Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-06-04

I GEMS MS amos must have knoWn--the pub
9 lie knew it, felt il, aud saw it--then how cou
he plead innocenceY
The exposition contained in the followin,
extracts from letter Of tho Hon. John N
Bolts, Representative in Congress from Vir
, glnla, lays bare sense Of inquiry which mus
startle every honorable minded man. Thi
letter was called out by an attack On Mr. Bolts
Through the columns of the Richmond Enau
rer, whose editor sought 10 corroboraIe tn,
4 wholesale charge Of the Postmaster General
ny calling in question particular act Of iha
gentleman. After defending himself, Mr.. Bolts
carries the "war into Africa, in a manner tina
must awaken well grounded suspicion in every
quarter against the agents Of the Post Office
Department. That our political letters and pa.
pers do not reach their destination, is the subs
Ject Of complaint from all parts of the country
WY has ii long been suspected can we Ions
ger doubt! Read and reflect.
"On thu second day of February last, sen,
TO the Post Office in this city, several hundred
coPES OF my first speech on the New jersey
contested election, directed to the Richmond
Post Otfce--on the 18th oc the same month,
went to Richmond myself, and had many appIi.
cations from personal friends for u copy oflhe
speech | had sent nearlya fortnight before
repaired to the Post Office of that city, to
ascertain whether those documents had been
stopped IN Washington, or if they had been re.
ceIved IN Richmond, why theyhad not been dis
trlbated. Nobody could give me any nlorna-
ton on the subject; bot, on looking about the
office, observed mai bag under the counter.
filled with something, and the mouth of the bag
united; asked what it contained; one of the |
clerks said he didn't know looked in it, aud
found my frank on every paper in view:
then asked how long thai bag had been in the
)thce, but no one could tell on emptying its
contents it was found to contain nothing else
Iut my documents, by which it would appear
hat they had been separated from every thing
Use; whether in Richmond or Washington, |
NOW not
docs any man in his sober senses believe
hat if those papers had been ranked by "a po
ltlcal friend Of the administration, they would
ave been unceremoniously laid under the
ounter? 1.-The does, he is lamentably ignorant
fthe present state of things.
"BeIlevlng that there could be no design on
10 part OF the young gentlemen in the office,
who are all young men, taking little or no part
poItlcs,) to arrest the distribution of docu-
tents ranked by me; complained to the Post
laster (Col. Coosh) himself, who said no did
OF know how long they had been there, but it
'as possible they might have been deta ned by
he state off the roads.
sit is not possible for me to say how long
hey had been in that Office only speak oil
he facts as they occurred; but know that 9th.
r papers, mailed subsequently TO them, had
zen received and distributed at that Office, and $
hat these papers had been detained improperly
or ten days, somewhere; and also know that :
hey should have been distributed as soon as
ecelved; and that the bag had beer opened and :
nd aside under the counter, with no pur- /
ose Of having the documents distributed al b
nat time.
ais it remarkable, then, that should prefer
} send my documents as freight, rather than
rust them through the Post Office again, if
'as anxious for their immediate and certain de- d
very? II
"But more than ths--I have daily applca Ii
ons from friends in different sections OF the e
tate, for documents | sent them many weeks a
60, which shows that there are other Offices "
here the same scheme is practced. 4"
Nov hear! Is it not remarkable that Mr.. "
tchle should have the unbushing eiTrontery o.
charge me with fraud on the Post Ofico Y
department.. (when, venture TO say; have II
cen as scrupuIous IN the use Of my privilege o.
any other member Of Congress, no maller|"l
no he ISL because have declined the priv. 10
ge of sending my papers through the public
lunnplS | n N i1nJ 4 l..
hist he, entitled 10 no such privilege, is dai.
praclcng the grossost and most unparlon.
Die frauds, by sending his newspapers and !
her documents to members OF Congress, fr
be ranked by them throughout the U. States?ii
"What are the facts! No member of Con. ri
ress is allowed by law 10 frank any paper. 81
we public documents, weighing more than
'o ounces; and the Post Master General ha, I'M
gently addressed a circular 10 members of Gu
ongreSs, complaining Of it as fraud; tina; CO
icy get the Clerk OF the House to frank for al
em IN some Instances, when tho package con. &C
ms more than two ounces: AMI yet there W
e a. ms momsnt, fifty pounds weight OF the al
jrlsIs," and proceedings ami address of the G.
enocratIc Convention. lying on the counter tn
the Post Office of the House oil Representa-. dr
yes, IN bundles weighing (not two ouncesl but VI
70 pounds, and two pounds and half each, pc
rected to various members OF Congress of the IL
ADMINISTRATION party, all received through the
all OF this morning; and by yesterdays mail, ar
ere were ten bushels Of the Crisis" directed pl
aslngie member oflhe House, NE. Hopkins) be
oh weighing two pounds and half, ami no in
stage charged. speak with certainty of tn
err weight, becau'e had them weighed my.
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