Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.

! Robert Overwhelmingly an officer in the Gen
eral Post Office and a confidential friend of Amos
kendall,-is writing series of Letters to the
Public exposing some points IN the character OF
that imam all work whose marvellous exaltaton
from The kitchen up the chamber nearest TO the
king, is one of the most striking moral signlfca-
ton of the times The following extract is from
| DR.. Mavos second Letter, and illustrates the
the character of the demagogue, in regard to the
consistency of principle aud practice.
have said il would not be uninstructlng 10 the
public mind, upon the receptions Of this plausi-
bic demagogue EXHIBIT ONE OF HIS FUNDAMES-
tai PRINCIPLES IN BOLD CONTRAST wITE HIS OF
FICAL RACTICE. One of the principles he has
plucked from the bill of rights, prefxed TO most
of the State constitutions TO decorate hrs decar-
atoms with, is, that 'otfices in our Government
| are created for the good of the PEOPLE, and not
to provide places tor the personal farortes of the
Chief Magistrate, or any other man or men,
Now, without laying any great stress upon the
weli-known !act that the practice OF the late and
present Administration has given the palpa-
BILE to this mpudent demagogue profession of
principle, l invite the Public to take a cursory
glance at the practice of Amos Kendall himself.
When he was installed Fourth Auditor, he prompt
ly laid violen, hands the two McDanels,
clerks in his Office, whom he turned out because
they were brothers," and family monopoly rcas
odious in his sight! And upon the suggestion
why he did not let one remain, he remarked that
!
partiality between them!' This subterfuge l
had from his lips. Since that time, and
since the Hickory Club t'declaration of princi-
PIES" above quoted, his course in disposng
of public offices among his personal farorites has
been pretty commentary upon both his former
practice and his professions In the very face of
his denunciations of family monopoly, he has
trived to procure for his family pretty snug
monopoly OF about fifteen thousand dollars a year.
He has also appointed to Office many other per-
sonal fdrorites, reward for their services in
making out the notorious proscrIptve list of Of
ficers here while include his ill-wiIl for exceed
ing his instructions IN the same afair,by including
the official delinquencies of both parties, and
thereby rendered 1t offensive to the proscri-
bers to the prescribed.
His connections stated in the following list,
know, from accurate information, have been in
the en- oyment Of the salaries affixed to their
names nearly ever since he has been in the Post
office Department. Two or three Others am in
formed, have been appointed to Office since but
am not able confidently to state them. Among
them, however, are to be reckoned every degree
of consanguinity and affinity. After his inflated
SELF, he has f.therin-law. brothers. brothers-in-
law, nephews, and cousins God knows how many.
Amos Kendall, POSTMASTER general, $4,000
j. Kyle, (his father in-iav,) 1000
A. Kyle, jun. (hs brotler-in-law,) 1900 /
Samuel Kendall, jun. (his nephew,) 1900 !
~t~ Kendall, (another nephsw,) 1000
George NJ. Kendall, (his brother, 1900
1t is worthy of remark, by the bye, that Mr..
Kendall seems to entertain especial preference
that his family shall engross the delicate trust of
opening ''dead letters,'' in which Office he has
placed several of them. know from his person
II acknowl Judgements that Mr. Kendall has theor-
stical speculations, if not practical know ledge, of
he ''pickings'' that ''dead letters'' afford. 1t is
Ye understood that it was a speculation of this
ort that prompted him to turn out the late princi-
aI incumbent of that office. Ihave never known
f any returns being made TO the accounting de-
artments of the proceeds Of the '.dead letter Of
ce,'' which mus, be of very considerable amount
very year; nor have ever noticed any recon- |
lendation of the Postmaster General TO Congress
D increase or improve the accountability of that
flee by placing grave and trusty heads over it,
&c. 1t is easy imagine what little sleight of !
and IN the openers OF ''dead letters might DO {.
18th their valuable contents. =
Yet this is the man who has turned out t,ro !.
-others put down family monopoly, and would 7
OF spare of them, because he would be liable Z,
a charge of partiality; this is the who pro- ,
aims the declaration that offices in our Govern
ent are created for the good of the People, and :
Of 10 provide places for the personal avortes of
lie Chief Magistrate, or any other man or men; II
IS is the man who disposed of public offices '
IS orn personal property, giving them to all the Q
emoers OF his family, as well as the other per- v
NAL and political fasortes, regardless their unfit
,ss on the one hand, while, on the other. he o
rms out Revolutionary patriots and heroes OF the
70 wars of Independence; this is the man who q
opposed to monopoes of all sorts, that he in :,
udes the fruits of honest industry over $4,000 \
nong the monopoies, indeed! OF which he would -
b the thrifty citizens to place In sub-treasurers, =
be distributed among the Paupers and Migrants q
: their votes at the polls; this is the man who -
s made repeated attacks upon the independence O
the Judiciary, and particularly of the Supreme G;
has condemned and defied the inves- 10
rating authority of both Houses of Congress 81
10 has undermined the freedom of elections, and c.
,de various attempts to enhance and enlarge it
Q Executive powers; this is the man, who, IN
csc and various other WAYS, has arrayed the te
or against the rich, and the rich against the e.
or, by enlisting the of human passions in \,
struggIe-'he cupidity of pelf in these, and -
those the fear of destruction; this is the man :
10 shrewdly calculates the great amount of ~
nbustible materials which are dfused through ~
country land which receiving daily access III
IS from the vast and growing Importation of 10
lpers, availing themselves, in defiance of their pr
abilities as aliens, Of the inconsiderate and tn
,dcal privilege of universal suffrage, sacrile pr
usly seized upon to vote down the magnificent =
ttutions of our country.th inestimabe results an