Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-06-26
350lttical.
From THE new YORK EVENING STAR.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

From THE NEW YORK EVENING STAR.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Let us for moment look at the re,card which
has been paid TO Van Buren, editors out Of the
public moneys, as contained in this report.
Hordfio Hill, brother Of Mr.. Senator Hill,
and printer Of a violent paper in New Hampshire,
favorable 10 the pretensions Of Mr.. Van Buren,
for the presidency, was a contractor to carry the
mail on fifteen different routes with privilege
Of carrying and distributing newspapers free Of
postage. Hay & Bennett were contractors to
carry the mail from Belfonte TO Meadsvile,
| Pennsy lya nia; and having obtained eTtrd al
lowance, forthwith purchased an opposition press,
and brought il out in favor Of the administration
| True & Greene, Of the Boston Statesman, are
charged with having received S29,907 IS; but
/ Blair, Of the Globe, who printed the Blue Book,
/ carried il out only S6,s99 25. Mr.. Greene is
the brother TO the postmaster at Boston, and
1 editor Of the Morning Post, violent Jackson
and Van Buren, paper.
Hill & Abbott, Of the New Hampshire Patriot,
received 1858 20. Blair charges them only
with | ,f94 &c. IIoratio Hill received S6,272,
| Of which no notice is taken in the Blue Book.
How much Isaac Hill receives Of this allowance
cannot be ascertained. In former times, the con-
tracts were in his name. Shadrac Penn, Of the
Louisville Public Advertiser, a violent Van
Buren, press, received 1866 80, for printing
for Irvine and paper; but he is only charged in
the Blue Book with s 1927 81. To other Jack.
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States Bank, received S2l 1874 80, though ouly
charged sl4,37l 81 in the blue book.
A IN Ieno' w: pai"ao"1 D.'es, hSures ~
III a' sPeoi'i asens' having received ior
the extreme caution of MIR. Bates, that he said
but little in favor of MIR. Van Buren, on his
oI' ''o - Is hol h',,e curious ,nat oy an
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col,l.tee 9l the senate on me administration OF
,he ost oihce department. II is recta ana
demonsrailon OF enormItles such as, II they had
Deeh iorescen by the trainers OF our national
and sagcs to abandon their work in despair
W hat were the offences Tor which Lord Melville
was lmpeached and driven from Office in that
corrupt monarchy, England, compared with
nose Which me committee OF our Senate have
mere dlsclosedt resident jackson connivcd, at
least, at the whole malversation; he made the
loans ana all the other abuses his own, by retain
ing Mr. Barry In office; and his prime favorites
and adherents are laborlng to screen and per
Petuate inc eVil sy stem and agency. We pray
m IN hn,N Al. ell
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS statements-which we
Gull from the able report. National Gazette. n
The annual reports of all contracts entered
year have, in two instances, been wholly omit
ted by the present Postmaster General and in
a third, the report came too late IN he referred
to by your committee, and 10 aid them in their
No answer has vet been given
by the Secretary of the Treasury to a resolution
of the Senate, adopted on the | tn day of March
last, on motion OF one Of your committee, which
calls for copies of the duplicates Of contracts bids
and extra allowances, which the law requires
should be filed in the office of the Comptroller of
the Treasury. The duplicates of contracts and
bids are said to have been consumed in the trea-
snry buildings and it also communicated to
us, by the officer employed TO answer the call,
that no statement OF extra allowances had been
filed there by the present Postmaster General.
Ana the report OF 'he ostnastef Eenerai which
accompanies inc iresiuehl me ssage at 'ne open
ing OF the present congress, appr'zes us That ms
priot ie9o,.s as ~ 'lo iiapill'es ana resources
~ .o IN -. arr erroneous nus me
Inv ~" anu e4eo'uai as 'ney are, which the
o,t u I" inc .ansac.lons OF inc depart,
n1h'' having peen III great measure disregard
-, ioft g., - S. w, anu no certain means
o.,"s e,. US 70 ueterniihc the accuracy OF the
"s aIu iepo1ls ISSUING from H. except by
o"lou,a..ohs 20 De made In all cases where
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nash nthor e a',r WIN themselves, and with
anu nus my oeieVe, nave been able to arrive
con the whole, your committee have found