Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-08-27
From .Ailes' Register.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

tUSl OTIl1I LII AL WIEN i.
THIS invaluable establishment exists for tie
lau.mmsdaioa Of the people, in the ~sirictes'
meaning Of the word. Rsueaac from il was not
hoped for; and, If under a prudent sad correct
admins, ration of its concerns, it supported
iseIt, tie object OF the people wss entirely
obtsined. Politics.! Considerations. EXCEPT Of
III. broades, and most anbie nature. Gin the
spread Of lnteligeHce,) never entered in'o is
Institution. Il becom $ contaminated, ph-
reduced to the dominion of party; and senf
Eence, once lost is slowly reeaiped. LIS rpera.
dOas should be as unsupported Of party man
genent, rs the purity OF a sestai; and, while
M, ting that many changes would be made
b he new sdminis.ratien in the officers So
priPiending ether branches OF the pubic
ainess, we strongly hoped that the post nflic
flarsment would have remained unsubjec:ed
any private or political feeling Of thar
ADMINISTRATION. But that hope was not INDUCED
1.-The arrangement ct the post misisx general
nto qbe cab,net,' with after events. whict
transferred Mr.. Mclean to the bench Of
she supreme court and Introduced Mr.. Harry
10 tie direction Of the establishment, filed US
xih something ike alarm, and caused us to
~eecollect events long pas.ed-when 8 vice
bfesiden, Of the United States (Mr. JeffersonY
d. only d.c,ioed the superscrip ion of bis ow,
letters, but often sent them enclosed TO persons
her than those for whom they were intended.
iy previous arrange mepi-and when, al homt
In Virginia, sometimes caused them to h.
dropped into G post Office q little remoged from
his own; when it was believed that the names
Of the suhscribersto a certain newspaper the
old aurora, by Bache or Dusne,) at particular
places were officially returned to head quar-.
fers,' 70. political purposes. And whether the
suspicions of MIR Jefferson and the psrty tha,
supported him were well founded or not. The
simple fact, that many of the deputy post mas
sers we're vioient pGrtisaas, and some had been
put into office as such, justified them and
scguired this caution. Seals have been broken
by such partizans, and a person recently ap
pointed to o high and responsible Office, is
very much abused indeed, if guiiless of an act
o. base Deeply interested in the business of
The post 0ffice establishment, and knowing he
effects that must follow a loss of confidence in
us management, We were exceedingly %snxiors
that honest, capable, industrious and obliging
pos'masteys, should not be dismissed for opin
na's sake; and, at any rate, that their places
might not be supplied by others az least as
bested in politics as they had been. If there
we're abuses of the privileges SLOWED to post
masters, on the one SIDE. they were not wan,
ing en- the other. and the wrong stood bslsnc
cd THAT vas IMPROPER in one parry cannsf hare
zen 'ishtn ne OPPONENT. And there IS also this
important difference NOT one Of the post mas.
cTS recently in Office had been appointed to
Ape'sede others because of political opinions, |
% Tar as We ever heard: and ,f even so, it was
+" have been expected that they were rather
sssinst, than favorable TO the last administration |
Edf NcLesn being understood AZ decided
mend TO the election OF General Jackson: yet
We 90 not believe hat he suffered his private
FEELINGS TO enter into the Performance OF his
PaoIc duties. having a full cs,imate Of ihe
":leacy and difficulty Of the widely extended
sd highly responsible business of his depart.
neat. But now. persons are dismissed without
uen me preference of charges against them,
necung their 'morsi character or personal
sanding" We think hat q due consideration |
u' not been given 10 the effect of such pro
seedlings. and hope that their further progress |
wa De arrested. Already there is a greatly
increased desire 10 ,rsnsmi, letters by private
'oN'eJ snees-f which the s;esmboals and
sSses, 90 The mos' productive mail routes, offes
ttey frequent and easy opportunities, and III
1hs oeea contemplated TO establish a line of
iG'er Carriers between Baltimore and Boston.
"u' can always travel as fast and often be in
Id'snce OF the usual mails, and afford to do the
BUSINESS lntrusted to then, for 6 tythe, perhaps
" 'ne present whole charge for Transporting |
"i delivering letters between those places
rgl me intermediate cities of New York and
uiadelphis. And such carriers, resting upon
~" own exertlons and fidelity, would soon
n""et 20 themselves any degree Of confidence
d''' snail be Withdrawn from the post office
and materially affect its revenue
:, receiving less than half the price to which
%,.ers no" carried in the mail s.e subject
sanlu'g they shall only. share the business
:, we public. But, as they might often De
, sdVan-e of the mails, and generally could
GTr letters to merchants and others a consi
.ao'e time before they would be received IN
Ana u'usi way-it appears probable that a new
~. peon'aoie business may be made of IT.
srs me rt,pOns6iiiy viii BE- more direct than o.
q. Ill. hdt there IS another reason, concern
Nn'ch we shall offer a few remarks bslov,
~Ay oPeEats in fsVor Of this ptOjesN ;