Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-07-23
TO MR. JOHN H. PLEASANTS,

LYchbuFg, Juty l9H, 1871
DEAR SR-I observed, IN your paper of
The l4lh inst. that you have singled oul my
/ Toasts drank on the 4ih July, and put them al
together IN formidable array, aud annnad
yered on them severely, which | should not
/ have paid any attention 10, had you been cor
! rect 10 your suTmlses, and had you not made d
mistake and printed the Toasts very incorrect
ly.-in my Toast relating 10 the Post Master
General instead Of making a question to bun
in the latter clause, why he had retarded the
arrival Of the mail 10 tins place, you have
made il completely direct charge against
him, VIZ | said, is it because there IS more
Adams peopIe in this town than in any other
of the same size in the world n You have put
il thus: 1t is because there is more
Adams people in this town THAI any
other of,he same size in The world winch Is
oomplereIy putting the car, before the horse,
and thereby making it direct charge against
t,e Post Master General. Now, from our long
ACQUAINTANCE, do not believe that you did II
desipnedIy, i. is what is called a topographic
cal error, We, il has changed what meant TO
convey BY the toast so very materially, that !
do hone you will do me the justice to have II
CORE ed in your next paper. This was no,
The fret time INIT have been little mortified
bv seeing this Tosst placed IN rather d dIiier-
ent light than intended il should be when
drank il. by a coalition print. and principally
n, tho Editors suggestion drank II 1t was
thougbt that this would be good opportunity
IN call Major Barrys attention to the retarding
or the arrival of the mail 10 this place, and !
only intended the Toast TO call his attention 10
!, without any intent ion of casting any insnn-
a,ion blame or censure on hun, Tor nave al
WAYS out the blame to another quarter much
nearer this town. IL must be admitted Oh all
hands that Major Barry has managed the ros'
Office department greatly superior 10 "Da'
could have been expected oil nun OF any o'he'
man whatever by friend or Toe IL Is we u
known in this town, that was, ana am sh'i
one of Major Barry warmesi advocates, anu
that expected him 10 perform great lungs
bat so far. he has greatly exceeded my most
sang uinp expectations yet, II IS though'' anu
think so myself that the mail mght De
o,ea,,v exned,ted from Richmond to TINS place,
winch have no doubt will be done, SO soon AS
Major Barry is properly advised OF our "isbes'
Tho,a ,v.s one or two other little mistakes
mad. in nrin;ing my other Toasts, by you, but
.s II did not change the meaning aay great
deal shall not notice them.
yo,r informant was very incorrect when ne
,o,d vnn thalI had received "a hint from
don nuf Green. that the Lyncbburg Post vi
fee was at nv service, and that Indignantly
.onli,d that was no Swiss to fight Tor pay.
am sorry to say, that never had the good
luck to receive or hear OF such an 'nimahoh
r,on Gen. Duff Green, or any other person
who ought to have known. believe am gen
orally az disinlerested as the rest OF mankind
and think nv neighbors would testify to tht
foe, thar / am rather more so than the gene
raj run, vet do assure you that ! should have
accen,sd of the Post Office, had the appoint
NOR, been offered me or. in other words, y