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Editorial
September 7, 1837
Virginia Free Press
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Editorial protests a week-long mail halt from Baltimore to Harpers-Ferry caused by a dispute between contractors Stockton & Stokes and the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, during Congress's session. Criticizes the administration for allowing such disruptions, comparing it to isolation.
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MAIL DERANGEMENTS.
In consequence of some difficulty between the contractors (Stockton & Stokes) and the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, the latter has declined to carry the mail from Baltimore to Harpers-Ferry. We have accordingly had no mail from Thursday till Tuesday, almost a week! This has occurred, too, at a moment of great interest, when Congress is assembled, and every one on tiptoe to see the developments of the times.
We know not whose fault it is—but we know the evil ought not to exist. We should even now abstain from complaint, if it were not that we have been frequently served in this way at periods of unusual importance.—
We were reminded that the late arrangement was too good to last long; and so it has turned out. It is not the policy of the present Administration, or its agents, "to let well enough alone." Just think of the grievance—a people but sixty miles from the Metropolis of the Nation, deprived of a mail for a whole week!
Alexander Selkirk, on the desolate island of Juan Fernandez, was not more completely cut off from country and friends, than we have been.
In consequence of some difficulty between the contractors (Stockton & Stokes) and the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, the latter has declined to carry the mail from Baltimore to Harpers-Ferry. We have accordingly had no mail from Thursday till Tuesday, almost a week! This has occurred, too, at a moment of great interest, when Congress is assembled, and every one on tiptoe to see the developments of the times.
We know not whose fault it is—but we know the evil ought not to exist. We should even now abstain from complaint, if it were not that we have been frequently served in this way at periods of unusual importance.—
We were reminded that the late arrangement was too good to last long; and so it has turned out. It is not the policy of the present Administration, or its agents, "to let well enough alone." Just think of the grievance—a people but sixty miles from the Metropolis of the Nation, deprived of a mail for a whole week!
Alexander Selkirk, on the desolate island of Juan Fernandez, was not more completely cut off from country and friends, than we have been.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Mail Derangement
Railroad Dispute
Postal Interruption
Baltimore Harpers Ferry
Administration Policy
Congress Session
What entities or persons were involved?
Stockton & Stokes
Baltimore And Ohio Rail Road Company
Congress
Present Administration
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Mail Delivery Disruptions Due To Railroad Contractor Dispute
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Mail Interruption And Administration Policy
Key Figures
Stockton & Stokes
Baltimore And Ohio Rail Road Company
Congress
Present Administration
Key Arguments
Dispute Between Contractors And Railroad Company Halted Mail From Baltimore To Harpers Ferry
No Mail Received From Thursday Till Tuesday, Nearly A Week
Interruption Occurred During Time Of Great Interest With Congress Assembled
Evil Of Mail Deprivation Should Not Exist, Especially At Important Periods
Late Mail Arrangement Was Too Good To Last Under Present Administration
People Sixty Miles From National Metropolis Deprived Of Mail For A Week
Comparison To Alexander Selkirk's Isolation On Juan Fernandez