Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-10-12
The Post Office Department.
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eThe ronvIction seems to be fixing itself up.
am she minds Of the people that Hon. Jno. H.
ReaEan, PostHmsta.F- tieHerai Of lshe Soufede-
rata States. is not tas saH ,fas tks sfaf.sn As u
attempiiHg 20 yEA. lie has beea In Office FOR
sihatha, but has done nothing known 10 the
puigsie, we hear n said, to commend him 20
their faset. These ttsls eeassaieaces, past
aye eiamps, have not get made their afeess-
snce, and no knowing when ihsy will, Aaa
la the management % tie post roates, be
serus no better tDne a. the nah eorusetors
In this county hps written Fepeatedly 70 she
,isparlnleal. IA Richmand to kesw whether
he should ruatiune TO carry the mail, sc ~ 10
have tdaie assurance lhst he would finally
grt his pay. Ia short hv desires 10 prrfirin
hls anlies '.hy taabotits." baa aet = syiiahle
eaa he eiirit 10 reply, if Mr. Reagan treats
all In the same manner who are connected
with the mall service, Il Il No sehder that there
is q yroteias sdeztre FIR h.s ebdacffoa.
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- An IxkFpIusET eFFtriAk. '
Will Mr.. Pss,ssasieF.GsneF Reagan he 80
obligipg AZ te psy Aopse attention. TO ths n'sils
Having very iadnsfioHtly w4raed on ~
express insHagers from doing what they would
hare foHe 10 rappiy the failures OF mails. The
PsatmasseF-GehrFa shoHld eBaeaFor so DO
sowe.hiag--sr gsss Plaes 10 oss sas could s"S
teowid.
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i hkplf aRetlkTsp plrARfnRET.
The msils have receatly been quite iriegu.
lar. We hare bern deaird our exchanges
almost entirely fsr ssveral DAYS past. WHAT
Is the matter? The Posi-otIies Department
seaas 70 BE- 10 a sers bad eend'tioa,
Tye- aAs HashviEs Istrtat apt. ~
xssHAxAGgHESr OF orE POSTAL AYrArRs.
! Il was expected thai change Of Govern
meat wsuld dtrange and confuse, to certain
exteat, The postal arrangements of the South
bat 10 WAS also tn be expected that, with
proper industry and energy, this department
Of the new Government would coon be put in
II conditions to insure the prompt and regular
transmission Of mail matter. This expeeta-
tioa has, however been disaPpoinsr4. 7Ae
mails arr, u aRsfAog, more RHeertaia, 'rtsgHlGr
dsd dRotory fkan fhes hare tesa at any time si"ee
ths dfpdrim-nt wgs orgaaiznd al koafgonsrry.--
The Government is certainly paying large
sums for the trans 3oF;attoa and delivery of
the malls This complaint is not loral, but
the saTas iRffseeTsey 10 lifFrade he fnitTe
.SoatA. II is manifest 10 all directions alike.
Somebody is glievously at faalt. IL the ear
riers OF the mails are permitted to take and
hrihg them at their own convenience, or not
carry them at all. we had better abandon the
system and try some other. II there are no
penalties for neglect and failure, or if The
penalties are not enforced, there can and will
be no Improvement.
The people are all men, women and chill
dreu deeply interested in this subject; its
importance can scarcely be over -estirnated.-
They are paying nearly dch5Le the direct tnx
Ihej have heretofore paid TO keep up aud
sustain tue department, and are yet through
sr1ie cause, denied the advantages Of it,
Their money is paid for nothing, aud we are
buHnA 10 believe that Il goes INTO hands that
do not earn it. IL "a i0ae Ihis STATE n hiaga
should hare end. IL has been patiently bOr4e
6ut there IL q limit 10 endurance.