The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-17

CAVE JOHNSON AND THE MAILS, ONCE NJ IRE I'VE
received the following letter from Detroit, Michi-
gan, day or two since, and publish il to the world
as another instance of the incapacity of Cave
Johnson to attend to the Post Office Department of
the federal government
DErRoIr, July IL, 1S4s.
DsAR SrR:-About ten days ago wrote you on the
subject Of the irr~guarty In the receipt Of my daily
Hefoid here. For The last ten days have kept q
receiving them here and 1t shows such sta'e OF
things ought to damn any administration who would
keep in Office officers who dishonest that scarce
ly one third Of da ly papeI taken here IRON your
city reaches this place. Can any II gifted
with the patience Of job put up with, submit to
such oursges "a there? am democrat and have bee
a supporter Of the present administration but # no
honest man can BIZ found among the party to be aP-
pointed Offices Of trust the Post Ocs
the the administration goes to hell he better
ask you in all candor, whether the statement give
you below is nota disgrace and shame to the adnl-
nisfraton. and the Post Office DEPARTING MT in particu
lar! 1t ought to make the head Of that department
blush
But point of fact there has been no regularity
systs in the Post Office in this Western
country ever since Cave Johnson took possession OF
that department and hope thanks be to God, that
his administration and that Of his deputy in Buffalo,
will coon be ended Cave Johnson seems to have the
same indifference to this Western country, that James
X. Pslk has TO Western lakes and rivers.
The following is the statement which have refer
red to-
1913.
July !. Received Daily Herald CT eth june
2. An Eastern mail received here but no He
s. Received Daily Herald OF Goth June.
The He, aid Of 2Sth June NOT receioed al all /!
q : Five Boats from Buifalo--three Eastern
% Mails, and yet no Herald /! Beautiful CON-
q mentary on the p o. Department.
8. Received Herald of 4th July.
The Htraids of the Both June and LIST. I'D,
and Sd July never heard Of Good Lord
deliver us from thieving Postmasters
o. Two Boats from But1ao-an Eastern Mail !;
but tho unfortunate Herald has been ric-
timised.
" 10. Received Herald of 9th July-The Herold
OF the 9th purloined, as usual.
IL. An Eastern Mail, but no Herald!
Sir have not reason to complain OF these matters!
Our correspondent, who is highly respectable
gentleman, asks US whether he has not reason to
complain, and we promptly answered that he has;
but not with us. Cave Johnson is the man to be
censured-a man who has not the ability to perform
the services which he undertook, nor the sagacity
or spirit to acknowledge his weakness, and retire
from his department.
We can assure our subscribers-North, South,
East and West-that their papers are. regularly
mailed to them from this office The fault oftneir
not reaching their destinations rests not with us.
Cave Johnson is incorrigibls; and we need not
expect relief until he is replaced by another and a
more competent person. That official would sink
any administration with which he might be con-
nectcd. He is as milestone round the neck of
the present dominant party, and has done as much
10 bring 1t into disrepute as has Mr.. Polk himself