Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-07-30
From the Ma,Iisonian.

MAN Ut 7" HUNK IN A JDkNNH.
MIR Kendall, In The excitement III composition. =
has given US dcfhil,oa Of genflewaa I. ssaa
81 Aon0r, asd q Democrat. We will show our rea.
ders that 4 Is this, VIZ who riolafes The
laws OF Congress his oath Of ece and treats with
contempt the rules o. ile Posi- Office Department.
Witness she preof!
In the Globe OF Tuesday. thc III inst, Is tho fol-
lowing
Mr.. RANDALL addressed q note 10 sundry post,
masters "a the following words, va:
My Dear Sir; Itpke the liberty to enclose ven
an address and prospectus for the kxtra Globe no.
ping that II may be compatible with your inclina.
zion and sense Of duty 10 them Tor the purpose
OF procuring sud returning subscribers.
II in That hope shall be disappointed, | solicil
Of you the personal favor to hand il over to some
friend Of the Administration, who may be inclined
to use II tof that purpose.
Nah great respect, yanr friend,
AMOS kENDaLL.n
To this circular. couched In the most respectful
terms a few Federal WING postmasiers have "a.
turned rude end insulting replies. Others. as all
true gentemen wonla do, have either received sub.
serbcrs themselves, OF disposed q the prospectus
as requested.
II will be perceived that Mr.. Kendall complains
thar BY some few postmasiers his circulars have
oceu ictatfte 20 nins anu IN the excitement oil
composition be- further adds that there are more
such men z Ia office than know what is becoming a
ssnAeman--Each less man Of honor" The
meaning u all this Is That those who have receive
the circular md procured Subscribers are tras
gentlemen, while those who nave returned IL are
neither gentlemen, OF honor
Now Mr.. Kendall knows that be has instructed
while IN Office, ali the posimasters, Tint the practice
he Is now himself pursuing, is violation OF the
law, and against the regulations the Department
We affirm thai as late as the 25th Of May, 1840 a
circular was issued from the Department signed
q RoBr. JOHNSTON, I'd assistant postma ster Gene.
faI, 7 which contained the following paragraph:
" Ii is the practice 81 many to address their hand
bills 70 postmasiers. by which they give them
an extensive circulation free OF postage. This is
an abuse atieh must BE corrected. In every in.
stance rkere gen rereioe communication oddyes
sed 10 Jon as Postmaster, sbiich is Of a pirate
character, and designed TO promote private inte.
rest with evident intention If giving circulation
to i without paying postage. sou will return the
same to tho person who sent it, under new enyel-
ope, with the charge Of letter postage endorsed.
Here is the exprass definition of Mr. kendalts
present practges. by the department itself as an
" ABUSE actich must be corrected" and the instrac-
ton is peremptory to every Postmaster to retarn
such circulars as Kendall is sending out IN EVE.
ny INSTANCE" " with tho charge OF letter postage
endorsed But il seems that what was the dag
OF Postmasters on the 25th of May last, is if now
faithfully discharged, not " becoming geatlemaa
much less man o. honor!'
We trust the Postmasters will discharge their
duties hoaesAy aud fearessiy, and obey the laws,
rather than regard the defnions Of private gen.
tleman,h and = nab0f honor r.