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Editorial
December 1, 1802
The Recorder
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
The editorial responds to complaints about irregular and lost newspaper deliveries, attributing faults to the federal post office rather than the publishers, and uses this to critique the inherent abuses and submission required under the new federal government.
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WE have received various Complaints of the irregular arrival, and of the frequent stoppage and loss of this paper. Among others, was a letter last evening from Baltimore. Our answer is that every single paper is regularly put into the post office. The fault does not lie with us. One or two parcels have been returned, where there was some defect in the package or address; and these papers have since been forwarded a second time. Improper conduct exists in the post office, we cannot help it. Citizens of America! Ye have framed a government for yourselves; and we have been libeled all over the continent for hinting that it was not ABSOLUTELY FAULTLESS. If you have brewed well, says the proverb, you will drink the better.
The federal post office has always abounded with abuses. You have set up a government over your heads, and you cannot help submitting to that sort of treatment, which in this, and all other instances, that government may choose to give you. If a man puts a chain about his neck, he must not complain of the weight of it.
The federal post office has always abounded with abuses. You have set up a government over your heads, and you cannot help submitting to that sort of treatment, which in this, and all other instances, that government may choose to give you. If a man puts a chain about his neck, he must not complain of the weight of it.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Press Freedom
What keywords are associated?
Postal Irregularities
Federal Abuses
Government Critique
Newspaper Delivery
What entities or persons were involved?
Federal Post Office
Citizens Of America
Government
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Federal Post Office Abuses And Government Flaws
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Federal Government And Postal Service
Key Figures
Federal Post Office
Citizens Of America
Government
Key Arguments
Every Paper Is Regularly Posted; Fault Lies With Post Office
Improper Conduct In Post Office Unavoidable
Federal Government Inherently Abusive
Citizens Must Submit To Government's Treatment