Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-03-10
From the Petersburg Intelligencer1
NEW MAIL ARRANGEMENT.

While the Post Office Department was accommo-
oatlng the country along the line travelled By tie
great Southern and Northern mail, with mails
day, we think it might have done without doing
tae citizens residing at Post Office points between
this City and Charleston S. C., the injustice of Civ
ing them but one mail day. This is most extra
ordinary state OF affairs, and should be reformed alto
gether In order that readers may understand
this matters We will illustrate the operation mer-
chant In New York may correspond by TWO different
malls In one day with merchant in Charleston and
all the points between that City and New Orleans.
but II he wishes to write to his correspondent in
w Wilmington, or at any point between Petersburg and
charleston, he cannot write by more than one mail
day, because the letter by the mail which reaches
here In the morning will remain here until the second
mall goes out In the evenng-there being no dstri-
butor OF mail matter, between here and Wilmington,
travelling with the mail which leaves here in the
morning. The people Of Wilmington, Goldsborough,
1lcKsford, &C., will see mail travelling by them
every cay, freighted with mail matter for Charleston
but containing none for them. We have much mis-
taken the people OF ilnngton, and in fact, may
say North Caroina-tor it happens that all that part
OF the State which could be benefited by two mails
day IS, by this arrangement excluded from the ben
eft of tiff they patiently submit mail train
whirl by them day filled with matter for their
neighbors, South and North. but containing none for
them. The people of this City. too are interested
In this business for, by this arrangement, they will
have the benefit of but one mail day between here
and Wilmington few additional travelling Post
Masters would remedy This evil. and the Government
We copy the above from our Petersburg cotempor-
airy as embodying views upon the subject to which
it relates. This new mail arrangement, according to
Its present regulation, smacks considerably Of that
quality called humbug. We do not receive two mails
each day; get but one, viz that due at A. NJ.
The evening train brings nothing for u.s. except
and then paper from Norfolk. We send off every
day two mails, but the morning train conveys no let
tiers except those North of Richmond, Va, and this
for the reason above because there is distributor
OF mail matter that train. The long and the short
OF II, Is, the Department has materially increased the
service, without adding to the number of the mail
agents. The practical result growing out of the new
arrangement, summed up, is simply this, the mail
from the North is due here an hour earlier than
heretofore and merchants have opportunity of
answering their letters received in the morning by
the afternoon train. That is about all. For
protest against this arrangement by which we do all
the work and deprived of the advantages.
pretty come up truly, that the whole State OF North
Carolina from the Northern to its Southern limits is
TO be given the by, rather, made the packhorse
for the convenience of people on both sides. The
department must recolect that it rather difficult
matter In the first place to effect contract with our
Roid for the increased mail service; contract which
tor one If this state of affairs is continue would
cheerully see rescnded once and it should like
wise recoect, that, in view Of the great facilities a
orded by our Road in the TRANSMISSION of the mails
and the amount of labor performed by it, en-
titled by every consideration of right share of the
benefits 1t confers upon others. The appointment of
a few additional mail agents would at once remedy
the matter; and we hope it will be done at 1t
is due to that section of country between Petersburg
and Wilmington as simple act of justice, and we
demand 1t as right and insist upon its fulflment.
Wilmington Herald.