The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-04-02


Seiden, and Mr.. Deputy City Postmaster
Gunnei. are contributors Of $50 each to the
" CORRUPTION FUND" which is TO sustain
MIR. Ritrhie's crisis" to enlighlen the peo-
pie Of Virginia in relation to leg treasmyism'
and to indoctrinate them with the loco faith
Of passipe obedience and unconditional sub
mission to Executive dictation. Say, thou,
paragon of perfection, Mr.. Richie, is il true'
or is il not Come, thou sainted conserva-
tive loco foco, give us the truth, the whole
truth about this "crisis, in the affairs OF the
party, and save the trouble of an investlgat'
ing committee to ferret il out. But we come
now to
ANOTHER BRANCH OF THE SUBJECT.
The hypocritical sIandcrer Of the Globe
says, in his paper Of Monday last, " the CRIME
Of John c. Clark and his club of members OF
Congress, is in ranking the Madisonian and
other newspapers to the subscribers for those
;onrnalsn "Crime" forsooth and are oppo-
si,ion gentlemen to be hanged for looking
over wall, while loco-focos may steal
horse with impunilyl Does the Globe recol-
lect how profusely Gen. JACKSON ranked off
that delectabe journal Does the editor mean
also to mputc . crime" to Mr.. BENTON, DR..
LINN, Mr.. ALLEN, DR.. DUNCAN, Mr.. p. +.
Thomas, Mr.. HENRY WILLIAMS, and others
who have been so largely engaged 10 ranking
off papers, not "public documents" to the APP
parent neglect too Of their representative du-
ties /? Does the Globe mean to charge Mr..
BENTON with " crime" in sending off boxes
of documents to Missouri ranked by him, but
not addressed! Docs it mean to say that
when Messrs. VANDERPoEL and ELY frank
off the " Coxsackie Standard Extra" alias the
Globe, that they also are guilty Of " crimel"
If so, very well. what is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander." Let them re-
ceiye the punishment due to their crimes
But the Globe and the Postmaster General, in
their anxiety to hunt down the comparatively
innocent gentlemen Of the opposition, find it
convenient to be for the nonce in possession
of very short memories. flour accusers had
turned to the Globe Of the 9th Of April, 1886,
they would have found this crime publicly
acknowledged in the Globe by one Of its own
friends, and the Post Office Department tacit-
y admitted itself to be particeps criminis in
the " fraudulent" practice. We refer to the
following letter from Mr.. Hannegan, Of In
diana, who was favorite partisan Of those
who now charge the opposition with crime,
for doing, as they allege, what they have done
and continue to do themselves without stint or
scruple:
STATE Of Indiana.
FELLow- CiTIzKrs ] have received continual com
plants from different points amongst you since the COM
mencement of the present session Of Congress, in
atlon my neglect, particularly in failing to hare for
icarded 10 subrebers the papers published in this city,
and who made me- leaving home their agent for that
purpose. These complaints, in great measure have
from the two post Offices at Covington and Perry
ville From time time, have replied to The letters
Of Mr., White. Clerk Of Fountain county, this
subject by stating the fact tina. Regularly SENT under
my frank, certain number Of Congregational Globes
trery reek, being TO those Who gaze their names as
subscribers before leaving home or who have written
me here and requested me to send them in that way.
The Number l hare franked peekly is thirty .foe.-
Some days since carried letter, then just reeeircd
from Mr.. White this subject, and laid Il befus Col
Gardiner The Assistant Post Master Geaeral The head
Of the Department being confined al the se By
illness II was Of course out Of his power to furnish
an explanation, buf he promised 10 hare immediate
investigation Of the matter, also gave directions I'm
mediatey after, at the Globe office, to forward the
papers directly subscribers without in future sending
10 the Capitol for my frank This has been done the
hope that without that endorsement they may be
fortunate in reaching their destination
Since the commencement Of the session. am con-
~. fb1ur MN
PAPERs and documents TO the two post offices above
named. had INDUCED the hope, from time to time,
that the missing had been delayed from some causes
over which no control could be exercised That hope
have now abandoned. short note received this
morning from the gentleman abovcnamed, simply in
forms me that communications were received from
me up TO that date (the 22d Of February by the sub
scrbers, himself among the NUMBER who had sent by
me for the Congressional Globe.
have deemed this statement due to you and due to
myself Where the blame lies, as do not know,
shall not pretend TO say For more particular state
menls. refer you letter which shall address to
Mr.. White
This communication is made through the Globe and
Tnelligencer both, in the hope that some random num-
Der Of Of the papers may reach you ana aiord an
opportunity for the republication OF this article IN the
papers Of the district am honored IN representing
l remain with the highest sense oil the many oblga-
tons owe TO you,
Your obedeni servant,
EDWARD A. HANNEGAN
It will be seen that the Post Office De-
partment tacitly sanctioned the practice of
Mr.. Hannegans ranking GLOBES 10 subscr'6-
srs; but it is reserved for Messrs. Blair and
Kendall 10 discover at this late hour that they
have been stepped in "cRIME" for the last
four years!
To relieve the unavoidable dulness OF this
too long article, we will now turn for mo-
ment 10 the