Litchfield enquirer., 1829-10-08
n che Editor eftAs LacAEsld Enquirer,

STA,
Ia your paper ofJUly 5OIh, you published no.
lice Of the appointment Of BtNlscye Baldwin to be
Postmaster Of GosheM, IL place Ur myself VsmOVeG
That was removed from the oIire was very sooN
suggested to be erroneous by very respectable editor
Of one OfIhe papers published In New.IlaVen.
This Il would seem, having some tendency odisap.
point the motives Ofthe person aud party ne whose In
sngNIoN mud request this notice Of removal was given
called 6r,h IN one Uf your Subsequent numbers under
the signature Of Horace" detailed statement Of
pretended lac,sstill adherng with particular emphN.
Nis 10 the term removal aud suggesting Ne the cause
improper transactions In my Official capacity,
Now, cir, tie simple circumstance Of whether was
removed or had rendered my resignation would never
have ELECTED from me q single remark; hut Justice 10
the motives which procured the publication Of the no.
tees referred to- and other circumstances connected
with the acknowledging for their object to assa
INV repu(alion-call Cor some inveslga and expo.
Sure.
The signature Of Horace attached to one Of the
publications referred substituted for that Of
Jchm H. CotiiAs-whO WINS also the author Of the no.
tce Of July 3d., and the person who made aH effort to
procure the publication of his last production In
Of the papers al New.Haven.
The facts connected with the whole transaction are
simply these :-On coming 10 the concuson to remove
GrOm 0oshen, and very early IN the spring, coDnu.
WlcA.ed TO the Department my WaeondiIOm" rerigna.
ton, with reques. thu. might lie relieved from the
charge Of the Office early cnnsisent-and stated
my reasons. Owing TO circumstances unknown 60
me, the appointment Of successor was most unusual.
" delayed, To wit until lne IN Juy,) by which wOs
nll.L sha ntetn e,ue ,1a nfnr
my resignation had been rendered, at very grca, in.
convenience and expense. Afier making some three
OF four communications 10 the Department, I'm NIL Of
which pressed the subject ofhe immediate appoint.
ment Of successor, and after having In some mcas.
ara despairel Of any notice being taken oC my rcsg.
na'on, 20 frequently urged upon tho Department, I
again addressed IA communication To the Post. Master
General, sMIng that f any objections existed to the
appointment Vi successor, Hnd II WIS his request,
would place the office IN tho hands Of respectable
deputy, mud hold myself responsible for is being duly
attended to--and requested hin Immediate reply. I
received for answor verbal request, communicated
to me by gentleman who had been recently ut Wash
ngton, thal would place the Office In the situation
suggostcd 10 my letter. did accordingly place |, un.
der the care Of one Of the gentlemen with whom nm
associated IN huainest-R gentleman well acquainted
with Nil i,s duties aud who rs believe possesses 10
an unusual extent tho confidence VI community.
Bu, | had become obnoxious to the party Of which
Mr.. Collins Ia the organ, from lie being known That
WIS not friendly 10 the appointment OF Mr.. Baldwin,
who wns their fvOrite cAndidatc-aNd during NIL this
imc l had hCrW daily accused Of having pracsed de.
cepton and iulsohood in not having, NJ Ind dccNr.
ed, rendered my resignation. To such m extent WINS
this fabrication promulgated, tina, have no dUuh, Il
was by mnny believed to DO trne-and u certain elder.
" an,i.genlleman, (or Hartford Convention ,aas, me.
mory, who not speaking OF himself but Of tho spirit
AHA, is usuNIly within him. hnS NJ, tailed every
orcasou HUT presented itself to Insult inc upon tim,
subject to the cx'eo, OF his ability. To bach up this
a"ry Of my deception, were these notices Of my
", procured to DO published.
Mos. ct,rc,ually To rcss, The influence upon my re.
,,.'aon intended to be cxcrtcd by this combination,
aud M, It decidedly to expose with how much want Of
candor and truth Mr.. Collins recent course has been
marked Immediately on the pcrusal Of his moniJssu
despatched II note 10 Major Barry, requesting copies
a my communication upon tho subcet Of my rssigna.
ZION, and aEo requesting his construction upon the
cause that led to the appoinmen, Of my successor.
The uns'vcr have rcceived--;,nd request ,hut you
will annrx il TO this communication. IL IL definite
and fnly demonstrates, IA Mr.. Collins suggests, that
fr such acts of renewal the Post Muster General or
his poalrri,y "is ia danger Of being visited will,
the quick cnnSIm,r'u."
With this statement, aud the evidence Of its credi.
biIi,y shall retire GOm any further controversy with
Mr.. Collins and his ass"cia,es, leaving them and the
large majority IF he respectable part of community"
tspohcn "Ciy NJ. CO. to rUjoy all the advantages re.
su,ng ON his la" conspicuous services in procuring
tue appointment which he and his associates seem 20
con. der of so great public utility.
Mos, respectfully, yours,
THERON TOWNER.
Goshen, Sept. 90, 1899.
pUsT OFFirE DEPARTMENT, },