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


from Unadlla, NJ Y.
We assure our friends that the papers have
been regularly left at the Post Office in this
city And il gives US pleasure. to say, that we
have not the slightest suspicion that there is
any improper conduct ia this respect in the
ofhce Of this city. Posimasters on the routes
and at the places Of delivery are the culprlts.
we caution these depredators. The day OF
retnbution is coming, and they w,H be remaem-
bered
These letters remind us Of
MR. JEFFERsoN's COMPLAINTS
during what was called the " reign of terror"
term not half strong enough to characterize
the reign" under which The American people
are now struggling:
Extract OF letter from Thos Jefferson 10 Col B:rr
Dec. l8, 1900.
The return OF Mr.. Van Benlhuysen, one Of your
electors furnishes me a confidential opportunity
OF writing this much 10 you, fchsch ,o0uld not
haze rentmred through the Post Office at this prying
season.
Extract Of a letter TO James Madison Dec. 49, 1900.
Mrs. Browns departure for Virginia enables me
to write confdenally what could not hare peatured
by post, at this FRYING season"
To James Monroe, Feb. Is, 1900
81 have received several letters from you which
have no, been acknowledged by post dare mol,
and one two confidential opportunities have passed
by surprise"
To James Madison, Feb 10, 1901
" Notwithstanding the suspected infdelity of he
| post, must hazard this communication"
CURIOUS CASE.
Some months ago, we proved from the re-
cords of the Senate, that while Mr.. Van Blu
rem was in Congress, he almost invariably OPP
posed every measure calculated for the bene
fit Of the rest. The article was copied by
the lllinoian, at Springfield Gil and that pa
per Of the 7th ult. contained letter from Mr..
f. P. Sanders, of Rock Island county, stating
that the Illinoian containing the quotation from
the Madsonian had been KEEP, back ten days
after it was due. 1t came at last, soiled and
mutilated, and with lines drawn around the
article from the Madisonian, and marked
"Dam lies" Mr.. S. returned the paper to
the editor, with letter, which he concludes
thus -
| If the present administration is not accountable
| for offences committed by these thousand and one
office holders, know not who IS II they will not
hold him accountable, let him BE- held up TO the pub
lie view and we will
Lash the rascal, naked through the world"
The editor unpublished the article and the
euer, adding that he had no doubt the paper,
like many others, was distracted from the p.
Office either by postmaster, or by one OF
those peculiar Van Buren, pimps who are fire.
quently seen prowling about post Offices pry
ing into the business Of the Opposition The
editor calls upon his readers TO watch these
federal tory depredators-" the rascals know
their days of msrule are numbered, and the
most desperate tricks may be expected from
them"
We find in the Nep Orleans Bee, of the
28ih of Feb, further confederation of the
suspicious we had before entertained Of the
game played against US:
In Tennessee the Madisonian enjoys extensive
circulation During the violent political canvass prece-
ding the election last August not Madisonian could
be found. The subscribers complained warmly Of be-
ing neglected The editor assured his friends In Ten
nesser that their papers regularly forwarded But
still they were not received Not a copy OF the Mddt-
i
especially headed, to be encountered through
the breadth and length Of the State. The elections
over, and loco focofsm triumphant, the voice OF
murmur was still. The papers were allowed free pas
| sage.
Comment upon this yrannical curailment Of the
rights OF The people is unnecessary If the freemen OF
this country unwilling TO tolerate this unnitigated
knavery and high handed usurpaton Of powell let them
| answer at the polls
The same paper states that the Post Mas
ter General discontinued two post Offices In
Simpson county, Mississippi, because it was
alleged that four Wing journals to one Loco
foco were distributed through them
But the Globe says we have participated
"in the profits Of an abuse carried beyond
any thing heretofore known in the country"
This is untrue. If any members Of Con-
gress have ranked our papers, they have pur-
chased them and sent them 10 persons ne
upon our subscription books. No. HiS the
Globe that has participated in the profits of
an abuse beyond any thing heretofore known.
1t was but a few sessions since the Globe
struggled hundreds Of its prospectus as an
appendix to the Presidents Message I'M
der frank over me country. Anu oul receht-
w, we are told, it has distributed, free Of
charge, about 10000 of its circulars. An
other Loco-foco paper in the city has, we are
informed, employed man for nearly month,
in sending off partisan documents to the A.
600 Pos, Masters Of the Union. If we send
our prospectus to the Post Masters, they
come back to us with insults. These are
"equal rights" and we will conclude by no