Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-08-19
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WHY the NOrthern Mail Fails.

late SAYS the New Orleans pcayune the rregularty
the mails the from Washington this city, via
Louisiana and the Mississippi Central Orleans and
Great Northern railroads. has been the subject OF general
complaint
The inconvenience attending the rreguarity has, how
been borne with comparative patience, in the belief
that the want of funds in the hands Office De-
parmen had agency producing neglect on the part
of contractors, who had the mails in charge.
ed and What is worse cross mposton is practiced upon
the passengers this route, for the empress Purpose or end-
bling certain keepers of public houses to benefit by the dete1
We have before card signed by several of the most
respectable citizens OF New dreams VINO afeeo at nome
half which should have been made at least IN four
gentlemen but we're left behind at four the Du
rant Station, the Central Mississippi Railroad
Duran and Granada where attempt sub
the passengers who travel over to the rapaciy OF IA
yorite eating and lodging houses.
entirely misunderstood the character of Postmaster
General Holt continues the PlcGgune, " If he toerates
for moment the continuance of this policy detrimental
to every interest connected with great of travel
The remedy is in his hands. We look for prompt action
known for integrity and veracity this city and State i'm
positions both upon the and Individuals are too
to be overlooked by the national authorities or by the
I'VE may add that failure the mails coming South
doubt to be to the same causes referred to
by the Picde. For time past the New Orleans pa
pers which should arrive here the evening" do not come to
hand until the following morning ana they are olten IRON
last Sunday to hand this morning being just one and
half days behind schedule time.-Sdtes.
The above we cut from the States OF the SUN ult-
We also learn from private that MIR. Cuyer of
Georgia, is moving powerfully in the South, and Mr.
Tate in the West defeat the only really popular and
certain route for the great mails through from the North
to the South-viz: by Fernandina. They are moving
heaven and earth to defeat mail contract by this
route which will enable the Companies to form an as
ISOLATION that will guarantee the mail through in four
DAYS from New York to New Orleans, passing
through Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Rich
mond Petersburg, Wilmington, Charleston, Fernan-
dina, Ceder Keys TO New Orleans. They oppose it,
tho they will not on the Georgia Route shorten time
and guarantee certainty in carrying out this neac idea in
mail transpor tation We say idea, because we have
known any contractors to guarantee certainty IN
mail connections, nor have known extra trains
run for this purpose regular thing, proposed
| by this line. Well may 81 old foggy," IS slow coach
lines dread such competitor in the field as this all the
way mail and passenger line. Shall
We not, along the Atlantic Seaboard, come to the
aid OF these Companies by our numerously-signcd
petitions to the Postmaster General in view of the
pursued by the Western routes to prevent such orm
lablc rival Us it will be. They getting up petitions
of enormous dimensions to stop the hal-iOr what to
prevent certainty in the transmission OF the mails
the great Southern and South Western mails.