Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-24
r,rpI, POST OFFICE DEPART
UbsE MENT.
To N, Editor offh' p'rg'n,d",

IN the Virginia" a;.in.suuous, not 10 say illibe
feeling ,a,n General Post Office Dspa"
raj, t"waioI .o, a leg itimafe matter OF coo
men'. IL H,.-ss the conductors oil a puo
paint asaio" ,h.r for aeains, the ruling powers
lie Pfess, WI" a.. charges Of dereiction or o.
mat you no. any off GER or officers connected
corruption '"o,nent-provided the 'molance
with the o.. 10 the rumor--5ut, II VIII nc
Of run "''"ocsded tbata principle oil fairnes,
doubt DE 70 .;ra no, only the publication OF all
"0uo 'e4,r;ng the charges made against the
hc"' u. of6cers. but would also require 'ha'
ofhSe' - on III sc facts should oe Guar &C
Al eo,' linerslIty, Calculated 10 ieau 'he
err" hind 10 fair aud JIis. conelus'o" upon
pnD"' T.tin. ,hi. position Tor gra"'ea' am
,'o '.,., ~ The specific charge 'ha' SET o' 10
Wv, ssa;n., you, 10 VII ma, !" yoi. com
'Daa a,. mon The fscts stated !" Nies''' 0'.e%,
m." nd s,okes's later. y"u nave conc 'ne roS'
n@cs D partmtn, irJ'"'ee' nA' 'e"e' spesN'
"'" ;,,.,r and rs lar as language can 60, ei-
"" ,a,s. the Department rom '"e ,'s"'es'
oneTa'es ~" c., ,e path OF lis dnti,s. Bni not
abbefs"y' ,,;s triumphant refutatlou O. the
wllh's"I r. YOU deduoe discrepancies
c6'fs. an.,..ess from il upon which to
and ,n,,r se-hypotheti;al o. COURT
MAKE a;og r,ul1 warrant, sasea belief IN the
tla' w oG die carruplion. which some oil JoH
el's'e"'' ..n,dieie,. Inca, no" stands the
y ma ,he one haud.you consider the Ell pls-
Gaze do -wb,le on the other, you siitdal'
hs''" a' .vay on the old n ',e-i Oh grntui-
u ""''p s.,,oe thai, dough you may have
'ou'y .,,h.ta ,,iating tbi. rumor, II does no,
'4Nu ., c,ursr. taat the thhS charged does
'no" Nav. ,ougo farther, aud ray. IA
n" 'i" ~, vnu do believe ia is existence ~
'eF"'' A.. oases By what standard ot}uHilce
so"J l,,.ruine. these matters, know n9t-3dt
"" ,s;n. Id, know, that ii would ret are Gil
."asonaS. a casui.try for me to come ~ your
US ct,s;on from your premises that at f,eS'"t
lon,, oohing ol.-snd the very difficulty that
nnc',unter. suggests tue beliht That yo',
a,...rs Edhors, wrote the article without due
a.c,i,n an its be Hriug- Certainly tle iM-
",.,id circumstance that MIR. Smith, III his
4,,,o, to vou. used the names oil oecmion
s,oLss AS the bidders Tor has line, Ihstead OF
NJ Stockton furnishes no reason to do Iot or
.,.b,lieye the important facts o, tue case-ltls
u,ter wholly irrelasent to the question ut
,,.s except SO far as il proves al Mr.. Smith
5.d nc,mpeiitor.-im my be easily perceived
hoy nh error might ocCnr IN designh-
- N IiyitIuals OF the same name, and esn'.
,,,I,v when the individual IN question appear
-. a. bidder tor the FIST time, and especially
uh,p that bidder il and has been f1r years The
,,sn, Of MeI,rs. S. IL Sit does not alter The
dst then. il this Argument true, aud pre-
nm, ,ou " i'll not on royeIt it-you ate con
,i,l,d of the charge oil injustice to tue fost VI
f:e Department
Io,,ber branch Of the general charge, viz:
=, ,,,t;yan. Of the pressut admins trat 100,
|.I,b. nte erence over It's opponents, Ia the
a.,tr,rf. even where The pubic interest die
,.t.d an oppusi,e course,-ik,l think equally
ss',oo,o,s. To make such charge PIE.
.,,,7ses TIC existence ola corruption, ton Of
t.ss;vs IA he concealeG--ihe }yt.c-cyed scntinels
WIN are ever lowering nround re Ihreshhoid
,i,Ee Office, ~ond long since haze teriei'ed
the offence lit had eI'sted. aud ere THIS
,a,a given il - LChy and form But, SO
0r il Iests upon unsupported ranor-and ru-
m,, !, no, Irooc But What say Messr.. ;. x
Stokes on this sIhj ct. SO Tar tom thinking
aynu DO. and tney we're preseL' when the
contracts were made. they sa" not even the
,emhlance Of partial ~ or iaVoriism exhlh t5i
ward, any individual hn' IN me contrary
bsipve the DEPARTMENT 10 have beeh mnIen-
encpd Ia their intercourse Win all ne cohhdt-
t,r, hy con.ilerat on, IL public convenience Il
interest nj me. Then il the testimony of these
pfpl,msn will ,r ,duce conviction on your
IL valid and efficient upon all otter points
orti,a pfincp'e of law, that every thing
stated in evidence, is 10 lie regarded as true
until the contrary is made to appear nd III
enpIyiuo hi, rule TO you, viii Jake Tor gran
I'D thai Ne,srs. S Il S,okes satisfied you hat
no such abuses MS you charged OF circulated
ever tri,ted-and that a. You made comments
Irpu,licdl TO tnu department with the letter
OF s S before YOU, you have done manifest
iliI tee 10 the General Post Ohice Depart
ment.
Que thing in your remarks connected with
Inns subject We ,hai agree upon--ll IS tae great
Inconvenience To " hich The commercial portion
ofour town is subject un Irr the new arrange
menl u the mail, between this place aud R'ch-
mund Il seems TO the, as il does 10 } ou. tld'
iflhe Department was apprisrd OF the Tact
lna the Redmond NAL is OF no value 10 as,
eic"pt az a means Of communication betwee"
ihe ta O places only, tn change coni"rma.
Ole 10 the petition fPnt TO Washington would
be promptly corded 10 us--Oul Whale gree
with you IA tbs Interesting pnr' OF my snhI.d
must differ with you in toto td'0. upon de-
carat.on made by Non, viz tina, "hatrsef Ia
cmy VIC may have granted Us, ~ man accom-
modHt on, is not a boon granted or favor d1n',
bnt shnni BE- regarded as M act OF J,siIce,
Resulting from the peculiar claim we have Oh
NE hing obtained. rhi; opinion is u0sound
hrracice, whatever it may be in theOry-dnd
10 prove ina, things arc frequently tight IN tue
oiy aud wong in practice, II will be only ne
cesar, 10 aJver' 10 the aSn.tneni of the basis
Of representation, AS settled ia our laie conven.
tJu.
But to prove the unsoun iarss Of your opin-
lon-sapposs ,woloSns - ,ndins precisely Ill
the same sta ,t,ans, general and particular
holding ia rrlari1n 10 the Post Off :e Derart-
men' tne ,ame claims-~esch asking mail ac-
Conmodaton of .imitar .uri--aud the Post
hl'sier 6encrai no, hriug able TO give the ac-
modaso" TO hot,, sho nd selec, OH, in prefer
edce toto other-W odld net thai Que receive
a 'a'or ath's hauis' Bat, another case
Lynchburg makes application 10 the Depart,
men' l"r mad iaciI.tms, that will obvious y
cOnh1c" TO her hdyania cut the Post NJ rs
YER Gen ri nprrscs US that he has all eady
'Ah'c"hheI TIE IN ans put at his command
a"a cannot therefore grant . r reQuest-but
"e o'Iec' 50 vtull, inpor ant, thai We urge
u''oh nun all The considerations, of public aud
fNtt later st-,nu.aI IA h,c lat N ,