Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-10-01

Coaoss.. cations.
MI. F'sLEr-IIn looking over your last pa
'er, perceive Tat some person under the
aignature g. sine of the People" has made
'ome er. on cons statements in regard to- the
ate change. of POstmasters at this place
~t .,ct. are calculated to create wrong 'nl
PRESTON when the facts are not known. In
| answer to your correspondent. l will state
l that was appointed postmaster IN this place
six wears ago, On the recommendation o
Robert Morrison, the postmaster at that
/ time. held the office till the law was pass
Ell, Just NJ the close Of the :ate session 81
Congress, requiring all postmasters, shrrf
I the profits Of the Office were worth a thous
and dollars Or over. to be appointed By the
President. Ihad concluded to resign the Of
fee soon after the new c ntract f"r carrying
the mail went into operation. as that made II
necessary for me to attend To the mail on the
Sabbath. and | so expressed myself, 1t
could not effect a change, publicly and ariaa-
out rcserre. As it became necessary under
the new law, for me to fiji another bond. and
roticc Of my re-app intment by the Pres.deh
having come to hand, wrote IN to the Pres
ident that would not accept the appointment
and recommended my friend J. w. Borden,
and stated at the same time that ] had no
doubt but it would be agreeable to majori-
U
receive the same. which still believe.
Your correspondent seems to have his
dander up about my selling my property for
more than he says it was worth. am sorry
that did not consult your correspondent,
and get him to value the property. 1t is like
" he would then have been satisfied. How
ever, believe it has been customary in this
country for people to sell real estate without
consulting their neighbors, and | have no
doubt but your correspondent il he had a
house and lot to sell would take all he could
get for it.
am somewhat surprised that SO great a
stickIcr for truth, IA your correspondent pre-
tends to be, should make such a statement as
he does in regard to the price received f"r|
my property when by little inquiry he could
have ascertained what Mr.. Borden paid me-
for it. If your correspondent will call at!
Esquire Cox's-(he took the acknowledge
nent of the deed)-he may ascertain some
where about the price l received for my
property. would state for the information
Of the public that Mr.. Borden and myself
agreed to leave the price Of my property to
three d'sinterested men, If we could not agree
ourselves. | was always willing to that
agreement, but he concluded to take it at
$500, without having it valued. |,
Your correspondent would endeavor to
convey the idea that Mr.. Borden is hardly
Untitled to the privileges of e. voter, when W,
u know that he has been resident Of this
'acc fo- two years past, and whether he is {
he person the people would have recon-
nended for the appointment, let the petit
ion in his favor, signed by a majority Of the
itizens o: the place answer that question.
One word to your correspondent about r
IA wing his sword, &c. If Their. was n call .
'r it in the defence Of his country I have no 1,
oubt bot like all cowardly assarants Of pri- r
ate character he would sneak into some cor .
err till all danger was over. 10
l am done with this subject. :,
DANIEL. REID. ~