The State guard., 1848-05-16

! provoke their greetings. am, therefore, already embarked for one of our Northern ports, the nearest to my family, and shall in retirement, await the further orders o the War Department.
 Tlus does this old military chiefiain bring himself to the level os the lowest enial-succeedng most wonderfully al the game of cn'ting off his '.own nose to spite his face."
 ROCArokD, .pay 10, 1e49. Jonv HARDY,
 Sir: learn from an editorial in the last "Guard," that you have received seuere complaints from several of your subscri- bers' at the Rockford post office, in con sequence of the non-reception of the "Guard" by due course of mail.
 Now, sir, as your remarks, based upon information received from your subscri- bors," lead the public unjustly to believe that remissness on the part of the Post Master at this place, has been the occa- sion of the deficiency, l beg to set myself right in that particular.
 The statement that the "Guard" is not received regularly, and sometimes mol q. all, is almost untrue in the first clause, and wholly so in the last; as it has but once, during the administration of the present office, failed to be received and distributed in due time. And there is not subscri- Der who has ever failed through any neg ligence in the Post Master to get his pa per. lfthere is one who has not received his paper, it is his, and not the Post Mas. ter's fault. "
 At the request of several persons who but seldom come to Rockford, their papers have been sent to them by such of their neighbors as they designated; and if, at any time they have failed, under this ar engagement, to get their paper, they have no right fancy, on account thereof. to censure the Post Master. nor the Post Masters wife, nor the mail carrier, nor the mail carriers horses, nor the printer, nor the printers "devil." si-''r A', It is true, that not only the package of the "Guard" for Rockford, but also the packages for Nixburg, Socapotoy, Young. vile, Brownsville and pinckneyville, were not regularly received at, and forwarded from this office last week. N' f'
 I will state the facts to you, Gas I stated them, l had hoped, to the satisfaction of every person who applied for his paper.) and it may assist your imagination to To- cate the place at which the deficiency" occurred at some "whcrc elsc" than Rock iord. af.
 After distributing the matter for the above offices, and not finding package of the "Guard'' for either of them, I went to the driver and insisted that he should search for another sack which might be- long to tho way mail. He did so, assist ted by another gentleman and myself but none was found. Of course I could do no more. l supposed that from some cause the paper had not been issued in time for the mail. natural conclusion, truly. It seems, however, that they were really abroad somewhere, as in d1e course they were returned, l suppose from Blue Pond and they must have been sent by mistake in special bag for that office. 0'. The above, sir, is the treason why" the " "GuardH was not received regularly" last week; and you see that no :. deficien- cyl of diligence has been exhibited by tine Post Master at Rockford. q ff In conclusion, sir, hope your subscri- bers, who are so prompt to report any irregharity jn receiving your paper, are as prompt in paying for it. It is my pri- vatc opinion, however, that you had bet ter '' scratch them off your books" as they can be but an ungratelu set of fellows. who would (afier having the matter so fully aud cioquently explained to them as l have doae it) send you report to the prejudice of as clever iellow and as good and Kind Post Mdster as is ,ei' 9a' 2
 TIE PosT MASTER AT RocKFoRp. We endorse the sentiments of our friend "thc Post Master Ut Rockford" particu- larly in the conclusion of h;s letter. and arc satisfied that his explanation ought to give entire satisfaction, and exculpatc him from all blame for the non.arrival of the "Guard." We hope many of the faul. finding patrons will carry out fully tte hope of < the Post Master at Rockford"
 The Illinois Democratic State Conyern. ven ton have met, and appointed their electo. rial ticket. Before adjourning, Lewis Cass was recommended as their first choice for the presidency, and Levi Woodbury their second. The present State officers were nominated without change for re. telectioa. The Democratic party in St. Louis have renominated James B. Bowlin, the present member, for their represents, l tive in Congress. .fitf7s as1i 9iNFsisJ "