The daily union., 1852-10-13
pest once Abuses.-Ths Proof

contcmptuous silence WIN Whieu ey nave hiirtto
received complaints OF glarng abuses ia the management
Of the Post Oce Department But the reluctant speech
wfung from them only adds 10 the grievance we have
complained Of for il is nothing more than attempt TO
cover up gross abuse OF high public trust by puttng
forth an untrue statement
We have never charged the post Office in this city with
suppressng democratic documents but we do charge that
democratic documents and frequently our journal. are
.uouressed somewhere We often receive letters from
men AZ character who assure us that journal does
moi reach them in TO be useful TO them wh'e ihe
other papers published in this city arrive promptly at
their uost Offices The National Democratic Committee
10 this city have received numerous letters IRON members
AZ Congress- and distinguished citizens throughout the
country 10 whom thousands of documents have been
cont complaining that they have been neglected by the
suu,ittee and that they have not received any docu
mentv from ashingon since the opening Of the cam
ualgn The subjoined affidavit of Hon. A. G. Penn, OF
The House Of Representatives, member OF the National
Committee, is conclusive on this point
The Republic says that information has been communi
Gated 10 il iha, both committees send their packages
lied in bundles and that the franks OF the packages
ara all that receive the attention of the clerks" To this
ws have TO say that Postmaster General Hail. three
n.mocra,ic National Committee through him. that each
oae age must be directed as well franked The dem
a.r. committee has been required 10 up that rule
at great trouble and expense, while the wing committee
has been permitted to disregard it, the outside packages OF
their bundles being only examined
The decision Of the Postmaster General was clearly
right. We do not complain of it, Congress never in
tended that the rankng privilege should be transferable
a. it would be- all inents and purposes, If is per-
mitted that member OF Congress in Washington, Hon.
Truman Smith, for instance may send through the mails,
10 the chairman Of political club bundle Of ranked
documents the outer packages only being directed and
the president Of that political club be then permitted
10 direct the packages, and return them 10 the post
Office to be sent the faithful and trusty Of the
Seward. Scott party The advantage which such priv
lege confers on party during political canvass is ap-
parent II the clerks in the city post office look only
10 the outside packages, they have not acted in accord
ance with the law and the violation OF the law has
thus far given vas, advantage TO the whg managers,
even both parties have been treated alike, But both
parties have been treated alike for the democratic
committee. when it became assured that the whig COM
miee was violating The law, interpreted to Mr.. Penn
by the Postmaster General, sent off from their room
rstsd and those not directed ,cere returned having
been stopped and examined either at the city post office
or some other.
There can be no doubt that the Post Office Department
has BEEN by the corrupt men who direct the movements
OF the Seward Scott party, converted into political
glne to serve corrupt ends When the whg party threw
aside its principles and resolved TO follow mere avaa-
biiy il threw aside those men who had made il respect-
able in the public estimation, and placed itself under the
guidance Of the most unprncped combination that
dsgnoed any party. Take them in the aggregate, and
they reckless fanatics who believe that il is right
to resort any however base accomplish their
ends OF bad character who coolly and without
fana,icsm will hesitate nothing in their thirst for
power and the spos OF Office. Themanliness of the whg
panyits decency and respec,abiiy-have disappeared
and is ruled by OF who have dsgusied the
country by rapid series OF Frauds which they have at.
tempted TO sustain by every species OF corruption.
Mr.. Ps~n's affidavit.
CrrY WASHINGTON, TO toit;
This day personally appeared before me A. @. Penn.
who being duly sworn testies that he member OF the
National Democratic Committee and that in discharge o
his duties such he called the Postmaster General be-
fore the adjournment OF Congress- know n the rules and
regulations OF the Post Office Department would permit the
said COMMITTEES send bundles of document through the
and tho residue anked but directed and told III al
such nadmissble that be was subsequently
informed the had been relaxed in this particular
whom he called Postmaster General second time,
and Informed that rules had been relaxed
that subsequently he informed that the Whig Central
Committee were allowed send bundles OF documents
with the outside directed and the others anked
and directed. and he called third time the Pos,
mascr General and again infjfnrd that the fuis did
NOT ALLOW suoh Of the f.Ankinx privilege.
Ani this dep Dnsnt farther sta;e he has received
from various parts OF the country documents ranked by
Hon. Truman Smith, chairman OF the whix nmitlee in
this city, which not directed, accompanied by oom
plants that the democratic committee did pursue the
And this deponent further says that he has received let
sofrom many respectable and reliable in variou
quarters, 10 whom large numbers OF documents had been
fnnked by him, complaining thar the same had been
received weeks after they should have been received by
due course OF mail.
And further this deponent saith not.
Given under my hand the city Aforesaid this the ~
day Of October. In the year thousand eight hundred
and 6ftytwo
A. @. PENN
Dtsrascr or CoLunH., L.
Washington codniy.
On this l3th day Of osober, before me personally came
A. Penn, who being duly according to law de.
poses and says tha, facts .e forth In the
affidavit uG and the best Of his knowledge and
belief r. 8. MYER, j p
Watson g. Haynes, who at the Piltsburg free.
soil convention and who went through the farce OF ma
king q epeech for Pierce. commenting him 10 that ron