Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-04-02

states that Mr.. Swan denied having sent his
resignation &C., after the mail had left. Any
one would suppose, after having read Mr..
Swans letter in the Standard, explaining the
manner in which the two seals came on the
letter, it would be unnecessary for me to say
anything on the subject. l would merely re-
mark that Mr.. Swan seldom makes up the
mail, his son doing all the business. 1t is not
would have urged the propriety of having a
the papers referred too had been mailed, he was
Territorial Agent. Johnson county most as
representation a medal, for having made the
discovery that Mr.. Swan is not to be believed
in any thing he says. Plain Truth" goes
on to state that two wings mounted their hor-
ses and proceeded to the next Post Office &c.
Now the facts are different: DR.. Ezra Bliss
Jr., lately of Indiana, and Harvey G. Jones
Esq, of the firm Of Wesley, Jones e. Co.,
mounted one horse sleigh, and went TO West
Liberty, and Mr.. Bagsley says he was induced
by them to stop part Of the mail. 'Plain
Truth" also says that on Wednesday the 18th
ult., Mr.. Swan told Van Buren, man that he
had directed Mr.. Fay, P. M. at Bloomington,
to withhold Mr.. Sankey's recommendation
until MI. Hess had arrived, and that he (Fay)
was directed to send Mr.. Hess instead of Mr..
Sankey's. Now this is lie, and unblushing
falsehood, from beginning to end, and is penned
in the spirit Of one who
"HaI stole the livery of Heaven,
TO serve the devil in"
Mr. Swan did say, on Saturday, that he had
not resigned, but stated also that he had wrote
his resignation and withdrawn 1t. This he
stated to Mr.. Silas Foster. and it is also true
that he said on Monday, that he had resigned,
and sent his resignation open to Bloomington,
TO the Postmaster, and in reslgning he recon-
mended no one, which was the fact. In all
this it would be hard to find inconsistency and
contradictions, so much harped upon by $ Plain
TRUTH" as it is we'll known that Mr..
Swan wrote his resignation aud sent II by ex-
press on Sunday, supposing the mail would
leave Bloomington ty Monday morning for
the east, but it did not leave until Wednesday
morning, and this is all the resignation MIR.
Swan has ever sent to Washington. The ex-
press was sent as above stated, TO recall the
other paper, having ascertained twas sent, be-
ing The morning after the citizens had met and
could not agree, it appears then that there were
three meetings from Friday night until Sun
day morning, and as there could be no agree
ment, Mr.. Swan took the responsibility to re-
resign the office into the hands Of the Depart
ment, without recommending successor, and
for this he is assailed in the true JesulIcal
STYLE, which commands 10 strike but conceal
tire band that gives the blow.
Why, ask, Ito use the words Of another) in
the name of "poor humanity" all this TRADE
of abuse that is found in the Standard Of the
18th instant! & who can iind the odlum which
was threatened in that paper! None except
ing one who, through envy unseeing,
"The steps of honor are bent to draw them back !;
Involving oft the brightness of their path
In msts his breath had raised.''
TO cap the climax, this shadow Of a ske}e-
ton of writer, denounces Mr.. NJ. Murray, the
partner of Mr.. Sanxay, as being presumpluons
for daring to be democrat! Wonder if the
" gag law is about to be revived! A flaming
speaking and eloquent whig, was heard to re-
mark, repeatedly, before the last election, that
if the administration of Gen. Harrison should
prescribe men for opinions sake, he would not
fellowship the party but what do we see!-
He is the first, ah the very first, to object to
letting democrat have any thing to say even
in the choice Of a Postmaster and him wing.
If Plain Truth has the vanity to suppose
that he can affect the democratic party by his
low abuse of Mr.. Swan, or any other indlvldu-
ais, in Iowa City, he will find that in johnson
county there is JUSTICE.