| From the Augusta Constitutionalist |
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| February 17, 1865 |
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| No Mail Facilities |
| It has now been near three
months since Sherman, with his army tore up the Central {(of
Georgia)} Railroad. All
the counties supplied by mail facilities running in connection
with it, have ever since been without any. Expecting that would be the
case, we wrote at an early period to Richmond, suggesting that horse
mails be substituted for the Railroad, but it was not done. Reply was
made that when the Railroads re-commenced running, mails would be
restored. Thus for near three months, one-fourth of the State or more
have had no mail facilities; and if we are to wait for the Central and
{Savannah, Albany &} Gulf Railroads to be repaired and put in operation before mails can be
re-established, the people through a large portion of the State will
be kept without any communication with the capitol or elsewhere, as
Savannah is likely to remain in the hands of the enemy. |
| An Agent, it is true, a Mr.
Mills, was sent from Richmond to have mails re-established, but
nothing was done by him but to start a two horse hack between this
point and Mayfield. For three days in succession, it missed last week,
bringing anything from Richmond or even Augusta. Adjoining counties
have still no direct mails, if any at all. Our newspapers, letters,
public documents, &c., are being worn out without finding their
destination. We refer to the Post Master in Milledgeville, Gordon,
Macon and Sparta for proofs of this fact. Cannot something be done in
the matter at Richmond? |
| Milledgeville Recorder |
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