The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-09-02
Aupust 9th.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

.. ,. August 9th.
POST OFFICE OEPAR rMENr.
Ga motion of Mr.. BRIGGS, the hotse a.
gain resolved Itself into CpmtDatee Of the
Wssls ou the, state nfthe Ualon. (Mr., EvEg,
EFT Of VermoBsin the chair on the bill nlok-
ing appropriations for the Fosl Oilice Depart
Nent. ...
Mr.. r.-LlTTLEFlELD ssid he was desironS
thai some provision saould be made by which
those mail contractors who we're bona fde
creditors of The Government, would be enabled
10 receive their Just dues, tss,v ..y
Much has been said, IN the course Of this de
bate. n relation to the qualifications of the
present head Of the Post Office Department.
Whatever might be said Of his qualifications,
no one vould deny that he Is a good execu-
TO or. He has cnl of more heads since he
has been in Office than all his coadjutofs IN
that bloody work put together Not content
with making headless trunks of bls political
oppoDents~wlthin his power. he has commeD-
ced beheadiDg his own political friends.
II rHnIor ,s to be credited, his own official
head is soen TO be taken of, and ,fthat sheuld
be IRE case, there would, probably, be but very
few mowners,
& o,ipmsn have related some amusing cir
cum>,a"css connected with the removal aud
appointment Of postmaslers in their districts.
lie Mr.. l.. would mention one case, which
, he had examined into. gentleman IN coun
try village in his district received his official
death Warrent, much 10 The sstonisbment Of all
his nelghbore OF both political parties. He is
hgeutemanol uhhlemisbed character, anG
had managed The affairs ofthe post Office to
theegreal satisfaction Of all concerned, and
such was the excitement occasioned by his re-
mova, that he Mr. L.) was requested to as
certain what charges had been made sgainst
him, and what reasons had been urged in favor
of the appoislment of his successor. And
what, M. Chairman, (ssid Mr.. L4) de yol
thirk ] foundl Twill tell you, sir 10 favor
efIhe person appointed, it was urged that he
had, just previous 10 the last Presidential elec-
ton, painted sbesuhfu! banner, with The motto
"HanisOn and Tyler" upon it, and caused il
10 be erected on'a store in the village; and a.
gsinst the individual beheaded, il was urged
tnat he said that peslicoal would be q more
appropriate banner than that painted by his of
6ee-teekiag neighbor, and an attempt vas
mado;oProvethst he encouraged the placing
Of that delicate article beside The beautiful ban
ner, but could not be proved he had done
any such thing. Such is consistency with lhe
gentleman atthe head of the Post Office De-
partmeut. It's no objection. that public Off
GERS interfere 10 elections, ifihey interfere On
The right side. Itis said that none bul incom
peient and faithful ones appointed. .-.,e-
Let US (said Mr.. L) examine Ibis assertion
ono moment. He would give the facts in one
esse; 4andIf he did not state the cass correctly,
he called on the member from the ESSEX dis
tfiet Of Massachusetts TO correct him. @
A short time since faithful and efficient
post master was removed from the posi- Office
81 Flynn, Massachusetts, and q successor aps
psinled. few days after the appointment,
the postmaster, then lately appointed, was ac-
eused of having broken the sealof letter de-
posiledlin his office, and Of having examined
its contents. He was prosecuted for the Of
fence. aud on trial before Judge Of the Uni-
ted Siales Lislrict Court. admitted the truth of
tie charge made against him; butbe was 90"
quilted. And what do youihink was the quib-
bic on which he wasdiscbargsdl hwaa, that
the letter beng directed 10 person IN the
town where il vac lodged in the post Office,
thatthe postmaster had right TO open II, 'es-
peciaIly % il turned out on e1amDuiion to- be
on anonymous letter, and therefore the learn
cd Judge decided that il was letter, and that
no offence had been committed,
'Phe person guilty Of this high outrage 10
continued in Office, and 10 called, he Mr.. L.. J
supposed, one Of the most faithful, efficient, end
ssdyching ofthe crops Of the new officers un-
der the new Postmaster GsneFel. So much
for tho Improvement in the removals. AID sp-
Pgieimsnls. under The new order ofibings.
\. Mr.. ARNOLD Dexi addressed The House
~ great length, and with considerable warmth
snJefence of lhe Postmaster General. IL Al.
ud1e fhe laie difficulties ollhe Nbig pal-