The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-07-18


those who receive their letters and papers
at the Oakland College Post Office, induced
us in our last paper, to advert to the negli-
gence so common in that Office. In our
remarks at that time, in regard to the 'un.
pardonable and most highly culpable" con-
duct of. the Post Master at that place, we
were actuated by neither personal nor poll
cal feelings-for we are unacquaintcd with
both the Postmaster and his Assistant, per-
sonally, as we'll as uninformed Of their poll
ical preferences-and what we said was
forced from US by the careless inattention
Of the Post Master at that office, rather
than wanton desire to wound the feelings
or injure the good character Of any one.
Neither did we make the charges which we
did, withou being most fully satisfied that
they were literally true, and without will
iingness to give the reasons upon which
our belief was founded, to wit: our own ac-
tual knowledge, and Information obtained at
the Post Office in this place. We are not
wont to attack mems private or official con-
duct; but when we feel ourselves compelled
to do so-which we shall not Cor any slight
or insufficient cause-we shall always be
prepared with ssiruths that are dcmonstra-
tive, or at least such as can te~substantia
ted by sufficient testimony"-for which we
respectfully refer the Post Master and the
reader to the affidavit of Mr.. Wood, which
will be found below, Immediately preceding
the communications of Messrs. John Cham
berain and George Morton. If this affiGa-
Wit be not Sufficient testimony" we can
easily procure others that will be still more
explicit and conclusive.
Mr.. Morton says that our "subscribers
would not have received their papers at all,
in the vicinity Of Oakland College, had l
not been disposed to accommodate the edi
tor, because until about month ago new
er received it addressed TO Oakland Col
lege, but to Oakland, which is in Yalabusha
county" Now we most sincerely return
our thanks to Mr. Morton for any DISPOSE
ton he may ever have shown to ssaccommo-
date the edttor' of the Telegraph; but at
the same time VIC would assure him that if,
in future, he wishes TO accommodate the
editor,n he can do so in no way more effectu-
ally than by faithful discharge ofthe duties
devolving upon him as the acting Post Mas
ter at Oakland College. But even flour
papers should have been directed to Oak
land, instead Of Okland College, we do not
see how any mistake could arise from it, as
when thus directed, our packages are al
ways marked "WAYn in large letters, and
the Post Master at this place always puts
them in little SWAY Mail Bag" which
contains papers and letters for no other
place than the College. The fact of his
finding package in the "Oakland College
Way Bag" and marked "Oakland, Way"
we think would have been evidence enough
to induce any one who was "disposed to
accommodate the editor'' to open the pack
age, at least, and see if it was not intended
for the College-for all packages placed in
the "Way Bag" referred to, are destined for
Oakland College.
MIR. Morton speaks ofsthe obligatory ma
ture of the ninth commandment" Now,
if our recollection of the commandment re-
ferred to be correct, it does not forbid us
| from telling the truth in regard to those who
frequently neglect the performance of the
official duties incumbent upon them, where
by the public sustain injury, by not receiv-
ing the full benefit Of the mail facilities to
which they are entitled.
1t is one of the bounden duties of those
who undertake to guide the morals of a
community, and expect the patronage of an
enlightened public,'' TO expose the inatten-
ton and corruption of public oficers--no
matter what may be the station occupied by
them.
We accede to the request Of Mr.. Cham
berlain, that we should publish his letter
and that of Mr.. Morton, with great deal
of pleasure-for our columns shall always
be open to those who have been the subject
of animadversion by ourselves or others.
With the following affidavit from Mr..
Wood, we will close our remarks in regard
To the WAY thew do fh;nus at the Post Office