Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-17

with tht Northern mail al Richmond whict
now arrives in that place NJ > o clock NJ. Blu,
OF hat possible ,utllay l. that connee,,on. u hen
our Northern rapefs aud letters are now re-
ceived rta Charlottesville. and not ria Rich.
mond We confess We caanat pereieve The
slightest though il nlav be discarnible to the
iyex-@yed senllemaa Who preside. over tina,
branch OF the Post Office Department which
regulates these matters
II the remarks lately made in this paper
touching the venality and corruption, which
we then believed, and still believe, marked sew
eral transactions during the late contract SEASON,
had any tendency 10 fasten upon this commu-
nty The present exceedingly inconvPnient ar
rangement, we Shall almost regret that We
made ihem--notsl lbstandlng We cannot see
The value Of free pres, # it cannot enqulie
tearIessly into alleged misconduct on the part
OF public officers, without bringing upon the
| people among whom thai pres, u located. the
dI'pleasnre of those VII, charged Nth
misnpplicntion OF the public patronage 10 psrl'-
Zan purposes.-lf our remarks had any influ-
ence in Irodncingthls arransement-ihen il is
high time TO enq ire whether the press be not
a ciic1tualIy mnzzltd Ia this country. though
in another manner, a, II was by the famous
ordinance, Of The EH-King of France Pub
lie oDices should be taught that they are em-
phatcally public serrams aud that they are
moi 10 hid over the hea Is Of the community,
either "a a REGARD OF as a punishment, that
patronagr whlch was couG led 10 their bands ,
to be dispensed Tor the public benefit aone.
II is a remark however. as true ns il is cd
that mcn, " Dire .sed in 1T Ic bri"f authority
WW sometimes play fantastic uicks'-b
cause. unfortunately for weak bnman nature,
they ,mds inc ihenoeye. 10 he masters OF the
pcnp c, whose mere u cents they ne. We have
rong reason 10 believe that u Is the case with
~ rasl one consequential individual in The
=. o. Department AT Washing ton-who regards
IT as Jdror conferred, when, in compliance
with the wishes Of the people. backed by the
punlc convenience and interest, he establishes
orw restiol fe OF facilitates the TIA Isintssion
of the mail on an old one. This gentleman
mistakes alike his standing aud his duty. tie
is nothing. we repeat. hut an nge'h Of the peo-
pir, who. because the people cannot in body
do i, themselves, have appointed him to do
their III, IN such manner ns their convenience
and intereus demand-and li HI he influenced
by any oiher consideration in bis official con
duct ho is false aud fahhless 10 the trust con
Gded To him. 1he Post Office Department h"s
never heen asked by the c,iIz"ns of thus place"
ar il. naipbborhooJ, so far as we kLo", for any
thin. which was no, demanded by tue c"nyr-
nirpce and interest oithe people, tor whose
hereft tho Department itself was instituted
aud, 10 complying with our requests, the fott
master G neral and his interiors have done
their duty, aud nothing NOR. Ihey arrogaie
rather tco mach 10 themselves, therefore,
when they tax OF our ingrdhtHde jor idsoTS
copffTred We have not asked, heretofore, nol
shall We hereafter ask, any Jdr0r from any
pu5iic oficer--and II we did, he would he
bouad. AS trustee of the public, and not dis
,ribntee of hi. individual bounty, To refuse us
We ask of them strict and exact justice alone
and. AS honest men, as well as faithful officers,
tncv are bound, at all times, and under all cit
cnm,tanee., to mete that TO us
n An Illinois paper very grave'y tells
story, in honor of Gen. Jackson, to this effect
On the Generals accession to the Presidency.
a CERTAIN Preacher was among the numerous
snplIcan,. Tor office. / he General not being
aware OF tie vocation OF tho applicant,
tod him. AS he had told many others,
that he would consider his cl,ims. But,
.ho.ty alter, asce,tain,og that he WAS
Mus er OF the Gospel the office was refused,
wph this piece OF advice, - Go home, sir, aud
at cndio the duties which your sacred office
lmposes-yon will find suliclont occupation
In them - his was certainly very correct
view OF the subject, and very cfeddable to The
President. il il be true, as We have neither any
reason ar dispustiou TO doubI-Bm Who APP
Doinisd tic Rer O5adiah u. Rrotcn 70 h'sbiy
respousible aud influential office N lie Po't
O0ce Department. A good principle o"Sh'
never To be violated.
Tire Royal Qparei.-ihe controversy be-
tween Gen. Jackson aud Mr. Calhoun is ot a
more serious character, from all accounts than
we ha at first anticipated. Tie breach sew
IDENTIFY irr"parable and those who ob'"nate'y
adhere to MIR Calhoun must Therefore make up
,Le;r minds TO he clas.ed with the iederdf par
to--,s none can he Republicans, according to
,he new nomenclature, but rrne-bt"c Jackso
mans. How do you like this Dan Or VIII
YOU. ike your co-laborsr OF Richmond, faithful
ia the principe Of self preservation abandon
tho fortunes Of him wb no 10 thus thrown oehlnd
aloud ,,tyithsl andins he was your frat love
, ;.ht,av how To the " rising sun OF