Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-01-28
THE STANDARD
RALEIGH, N. C..
s.TURDAY. JANUARY al. 1852
WESTERN Nj ALL.

+. rHl be seen by the schedule, published in our
.,., that the Western Mail has been changed in
ras arrivals and departures; and the result is, SO
h a. We are concerned. that we are compelled to
,,.t no our entire edition of Weeklies and Semi
vssklies, on Tuesday, in order to save this Wes-
.n, and other Mails. Our Semi Weekly it is i'm
,ssble to get off Friday. under the new arrange
, and it has, therefore, to remain here from Sat-
,,isy till Monday morning. We regret this. but there
sno help for it. The Postmaster General was aP:
rsd to BY all the Editors in the City, NOT to adop,
his a,rangement but to adhere to the old schedule.
md increase the speed to mile per hour, so as to
nsch Greensborough by the hour desired by those
Vi, petlioned for the change, and at the same time
meet the wishes of the Editors here yet this reason
Ms eques, he declined to accede to, or. in other
vu he replied that if the Contractor thought pro-
Der to do so, he. might thus increase his speed,
bit 90 extra compensation would be allowed. This,
d course, amounted to refusal, for sthe Contrac-
tor paid for only three miles per hour, and will
mt as a prudent business man, 60 four miles with
out extra pay Just think of it-three miles per hour
FRA iourhorse pos-coach, in the middle of the nine
tenth century! And tri-weekly Mail from the capi-
ii Of North Carolina, to the great Western portion
Of that State, embracing vast masses Of active. in-
eigen, reading men! ls such state Of things to
be sendured Would the people Of any other State
hhe Union submit to be thus trided with and i'm
posed upon! We speak strongly, on this subject.
sause feel indignant at the manner in which the
Vail interests of this State have been neglected.
The Department is now .aDing. per annuln. not less
h five thousand dollars, by its recent arrangement
adsr which our Mails are sent alternately by the
CasSn Road and by the Rocky Mount coach; and
!a view Of this clear gain, when the Department
aksd to increase the speed on an important route
ne mile per hour, it refuses to do so! ;-...-. =
North Carolina has never pe,itioned Congress to
reduce the rates Of POSTAGE and her people are not,
asHoe responsible for any difficulties which such
a1e!On may have brought upon the Department.
ney, in common with the people Of the other States,
ne doubtless in favor of cheap postage; but they
would much rather pay the old rates and obtain at
@ same time increased Mail facilities, than to take
& &bng6 Of the new rates with no increase Of speed,
I'D Without any probability Of attention being paid
nsH growing wants in this respect. We write this
h@ parlzan spirit, but as one Of the people, and
'@"e people. And we now give notice that we in.
<'a'0maatain this position, whether the Democrats
Sns Wings be in power at Washington; and it is
wy purpose 70 unite with our brethren of the Press
'fgag the demand for increased Mail facilities
u Ills State upon the Department at Washington,
"a The object is attained. We will not anticipate
RNsal. The Department is bound to hear, and
ssnngg to act. The people desire daily Mail from
point Wes'; apd We hope the recent refusal OF the
''Pa0ueat to increase the speed on the Greensbo
Ssa 'oute will bot lead to clearer and more de-
*'alned expression Of this desire. Let the people
'Aape Hill, of Hhlsborough, of Graham, o
''sos00rough, Of Salem, of lexington of Sails
and Of the other towns interested in this mat
eod their meetings at once, and adopt Reso'o
wy upon the subject, ard forward them to Wash
s s1n And let the people of other potsions of tn
who may be suffezing for, the want of Mai
''so'enees which liberal administration Of tn
r'"nen' may remedy. also act. Let us denoan'
M lusl'ee + r The Stale, whose interests in tbs
'a' have been So long neglected or overlooked
c,., 40 notorious fact, that large portions OF MORT
LUNA !. are but little if any better of, in respect
''s''''es, than Spain OF Mexico! Jnst think Q
I''"-a ai.weekly Mail, at the rate of three mile
A'0f' tom the capital of the State to the grea
' embracing vast masses Of intelligent, reading
~'oslness men! ~-' -s..-.sa - = tf?!'' I-'i
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