The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-05
Ophir Pest OGice--The Other
Side,
OpHIR, Cal. Feb. Sd, 1853

Humbug," and signed "A Citizen of
Ophr" In order that such an effusion
should lrse no means of publication, in
stanty affixed it in full to he outside of
my office, with the single comment that it
was there posted as a Lie. IsJL
/ he pub, ic of this vicinity knowing ac-
the case, will hard think a reply to he
necessary, bM the fbeI has beei spread
throughout cofnty and State---and have
friends in both. 1t is proper and just thar
lhe refiltation should 60 rs far. shal
not libel, but will leave my mark. ~.
Before noticing any specific, personal
charge, contained in that article, wi |
briefly state the history of this p. 0. bus
mess, and ask the public of Ophir to com
pare the two statements with their own
recolectlons. ,,......,f
Two petitions were forwarded to the
proper quarter for the appointment of IA
p. Nj. Mt Ophir both of them I'M favor of
highly respectable citizens. Mr.. }. q.
Jackson finally received the appointment.
Some time, however, before the news was
received, and after the delay had given
him reasonable grounds for supposing that
no z. O. would then be established here,
Mr.. jackson sold out his entire business
at Ophir, to assist which, had been of
course his chief motive for soliciting the
office, and renoved to- Auburn where he
still remains in the Express business. =
Some considerable time after this re-
moval, came his longdelayed appoint
inent az Post Master. Being in another
town, and having permanently left Ophr,
he could NOT of course accept. Had he
been engaged in any other than the Ex-
press business, he might posSb y so far
stretched his commission, as to retain the
office and appoint prorer deputy. But
aS it wHs, this act could not be counten-
anced by the Department. He had no
power to appoint substitute. His re-
Communications world stand on little, if
any, better ground than that of any pri-
vate citizrn- He acted aS every man Of
honor wou!d act. Instead of pocketing
his commission, he re turned it to the De
parluent by The very first steamer, as APP
pears by the certificate of the P. Nj. at
Auburn. More he could not very well do,
and it may bc fairly doubted, whether
most persons, having like him an adverse
interest, could have been expected to do
as much. .t s,.e.g ...sN
As for the agency of the undersigned in
this business, he has littc to say He bad
none, and ifr the nature of Things could
have nosc. He has never had any OWN
er>hip in the Express office at Auburn,
and the sole connection he has with Mr..
JACKSON lies in personal friendship aud
I ht. fact TINT hotfp urc agents rhe Same
Express Line. As to Mr., Cogg in, With
" hose name his has bre sU strangely IN
ternlnglrd, their acquaintance is summed
up in the fact that the undersigned sever
to his knowledge saw, and certainly never
communicated with that gentleman, and
indeed 1t Is most likely that Mr.. GOggln
never heard of the tiers existence 1t
is most absurd to suppose that the under
signed held the existence of the Ophir p.
o. within his contrO nor viii his friends
lightly believe that he would wrong his
good name by doing Il dishonorahIe action
to suppress IL thousand Post Offices
z In pledge of the truth of the above
facts, offer my word as a man, and my
honor among men.
After this statement, the published lct-
ter alluded demands an appropriate reply,
1t contains three assertions. 5i1a.r
One is rather mistake than an untruth.
''CitiZen" states that there is no Z. o. in
Ophir. This is literally true, huta wrong
is conveyed. Within few
weeks, IL commission to a new Z. Nj.
passed through the hands of bolh the ac
.scd ami was forwarded with Express
speed. No! The crpose by '"Citizen"
was not made to cad pui'lic attention to a
state of things where public action could
be had. An appolntnPnt was made, and
The matter was heyond public influence.
What then was his motive!
He mckee two other STATEMENTS.
One is, that MIR. Jackson ''porketcd his
and eft Ophir to exr hange
the p o. for an Express. But every man
krows that he Ieft Ophir before receiving
his commission As to what he did with
it, refer to this certificate of the Auburn
Post Master. ,r.' ~
s..i i.o..s ,ea ssAuBunN, Feb. 4th, S53
'H ceytily that the appointment of }. z.
jackson as P. NJ. at Ophirvil e, was re-
ceivcd hy him at this Office months after
he had engaged in siu-iicss ut Auburn,
and that it was promptly returned finm
this office to " a>hihgton with, his rcsig-
nation 10y the return steamer. .,.....tf5
WILLIAM GWYNN, #
'0 M 7"f 3119l ~nl H Auburn p. NJ
Let this infamous slander cling TO its
authors name hereafter! aat
Another charge is made. si5.i4.4, T..
II seems that J. &. jackson was in