The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-07-27
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To the People Of Perryville.

I knew nothing OF the petition ior Tue
establishment OF an Office at PrIncip'o !;
was not aware that such thing was on
foot: did not know that enquiries We're
sent out to MIR. Lund was not aware that
Mr., TAYLOR signed them: knew nothing OF
a sum of money being offered to MIR.
Cochran; nor anything OF the muItlfarlous
matters stated in Mr.. Cochran's commune
cation, until long after the establishment
oi the Princlpio Post Office; and make
all these denisls because my name Is Sd
mixed up with these articles, with little
OF every thing else, that they hook much
as if had negotiated the whole affair
All know is that petition for Post
Office at Principle Furnace was forwarded
to me, that ! sent it to the Post Office De-
partment, and that on, the nth OF May
1850, the office was established, without
a word OF complaint SO far as | knew from
any quarter; and moreover, if | had my
way, would put Post Office in every
mans house.
Mr.. Cochran gets COMPOUNDED about
dates; now l keep the Documents and
do not get confused.
On the 7th OF May the Perryvlllr office
certified Tor the Principe office; on the
18th of Nav the latter was established;
and on the Oath OF May "the people for
warded their peti'ion;' and not "about
the first week of May" as Mr.. Cochran
says; and that petition was not forwarded
to, nor through me,
1t seems that relief was being sought
through Mr.. Kerr, on or about June 9th,
of which am for the first time informed
by Mr.. Cochran's communication a month
pre- tious to which date OF June 9Th, Mr..
Cochran saws was s:instTutted upon the
point" that is ''waS instructed" about
NAV 5th, at which date MIR. Cochran's
deputy had not signed Tor the Principle
office
here dismiss Mr.. Cochran with the
remark that he is clever fellow and has
something to fight about, and therefore !
do not blame him for giving battle; and
now turn my attention to volunteer
whom promise 10 leave very little ground
to stand upon.
The writer says, "the people OF Perry
willie and its vicinity have just cause to
",censurc the conduct of Mr.. Evans res
pectng their pos, office. He cannot
"but admit that he was early apprised of
"tha effect the new office then about to be
Grated would have upon the Perryvllls
"oHce, it it went INTO operation.
Gan Aat has been said upoa the subject
7 vas made knossa and explained to him and
"he promised deuoied attention 10 thar inter
i" ests rs early as about The LIST Of May"
Now do not "admit" but deny that
/ was informed of the effect of the new Of
flee before It was erected, or that all that
has been SAID was known to me as early
as about the first Of May and here this
writer and / are at direct issue.
On the ninth day Of May tor the first
time from the election of Speaker OF the
House, except two DAYS at April Court, I
lef: Washington. On the Goth day of May
returned. On the 7th of May Mr.. Tay-
lor signed the certificate, and on the 9Th
it was for the first time known at Perry
willie that steps were being taken for the
establishment of the Prnclpio office, and
here is the proof; for I always save the
papers.
On the 9th day of May Mr.. Coudon,
most respectable and intelligent gentleman,
who trust will forgive me for using his
name, wrote TO me that he knew the fact on
that day for HE first time l did not receive
his letter until the Goth of May
Mr.. Coudon in another letter 10 me da-
ted 23rd May, and which is the next re-
ceived from him, says that the first tune
he heard of the proposed office at Prin-
cipio was on the 7th May, on which day
Mr.. Cochran also threatened to resign.
On the 18th May in my absence from
Washington the office at Principle was
established.
On the morning Of the 10th or III, OF
May as I was getting into the cars at Elk
ton to go to Philadelphia, met Mr.. Cou-
don coming out. He asked if I had re-
eeived his letter! / answered in the mega
tive; when, as the cars started, he said
there was trouble about the new office,
and that his letter, when l saw it, would
explain.
So that It was not till the 9th Of May,
six days after the establishment OF the Of
flee, that knew there was the least objec-
ton TO it,
So much for ,he charge that on the first
of May Gall that has been said upon the
subject was made known to me-" when
Mr.. Coudon an intelligent gentleman and
warmly interested, knew nothing even Of
the proposed establishment Of the office
until May 9Th.
So much, also, for this writer's assertion
that l was appraised ''of the effect the new
Office then about to be erected would
have" Tor was first informed that there
was even difficulty, by Mr.. Coudon at
Elkton as from ons ofhis letters to me APP
pears and this was on or about the 18th