Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-08-16
NOTICE TO TnE punLir.

! 'fhs iiJ6. Pos; MTster 0eDetnl Of the tlvn.
fo1efaio States having withdrawn tho hia,:-
FROM lid .iirIa Genital fsiiiULi. Il IL lus
tJ tho public, rs Vel aa IL the stock h'lueis
and l,lanua ~ lie LomraTiy. u state iLaL t'.t
Board Of Diieut1is have desired that i1r lie
pur,;urp uf tuaii iaGilitius their tuad should
bd used bJ tho putla vu tit sGuue Liberal
t.tEIv tfat it has huen iof tnllitaiy puipoeea
during th5 war. although tho Poet Master
Gtnsral has refused TO pay anything for the
trans purl:.i!on ol tiit Euils !i.loc tGo lie! Ju-
lg, 1853. The Board. unwilling to sufia
the public aud cur uULis soldiers aud their
families to Inconvenience, determined to
coutinuc carrying the mai!s. trusting that
ut sume ttlne CoGgress would do tLGni
laaticr, gn! ho Hau distinctly inclined. both
by tbs PreBilcnt ani General SupeGinlord-
eat of the road, thut such was thor decision.
The Post Muster General required rs COLI
titi1p Of payment for pust services actually
rendered for more than - months, that
contract for the ncxt three years sh0n!d be
signed, under which, ia III. previous .crlo, hH
bad exercised (to use the larslugu OF another
President of Cur ruilrUsd.) "aIbitrary and
unreasonable authority" und in consequence
Of which tLis gentleman. like myself, rcfnass
IL aigu the contract 4. QUO lime | un
Gsrstood nearly every Railroad Prerl.
don't in Virginia had scme cause ul
complaint against Lis abuse ni power in s1lilo
particular. Sons Of ..ther, have peltled ll,eir
difficulties, but not suofI ~ suppose haze EFtC
and exercises the right to tne for any nnil tail
ures,I although tho sa.iie h.ay have Ieoi' irGh,
the necessary nisEiereace Of The military au-
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ir3n, the nlail apartment although he ha, con
ceied that the interests Gf the company require
protection by ,ho rTeaeGoa n n1tiie 6i Eor oti' :
ucrs in tlIat ohr, to l.e hs 6WiI lang'!@Fe. IT"
prevent nything iupinPer bcing carried III
them" Having but i've directors, who rarely
travel mCre than one ut d lime, the neil aPai t
insnt having bsen fitted up Tor service noeer
the franking privilege d the old government
and being double ss arse sc beoesssrY, no
Inconvenience could reE0lt tfdIn their Gdinis.
sion, unleas be spprs!isdd=d their r"hb!ngathS
mails.
Knowing tho iaet lbai ottsT Pa:ssI gas
we're Invited into this car. tssidtF tie 'iyhs
IT supervision refused. it 1av Talt5I ealing
to okIsrTe that these diis5toTF have tcen Com.
pslied to sil Oh bo1sa 10 tho baggage a,l i.
w ben unabls to get s.ait elaewLsTe. ez-
pissed the injustice di The departure tram tic
practice Of tho old GoVerGlcsL: III another iIu.
portant matter, which neei mol be iuentt0ned
now.
triod to compromiss our difficulties by pro.
posing that in case bo exercised any CT these
doubtful powers objected to, Woald submit
to tho decision IF the Secretary ol War. Uf
some other tribunal; bot be WAS intIcTste.
lu letter on this subject. OF The JIl, ,noI
[ sid: OiGo:aily h,.i individually, Lnye
made, snd sIp6oi 10, make sacrifices Nheb
! necessary to sustain cur 0oTernuent, tLiIaeL
its struggle f1r independence sud On that
principle, this COMPANY. like most otbefs. Lave
undertaken to carry tie niailB for d snIh III
fnitely lezs tllsn the spacs occupied h7 thtui
would yield. in the eLeapes freight tTansporls-
ton. And therefore. ior TIE publu hcconrn>
jati0n vi shall. las yau ha1e L,ioto Lieu iul
ly Advised continne to DAILY them, 1s1n i.
YOU continue 10 Withhold psYnslt toT s5rTioo
actually rendered. Eut. th1igG wiling to
make pscuniaIy 6aofiheoc, tThatoi1. otho, :
inaY jo:) With Iny ixr9fiaiilo 0f Jcui ."iit5s.
/ oallot, bJ signing forl 11o', iTart. ramti.3n
tho e1eT3ifo 6i arbitrary si.i unTeeF"I.a DIE
authority. whiob. If aaquieScsd IL: Will E5cn
mako tie Post Mastsi uaat1s; IsEF.t q. lie
sphere Of aetioH-''
10 relieve the public &c isl &c rIa2i:oatle:
ths Company will carry i5ttsrs and Papers
that psj Is delivered t5 lh5rG, to an7 lv5'
Oacs Immediately oii th5ir l;n5. without an5
cdsrgs: but that rotbins shaii taaIetJ bs
abstTactad from the public treasury. ito PCS
! taSe in suet Gases uuet bo paid
E. YoKT.fIE, President,
0diso Vi Central r. II TO. Hlehl"ad.
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