Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-06-04
From the Frankfort Ky Campaign.
Look to the Post Offices,

The Post Office establishment is one tina
comes nearer home TO the citizen than any 9th
Ier department of the Government [, ia hi,
great medium Of communications To its safe
keeping he entrusts his private thoughts, his
important business, his mos, unreserved conf.
dence. Under cover of Il seal, of strength
scarcely sufficient TO iasten two pieces of paper
together, he may hazard every thing that /.
valuable to him. Nothing justifcs this i'm
mense trust but confidence in the agents of his
government Through the Post Office, too
the people look for advices from their represen-
ta,ives. They expect to be informed through
it Of the manner in which the public affairs are
conducted. Ever since the doctrine was pro
mulgated that these Offices were the rewards Of
lpartzan services, great distrust of them has
grown up, and SO many cases have come tc
! tight in which documents have been suppressed
and the seals OF letters broken, that there are
mullitudes who will not trust them at all. The
following Migrant instance Of official outrage
IN suppresslng communications from member
IoiCongress 10 his constituents, calls for indig.
nunt Reproduction from every honest man in the
country. Things have como to q high bass
when such acts as these can be committed with
IMMUNITY. win the people support man for
President who puts into the Post Office Dcpart
ment legion OF police officers who are permit
ted to pry INTO the private affairs of every cti
zen IN the country, and intercept aud cut off all
communication between him and his represen.
tativesl
In confirmation Of what is said in relation TO
want oil confidence and The species Of suryeiI-
lance in the Post Office Department of which
the people complain, we have now before
us ieuer written TO us from one place
and mailed at different one, in orderto save
the writer from the prying curiosity ofthe
REGARDED partisan who makes up the mails
III The village in which our correspondent, re-
sides
From The Ohio State Journal.
CORRUPTlONS OF THE POST OFFICE
The attempt made by Amos Kendall, in his
correspondence with the Clerk of the House off
Representatives. to lasten by implication on the
wing members of Congress charge of aba
sing the Jranking privilege, is likely TO prove
a sore job for the administration. 1t was no.
iorIous TO every one at all converSant with the
managementol the Post Office Department; and
me practices of the Governmest officials, thai
The charge was without foundation TO any ex-
lent, as far as the opposition was concerned
10 say nothing Of their restraining sense of
honor, i was impossible to carry on such prac.
ices under the eyes Of the Post Office agents,
without certain detection and exposures: That
such exposure has not been made is sufficient
evidence TO clear them of the charge--lor no
'ne can doubt the partisan zeal Of Amos, and
Ills deputies scattered though the country, what
'Ver may be said to disparage their official ca
,laclty or honesty. Not so with the Heads of
department, Clerks, and Members of Con- ress,
y the Administration side of the House. Pos.
essing the disposition, there was nothing tot