Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-10-13
SATURDAY MORNING, ocroBER IS, rsss.
FOR PRESIDENT
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
subject to the decision of the National Conven.
ton to be held by the w higs Of the U. s,atex

We believe we have as much of the 'smk of
human kindness in our disposition. and as much
enduring patience under the mpos,ious of our
fellow men any men should have; but our
stock of patience is we'll nigh exhausted with the
manner in which the Post Office affairs are regu-
lated in this place and the surrounding country.
We almost daily in the receipt of complaints
from subscribers in the neighboring counties of
The failure of our paper in arriving its places of
destination. A subscriber living in Grant coun-
", and who should receive his paper at Green
berry p. Q. told US yesterday that not one half or
one fourth of the regular numbers Of the Palia-
dunn have been received at that place. during the
last four five months vet strange as it NAV ap-
pear, and however dishonest il may be, we are,
informed that the Van Buren, papers taken a, tina,
office are regularly received. Now, we know not
10 whom blame belongs, but this we do know, that
some person or persons, either ignorantiy fail to
do their duty, or maliciously endeavors to injnre
US and the Wing cause The time has arrived
in this country, when Post Masters are no longer
amenable to the people, they are beyond tho
! reach of that which should be the Sovereign
power in n Democratic Government the voice
aud will of the people They are selected by the
minion of the Executive, from that class that will
render their services in elec,ioneering for the of
fice-hoders, as reward for their offices; and their
impudcnce has become great that an applicant
for a letter at the Post Office is liable to be
iasulted as he is to be accommodated. We intend
these remarks to apply to any post master they
may fit, and they will not wound the feelings of
an honorable man, who discharges the duties of
his office as he should do. We know that COM
paints useless--wc know the situation of
those who receive the favors and patronage of a
partizan Cabinet, cannot be reached by !he reci
tai and repetition of wrongs and injuries imposed
upon American citizens; but we believe the oay
is not far distant when those who now revel in
the "spoils" of an insulted country, will be con-
signed to al unenvable niche in the estimation
OF their fellow citizens.
There is no earthly reason why packet of pa
pers, directed to office thirty and forty miles
fr.r" this place on direct mail route, whero it
does not have wait for mails, should not
be received the first arrival of the mail after
its leaving this place. IL it is sent at all from
this Office, and put in the proper mail bags, design
only can prevent its arrival at the proper time.
And why any design? However small may be
our influence, vet our paper generally contains
some exhibition of the corruptions, and selfish
manag cement of the party to which most of post
masters owe their tribute, and bound to do
the base bidding of their masters, tenure by
j which to hold their Offices. The Wing press has
awakened the people to a sense Of their wrongs,
and exposed the partiZan character Of those W no
now administer government. To prevent
these expositons is the design of those postmas-
tiers who destroy or mis-mail Wing papers, and nc
L.. ,.,k. A. ~ o.,1
rections of their masters.
While upon this subject, will express oul
opinion of what should be done in relation to the
post Office and postmaster in this place. Mr.. Bor
deus professional business or some other cause
prevents him from personally attending to tho du
ties Of the office, and he is compelled to engag.
clerks, who have experience in the business
; and whose knowledge of the country is entirel,
insufficient to perform the duties with any degree
of correctness. 1t requires time and close appli
) cation for months, to become acquainted with tn
different routes sufficiently to distribute the mails
therefore it should be man who expects to hav
the Office for years to make it to his interest L
, give the necessary attention. We believe tn
e people should express in some decisive manne
their objections to the manner in which the Pos
0 office IN this place, is conducted, and petition
: have Mr. Borden removed; IF after such express
ion he will not resign, and ask that some other II
It dividua may be appointed in his place. 1t cann'
g be expected that any person but Van Buren, ma
would be appointed, yet there are several in tow
: who would be altogether acceptable to the peop!
e and who woold fill the Office to the satstactio
g and accommodation Of the public. Many con
n plants made against the discourieeus mann'
:, tina, iudiv iduals are treated by those attendn
= the office; with this have nothing particul;
< to DO; but it is only our rights in the bel
e efs of the post Office establishment that We CO.
tend for We believe that the changes in Il
post Office in this place for the last two years ha'
,r been a loss of 1T least two hundred dollars to u
H. OF this we do complain and we think in jastis
re too.
II UNITED STATES SENATOR.
r OF all the sapience we have ever met with