Newbern weekly progress., 1860-05-22
Post Once Department of the Atlantic n
N. G. Railroad.
NEwBERN, May Ia, 1860.

NEWBERN, May Ia, 1ooO
Mr. PENNINGTON: Dear S5r In looking over
vour paper of the 10Th inst, IUbserve that you en-
nloy the following language respecting the proposed
Change of schedule this line of Railroad;
They propose. ) we learn, to leave Cfoldsboro
at | clock. A NJ 19 hours after the arrival OF the
Northern mail. which mail is more important to the
people East of GoIdsboro than all the other mails
Please permit me to inform you that IN part, you
are mistaken, honestly DO doubt The proposed
change gives to the people East or GoidSo3ro tWne W
advantage of the HeStern, S0uthern and Northern
mails We hours in advance of the schedule that we
now run. Tne entire Northern mail with the eXcep
ton of few newspapers, Is received at Goldsoufo
on the arrival of the lU O'Clock train. A. M, Sole
South.
1t is but seldom that I ever receive any mail mat
ter of great importance to the public from the North
of Richmond. by what we call the ) o'clock tram.
z NJ going South, which arrives at GOldsboro' %
minutes prior to our departure for Morehead City.
Yonrs with respect; &c:
1t is very good in our friend Col Morris to rnIght
en- us about a matter that perfectly familiar
with five years before he handled mail bag
Previous to coming to Newbern in June, 1853, we
were for Is months connected with newspaper at
Godsboro and not only attended the Post Office
daily but several times day, and we know that our
most important mail by far, from the North was re-
ceved by the o'clock, P. NJ, train, which carries
the great Southern mail accompanied by the Route
Agent We know that the Express train which ar
rives at Goldsboro' at l, A. NJ, from the North,
don't why, our letter mail from New York comes
by that mall but still the papers which bring us All
the latest news arrives there at 2.45. Z. NJ. The
Southern and Western mails are ofsmall consequence
to the peoI lie East of GodsbOro compared with the
NUItheln but if the n. c.. Road would carry tive
mails day the connection wouId be made with the
West by TIE present schedule
BY the proposed change the mail will be ready fol
delivery at the Newbern office ats P M.-not before.
We now get it at seven four hours later and
this four hours to lose the q few newspapers
received at Goldsboro' at 2.45 p NJ. more important
to this community than all else. And recoect that
the mail will open here about and close about 6
o'clock, thus giving business ,nIy three hours
10 look over and answer their correspondence, and
that too III the busiest part of the whole day. The
result viii be that by the proposed schedule not Que
in ten VIII be able to answer letters till the next day
And then there 10 another very important matter that
the " Route Agent" has Overlook ed: The mail which.
he will take from Newbern at O'clock by the pro
posed change and deposit at Coldsboro' at lG same
night, viii reach New York by the train that passes
GodsbOrO at s o'clock the next night, loss of D
hours either 1T Goldsboro' at point between
there and New York. Now what difference is t to
whether the time is lost coming South or going
North, 50 it is lost
We are glad to know, however, that notwithstand-
ing Col. Morris felt his "explunaton very necessa-
~ and of great Importance, he is doacn the pro-
posed change. We have found man yet.
outside of the Directory, to defend the change A
1enor Stock older, whose letter may be found in to-
day paper. expresses about what nine tenths feel
on lie subject. We respectfully commend it to the
consideration of the Board.