Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-08-27

grel tnd, are unable 10 perceive in il any
disavowil of charge seriously imp!Ica ing
the characters and conduc, of those who de-
puted him as their agent From his repre- SEN
| ,alians, in which you must allow US TO say We
repose implicit confidence, 10 the absence OF
all denial or explanation, you have charged
those whose names are affixed to the inslru-
ment which he presented 10 ynu, as having en-
gagged in a conspiracy for the purpose Of inju
riously affecting the Post Office.
We cannot bur regard an accusation of this
description as one OF a serious character, and
we Indignantly repel i, when il is directed
against US or those whom we represent.
Something OF the same character seems, in
deed, to be contained in The subsequen, part OF
your letter, in which you set forth The reasons
which Induced you TO pursue he line OF con-
duct which you nave adopred. That we may
not be supposed TO have mi,appr your
m. aiming, we shall quote your language: -"The
Office OF letter Carrier" YOU say, "was created
and is now recognized by a law Of Congress.
That il was designed 10 promote the public
advantage none can doubt When, therefore,
an artcm2t is made to destroy it, and thus de-
feat ,ht object Of Congress, to relax in any Of
the acquisitions Of the law by which such
scheme could be consummated, would make
me All accessory" To our minds this language
those individuals who have authorized MIR.
Schol6ed 10 receive their letters as their agent,
as having entered into "Scheme" TO destroy
the Office Of letter carrier, and defeat lac oo-
ice, VI Congress IN creating that Officer. How
far such charge is sustained by the facts, and
is reconcile able with the characters OF those
who are thus inJuriously assalEed, We are per-
fectly willing 70 submit 20 those who will IN
quire into the grounds upon which II rests, aud
who are acquainted with those whose condaci
is thus mpt ached. %or ourselves, and III be-
half Of those whom we represent, we cannot
h, state in pronouncing it wanton and ground
less. If we have rightly apprehr need your
meaning, and car,fvl and deliberate re-exa-
mina,ion Of il leaves no doubt that the language
you have used will admit OF no other c0nslruc-
ton, we pronounce the accuse ion you have
| pr, ferred foul taIomHy
We are perfectly aware that the oh ject Of
Congrers in creating the office of letter carrier
| was TO promote The public con. enience; but we
! equally wtl understand that the same ACT
Of congress expressly authorizes every indlvd-
| ual to select his own agent in Transmitting his
correspondence aud papers TO and from he Post
Office and We are well assured hat you have
constantly, aud now do recognize tbis right in
every member Of the community, with the tx
/
ga,cd Mr.. Scho field as heir representatives.
We have vet TO be Informed how he Office Of
le ter Carrier the object Of Congress, Is l. S.
likely to be defeated hy our calling al the Office
personally for our letters, than by depuung our
agent TO do il for US.
This unfounded personal stack upon seven
hundred Of your fellow ciriz, rs, appears to US
the ainglr ground upon which you REUSED 10
comply with their wishes. In point OF fact,
you well know tha, you do deliver letters 10
Thomas NJ. Scholheld as he agent Of indiviG-
uals. The objection then SEEMS reduced 10 this,
thar because numerous signatures APPEAR upon
the same paper you will mol soognlZe The IN
sirument, but you will regard tina FACT as sui
| fcent warrant you III denying the sgneTs
the same rights which you extend 10 others
Each Of US individually m " consli,u him our
agent, and y"u will receive hin: as such,
but this can only be done in The manner you
nav choose to prescribe. Each Of Us may
confer ubon him On authority which you will
recognize 70 demand and receive our letters,
bu, il we place our signatures on the same pa
| per YOU will disregard our wishes. Because
| seven hundred Of your fellow cii'Zrus rep"se
entire coufdeo"e in his INTEGRITY and TAI hiul
ness, you will dis rust him ma mai'er,In which,
as we .ppr-hend, you have no concern, ana
disregard the apple alton which hey have made
i You inform that the subscription paper
| or, scn,ed bv Thomas nj Scheduled Is not
deemed by YOU such an authority a, the law
acquires, and would no. justly you in 'o"'ply-
lug with the wishes Of those whom we repre-
sen, One Of he objects Of the Com"'''er, as
minated to you, was 10 ascertain NE OBJ c.
lions YOU had TO mat paper, in order Hat, II
possible, we might remo'c hem. You have
M, chosen TO crafty his wish In general
ard ,ag1e rc ms, you 'nlorn US that you do not
de, il s FIJI irn: bu, in what respec, II Is de-
fec,ive W. are left wholly gnoraut.
We do no, feel il incamben' on US. par'icu-
l,rlv 20 notice the accusations againsl Mr..
: II field, IS h, ng rbta!ned sigra urrs TO tar
,a,,r which he hiss D:esen ed to YOU by " arr
AMI N s,epr. senta In" For ourselves. wete
o.. i, Il we have already aid, iha, We repose
cnrfl,u. Ia his iulegrii,; ard we may be per-
ro,t.tj 10 adj iha, this co Il .eDce has oe'h a