Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-10-01
For the Spectator.
Who's TO Blame?

The undersigned, citizens of Churchville, and
the vicinity, feel it due to the public interests,
as we'll as to the interests of our own communl-
ty to make the following statement in respect
to the gross delinquency connected with the
transmission of mail matter coming from, or
through Staunton to our Post Office.
The mail from Staunton to this place arrives
ten, letters postmarked Richmond, Va, and
due here by mail from Staunton on Monday,
are held over till Wednesday, and so, those due
on Wednesday are not sent till Friday. Some
times letters are delayed for weeks. Occur
rences OF this kind might, perhaps, be said to
form the rule instead of the exception.
Packages to the number of twenty, or more
directed to places not on this mail-route, are
frequently sent by single mail to the post-of-
ilce at Churchville only to be returned by our
post master to Staunton. Recently, fourteen
thirteen OF which were directed to Harrison
burg. and one to Brooks Gap, Rockingham
CO., va. Twelve Of these letters were post
marked Staunton, Va. On this very day,
Sept 25th., fifteen packages of newspapers
have arrived, all believed to be from Stanton,
and most of them from the Office of the Staun-
ton Spectator, directed as follows viz: Goshen,
West View. Union Monroe co. W. Va, White
Sulphur Springs, w. Va, Mount Alto,
Swoope.s Depot, Craigsville, Hot Springs,
Mountain Grove, Bath Alum, Nickells Mill,
ton, W. Va By the same mall there have ar
| rived four letters, two Of which are directed to
Arbor Hill, Augusta Co, Va, one to Shenan-
doah Iron Works, Page Co., Va, and one to
Harrisonburg Va. The Staunton Spectator,
due here on the same day, has failed to come.
These are only specimens Of delinquencies SO
numerous, that it would require pages to record
them. We have for a long time been constant
| ly subjected to grievOus annoyances, and often
to very great trouble, by this gross negligence
of officers who are sUOrn to fidelity and 2ronp
titude in transmitting mail matter to the points
for which it is intended We have borne it,
until the abuse of our forbearance renders it
| necessary to make public exposure Of such
negligence. We are determined to prosecute
the object until the evil be remedied, or our
| failure prove that poSt-masters may, with I'M
punity, disregard the interests of the commu-
nifty for whose benefit they are supposed to be
appointed.
It is remarkable that the delinquency of
which we complain, has been observed only in
respect to mail matter coming to this place
that it is not chargeable in any degree to the
P. NJ. here, as we can fully testify to his fdeli-
ty and promptitude in distributing whatever
mail matter is directed and sent to this Office.
We respectfully request the Editor Of the
Staunton Spectator to forward to the Post
master General a copy Of his paper containing
this article marked
James Heizer Joseph Wilson, Jr.,
John G.. Slower, John Sanderson,
Patterson Fletcher, George W. Fall,
James Wilson, Robert Knowles,
Isaac Myers, b. Geeding,
John H. Heller, VIM. j. Euritt,
Littleton Waddell, Jr., Saml. Myers,
Robert S. Hamilton, f. E. Sterrett
James NJ Lckliter, B. Walters,
c. Bear E. E. Dull
CHURCHvILLE VA, Sept 25th, 1867.