The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1865-05-13

some Of the leading papers, OF the State,
which shows that our mail facilities are al
NEST worthless.
The Government has treated Kansas In
this matter as though she,Was in fact rebel
State and not entitled TO any rights. The
Department has been importuned TO i'm
prove cur mail facilities, until we feel dis
gusted with their indifference. Those hav-
ing mail contracts appear to think and act
as though it was optiopary. with themselves
as to performing any mail service. Thus
leaving the people of the entire State almost
destitute of mails. Isshis the reward that
Ka1Fas is to received ber. loyalty and sac,
rices in sustaining the Government? We
hope this state Of thiDgs.will not be tolera-
ted much longer. We would suggest to
our Senators and Representative in Con-
gress, that ii may be well for them TO look
to the rights of the people in this matter.
There is a large district of country in
Southern Kansas, which has been treated
with criminal neglect in mail matters.
Greenwood, Chase and Butler counties,
have little or no mails; yet there could be
several routes granted that would accOmmo
date the people and remunerate the Depart
mept. ,. s-
The Burlington Patriot is finding fault
about the. Fl. Scott and Topeka mail ar
rangemente. We believe it has stopped
running or something of that kind. Take
it philosophically. If things go on few
months longer, as they have for six months
past, things will come out right. The mails
in Kansas will be wiped out of existence,
and we can go back to first principles, and
have a man in a gig go over the country
delivering our papers. We would much
rather it would be so, than as it IS now.
Wears submitting to nuisance in Kan
cas-, in regard to mails, that no other people
but ours would think of. If there is not
a change soon, we 60 for confScating the
whole concern. Il has got to such a pass,
that it is an exception to the rule, if papers
reach the subscribers over half the time.
It does no good to find fault, or remedies.
1t keeps growing worse and worses and all
we can do is TO grin andabsar it.
The Record but utters the sentiment of
every portion of the State. We have new
er had Mail Agent in this State that was
capable of performing his duties, and the
last one, was the greatest "fzzle'' of all,
besides being great BOBBY intellectually
and puppy socially. We do hone the T.
o. Department win appoint Mail Agent,
selected from among our own citizens-one
competent and willing to do his duty-for
our postal arrangements are disgrace to
the State and to the Government.-R
Scott Monitor.
Last evening we called at the post Office
news depot to obtain a copy of one of the
st. Louis dailies. when just as we entered
the following cOlOquy greeted our ears: els
the Eastern mail in?''
"No."
"What is the cause of it not arriving?"
"Wen, the mail is on Washburne's ferry
boat, the boat is on a sand bar, and the
ssad bar is in the Missouri river" On
Washburne, the ferry boat, and the Kansas
Stage Co. If they were all where the sand
bar is, it would be good thing for the cit
izens Of Leavenworth."
We didn't ask any questions, but silent
II turned away, inwardly echoing the wish
expressed by the irate and irreligious in
quirer for mail matler.-1Fmes.
We see that friend Cove of Osawatomie
complains in the Leavenworth Oonserva-
tive of the way mails are delivered there.
We can aver he told the truth every word.
If the way mails are received through Kan
sas at the present is not nuisance then we
would like to know what such thing is.
It only takes FIVE days from LeayenWorth
here, though they sometimes 60 via Fort,
Emporia, Nebraska, Denver. &c. The mail
contracts, or those engaged in carrying the
mails. should Be taken by the community
and hung up as an example to those who
cat in the business hereafter. The Leav-
snWorth papers reach US sometimes aweek
old, and look as though they were about
tsWorn out, +" trsversing the State. How
long is this atate of things to continue?
How long, o Lord, how long?-Nianai
ConTlty Argus. t-
The classic 'buck board who brings
our mails,is peculiarly susceptible to at
mcspheric influences, and the disease ap-
pears to be growing on it. Formerly moth
ing short of heavy dew would prevent its
arrival bnt now a cloudy or windy day is
sure to deprive US of our mall Whits
Cloud Chief
That's what's the matter down here
Patriot.
The above, are only few Of the. COM
plants made by the press throughout the
Stats-We received the / eavenworth Times
this week Of December 1l,h, 1884. Glad
TO get the news somstims-
$40. q
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