The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-27
"The Georgetown man."
FLoRkNoK, 80, August 25.
TO IHE EDITOR OF THE NEWS: -,

FLoRKEoE, So, August 25,
| III TO IHE EDITOR OF THE NEWS:
noticed an article In to-da,'s News, dated
| at Georgetown. August 49, and signed ga sub
Scribe saO - rehecsing very severely upon tho mail
have given publicity to the aitlcle Of SAID cor
respondent, trust you will allow me Ia Caro-
| unlan) the same opportunity to defend myself
| tnroueh the same source. "a Subscriber" frat
asks question, and then arrives conolu-
| sions, and makes erroneous slstemen,s. with.
out knowing the facts or merits OF the case, or
who was 10 blan,r Iii anyI in regard to the
noaa.dehyery a. OF the Georgetown mail" on "a; =
| upon the unofending, in the public prints. bv
an uncalled for TRADE. The artlole read ds Thus.
~ WISH to know. through your valuable paper.
sde ms aGent' who lef; Charleston on the
1n9s train, was sick or asleep when he passed
klngstree. or why it was he did not put off the
;Seorgetown !, ma |. The carrier was waiting Tor
ssrooao Eoud snd say Tor the ini9s|aton Of this
agent Nas neither sick nor saleep when he
passed Kin stree" Neither WAS hc lame or
"d isn"i nor oereilct to his duties. This corr es.
the mail bag was seon on the tram" lou uaf :
would ask, who saw it Did the Georee,orn
mall u oarrier SEQ it2 Hso. why did he not tske
h.tssan fas IL mas always been an understanding
uet~een myself and said mail Garner. that
the mall bag is always put at tho door OF the
mall car, aud on arrival OF ths tram he mnat
Some there ami get It. have the KInpHrse
mail to attend TO. aud osnnot leave NV car to
go around and hunt up the Georgetown mali
carrier. 1t may be proper to state here. how
ever tnat. on previous trip, th. Georgetown
mar sal carrier had LEFT bag OF maj, in the Kluee-
town, ana delivered to him on Thursdsv me-
vlous; and on Saturday the other carrier tonni
~ there and brought it to me-, In the hnrrv
ID exchanging this left mail into anothor
pouch, tho msl carrier. in his hurry 10 net ont
OF the car, ltof the car was moyio0 Lff mac.
.ccted % take out the mail bag from CbarIas
ton 70 Georgetown on Saturday and Il WAC moi
noticed oy mo till tho oars had got out OF r. eoS
&c conid not bs forwarded till tuesday, Thish
postmRster at GEORGETOWN beddes nv report |
ton.
The Georgetown correspondent Of THE DAILY
NEWS luriher states that such agents know |
little, aud 1T seems care less, the loss aud dis
appointment IL NAV be-" &c. Yes, the mail |
agents on the Northeastern R,iroad do "know |
the loss and disappointment" !" and they .'care" |
very much moro for the faithful tra sit Of |
mail 70 It's destination than "A :ubscrib r." IN
the renitudo Of his wisd M, feels disposed TO /
give credit. If "a SubHcribern had Wnited
patiently, and found ont tho cause OF failure
IN regard to tho GEORGETOWN inaiI, I feel yeiy
confident that he would not have jumped a.
conclusions with auoh flaming fauf,ronade
OF vtuperation upon the mail agents OF she
Northeastern Railroad for can produce huu- /
dreds OF testimonials in our behalf il iced be.
Tor tho faithful rendihou OF duty on our entire
routo not even excepting our worthy and ex-
cellenl postmasters at Charleston aud George
Town. JOHN q. PosTKn
Mail Agent. N. E. B. r.