Port-Gibson herald., 1843-02-23
II.Ine TSnsf lTastel % NaGche7.

The Post Master a NSsOCMCA'
Some time since We had occasion to complain
of the treatment which our paper received at the
hands Of DR.. Wren, Post Master at Natchez,
mon which he addressed US note requesting
a. I'VE should retract what we had said, as be
alleged ..as an act Of justce" to him. subse-
onentIv. we made further inquiries from our
subscribers, Though we thOught at the time OF
Of making tho complaint that we had exercised
rreaf forb..arance towards the DoctOr,) in order
that there should be no mistake in our course,
md from the following extract of a letter from
one OF our subscribers, together with the lnioF-
nation we gather from other sources, We are
compelled to believe that our subscribers are un-
Justly dealt with BY the Post Master, at Nat
chez. we take great pains in packing up the pa
pers. and know that they are sent regularly from
this Office. Il is said, and we believe it to be
true. that he is in the habit OF throwing papers
aside, if they are not called for in short Time,
thereby depriving the subscribers of their pa
ners. II is well known that complaints have
been made for years, by nearly all the newspa-
pers in South Mississippi, against the admins
tration of DR.. Wren; he is the only Post Master
that has discontinued our papers, and has never
assigned any reasons IN behalf of the persons
whose papers he has taken the responsibility TO
discontinue, which is quite suspicious, to say
the least. 1t is rather vexasous to have persons
complaining ofus FOR not sending on their pa
pers, when DR.. Wren has ordered them discon-
tinued, of course, such treatment should be
complained Of, and that in the most public man
ner. The letter referred to is add essed to the
publisher, as follows:
tNATCHEz, Fer. S, I843.
Mr. W. F. EIsELY:
Dear Sw-Your note came to hand on the lst
inst, containing request to your brother and
myself, 20 make inquiries relative to the papers
(the Herald,) sent to this place, of which DIR.
Wren has ordered to be discontinued; in reply,
will state, that your brother and myselfcalled
on the majority Of those named, and they state,
as well as myselfand your brother, that We have
never fused to take out the Herald; your bro
ther and myself have been absent for some time
from the state; he says he called about four
times and never got the paper but once, yet he
cannot attribute any blame to Dr. Wren, be-
cause, aohen he called at the office, no person
uoitl.in, SAGE little bog; and formyself, have
been absent a great portion Of the time, but al
ways got the paper when ! called for it, which
was two or three times. Mr.. Potter states that
he called about twenty times for the paper, but
could never get the Port Gibson Herald;" Mr..
Newcomb says he calls for it very often, but
can never get il; as for Mr Dale's paper, a gen.
tleman states that he called at the office several
tines for his Port Gibson Herald, (three times
he would say on oath,) and could never get il;
and further, too, he knows that Mr.. Dale has
never refused the paper. You wish to know
how obtained the paper containing the article
against Dr.. Wren; | will answer, BY stating,
tina: on my return from Harrisonburg, I called
at the Post Office for the frs. time in four weeks,
he asked me show long since | there be-
tOrc?" replied about month, he then handed
me the paper, pointing out the article alluded
to-you also inquire as to the feelings of the ci-
tizens towards DR.. Wren, as far as can Judge,
] think they are much more adverse to him than
they were when you were here.
Yours truly, -
Now, Dr.. Wren may make as much out Of the
above as he can; we have great reason to com
plain of his treatment, in suppressing our pa
pers, and the people Of Natchez have as much
reason to complain at his keeping small boy
in the Office instead of employing an efficient
yonng man, to conduct it's : fairs, and who could
do them justice, which the Doctor ought to at
tend to, and we sincerely hope that this is the
last time We shall be compelled TO complain Of
his treatment. We entertain no malice what
ever towards him, aud do not desire his removal
from the Office. IN conclusion, we would state,
that rejecting upon his, venerable age, We are
inclined to recall the harsh Impressions contain
ed in our former notice of him.