Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-12-27
VIRGINIA AKG.Js.
Aichmoaa, DecenLer q, 1918.
TIE RICHMOND p0Sr.oFsycE.

the proofof the charges, W preferred against the
Post-Master in Our paper of the 10th
We did state lst. " That the Post Master had
formed out ms Office to Mr. Henry Lundy. fo,.
the sum OF 500 per Quarter Enough has been
sald byus on this impropriety--we tlietef,re CON.
tent ourselves with referring the public to the
cerIhcate OF Mr.. Simon Frayser marked IN
IDLY; " That the post-.Isste had mol been nr..
sent at the opening or closing If a single mail
from the 10Th of April to the 18Th Dec. 1915, ;,
For ouf proof We refer to the certificate of Mr.
!. Prayer marked ~ and TO part of Mr.. Thomas
Bu'lef's Certificate marked 81 These certifi.
Gates go As far as tile 9th Nov 1Si5-the residue
can be proven If required.
We stated silly. That Clerk was imploved
inthis Postoitice who had nat been sworn accord
NIX to isw. Part OF Mr.. Buffers Certificate mar.
ked % fully estimates ,his fact
5thly That person not Clerk emoloyed
IN the Office, was permitted to examine and del.
yer letters. In support of this charge. we can
state tnat, some tune in the month OF .Janlarv
lcio' or theFepout, between breakfast aud din
hSr' Mr. came into the>Post.
ONCE IN apparent haste and sent the Clerk then
acting N the ohice, out upon business. and Was
seen 10 examine letters for deliverv-shis has been
communicated 20 us by geltlesnan of respecta
n'iity who from motives cfdelicacy, has leftblank
ule name or the gentleman wh's examined the
letters although no; sworn {, e. s-1'he no,.er 70
,.
man who furnished US with the data has left his
name with us--whlch can be communicated TO
the Fost-Mas'er General il required
As 70 Or Oh charge--in QUE interview vii tbr
Post-Master on the 9th last we informed INN
from whom We derived our nformatiei,--and th,s
charge was allowed -
we shalln now proceed to make Tsome remark /.
upon that OF The conclusion ofthe post-Aiasters
appeal which relates To Us. (see the Enquirer of
23th Dsc) %
Win an ssperit of stala Metaphor, which the
Post Master mistakes for the pungency az Atr,c
wit, ne reflects upon our appreciation of the re.
tersburg article. He styles 1t lame approba; or,
he cannot see its object--and me traces Il back
TO motives OF puerlle and improper VANITY. The
arHS!e IN question stood IN no need of our stamp.
STERLING or Otherwise, TO become current =
bore stamp always respectable. ALWAYS rsron,.
mehdalory OF itfeif IL appeared to US stat.
nleiit or facts exhibited by masterlv mcneil. IN
clear and strong colours In our estina.ior =
was a bill of hxchauge that headed no endorser
we deemed ITS form as well As its substance
Psfisctly Val'd.-Ihe draaree nsw disputes boib,
Inc case rs Insult before tribuR who edecis,on
are always candid, impartial and inst, as well as
sentence.
w were, II appears, mis-nforned as to the
course pussaoab by Ee gost nlastes OF p t.,si,,,.s
IN dellVerlng out letIefJ--we were fold fbo, M
mediately after Che arrival of his Northern mai
ne delivered Inc letters TO those who were emit
tea 10 them-we now stand corrected-we can
only say, that we regret having pad Mr.. Shore.
fancled merit
one remark more upon what the Post maste,
IS pleased to term our SterRng Stamp Wha,e.
Yer ne may TANK, orsay it, its credit, perhaDs
s2etter wi,h the public, than the base coin III,
las l"Se!y thrown into circulation--we alIude 10
iis appeal. Cur comm ndat.on OF the Petei.sburo
IArtiole, arose from lie pleasure which every n
diF4diiai aggreTed b, The acknowledgment q,
the Post Office must have felt at seeine. An able
| and unasan,ed Champion stepping forward mi,
the arena, and throwing down The glove of def.
sice 10 an adversary VINO hal hitherto deemed
himself not only secure, but utterly unassailable
lhe Post master observes that al botiri, be
IS not compelled after the arrival of the Nortb.
ern mail to deliver out either papers or letters
nc nevertheless has directed it TO be done, part
Cuiarly to Printers"--he further states chs be.
lief that II has been invariably done I've ac.
knowle'lGe that papers hive been delivered Al
night /; but rregularly and IN part. as bnted a,
an our remarks OF the 9th. We do nat W h n
scrutnlze with microscopic eye the motives Of
the Post master for any Of his acts-and althon.h
we are Wiling to allow HIM due credit for cciP
tesy by winch we ourselves as well as others are
bench, edge! we do think tbat this debayq,fr,
from rigid daty nigh cas- ~ be traced 70 its e /
source-he papers musf be delivered 10 e,s4
printer or be delivered to n0Hs-s,Ijpose the last
system to be adopted, them, some Editor to whom
the Post master at all times within. to show
hi atteE on, might slHer; and il Is fbe W N
ccomrnod3 .ing JUS Editor, which ba, pr,.
Gu er Is and oth'r printers this Wanted com.
pa stnce.
The Post master says SC sometimes. however
| those who are IN WAITING for the neVspapers far
the different Ed tors, impatient ofbe nc, defaoerl
until all cm be assorted, think proper to t,ke on
| " the most important ones the overnight. and
get the Others IN The morning. on Ills no,ni
we can Dform The Post master. that the-e e =
complete Issue joined between him and our Row.
lie Post m aster, to prove that has letter mail
| IS Arrays opened and the letters delivered tri.
umphanty brings forward an admission of ours.
that, we had received one or two letters some
nights betore-We stated TO him distinctly that
! we had not been IN the habit of asking for our
letters at night--But TO prove the Correctness Of
Our opinion that the delivery Of letters at nipbt
J was not so regular as The Post master would
make us believe, we subj en- the certificate ofAIr
/ y. G.. Bake (4.)-We decline riding upon Ell
thef horn oFthe dilemma, as We are confident the
/ public vouidjustly censtre ", five deprive our
! POST master OF the ride TO which he has 80 IN.
| doubted a clam.
The Post master says eve acknowledged we had
neither written, spoken nor sent message IN
HIM" we repeat again We did not we never IN. end
| ed VIC never wall. We informed him we though
| our paper the proper vehicle 70 convey our com
plains and therefore pursued that course. BE
sides, we had been informed that one ofthe Ed