the
driver, and assist in getting the coach
and teams over the ferry safely. The
Northern mail he informed US would
not 60 out till morning, the regular
hour After supper, Mr.. BARRON, our
foreman, came in, with message from
MIR. Steele, TO be in hurry, as he could
not wait longer than half past 7. We
got ready and commenced striking of
our paper at half past 6--just as we
commenced, we heard the stage passing
the office, and dispatched q messenger
to learn if it was going out, who re-.
turned and reported it gone! no,wi,h-
standing Mr.. Steele's positive promise
TO US, TO wal, till half pas, 7, and his
request to Mr.. Barron TO have the pa.
Pers ready by that time. Thus were
our western readers cheated out of the
Message, by that mail, and we got Mr..
Steele's broken promise for our labor!
The Northern mail would not leave
till morning, Mr.. Steele told us, also,
and we were sure our readers in that
section would get their papers. and &C.
cordingly had them printed. packed,
and about 10 o'clock took them TO the
post office, when The assistant post mas
ter informed us Mr.. Steele had taken
the mail bag away early in the even
ing. We brought our papers back, and
learning that the Stage had not gone
out, Mr.. Barron went to the Hotel, to
see if there were any passengers to
whom they could be entrusted; finding
the re were none, he sought Mr.. Steele,
represented the facts to him, and they
came 10 the office together. We asked
him TO go with US, get the mail, take it
TO the post office, and have our papers
put in; he consented, and we went 10
the Hotel, got the mail bag, took it to
The post office, walked up the assistant
postmaster put our papers in the bag,
and assisted Mr.. Steele 10 carry il back
to the Hotel, where we lef, it, thinking
there would be no further difficulty, as
the driver was there and reported the
coach ready-it having been at the
shop repairing.
Next morning we learned the mail
had not been taken out, although the
stage had gone, and went up TO the post
office 10 learn the cause, where We met
Mr.. Steele, who had came there on the
same business, as he said. The mail
bag that we had left at the Hotel, the
night before, was there. We asked
Mr.. Sleelehow that happened. He did
not know. The post master did no,
know-but the assistant, who sleeps in