The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-03-27
MORE ABOUT
THE POST OFFICE.

! ~ tue : Nccoroer o. the 9th Infant.
there appeared fome remarks on a letter from
Mr. Granger, poftmagtc: general, to MIR.
Hooby Poftmafer of Anguffa We therein
ooierVed, what indeed required no grear a.
gacity to dilcover, shat Mr. Granger betrav-
ed di'poitlon to keep up old quarreIs. He
Wsile QUIZ or ms way TO attack the perio1aI
characters OF The late ADMINISTRATION. Whe-
Sher 'heie were good or bad, Mr.. Granger
rad no decent pretcnee for thruiting them into
MS epiitie about hediinihion of a poitma(fer,
ms democrat OF Connecticut repve!ented ir
as improper in Mr.. Hobby 10 have corre(Don-
ded upon political f,bieefs, with ,ncn holding
the reins of government. He did NOT conf
| der them as fit to be truncd with an of;ce
under the new administration. In fact, Mr.
Granger's doctrine, when pulhed 70 it's nro..
per length, announced to an abfolute extinc-.
ton OF the pois Office. For, ifit was crim;-
nal in Hobby TO correipond with Adams, ~
Pickering, ( was rs much 10 IL, every othrr
man. w. have looked into the pof of,;ce
laws and we do not find an obligation ,,nop
Poitnalters chat they ihalI nor corre!pond with
Ipfeiidents, CT with any BODY elic, upon what.
lever topicis they chute,
We ihould rot have n ken any farther M
nee Of this matter, if it had not been reyiyei
ny iome friend TO the poit-rlaaer general. in
one OF the lat numbers of the National IN
re.hgencer. For this reafn, we have re-
iolYed to go quite through with the flbie9.
MS otter exhibits glorious evidence Of
GfAnger's attachment TO lie liberty Of fB-
ipTfl5, about which the republican party have
made tuch racket What would GRANGER
nave lad, TWO years ago, if h had been turn
ed Out OF q New England poil Office, upon the
| uipIcloh OF ms writing letter; 70 Mr.. Gala
tin w onId not Mr.. Adams have been upbrai
ded, IN all the democratical newspapers. as
wocie than Portuguese jnquGtor? Yes and
with Tome Juftice, he had bcca priv t.. ruch
a tFaniGctlon. The iedition act itielf, thar
pitch-plPe Of republican indignation, did nos
e%tenn !ts taionS 20 private correlpondence.
Colonel Lyon fent private letter, whicl.
was printed without his knowledge, or in
5entIon; and FOR this, and other crimes OF
equal magnitude, a member of coagreis.
man who k2d ierved his country, III the an
war, man who had ernlnently promoted in.
manufactures of Vermont, was difniI.J -
reiidence ai four winter months inaeece I3rv.
so much, by the bye, fox the iEaeberaenee os
a federal judge = But if the colonel's letsar
had never been publilhed, then he could NOT
have been ued. He could not have had the
merit of preventing his conhituents from
knocking down his jail.
On this ground we affirm that the
doctrine Of Granger trenches farther M
on the freedom Of the pres chan the (e-
dlrion act ever did. IF this republica,
conid arrange circumstances TO his with.
ii nc could perfl.ade orinAame the pub,
lic to the guilt and madnefs of the
trench war trumpeeers of a;asty-c;gbt
his own expeditions prove thar we faould
ioon Ice iomethng much worfc than .
Jseona (sst!!i0u al. All perfons filing
pubic Offices would be dirs4ed. un9er
PAIN OF dliiniiijon, and perhaps Of pro-
iecuuon, TO iend their ietters, before
lealing them, 20 a board of cenfors
LAKE the words Of Mar, Granger him
ieIf, and then Judge if they are !iftored
Knowing as I did, fsys he, &c rbar
mott of the officers pnier ME-, fro~,
" their official fations, had been In the
" habits OF officiating M! c5lyelooa1liag.
=" as well Oh policies as o. buGneCsS"
We've have formerly printed The n3c-
iage az full length, On account oftb;s
GB0ff@t'on and co,YSlpeaaeltes, oar preE.nr
monarch Of thc Polt Office thinks il ne
cefiary to dilchlrge all luch culprirs g r.
PreierVe and maintain confidence II
che department" fLere isa much
more comPieTe and degrading wien
OF Intellectual delpotifln thai az,
thing chat was ever thought of ~ en-.
federal party. And 20 every new pre~
hdent IS 70 turn OUT every man thai he.
held an Office under his predecefor, for
the doctrine amounts TO that! A nan
IS not TO atjoclate Of correfpond with Ne
| friends, or patrons. unon any G1h..el l..