The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-04-04

" AkAkM6 Of Inc ALuANh AnooS'
The quondam editor OF The blue-light Caiskiil
sheet, The successiul Speculation In "tri-walled
houses" and The receiver Of monies for "cons,ruc
live priniIng" u slill troubled with alarms In
quence Of the circulation Of correct political nfor
nation among the People. He sees corruption in
the practice Of ranking such Information by the OPP
position members of Congress. His article Of the
25th ult is a rebuke upon his Administration
friends, in The Senate more particularly, who have
been flooding Connecticut with their poisoning dis
tilments," manufactured and concentrated al the
public expense 10 their laboratory ofelectonecring
essences Mr.. Croswell has not taken the advice, so
kindly rendered To him lately TO abstain from cham
paigne and betake himself to cooling diet. II he
continues his attacks upon his "franking" iendsin
Congress, the committee OF lunacy, Of which we ad-
vised him, will be sent TO Albany 10 take charge
Of their patient. Croswel talks Of the gross viola
tion of the ranking privilege. Does he not know
that the Secretary OF the Senate franks daily, for
his political friends packages, not containing public
documents, weighing more than two ounces.and some
as large as the frghlful bs6 package, mentioned
in the letter OF the respectable citizen Of Chenan-
go counlyl" and this, too, in violation OF law; II
the construction Of Mr. Kendall be correct. MIR.
Argus, you at small business; just fitted to your
capacity and mode Of thinking. 1t is, no cause Of
fault-fnding with you, that Van Buren, Senators
from The far West frank packages, or get the Se-
creary OF the Senate 10 do IL for Them calculated TO
affect the election Of State, of which they not
cilzens-neither is there any wrong in it. They
are, no doubt, in the belief, that they doing their
duty. i, only when opposition members thus dis
w hev hell IN he fhxir dufv that wa
hear from the pensioned and hireling presses of the
Office holders, Of "hagrant violation Of law" Can
you be stupid, Mr. Argus, as to think that every
letter Of Member Of Congress, must be addressed
in his own proper hand The same rule would APP
ply to any other officer, having the thanking privi-
lege. 1t has been the uniform practice OF both par
ties to send frankable" letters ranked in packages
containing twenty letters. more or less, to some
friend, with request to direct and hand them 10 his
Townsmen. And Of this no one, has right to
complain. Neither has there been any complaint
Till now. In this, so far from being any fraud on
the revenue, there is economy Of time at the Post
Office, saving Of bulk and weight to the mail, and
of two cents on every free letter thus enveloped.
The only difference is, that you send twenty free
letters sngly, instead Of binding them in one pack
age. The letter from the respectable Citizen"
has franked package, not having on it the words
"Pub. Doc" The Argus caterer of curiosies, ma
tural and artificial, for the Ex Regency should
sure up this letter. In his cabinet of memorabilia for
the benefit OF after times. II the words were not on
il, Mr.. C.'s frank would cover two ounces of its
weight, and the Post Master, would be right in
charging the excess. Ii Is with much difficulty that
rogueries in the Post Offices can be found out
Franks and "Pub. Doc" can be obliterated BY GER
tain appliances. When Mr.. Pitt returns from his
missionary tour Of inspection of Post Office police
in Belgium, Spain, and other democratic govern
ments of the old world, Mr.. Kendall can instruct
his underlings in the most approved European mode
Of celebrating franks without detection. How hap
pens il that the words "Pub Doc" were not on the
package when it arrived at the Office Of the re-
spectacle citizen 2" The gentleman who superin-
tends the Post Office in this city says that he
sent package weighing over two ounces, ranked
by member, not having those words on it, from
the Office. What he says istrue-for he is gentle
man. His courtesy and politeness have been ex
tended to many members of Congress, who have
through inadvertency, sent packages, not having on
them those words. He has returned them to the
writer's for correction. In what way any package
found its way to the Post Office Of the "respec-
table citizen Of Chenango," not having on 1t Pub
Doc" is left ID him 10 explain. Take care, Mr..
Respectable Citizen" Of your own concerns. The
self-importance which you assume, in writing an
oficious letter to Edwin Croswell, may not lull sus
picions TO the "ocus in quo Of the oblite rators
Forgery may be committed as we'll by erasures as
by limitations.