Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-21
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FOE Tx WIG.
To TIE POST NASTER GENERAL Of THE CON
FEDERATE STATES.

some Of "a Who are aggrisved, in common With thou
sands Of our fsow-cz us, by the manner 10 SLoh the
Department over Ehiea you preside conducted, yea
tre in our Vs IA their behalf to address you
Your EspArlusus, as Z. il conducted IS uui-
saos ins;oId Of blessing 70 the P,Ops I must eon'
tnus 20 be so wi.hou: change. You, Sir have the sin
ular advantage over an the other advisers OF the Presi-
dsat in having under YOUR charge system Of measures
which had already been organized by tie Old Govern
msnt When you accepted the position you nov occupy.
For efficiency, accOnmoiAtoa and general usstalness
may be vel sad TIA. the P5s. Okss Department Of the
late United SAsss con nlnd,4 the approval Of all And
Il tha. braaeh Of tie Government done had eHis;ed or
il al the other operations Of the Government bad seen
IS free from objection perhaps ii nigh, have existed
even the present daY We have references Of course
however to tha, universal corruption Which ahOunded
i The Post dice IS vel il al tae other Departments
Eor DO &c refer ta 10 tendencies to consolidation and
esoo,m which existed IN the whole system and which
a hsaselyes furnished ample for rebellion, revo-
lu..oc aud secession. They we're osherHise irened-
bic We Allied, nos only the facilities which this par
tcul Department displayed in Accommodating itself 10
tee ssual uacts. necessities and requirements Of the
psop, or tie Post Office Department is was vel said,
uader The Old Government that, "7As dsSdHd for Us
- inuaues ,as usiusTsaL.'
, We are led % thi1k very seriously to think, the de-
"a or 10 discss. Ics under the present admins
a.iou OF the Confederate States vl 5000 become gen.
without some change for the better. gOr you sure
IL cannot De apprised OF the complaints existing in al
CHARTERS Of The Coaedsraey on this very suit Oftha in
eff ,ieccy, cAress5ness and ns,.eadOn 10 business II
those uaisr your control The irreguIiy o. The mails il
ofitssf suE,ien, cause for daily and almost hourly COM
paint We receive our mail al a. o.Hse the virginia
and Tennessee Railroad, when the pass daily each
vAy-or il other sOrds-Ve bargAiasi With he Editors
and paid them for their daily papers from tAs ElsG-
slnsiines Ee go, them, but frequently fail 70
resolve them At all. Sometimes seI three four .,
oIce, bli oltsner se get mons. A ssnseekly, if Il
cane regularly would be far acceptable, When paid
to- o. as than daily even gra;utOa,ly bestowed by tie
L Htors (EhO are sure always endeAvOr TO do their
vaole dusy) under the pre1eut system. ONnimes the
N NJ .rair passes up she road without elving TIE Post
master ewes hs bly 20 h5'A Tais Ibak too sho1ll
furnish some.hog more ttl- rI fees eVde1es, that
&c Egli csnros he Ct cCca umts sEh the it5r5 or
sLblshsrs. Tor even Il there were newspapers ip
2s nails, there are pc 5sioly le,ers-aEd If e,sTS
Certainly s bag should Do Lett unless i > ntsAdej "
s.,ahOld even or own ,ssS conFaias 20 you sir, Is
Ire head q the lspartU,clt % Wa0u in all humility,
e you'd noE tain adjsess ourselves "a this form.
nut sgla ar We are informed on good authority that
oeaa vsfg often, When me train passes the oi,e refer
red TO- aud we learn it Is the same with respect 10 OH
ers there Is no mail agent board the cars deliver
the mail 10 the Pos, Master lie bss ,eoa prompt on
bis plr waiting a. biz rcs and has beer surrounded BY
his reighbors LaziOus7 Eaiuug also to hear from lals
,t..her ssltgs5 aad fre2i in the army vic ace ayh
e Cor tter own tou,s aud 4rejdas-f1r the defence
ISsa.bsrn slts and for the privilege OF sustaining
ecu and toe Goystumsli Of which YOU are pIt as their
Own. Now sir ia no. til an evil which you remedy
W. hirk you would 10. hesitate to answer that it Is.
Another cause Of complaint is Ii ,he mails are lot
assorted IN tine BY tbs agsais Of The HsFArIans, even
aen they are aboard &c 20 ka.- ,Ass reidy for de-
livery Ct lie Wy olses his ii seems to US Is another
m, yOl shOrla correct promptly We hope you vii
10.
st anoshsy complaint Your lOSal Ro5sEAs.eF1 are
100 careless in regard TO the delivery OF lettsrs and
glckAgss lszsgapers a., after they receive them;
aud they have TOO many s5-agsHis Eh5 are uhoy ire
sp1nsols You hold AZ issue circular strictly
forbidaing 90 pain Of dismissal ald public reprimlnd Ct
the principal the handling and reading Of Newspapers by
suborduaes and Others in and ABBOTT local oaises Our
daily papers when received 1t all very often net
oaly Invested Of the separate wrappers, but evidently
have been read BY the Postmaster other members Of
bis family or lO,erers in and about his case. Pencil
marks arc sometimes made, Il to call the Gttsnon Of
the real oEne Of he paper the fac. IAAi
kas ss.rsd kis BrsaiIsI bsfors kin. Nov, ir, Ais