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HiSFERs-FERKr, JuLY lltH.
To The Editor ef hC Pre-, Frscs.
- tR---Iou have chosen Ia publish MIR. Kir-
~ BY second libcllous communcati "a the
newspapers la justice 10 your readers, you
should also have given hts letter To OHIO, aud
my Pronunciation thereof These. with The GER
ulicaieS OF McsSrs hizmilcr and Brown, now
ask YOU to insert "a your next paper
shall not banGY ePiihcis with Mr.. KIRBY, nor
through the newspapers discuss question Of 70.
rsciiy with him. ! would not condcSeend Ia do
80 with his concealed supporters. certainly
shall not with the individuals he has brought
forward to sustain his charges. Wherever they
are known. ihcy can iniure no character 10y their
certificates reSrecungIt
RICHARD PARKER
+ s | enclose the 3" Consiitutionaiist'' of las,
week, containing the iStisr, with the Harrison
ian's" introduction hsrsef-my Gard aud ~ oe,:i-
fcai's; all which desire YOU to rrpuLlish The
capitals and ITALICS IN Mr. kirby's letter are those
OF the " HaHiScnian."
9 lie that hath ears TO hear, LEI hin. hear.
Mechanics and worknen, read the following
letter from MECHANIC lately employed by the
u. SrATrs GcvERNAENr at their Arsenal IN Har-
Pers-Ferry, Virginia, la his friend Va McConnelS-
vale, Morgan Co Ohio; u needs no comment
from us, read and Judge for yourselves
have the consent Of the person 10 whom II was
addressed to publish it Il Iiarrisohian.
HiRPERs-FERRY, MAY 81. IslO.
Dear Sir:-Oncc more take up my pen To
write a few lines, hoping to find you and yours
IA good health. have not heard from you Cor
some months past. THIS j. my apology for uou-
bling you al this time, as I am DESTROYS TO know,
how the times are with you and IN your section
OF the country. ! shall give ycu now short
skefch of The Affairs ~ nj nj
First, our own place Oil FL never was IN so
bad n condition FOR ~ years past; the public
works are almost stopped the men have not
had any money pad them for the last SIX months
aud IN that time they have been limited 10 half
OF the former wages. the rate of thsir labor ha,
been reduced, while all the public ogeers have
had tasir irGg,J raised All kinds of business Is
brought 10 n stand Many OF the best wurkmen
have been discharged, because they differed in
PoLITICs with the head officers, aud gave their
votes against The present Administrations and
spoke agains; the corrupuonS which are practis-
ed upon them, and that too IN their face
wall give you one or two cases that will Give
you some idea Of the facts that have been hint
ing at. Our PaymaSler At this place received a
draft from Government one Of the Banks at
New York for the amount of one quarters paw
hat does he do, but so TO Baltimore and sell
the draft at 10 TO ~ per cent. premium for de-
precIaied paper and made he nsn PROFIT TO him
self Of SIX or EIGHT HUNDRED DOL.
LARSi while the MIN, rho trorksi fer he mo-
Hey, had to take sHINPLAsrERs aud do Lis best nsu
could icih them. This, sir, is only one OF many
One more will call your attention to. They
have cut of from both snas. the wages Of The
wotkmen-frSI they make Them do JslIsr t-orE,
for less price, and make them Pay more for
rent, than when they got full prices for work
THE OFFICERS promised 10 get the wages Of the
workmen Tai'sdi but instead Of that, they so,
them taken dorm, and fhtir oirn raised.
This IS a short sketch of the management Of
affairs al this place. do not know your poll
tics, but by this Time you know mine ORR Wa
CHINA IS redeemed Let me hear what YOU
think Of oHIo ieel confident she will pron the
dropping boughS Of the Tree oTIiberiy by eivin.
her help and influence 10 the r,aa rho h,IpsI 10
plant if rBs, and has sprni Fs Of tell and danger
20 dsJrHd u. and now asks Us Ia give him In eat
Of its fruit, and let him die urdrr its ska5e that
by doing, irt shall contribute TO make his last
days his hes, days
Yours truly, m haste,
WILLIAM KIRBY
To Mr. KtRny M'Connelsvilr o.