The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-21
The Late Seizure or Letters.
Nrw yoRH, JOY 10, 1851

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TO TIE EDITOR or rue HERALD
ris-some unknown individual as, uming the very i'm
losing pseudonym Lex has presumed to deny the
statement that the trunk posed to contain letter
which was illegally seized by eustom-nouse officer un
der the Instructions Of the Postmaster Of this city va
restored by order Il the Postmaster Gcper the own
ere Thereof We have hcon informed by the owners %
the trunk that laid trunk surrendered uncopdton
any then; ard that statement h.s be. corrobo-atd
partmout.
The long rIgmaroe bout the Postmaster General civ
Ing Instruction. 10 Of his special agents 10 Obtain
IN biz own way the pece'sry proofs upon which 70 baao
persecution" mpy be nLeadd 70 frgbten fools; but
We mot respectfully inform the postmastcr 6aneral
and all others conctrutd that will continue our legal
business Of fctdDg letters by private express steam
eIs q carrying the {. Nails. until court Of Law
stail have declared it illegal rba Pos master Gsnera
has ben frequently informed b. Il private es
r7e's. and W. DvHfsbiy enclose 10 that funrtiouary
Every hanobil and circu ar issue rhp followiag
O. copy II lettet sGGJssed by To the Postmaster
General -
Nrw YosK asroh g. ISL
70 iBr PosrNAsrFE GrSfNsL. Washington City
Strive have this day received a HITTER from John
'aticrs brothers of Baltimore containing the fuos-
~ sent ucr ;rhe postmaster imc IN anl informed
- hrt he vul" fo'' cute " Tor violation OF the pot
lice llw at Tie time handing %. proel.un.ti,n
ud W The ioaHa-t. Ter General at Warrington to stor
u mails Dat Tn" nitsd states mail Mrssr. Gathers
ros act o. tur agents uudsr letter II instruction
tci.r, similar 10 the ~" nov encos. you, and
ctiuhy rex y1u To in.otm ~ What ss of The Unitei
tater Dc Les violated a. W consider rlyes The prn-
,Inls We explicitly disosim all int, ation II vlolq,-
Ina Get of Uorgrs. and assure ypu That 40 ,o A.
you MI matr kno~n u, thc act II OonEre~s xh!ch
tt'hdf any rerty ether than To- of the Unite.
throulh foreign count, or any other sct or co.,
gree. "Lch our ageat ours Ives ar .aa 10 have vi
lated, -, vii Instantly cease .ucb violation.
Re pec'iuiy youI Oh Z servants
BERF0RD & CO
III t'p referred q. % the act Congress approved
20 March lsI5. and We LAID h- lester bforc our Ieu,i
adviser Tor lis op ion vt,n that act ,f ousrnss H.
opinion wss That lhe net ~ grcs related nniy 70 Ger
ton On vessel ypg he United sta
nall 20 the masters q a other vessels aGI 20 pars9r
caiii ing ~ 4or mon'y over mail route within the
trrt-r, Cfthe United states no lection of that ar,
- o. az! other set nahc' any mention Of private
v,.tel not carrying tLs C,ited states mail.
liih" Postmaster Gon'ial really desired to test the
our tner made 60 Postmaster BRADY on the l7tb dss a.
May last aud also 70 ihr official agat ri the postnaser
ueuc1al ON the loth Of dsy. whom We stated In tie
Of witness that did take letters N
tali,,inn for hire and desired MIN 4 enter sait
asair.t a. We refer 'e who take any interest in tho
QUESTION Of cheap postg-c. tO the act Of Con rrss 81
March. 1855 W. hereby notify the puhii, tb.t ,,,,
mail. ir Chagres Panama. Csiforc a. ana ths soutI
Pacific ports Chua anu the randwith Islands will clos
az our office on MondaJ, 2Sth inst at2p W. The ir
regularity insecurity aud delays OF the nails no
tween New York California are subes of e,o,naio,
daily Letters entrusted TO us or 10 our arenis baT
never failed TO go through safely except in he instance.
at the Baltimore post Office broken et. II, 49, In
the Baltimore post Office between Ila and w
orb OF in the New Yors post Office aud the Postmaster
~ .'NN tu 10 ~ N'i W" lrtter3 10 although
They bore our rot stamp. and showed him istrr
t our az eat tanning Tie number II letters and thoit
d. tiuation.
The public, who have 80 generally used our ex press
tcd have no approximations that their y will b.
.tHcd and detained by the United States rost Ono
rs MS We know our rights We satisfied that
exiting law ct tie tnitd States H. nfrnged by and
: challenge a legal investigation. Our mails u 1ltb
'une rom California, arrived herr and distributed
ne AN instant. about - days from California but the
httu states mails have not yet arrived. Comment
: unnecessary BERfURD e. 90.
An nlnllinnist. namrI Nathan BIRD Mntenn. frnin