Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21

Ahe third time my name /, men;i7rsd
IS in the same 18th page, end is from
Hartford to Fort Massac, distance n.
bout lso or 100 Mills, FOR which 6s4 dol
lars IS cents is paid, out OF this IS dollars
- to be paid for ferriage. Fer some par,
of this route / am obliged to riyc much
more than proportionate SHIRE OF what
receive, some other Parts l give trife
less, sometimes my own horses carry The
mall cannot with precision tell " hat ,s
lost or gained in II, bu, ii cannot be SO
dollars either way. The 4ih contraSf
- also in the same page, it is from
Kuaseisyillc To Eddy grove or rather E,sSiy-
vile, tits SO miles Tor which $40 dollars is
paid, this is as low if not lower Ina, IN.
Prize, gissk any where soath or west oy
his place, and give 10 lhe person who
Performs 1t the whole amount Of what
receive. The 5,h and 9th times nv
name 10 mentioned in that repor, IS In The
2ssh page, those are merely renewal Of
tiie Two last mentioned contracts which
had expired in 1903 all ,hose contracts
were made before ] was elected 10 nv
present scat in this house, before had
the pleasure of q personal acouaintanee
with the present post mas er general and
before ever spoke with INN.
The 9Th contract Is noticed in The last
page of the post master generals report.
which is from Massac to New Mad,sd,
from kaskaskias 20 Girardeau, from CO.
hoka 10 ST. Louis, distance of more Than
zoo miles Tor SIS dollars, out of which
more than $50 must be paid for isrrrsec
al the rate terrlagss stood at the lime of
the contract.
his IS the true history Of the contracts.
by WHICH it is insiDua;ed that The post mas.
ter general has bpibed me. | never vas
bribcd, sir, il is not all Tie lands and ne.
g'oes my accuser owns that could tempt
me TO doathng which honor Q, conscience
Dictated to me TO AVOID; could, sir, Iit
was periinents shew how the ever vipi.
lance OF the present post mastes aenepsi
has deprived me OF the benefit al The oulv
profitable contract lever made wi h The 60.
vernment, contract made with his IRE.
decessor which he very improperly IL nav
opinion considered void or acc uns nf
some words in IL not being exactly eon.o.
rant with the intention of The contfacting
parties; believing, however The pos mas
ter general designed TO do what ~. ihmh.bt
right, he has NOT lost my esteem, nor do
think his charaeler can be injured BY the
braying OF jickail or The fIIlnina,i0ny of
a mailman. But, sir, pesmu me 10 en-
qGire from whom these charges cf bribe-
y, Of corruption, and OF robstrg come ;is
il from one who has for forty years IN one
shape or other been entrusted wnh The
property a9d contefns OF other people and
has never wanted Tor confidence, one
whose long and steady prsSiice Of indus.
try, iniegriy, and we'll doing las obtain
ing him his standing on tbs floor is !.
from one who sneer'd With cOn,emb, a.,
The importantly with which ne was solici.
ted 10 ses price or he important vote he
held N tie iast presidential erection. No,
SIS, ,hfse charges have been Fabricated in
The disordsfed irhag,naioo of Young man
whose pride has been provoked By 0,y1s.
fusins 10 sing encore 10 ell his polilicsI
dogmss. have had The in,pudsnce 10
d'itsr from him IN some fe~ points and
some few times to negle6t bis faL 7, IS