Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-08-27

, Nlih - l)ltiNloil VI AtlN bS.4>4-lAilIs aSuH
retired from Office.
ID. lived three Quarters Of a nile
from the store il which lie kept lis
office at the bottom 81 a steep hin bout
eighty rods from the post read The
mail carrier refused 10 leave lis horses
to carry down the mail and ID. refused
10 send for il the mail Yves therefore
carried by several times without being
opened At length boy was hired 10
take the mail FOR this town, and deliver
the one to go on, and for this service
received f79eIUe d1hGrs per annum. ID.
was usually late It his office in the
morning, and early shut up IN the after
noon frequently open not more than
| half an hour pr. day.-l'he NAL was
closed Immediately af,er being opened,
and then put under the care Of children
until the next stage-and il used 10 re-
main in the house where the post boy
lived, neither IN the care Of the post
master or mail carrier. Here letters
were frequently put into the mail in an
irregular manner, and as it went many
months secured only by a Irvine string,
nothing could prevent letters from be-
ing taken out. The mail too was often
passed from one boys hands 10 another.
! until ii reached the office, and in this
way was frequently in the hands of
children not seven years old 50 some
times 1t has been seen lying il the mid.
die OF the street, while the bov who
received 1t was at play some distance
from Il. His sullen, morose, uncivil,
and discbllging treatment Of every fed
eralist who had occasion TO call at the
Office is well known, AID can excite no
surprise in those who know the man.
In April las, capt. ID received let
ter from the p NJ. General, notifying
him that MIR. L. Russell (who has been
frequently recommended for that ofTicel
was appointed 10 succeed him, and d.
recting him to deliver to Mr.. r. all
ip1pers and letters belonging to the Of
fee. Drinkwater Immediately took
fire, went post haste to Portland, told.
a Iamentable story ofthe dreadful blow
such thing would make TO " our side"
and grievously lamen;ed that the nigh
ty should fall. Ills sympathizing
brother democrats contrived probably
some means to prevent the commits
sion and papers from reaching MIR
Russell, as lie never received them -
why and wherefore is best known 10
democratic juglers. But Mr.. r. was
tented with the objectionable sin Of
ftderalism--and what is worse to DEM
ocrats, he was known TO be honest,
faithful and capable this could not be
forgiven him, since he could not har-
monte with the multitude of their use
fui la0ourers. MIR. Granger, on being
informed Of The business, expressed his
surprise that Mr.. r. had not received
his commission, and promised TO en-
qtlire into the business, but nothing
further was known until last week,
when John Hall was appointed, vice
/! Gas reported) David Drihkwater resign
cd "a very DISTINGUISHED resignation,
alter being removed
The newly appointed Deputy lives
on the post road and viii save the ex-
pence Of a post boy, but more remote
from the centre Of business than the
former place. His only qualification
for Office is being clay in the hands Of
the potters Of democracy, ready to be
moulded into whatever form they
please. He heddted his way TO this
part Of the country about eight years
ago, By the aid OF tin pots AID milk
pans that would so better where he was
not known than at home. For the first
! four years Of his residence in this town
he was sort Of ampIibious character,
nobody could tell to whica side he be-
longed. In education and information
he is, if possible, inferior to his prede-
! ccssor. Should he undertake to write
to the P. NJ General, and get his wife