Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-07-31

EDITORS W1LM1NGroN JoURNAL-Sirs: The following
addressed to the NJ of this office, Gin penc on the
wrapper of bundle of Weekly Journals of the 18th lns
directed believe to Westbrook p o. is copied Uer6Gtlm
ct 3 Wit ths N At RobnsoDs O. plea Sc forward this
in the Baden mall as the subscribers complain at not re-
ceiving it on Saturday."
instance irreguay of circulation of mail matter that has
occur ed from Wilmington to Westbrooks and beyond the
F. NJ of this Robeson) P o, has been cens1red in
queuce of derection of duty Of other Potmasters and off
GALS who should have borne the blame.
1t is true that this Office is the turning point of mail matter
from Wilmington to WestbrOoks, Elizabeth, Sc and r'c
but this does not justify any person in bIindy eharg
NJ of it, merely surmsng, perhaps, that the matter for
Baden geced suffered to remain at this office longer
than should which has never been the case IN one single
instance except three times III the course OF three
years. when the p NJ absent from the ofcebut not
Of those times has been within the course OF month
All of the mailmatter received by me from the mail
trains rather from the train agents for the Snky route
from this place towards Fayetteville has been 0oays for
warded excepng the times alluded to) by the very first
mail for fayetteville.
hsm me t. s sbisb tbG
scribers complain they did not receive, was mailed in time
ii either not delivered blythe mail agent to this ofce or
to the P of this Office, the same evening Or SO de,
vered (Which do recolect it must have been detained
at other office betwxt this and Westbrook or at
Westbrooks But the bundle of Journals may not have
been mailed by time, sir get the Suky mail the
first tip, the first departure for Wesbrooks, after its
Che Journal )-issue the 18th inst , ~.
The Sulky mail leaves this office for Westbrook Eliza
BETH Sc, Friday morning about o'clock he
Friday mornngs cannot get in this suky mail even if the
Westbrook Saturday. unless it be mailed every
Thursday evening preceding.
alluded to- should be ascribed to the mail agents on the
Rail Road because it has often been the case that have
received but small portion of the mail matter from the
agents which should have received for the Suky mall
route and this exactly the last night he mat
therefore, which should have received not received
until next night, hence delayed unaVodaby TIL the next
departure from this Office OF the Sulky mail Can forward
mail matter before receive it should be blamed tol
not forwarding it before receive it
But to return to the of last night have to inform
you and through the medium of your paper others con-
cerned, that did not receive single Wilmington paper
last nght-no Daily Journal, Daily Herald, any
Commercial ard but very small portion of the usual guam
and other offices along the Suky towards Fayetteville
but the contrary the acting agent Qast night
have delivered which directed to offices in South
Carolina and in other Southern States and of those
rest was package Of eight letters directed and
to tmtn gOn but which thus far sent, and brought
directly from its destination.
Now, in such this should other &C ofca be
thought of culpabe but me Yet, suppose that,
matter of course the subscribers about Wesbrook's and
elsewhere would inform the Editors of the Journal (and
the Herald that they had received their papers, and
mmedisty refer to Inc, Gas usuaD the cause of he
But, in conclusion, hope Mr. Editor. you will do the
justice to publish this exposition that those interested (sub
cribers) conceive faint idea that it possible fol-
other officials to be cupabe often the P M o: Robe
PGST MASTER, "RoBEsoN."
REMARKs-We assure the P. NJ. at Robson
'ha' 'iIG ChuO1ocucut vi Jul pathhS0 was "AtHOu
our knowledge, but at the same lime we will state
that we have received several complaints from ou1
subscribers in that we'll other sections, Of the
on-arrival of the Journal at the proper time. Ac
cidenis will some times happen in spite of the hes
one scan do. But so far as our matter for thu
Baden mail is concerned, we will state that we make
up bag of our Weekly and Daily paper on Thurs
day evening, in time for the train of the same
ing, and that bag is invariably labelled " Bladen
Mail" We learn that said bag is not opened al
the Post Office here, but sent off by the or
Thursday Evening. We hope the Route Agent
will be little particular in delivering it here
after, if they have been neg gent in the matter here
tofore. 1t should be left on going up THURSDAY
| night.