The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-07-25
COLLEGE posi- OFFICE,
AGAIN.

We wish the public 70 understand c'ea'e
" IL position we occupy in theconlrove'sy
ia regard to the Post Office at Oakland
College. We have done nothing, excepting
that we have made specific charge, 10
wit: that in consequence of neglect on the
part Of the post master at that place, the
mail had frequently been permitted to pass
that Office without being opened. On the
denial Of this charge by the acting post
master at the College, we procured an am
davit from Mr.. Wood, Of the post office
at Rodney, which most fully corroborated
all that was contained in our publication Of
the preceding week. This, we thought at
the time, would at once settle the matter
But on the publication of this affidavit, and
our few accompanying remarks, Mr.. John
Chamberlain visited the post Office in
Rodney, where he held a conversation with
Mr.. Wood, in the presence of Messrs. Da-
venport, Voc and Campbell. OF this con-
versation we are informed that Mr.. Cham
berlain took notes at the time--and we do
not hesitate to say that he has most wilfully
perverted and misrepresented the remarks
of Mr.. Wood in almost every essential par
ticular--else why the extraordinary dis
crepancies in the relation of that converse
ton given by Mr.. Chamberlain, and that
given by Mr.. Wood, whose statements have
received the appreciation Of the gentlemen
who were present during the conversation
Our representations of the inattention at
the College Post Office have gone before
! the public. They were not put forth in
haste, nor without most careful examine
ton Of our ability to substantiate them by
irreffagable proof, should their correctness
bee called in question. That proof has been
published in part, and the remainder is at
hand, and whenever we may think it is re-
quired, it shall be forthcoming. But until
an attempt is made to refute our charges,
we do not feel ourselves obliged to prose-
cute any further. In the mean time we
are determined not to be diverted for sin.
gle moment from the subject matter at is.
!, sure.
= Mr.. Morton has made quite formidable
array of what we would call certificates o
character. They are all from persons o
. the very first standing-men whose exalted
. talents and devoted piety would honor any
community in this enlightened christian
country. But what do all these certificates
prove? Why simply that he is youns
man of superior character and standing
but they certainly are very far from show
ing conclusively that the neglect we charg
; ed did not actually occur in the post Office
We have not assailed hor;questioned the char
acter Of Mr.. Morton nor any other man. AL
that we did was to assert that the acting
! post master had neglected his duty--anl
: when this charge is reflted, all the inferen
ces predicated upon it fall to the GROUND
with it. If we had been applied to We
would have given certificate as full anl
t explicit as any of those that come from Oak
f land College or "Castleton."
OIL In conclusion we would remark, tina
f in this controversy thus far, Mr.. Chamber
b lain has exhibited degree of acrimony ant
e vindictivc feeling which We were not pre-
J, pared to expect. His manuscript in nu
3 merous places gives no feint evidence tina
: his "sober second thoughts" induced him t,
e refrain from expressing himself with tn,
8 bitterness that first prompted him. The fol
: lowing which was intended to be most effec
9 tually erased, will serve as specimen:
: "And convinced, as am, that the mildes
term these charges deserve is, most un
!. righteous calumny"
Il The letter of Mr.. Chamberlain is rathe
J. contradictory in one or two places, but W
# have not time to notice it further at pres
+ ent.
We have re-published the affidavit of Nj
I'll Wood, for the sake Of reference.
Il Mr.. Editor,-From your renewed attac
) against the Postmaster at Oakland Colleg.
4 contained in the last no. of the Telegraph
was induced to call at the Post Office :
: Rodney on last Saturday,--that place bein
IS one of two sources, from which, you remark
is ed, information" had, or could be obtaine,
o "suffieicntn 10 substnntiate your astonishin
charges. now state the result of NV 81