Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-08

A contracting hrm IN Iexas, having 0VusrVi VI $40 f
cio,l mail lines, receiving annual compensation OF
og slsOOO AID paid for their services up to the SOh
d of June abandoned their contract in August and re-
d TO continue service unless paid at the rate $4,000
more per annum BY the Confederate States, than was
raid bv the old Government; and they have the modesJ
a SIS 900 for transporting the newspaper mails from
~ Orleans to Texas. which an Albanian carries now
m $40 COO less The contractors Who continue service
.-s.,uy demand iacr,a.e Of compensation, which Of
s has 20 Be imperatvey eeriad without increase Of
,;,s As laws forbid establish; unkindly feelings
-. the Postmaster General foilew. /, is the wish Of
- q, make the Postofice Department = self sus-
.-.i.u,ion, ard is head Is but the agsn. Of the
~, created Il. Yet, fer conforming to the leyer
,,i., If he law; fos implicitly Obeying the behests
A.. s,,,,;or poser; FOR having saved 10 the public
,,, 40 900 in TsNss at the expense Of temporary
,,-,,rcc 70 the people Of that noble and patriotic
g. ~, P,s.nastss General has doubt created for
,b,,q5tlass enemies. Congress has enacted that
,-, mail each div over the msl routes of the Con-
,,,,v would BE- raid Tor by the Government; yet ne
A, M doubt bet thl; this restriction has been ascFioed
d, s l,sbs O. the Postal Department The same leg'-
h,i7e BODY imposed upon rsWspspsEs postal tax 70
h;,b We have rot S,aa accustomed; and which rot Only
,,r,,,r men ba. the plbEc in general esteem imPru'
dart u..ie unnecessary, and oppressive nevertheless
"a, eorpvi7g vi.h the command Of congress, We fear
TIA, Nj, Rsse,a has es-ued for himself the opposition
Of an ua,hiakog portion Of the press Finally, the con-
tractors who had heretofore carried the mail over the
routes /, Arkansas have sblndoned The service
de DEPARTMENT has twice advertised for bidders in that
STATE without receiving response; ard % the proeAma-
ton q The Postmaster General issued the 18Th Of Asy
HHH- - gNFn 1~mn,a -
ea7 informing him that the contractors "have gone TO
tbs wars" whlt then, under such circumstances can
BE- do7ss "a expected Of Mr.. Reagan and bis CLERKS
20 aks ihs na6sgs on their backs and attempt npos-
50 Gdes'
Tho task Of the Postmaster General seems TO be as
as1kcss As il IL hard. Bl. nine months have elaped
since the a,euhHrg Of the Provisional Congress in
Montgomery and necessarily less time since the ioaa-
toa Of he Provisional Government. On the ls ofJuue
s: the ea,e control and direction OF the Postal Ser
vice vas placed by laE in the hands Of Mr.. Ragln.-
Dl-z the four oatAs that have since elapsed, the De-
pa-.usnt o. which he IA chief has accomplished more
JlAn any SIMILAR bureau o. Government o. modern his
.osy U2oa his Installation Office, he found Gsar-
s cement Reorganization, confusion, and usuborliua
-ol, gli1fal'y geae-t Disorder, chaos, reyOluiioo,
@s,s Supreme eyerywhero thAs his power extended
Toe FEDERAL Goysrumsnt paid ms,arrs-s contractors
s Qllr:sry 81. sncs the passage Of the ac;s ci Sc
ce-l1 no. oaen every thousand OF these uuiortunaes
7st recsv compensation ard they driven 70 enlist
meat bankruptcy, or abandonment Of service. They
wsa az sid each Of them boTnd by contract to tie old
G17srlucU aud responsible to ii for the discharge Of
riel- dues ou nor one o. them bound to obey
Government unit, they entered into Obligations With
T., From The chaos order bad be brought forth
and able extraordinarily robGs: when he 6rst became
the PubHs servant ths shattered beal'A ct the Post
master General today tells boE zsaousiy he has labor
% 70 perfect our postal system.
"Bs" writes Brig. Gen. Seribbler, abe has filed his
cl;, vi.h Yaakses" Nothing can be farther from q e
,ru,l than til, ca;aminous allegation. Bot even il the
CO tsry we're ;rae-ought mans religion or birthplace
20 initiate agairs: bis honesty and qgAEfcstouss Why
B-ls.sas Was 20: SPlstao-T:rg'l was 20; Romaa-
Bake was no. a. Ergshm4n. Shall We have, in tae
ral-cy o. on Government, such prcscrPtve tess
these Bl; De his as imay there are employed in
,1c Pest Otce Department J,, too men, who born
on this continent, Norh Of Mason 4 Dixo1's Inc The
yl,-u, Of one Of these represented Maryland aid the
Ssuh long and we'll in the T. 5. Congress. His bones
sas7 IN yrga-a's SOL Ard the son has lived South
usiry at c; Is past he. i IS true, lss; many |
Of the clerks in th' Post Ohce Department held !
oGss under tie Uci,ed S;s.ss Government But, in
rrvr- ass,an,s the Pos:mssteg-Gcaer kept two p,in
e. s ~ vs-, 10 guide rs ae;iOa fidelity to The South
EN- c,gss ard 'ce1cy in crsship the part Of the
a53olce. AID &c has succeeded in gathering around
b.n s5rcs Of msa, manv OF whom would adora any
.,.5, orIfe. His Casi Of the Appointment Bureau,
Col Clements Of Tennessee resigned bis oi,e in Wash
,on a. early march last and joined the Government
q. Montgomery much 20 tho norifclon ofthOse in the
FEDERAL capital Tae i5 Of Mr. Olt., Chiefof
The Col,-1ct Bureau Al excellent and WelL-loEmed
gel,l,ms' He hns bad seventeen years of experience
81 he postal servc and carried with bin records that
have sayel, or will save, 10 our Government less
t5aa 100000. NJ. J. L. HArren son.ilaW Of Hon W |
l. Ylacey oao os the best accountants in the South, Is
Chief Of ths Finance Bureau. And Col W. D. Miller |
oocs Secretary Of STATE for the Safe Of Texas and pure
m,a, L chief clerk Among the of,ias Of this DEPART
uslf there are eminent scholars literary and excel
lent r7 Who COR the pi:tancs Of ten twelve hua
drsd dollars year. labor f,om O'Clock in the morning
III o'clock in the evening in order % remedy existing
evils We submit then, iha; patience and fOrbeararee
should govern the condCe Of all eiiiz,ns loyal 20
GovsTausa. until time and circumstances may remedy
our present difficulties and inconvenienees.