Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-08-28
THE POST OFFICE.
concluded from yesterdays Gasette.]
WASHINGTON, AUGUST 10, 1929.

The report OF the COMMITTEE aFpoih'c" a.
the las, meeting, (including their correspond
ence with the Post MASTERY having been read
and adopted, il was, on motion,
Resolved unanimously, That the present Committee
of eight appointed under resolution of the 18th INST
have power, and they are hereby authorized, to aug
ment their number to twenty members, tor the
of memorial and remonstranee to the Hon.
WN. T. Barry, Post Master General.
Whereupon the following gentlemen were
added to the Committee: Philip Mauro, u.
J. WiIstacb, Nathaniel P. Poor. Jacob A. BEN
der, Samuel Bacon, Edward 1ngle, Seth J.
Todd, James Young, Thomas Blagden, James
II Lowry, A. c. Gibbs, and DR. Hamilton
On motion, i, was
Resolped unanimously. That such persons as are dis
satisfied with their continuing on the list author
zing THOMAS VI. ScHoLFIELD to act as ther neP"'! o
Agent To receive their letters at the Post Oice OF ths
CITY are requested 10 announce their names tor the
purpose of their being stricken from the Aforesaid ISL
Whereupon George P. Maxheld and JONAS
than A Miller significG then wisnes 10 thai
effect, aud were respectfully Informed Thai ihe II
names were stricken IF he said lis
The Committee, agresably 10 iie foregoing
resolution, addressed the following memorial
and remonstrance 20 the Pos Master General.
WASHINGTON, Aug 81, 1929.
citizen, # the City Of w abingdon. held al The
Civ Hall on the evening of yesterday, :he I'm
dersigned were appoined Committee 20 adj
dress to you a respec tfui memorial and remon>
STRANGE on the subject OF the conduct oil The
Post Master Of Ills place, OF which they think
themselves entitled complain
The individuals whom were present have affix-
ed their signatures to d paper gu borizing Tho
mas NJ Scholheld as their agent to ask tor and
receive all Do pers, letters, sc addressed 10 them
and which may be in the Post Off. e, and re-
guessing the Post Master 10 deliver the same a.
greeably 10 his diret ,ion, and in no other way
until it should he revoked The Post Master
has thought proper 10 disregard this application
and authority. A committee was appointed on
behalf Of the subscribers 20 communicate with
The Post Master on the SUBJECT, and 10 ascertain
from him what were his OBJECTIONS, i'll order ha.
il prac icable, hey might be obSiateI. a res
pee full letter was addressed to him upon the
subject, to which an answer has been returned,
as insulting and disrespecItuI in The insinuaIions
which II contains and The charges which il pre-
fers as 1t is unsatisfactory in replying to The in
quires which had been propoundrd. That of
fcrr declines II comply with our request 10 de-
liver letters and papers according 20 the writ.
ten orders Of those 10 whom they are direc led.
He states Iha he considers The paper presented
TO him as Insufficient to justify him in confoI m
ing to the desirc which it eXpresst S, but omlis
to inform us IN wha, particular il is defec i've.
DR.. Jones has also felt hims,i auIoorized to
denounce the acl Of lhose WHOM we're present. as
4 scheme COZ up Tor the purpose oil destroying
an Office created under The authority OF Com
grcss, and tnus 10 defeat the object oil The Le-
sisa,ure; and he ayers that any relaxation in the
/ NJ hal h,S ri
him an accessory in this scheme, and would Oh
his part be highly criminal.
IL would no, have com2or,ed with our ideas
Of VIVA, was due TO the honor and character oil
gentlemen to have replied to the author Of these
Insulting and groundless accusations in any o.
the manner than we have been directed to do,
pronouncing the charge foul calumny. To
you we feel out selves authorized and 'equired
TO address other language; and we do, for our
selves and on behalf Of those whom on this oc-
casion we represent, disclaim any idea, eXpec
ta,Ion, or wish, that oui conduct should have
any political bearing, or ,ha, il originated in
any d. sire to embarrass the officets If the Posi-
Office in any manner. The document which
was presented 10 Dr. Jones bears The signatures
Of citizens without distinction Of parry; and if
any attempt has been made 10 convert i, INFO
political movement, or 10 apply it 10 political
purposes, il has been without our concurrence,
and against our wishes
1t viii be unnecessary at this time 10 assign
ihe motives or the reasons which guided our
conduct. We cannot recognise the authority
IF DR. Jones to Inquire INTO them, still less to
.,igmatize them without such inquiry and TO
subject US TO Inconvenience which have never
before been experienced by the citizens Of Wash
ington.
We respectfully submit that every citizen has
RICH, 10 give written directions as 10 The man
ner in which his letters and papers shall he
transmitted to him from The Post Office. The
3orn section Of the Post Office law Of 1925
whicn authorizes the appointment of letter car.
riers, expressly disclaims any intention on the
part of Congress to make it obligatory on the
citizen to employ The agency fsuch officer, and
The llh section Of the same act as distinctly
recognises the power of the individual to whom
letter is addressed, TO authorize another 10 re-
ceive it for him. This practice has uniformly
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