The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-27
"The Georgetown Mall"
FLORENCE, 6. c., August 25.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWJ.

FLORENCE, 6. c., August o.
TO The EDITOR OF THE NEWS.
Inoticed an article In to-day's News, dated
at Georgetown. August %, and signed ga sub
scr1ber," rejecting very severely upon the mail
agents OF tho Northeastern Railroad As you
have given publicity to the article OF said cor
respondent, I trust you will allow me e CARO-
linian) the same opportunity to defend myself
through the same source. "A Subscriber" first
asks question, and then arrives It conclu-
sions, and makes erroneou, statements, with.
out knowing the facts or msrIts OF the case, or
who was 70 blap,e iii anyl in regard to the
non-deiivery OF sthe Georgetown mali on Sat.
urday last: md then giyes vent TO hie spleen
upon the unoffending, in the public prints, by
an uucalled for TRADE. Che article reads thus:
81 wish to know, througn yong valuable paper,
Northeastern Railroad ON last Saturday morn
ing's train, was sick or asleep when he passed
Kingstree or why It vas he did not put of the
Georgetown mai. The carrier was waiting for
it." would say, tor the Information OF this
sarcastic and vulnerable writer, that the mail
agent aas neither sick nor asleep when he
passed Kinystree." Neither was he lame or
lazy. nor oerehct TO his duties. This CORES.
pondent asserts again, without knowing. that
1.-The mail bag was seen on the train" Now, I
would ask, who saw it 2 Did the Georgetown
mail carrier see it.? II 30. why did he not take
il out It has always been an understanding
between myself aad said mail Garner, that
the mail bag is always. put at the door Of the
mail car, aud on arrival of thu train: he must
mail to attend 10. add I cannot leave my car to
20 around and hunt up the Georgetown mail
carrier. It may be proper to state here, how
ever, that. on q previous trip, the Georgetown
mail carrier had left bag Of mail in the Klogs-
tree depot. that I.had made up tor George
town, and delivered to him on Thursday pre-
vlous; and on Saturday the other carrier found
in exchanging this left mail into another
pouch, the mail carrier, IN bis hurry to get out
of the car, (toI the car was moving off neg
lected 10 take out the mail bag from Charles
ton to Georgetown on Saturday. and it was not
noticed oy me till the oars had got of re ach.
was done with q letter OF explauatIon to the
postmaster at Georgetown. besides nv report
ing the failure to the Department at Washing
ton. -.
The Georgetown correspondent of TIE DAILY
NEWS further states that such agents know
little, aud it seems care less. the loss aud dis
appointment it may be-" &c. Yes, the mail
agents on the Northeastern Railroad do "know
the loss and disappointment" and they scare"
very much more for the faithful tra"sit OF
mali to It's destination thao "A Subscrlbsr," in
the plenltuds Of his wisd ,m, feels disposed 10
Give credit. If "a Subscriber" had waited
patiently, and foundlout the cause OF failure
in regard to the GEORGETOWN mail. feel very
confident that he would not have jumped st
conclusions with such, a fsmiIs faufaronade
OF vituperation upon the mail agents OF the
Northeastern Railroad for I can produce hun
dreds OF testimonials in our behalf. il iced be,
for the faithful rendition OF duty on our entire
route. not even excepting our worthy and e1-
cellent postmasters at Charleston and George
town, JOHN 8. Foster.
Mail Agent, N. e. B. B.