Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-20
An Outrage bv the second Assistant
Post Master General.
r. B. CAIN,
Chairman.


For several days past the Eastern Mail by
way OF Louisville has been coming 10 hand
twenty-four hours behind the usual time. 1t
will be seen by the article below from the
Louisville Journal that this change has been
caused by an order of the Second Assistant
Postmaster General. 1t is a gross outrage
upon the people in this section of the conn
try, who were, until this change, supplied
with Eastern news by the Cincinnati and
Louisville journals at least thirty-six hours
in advance of the mails by the route through
Virginia:
NEw MAIL ARRASGEMENT.-Our POstmas-
ter has received instructions from Washing
ton tn forward the Eastern mail hereafter by
the New Albany railroad, and he has also
been informed that the mail will b. sent here
by that road. instead of by the JeffersOnvill"
railroad a. heretofore. The order proceeds
from Mr.. Dundas, whO holds the Office OF Sc
cond Assistant Postmaster General.
This change in the mail is great outrage,
and it not only seriously afficls Louisville
but the entire Southern part of Kentucky and
a great portion of West and Middle Tennrs
See whose Eastern and Northern mail matter
passes through this city.
The Jacksonville railroad connects with
the Ohio and Mississippi railroad. which car
ries the mail. at Seymour and the distance
from that place to Jacksonville, Immediate
ly opposite this city. is 40 miles.
The New Albany railroad connects with
the Ohio ard Mississippi railroad at Mitchell,
40 miles WEST OF Seymour. and the distance
from Mitchell to New Albany is 81 miles.
and from New Albany to this city, which has
TO be made by coach OF omnibus, 3 miles uf-
ter crossing the river.
Ii will be seen from the above that the dis
lance of the Eastern mail route via New Al
bany by railroad is 81 miles more than by
Jacksonville. aud if we take into considera-
lion the miles Of mud-road between this
and New Albany, which requires as much
time to perform 80 miles by rail. the di'-
ference IL distance by railroad is equal to 50
miles.
The Jacksonville railroad has for the last
month brought in one Eastern mail at 7
O'Clock in the morning, coming through from
New York aud Philadelphia in As bours. from
Baltimore and Washington in 40 hours, from
Buffalo in Sc hours. and from Wheeling in "a
hours; and a second Eastern mail, which was
usually the most important, NJ 2 O'Clock in
the afternoon, through from New York aud
Philadelphia in less than As hours, and from
Cincinnati III hours. Ii also brought The
Northern mail. including Indianapolis dates
OF the same day.
By the New Albany route the morning
Eastern mail ill be r, ceiv, d about noon aud
the afternoon mail at 10 O'Clock at night
Letters by the latter cannot be delivered un-
I'll the following morning. When the mail
came by the Jacksonville railroad they were
delivered ON the same evening and there was
ample lime To reply to them by the mail
which lett the POsoffice the same evening.
This cannot be done under the new arrange
ment
Rally, this change Of the mails is matter
OF vital inteTe-t not only TO Louisville, but TO
Nashville, to Memphis, and TO informed ate
points, and our citiZ, n, especially our bust
ness men, should take immediate aud active
steps to have the old arrangement restored.
II the Department will not do il, let the
matter be brought to the attention OF Con-
gress Toy our Senators and Representatives
But what has induced the department to
bring about this chaug-i There's the rub.
We crrdibly informed that the POstothce
Department has repeatedly impUrIuned The
Jacksonville railroad t. change their run
ming schedule. which has ofteu b en- declined
by the company .as Oh. compensation allowed
for Ine mail service did not justify the COM
PAW to do IL. The Jriierronyille railroad
had to arrange it, schedules Ia connect with
the trains at Indianapolis, with the trains Oh
the Ohio and Mississippi railroad East and
West with tue Nashville trains aTriN ing and
departing, aud with the Frankfort aud Lex
ingtou trains The mail connections were
thus al~o made as perfect possible. aud
why a G. ange was desired we cannot divine
aud possibly NO Que else except a Dund-as.
We understand that the President Ut the
Jacksonville railroad, 10 the last ryquest Of
Mr. Dand-Gs. replied pretty cnrtly, which
that Official toOk IN high dudgeon. and %
ayengc himself on the railroad has ordered
the change We think Mr.. Dundas ss mis-
takes his vocation. IL be or any other official,
the Pr sid-nt himself Included. has any
private qaibble o. settle with q railroad
president or anybody else, the people viii
not permit him 10 asenge himself a. their
expense.
The Jearrsoavillr railroad yet carries the
Indianapolis aud Northern mail aud se nudvr-
stand its president has Determined to shrUS it
up
We shall not uphold railroad companies
whcn their demands on he Depar. mrnt are
unreasonable. or The Department. waea max
ing understandable d 'InaIlds If compSsi, -
The Latter u The care ia the present instance.
The company has performed the service, aud
very important one. 10 the satisfaction OF
the pablle and better than any eiheF can do
IL. We have stated above that the Ns'~ lofk
mail was CARED ia Is hours. Duriag last
sumner 10 Sas brought ia SO hour, and the
Washington and Baltimore mails 10 the same
nme-