Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-11-26
For Me Moaongaltz M:rrsr.
"A Drowning MAN will catch M
EfrnWs.n

straws."
Mr.. Editor:--ln tho democratic
Republican," Of the 18th inst, there ~.
pears a communication addressed TO the
Post Master General, which suppose
is intended for a yindica,ion or set.oT
against the remarks mado in the Mi,7gr
tie week previous. relative to the inca.
paci,y and misconduct of the Pos. Mas
tor at this place, by myself and others.
AT the very commencement of this mia.
cradle piece Of baljerdash, this would
DO writer's evident intention is to De.
ceive the person whom no addresses by
stating that tho mirror" IL q "small
country paper Of limited circulation,
&c., and then goes on 10 say that if he,
Uhe P. NJ. GeneraD, were cognizant of
the facts no explanation would be ne.
cessary-,hat a .ts0 persons were hos.
tile to Mr.. Shay, and that they were
hostile to the former Post Master
What poor, miserable excuse for tho
incapacity and we'll known unftness Of
this officer! Does not every man, wo-
man and child know the universal com.
plant against him for his want ofknow.
ing how to deliver the mail matter out
correctly VIII any ono deny it. cx-
cept the person who has the audacity to
assert what he has in the communication
referred tot
There was no complaints against Mr..
Shay until his fragrant unftness for tbs
Office was apparent to every body
That this officer is opposed by a small
portion oflhe office.soeking wings only,
is another gross Misrepresentation as
the homes, portion Of both parties we'll
know. will not attempt to follow tho
scribblings Of this correspondent thro'.
out his nonsensical article, but vii! !eavo
him in the hands OF the individual whosn
be calls unfortunate" Having long
suffered under damaged reputation"
To whom this allusion is made | know
not, but presume the unfortunate an.
thor is able to ,ako care of himself.
and 10 show at least as clearly as tho
fellow did that N1llers had fal hogs, but
for the life film he could not tell whose
corn they eat. As to tho insiuuation
that the editor Oft Mirror ia con,roli-
ed by certain Wings, leave unanswer.
cd, expecting that you will speak for
yourself.
The "l;ttle I'm" or some Jas,.ack
for him, in the Republican of the same
date, says that asserted in my commu-
nication of the 9Th, that stone was
thrown through the delivery window
from tho inside, with sufficient force to
break breast.pin on a gentle,nsn's
breast. | made no such assertion, ant.
the writer Of that editorial has either
through ignorance or malignant design,
asserted that which has not the shadow
of truth about it. But as to the fact
that a missile of some kind was thrown
as alleged, aud that breast-p;n was
broken, IT Is TRUE. The gentleman
who received the blow is o respectable
and intelligent citizen, whose assertion
or word will go as far as that of the onc
who threw it, in this community, or any
other person who attempts to sustain
him in the office he is so totally unfit to
fill.
Thus it will be seen. Mr.. Editor, that
the means resortod to to justify the 70.
ten,ion of the Pos, Master is as baseless
as the bottomless ocean. Notone charge
has been refuted, except by simply de-
nying them, when rt tho same time, the
whole community sknows that they arc
stubborn truths. Having had occasion
to visit the country short time since,
and riding along the road leisurely, l
met one of my old Democratic friends
coming to town, who after the usual
salua,ions were passed cnquired Of mo
who that was speaking in such friendly
terms about his friend Shay, the new
Post Master, in your last weeks paper.
In reply. | said FIND OUT.
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