Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-08-11
MIR. COLLAMER.
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LETTER OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL
We publish below letter from the Postmaster Gene
raj TO Thos P. Crawford, ESQ., OF Pickeus county and
which first appeared in the Pckens Republican of the oath
ult 1t shows that Jacob Collamer is the Abotions
that he is represented to be The rank charges made
against members OF the administration are as DISGUSTING
as they are unpinciped and untrue Nota leading man
in the Conservative Wing party is OF the rank Abolition
cast The traitors to southern rights are to be found III
the ranks OF the Democracy tostered and cherished
as northern with southern principles" When those
thus tostered and cherished and imposed upon men
with southern principles, because the partisan purposes
ami party require Tor the nonce show the cloven
foot and appear in their true colos will do for Lo-
coocoism cry out traitors and YET call upon southern
people to look TO LocoocoisIn for their safety, and De-
mocratc Congress for their support A burnt child NAV
with dread the fire. and see IN the very character Of
its chivaic appeals low and degrading ambition that
one thing to-day, Tomorrow another:
WASHINGTON Cry, July 10, ls4e
DEAR S1R;-I received yours of the 29th uIt in which
you say that the exciting Congressional canvass in your
district in Alabama, am charged with being "a down
right Abotatonist and that the Democratic candidate
calls "a black hearted Snphureous Abotionist You
seem to desire to defend myself
You and all men of ordinary diseernment must be
sensible that those who such epthes generally regard
the people they address as Ignorant and exctabe enough
be influenced more by vtuperation and personal abuse
than either by facts reason 1t Is therefore course
which cannot be stopped by anything either say or
do; all can say is, that not now, nor have ever
BEEN am Abolonst and nave always received the most
bitter opposition from the Abolition party my State
have always held that nothing should be done by the
in the several States have always dscounenanced and
opposed all measures, pubic or pnvate, intended
tere with disturb the institution existing with the
States, as recognized by the constitution. AT the
time it is due to Justice and myself say, am an anti
slavery man. that is regard slavery very great poll
tea and moral evil and think nothing should be done by
this government to Increase extend it,
You say Nh lnge informs the people that as Posmas-
ter General send by the mails withhold theretrom
any documents WISH and that have been Post
master General the South has been flooded with Abolition
documents.
Now Sir / have had, IN Congress, some personal ac-
quaintance and intercourse with MI lnge, and ii ey-
remely difficult fol to believe he could ever be guilty
OF such gross and papabe misrepresentation 1t certainly
could be necessary tor any one TO write for in
formation to meet obvious alsehood The Postmas-
ter General has power, direction or control the
matter to be mailed 1t is regulated entirely by law The
laws OF Congress- establishing and regulating the Post
Office Department all parts Of the country open and
accessible TO all men These laws give neither TO any
postmaster nor the head the Department any authority
control whatever any printed paper or letter which
any person may think proper TO convey by mail When
such paper or letter properly directed presented to
postmaster be mailed he has night power nor has
the Postmaster General any authority to give hun power
10 open and examine ascertain Its contents or 10 sup
press or refuse 10 mail No Postmaster General ever at
tempted the exercise OF any such power and precisely the
same Instructions regulations, rights, powers and duties
exist now in the Department and offices which have exist
ed for many years before my accession to office and
other All this ia known, OF can be KNOWN to any
no desires to know the truth. How gross and unus-
able then must be the representations OF any man who
temps make the people believe tha1 am, this admin