The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-21

ment we know 70 be gentleman Of admirable admins
Iatve abilities skiliny disciplined In the school Of expe
rienee His long connsxion with the department in which
he has risen by merit from post post 10 his present posi-
ton, maintaining himself without trucking party in
The successive administrations has rendered him intimate
" acquainted not ony with the general workings Of the
post Office system both at home and abroad bat also with
ls particular operations upon thousand aud in
ten thousand post Offices Other officers OF the department
also merit undiluted praise and without mentioning To-
dydaas further we repeat cur opinion that The prime
disorders Of the establishment attributable any
great extent to the officials at Washington. Nor DO
blame particularly for the disorders the posmsseTs OF The
land We know them and their deeds and respect the
postmAsters always Teservng exceptions The manage
meat Of the Abingdon distributing post oice affects Us
personally and the College than any other ONCE and
justice 10 Mr.. Besp demands that we mention H. amid
our compiau only in terms Of particular communication
so Tar as our personal observation reaches il He has Ia
ken great pains To meet and 10 enforce around him.
quremenis Of law that have been sadly shamefy neg
lected But Mr. Baugh has been complained Off with
reason Others know IL not The subordinate postnas
tiers thai We know IN this region reliable Yet
suffer aud all men suffer from post Office disorders But
the chief fault Is not In the system In the department
nor IN the postmasers pray, where is t2 We answer in
bret, ~ ne people The people-now don't you deny it,
want it 70 be about bad Ii is Our soveregnswe
say IL deerentiay--hsve loose way Of doing things
They lack system and painstaking They hasty peo
Pile They are moreover curious people They like to
the mailbag opened in and its contents sprawed
among boxes and bales They like the economy of having
boys OF dozen summers carry the mails though Il be in
violation OF law They like to have fast juveniles act also
clerks and assistants in the post offices They cannot
wait TO be before they feel authorized TO handle the
mails themselves. If they the mails carried without
lawful protection against rains and and robbers
they do not We suppose that Of he hecy-odd thou
sGad post Offices in ne Unisd States there are aot dozen
that pretend 10 conform Nth any tolrabic sricess, 10 me
tdes and regulations for he government Of The establishment
and all because the people will have Ii Newly appoint
ed posmaster OF unchanged conscience apt to set TO
work TO comply scrupulousy with the laws and regula-
uons but the people give them to understand that
such work not to be tolerated The most numerous and
most yocierous complaints against postmasers that we
have known have been for unusual attention TO
scrbed duty Merchants aud publishers and the rest who
suffer most from post office disorders pacify themselves by
venting their indignation against the officials at Washing
ton This will never remove the evil IL IS time for re-
form 10 begin among the people The people should de-
mand systematic, faithful and efficient establish
men in practice To this end they should support the de-
parnent and postmasters IN their plans and Efforts TO
ward Improvement They should not allow the laws TO be
violated with IMMUNITY before their eyes much less shond
they continually wink at open violations Of the laws They
should see to il that the posnasers in the small Offices
compensated for their services they badly
paid We expect valuable services tor nothing
what is little better They should see ii that
searching and effective system of post Office inspection be
speedily adopted No agent of the department has ever
visited the Emory Viegina post Office since its establish
men though expect of the genus hereabous
shortly after the publication of this announcement Xhey
should demand and q uniform and acceera-
tive system Of distribution. There is admit ample
for Improvement in the post office system Ia the de-
partment and In postnnstes II the people heartily demand
it. This ask them to do We ask them not 10 tolerate
and encourage abuees interfere against the enforce
Of the laws and regulations to be satisfied with
their lax habits of business and not TO grumble at
officials where the fault is in low condition of public
opinion The heart of the bodypotc diseased in the
matter and officials and all feel it. Let us have better
post Interpretations uy united rational and vigorous
effort thereto The department cannot advance much
without the cooperation OF the people.
On other occasion, perhaps, if modestywhch
probably is in danger of hurting us--will allow,
may endeavor unfold broadly the disorders and
remedies to which have merely glanced in this paper
The disorders are grieyous and widespread The RENE
dies in the hands Of the people win they not, retain
ing what is excellent and admirable give renovated
post Off &c estabsbmentperiec the great ciyizerour
wonderful speaking-irumpet2