Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-07-26
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Tn these times, Nhen we are taught to look un
to tue United States authoritiesS among US for
protection snl assistance, and when nil arc tryiag
10 do lhcir-part in tclpiug themsclycs, and the
general mass from worse to bcttert-r these tlnes
when the quick aud putting lacenotive ard the
ponacrous yet swift Railroad -rGn. just arisen
from their: :desructio1, are couRsi4g along in eve
ry direction in.;he p!ace Of Iitc slMek and tho
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ted and desert.d cities and ,i:lsses, Under we'll
directed erergy and superior mcchGa;cal skill;
arc fast emerging i:om tbcc gloom apd desola-
lation, and are putting M the aspect of marts Of
usefulness, of wealth and Of comfort-in these
times, s,when combinations and projects ir every
form and in cvsry oaarter arc, being iuans@-ated,
20 quicken the wheel of general Reconstruction,
and TO b:ing about speedily as possible, return
Of that happiness and prosperity, and OF those
blessings which, Under benign Providence We,
Us Yr"lle oRce SO swimmingly enjoyed. In
such times as these then, we crave light, VIC crave
some cainmunication--facilities in some manner
with the world around US. In thege respects, the
people Of Edscie]d are entirely eisolcted We
have mailc from arg qscrter, and are solely
dependent on the uncertain yet polite attentions
of friends going and coming from abroad, for the
little we do know Of what is going on in the
world. How serious and incenveniepta matter
this may be here, We nillno. pretend to arguo at
length. The fac.is iont 70 every IN Of intel
lgsnce, that IL rp" Ii very telioEs oIc. Certain
;r f,,t "a thr;r
and an intelligent co,ulnunty, asd that in conse-
qnence, the results groHixg ont of such a condi-
ton rs has just been mentioned, cannot prore
nything but drawbacks. Mercantile life here is
paralyzed; politically and socially wo are but
blanks, and for aught NC know, there sro now in
cur midst, many fair maidcns and gallant youths,
who sistins away the freshness and bloom
and elasticity and ovelinessof youth, for lack Of
that soothing communications with absent and dis.
tant lovers, which alone Gun be Kept up, and
alone be maintained secret from The pruricnteyc
of curiosity, through the medium of postal seq
vice. B.,t thcre is remedy wc think perhaps,
for those evils of which We complais, and al
though so do not pretend to claim its applca-
iion as right, we yet respectfully suggest it IT.
will lie but temporary; but will still answer all
purposes, till our government finds it convenient
to again afford US postal facilities. The remedy
is this. The United States authorities in com-
command at this post, we think are disposed to be
accommodating. They run couriers We believe,
between this place aud different points at which
Post 0ficos hayo been established, ndthere be-
ing no Office here, the Edgs6eld packages lie in
those Offices certain length of time and are then
semitic the dead letter Office at Washington. Now,
this can easily be,ebyatcd. These couriers, when
convenient, could bring the EdgcGeld packages
h.re for distribution by the authorities to proper
persons, andthsrcby tolove at oacc want which
is almost paramount to any othcr, viz: the want
Vi postal facilities. What saythc authorities hero
to our suggestion? Ifitis right and permissible,
our present object may then prove Of some avail
II noa then the matter rests just here or at lcass
till wcicln he Otherwise snrved in = postalway