Washington telegraph., 1855-02-28
The M0ils.

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The arrangement of the mails is a source
of general complaint. -ands has brought
down upon the present. inefficient head of
the post-ofice department. the merited Gen.
sure and just condemnation Of the press
from one extreme of The Union to the 9TH
er, as well as scathing rebukes from MEM
bers of both houses ofa Congress. Mr..
CAMpBELL administration Of this impor-
tant branch of the public service. has been
a splendid failure, and instead of there
being any prospect for improvement under
his management, matters appear to be eve
~ day growing worse. His policy with re-
gard to the Mississippi river mail is shown
by Gov. JONES to have been not only ridic-
ulously absurd. but culpably unjust
Even in this State. where we have never
beensfavored with mail facilities adequate to
the necessities of the people. his save -at-the-
spigot and leak-at-the-buug- hole policy would
compel us to plod along, old fogy like. as we
have been doing for years, regardless of our
increased demands. Il o. 4.BJ
We remember that a little more than
twelve months ago. petition numerously
signed. requesting that the mail should be
carried between this place and Shreveport
in stages. was forwarded to the Hon. EDw' D
A. WARREN. our representative in Con-
gress who brought the subject to the notice
of the department. Mr.. WARREN was
assured, that should there be bid made
for that mode of conveyance, the attention
of the Postmaster General would be direct
ed to it. We know this to be so, for we
have in our possession letter from the
second assistant Postmaster General to that
effect Such bids were made, and were
not only not considered. but the connection
we then had by horse mail direct. was bro.
ken, so that saoaO, we have no communica-
ton by mail with Shreveport, except through
d SoIt " SSmi-OCCdSiUudi iHtcIScCtiOu dt DEL
view with route from that place to Monroe,
by which We receive our Shreveport mail
in from ten to fourteen days,-a distance Of
a little more than 100 miles
We are again promised that this shall
be remedied. By letter from the End
Asst Postmaster Gen., addressed to Hon. r.
w. johnson which We publised few weeks
ago, we were informed that the Post master
General would advertise for proposals for
carrying the mail in two-horse coaches be-
tween this place and Shreveport. The ad-
vertisement, if published we have not yet
SEEN The grade of service proposed is
however, inadequate, great portion of the
year. The roads in the winter season. be-
come almost impossible. and in almost all
cases where the grade of service has been
limited to two horses the contractors have
found it necessary to increase it.
The contractors on the route between
t0lS place anu hlLtlc 1lOCh nave lOuuu IL dp
solutely necessary. in order to meet the
requirements of the department. to run four
horses ever since the commencement o
their contract,--the two-horse service allowed
by the department being altogether INSULT
cient. Or the route to Clarksville Texas,
owing to the almost impossible state of the
roads, the contractor has been compelled te
adopt similar course, on portions of the
route. The contractors on both routes have
petitioned the Postmaster General to in.
crease the grade of service from two to four
horses. The weight of the mails. taking
into consideration the condition of the roads
the requirements of the department, and
wants of the people, all demand the change
and we trust the necessity Of it will be
made apparent even to Mr. Campbell. and
that he will also recognize the necessity oi
adopting four instead of two-horse service
on the stage route proposed to be establish
ed between this place and Shreveport.