The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-31

letter has recently appeared in the "Plain Dealer,
which is published a, Cleveland, Ohio, from the editor
whilst he visit to Washington, under the head
of corruption in high placesProscrption in the Post
Office Department. to which our attention was directed
some time since but whilst its circulation limited TO
the columns of that paper and IN sections OF the country
where its editor was known, reply to it deemed
unnecessary The material parts of the letter have, how
ever appeared in the columns of the New York Globe,
the Albany Atlas" and some other papers of that char
acter which makes it proper for us, to notice it, II
was matter of surprise to us that such article
should have made its appearance in those papers, is
difficult to believe that their editors did not know thai
there could have been grounds for such accusation
II can hardly be presumed that they ignorant of the
fact that the post offices in New York filled with
men who are favorable to the Wilmot Provso and that
not one of them had been removed that by the
Postmaster General.
We can hardly presume that they ignorant of the
fact that several Wilnot Provso postmasiers attended
the convention at Syracuse acted with the minority and
approved the call OF the Herkimer conventions and yet
no steps were taken the department to prescribe them
So many acts of that description have been recently
bbited by posmasters in New York. without any notice
from the department. that it is difficult to see how the ed
tors of the Globe and Atlas could have placed the slight
est confidence in the wonderful revelations of the editor
of the Plain Dealer" except upon the ground of their
anxiety to find fault with the administration
we nave inquired lnIO inc IdCtS Vi tHe case,
which the Pan Dealer" has founded its charges against
the Postmaster General and authorized to make the
following statement
Some twelve or eighteen months ago, the printing for
that section of Ohio had been given to the Times pub
lshed in Cleveland, in preference to the Plain Dealer
for reasons which then deemed satisfactory Some
short time since, Mr. Gray editor of the Plain Dealer)
came into the department with two of the members
of Congress from Ohio and presented his recon-
J,to tho uplpc of Tho
for advertising mail proposals for the present year
The Postmaster General expressed strong and de-
cided opinion against the selection of either of those
papers, in consequence of the controversy existing
between them and the confusion likely be produced in
the democratic ranks by it, and thought that other dem
papers should be selected for the patronage of the
department but said that he intended TO consult with the
democratic members from Ohio, and, if they concured
with him, he would select other paper. The ed
or OF the Plain Dealer pressed with much earnestness
know the objections TO that paperspoke OF It's long stand
ing, its character and his recommendations, &C. The
Postmaster General replied that he had not been reader
of that paper but many things had been said in the de-
partmen against its course that 1t had been said to be
under the influence of the Wooster Bank; that it had Ia
ken part in Ohio against the hard money men-producng
dscod in the democratic ranks and that recently one of
its numbers had been sent him, Marked which strongly
vindcaed the Wilmot Proviso Mr.. Gray said much
vindcang the of his paper and denied that he
was the author OF the article referred to- and mentioned
that il was not made question among the democrats in
that the of the writer, which is not recoeced said
part OF Ohio, and expressed the opinion that it would
be an issue in the presidential election but if he
said word in favor of the Poviso, ntmated that
he favored ii himself it has escaped the recollection of
the Postmaster General The Postmaster General replied
to him, If he wished to say anything in his behalf
on those subjects, he had best reduce it to writing, and
place on file, that might be considered when the sub
,nct ,hrn,t
other papers, to the members from Ohio The Postmas
ter General knew Mr.. Grays character well enosgh to
have trusted readily to his word to his written obi
CATION. If he had any other object in view The sole and
only object in requesting TO be put in writing was that
the members from Ohio might his own statement in
his own language Mr.. Gray called again at the depart
ment, and brought the New Era, which contained the ar