Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-11-21
"THE CLIMAX REACHED. Such is the cap

tim Of an article in the last humboldt Times in
reference to mail matters on the overland coast
route, in which the Democratic petswho repre-
sents this district in Congressis shown to have
been recently engagedin some very disreputable
business for the especial benefit of Che Johnson
lite who has the contract for carrying the mail
between Cloverdale and Arcata, and to the great
detriment of the people of Humboldt county at
large. The mail carrier on the route in ques-
ton accepted the contract tosdeliverithe mail be-
tween Cloverdale and Arcata in ffty-nine hours.
Recently, on the recommendation of the post
masters at those two points the contractor was
allowed twenty -four hours additional time under
certain circumstances, which was satisfactory to
the people dependent upon the route for mail ia
cilities Since the election, however, bit of
correspondence has been developed which places
our Congressional misrepresentation in rather
awkward position, and shows up his true char
acter in such light as would certainly have re-
suited disastrously to him had the people of that
portion of the District been cognzant of the facts
before election day. His course in the matter is
fully explained in the following letter received
last week by the Postmaster at Arcata
- Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, CONTRACT OFFICE
WASHINGTON, October b. 1868.
SIR The Department is in receipt of letter
from the sub-contractor for Route No. l4735,
which bears the following endorsement of Hon
James A. Johnson, NJ. G. from your District
81 have read the following letter of Mr. Haskell and
can vouch for the truth of all he There be
travel the road of nights the trail is for than
hundred miles dangerous even in iay time It
would be to talk of carrying the mail on this
route in three days or in four days for caat be done
but it would be very hard work. aud would keep him in
continual disorder"
1t is presumed that Mr.. Johnson would ndewrite
thus unless he understood the case referred to
fully. The Department therefore will allow the
contractor for Route IA, 735 a six days schedule
until otherwise ordered (Signed)
GEORGE W. McCLElLAND,
I'd Asst P NJ. General.
For being SO silly as to call forth public re-
ply of the above nature, Congressman Johnson
deserves to be kicked to death by Hasket's out
ragged mules. d" Haskell might carry the mail in
FIVE days" says this wel-informed public SER
want, when he knew, or should have known that
the service had been repeatedly performed inside
of sixty hours. As good Democrat Dusky,
our punctual Humboldt mailman is, he will pro-
nounce the Congressman's proposition SANDER
on human endurance and mule flesh. The AS
sistant Postmaster General presumes that g Mr..
johnson would not write thus unless he under
stood the case" Oh no Johnson is not that
sort of man. McClelland knows Just as much of
the real nature of Route 14,735 as our NJ c.
does. 1t is probable that the people of the Sd
District will know their inscriptions Represen-
tative before his term expires, although the I'd
Assistant Postmaster General may not, as he
will probably resign after the 4th of March next.
We can. merely sympathize with our Humboldt
neighbors, and hope with them for the coming
of the time when there will be new deal from
the various Government Departments. But the
people of Humboldt county have the satisfaction
of knowing that their mail matter is now carried
from San Francisco to Arcata, by the round-a-
bout way of Weaverville, in FIVE days-twenty
four hours quicker than the time allowed be-
tween Cloverdale and Arcata-one-thrd the
distance. But our Congressman don't know it.