Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-05-08
"Der9ngement in the Mails"

oHoet thls Aeau, tie last Spectator HAS
fair specimen Of the ungenteel length to
which party feeling may lead its victim,
aud sad evidence Of the utter incapacity
Of reckless partizans to do justice. Gratu-
itous, untounded and illiberal assertions
never convince any one, but as these are
the only arguments the Wings now have
to use, we must exercise little charity
towards them. The complaints which the
Spectator has been pleased, in its bitter
ness, to make, are now Of less frequent
occurrence than ever before. Evidence
OF this fact can be produced by all who
have any extent fbusiness to transact thro'
the postal agency, and are disposed to do
justice. The instances of the miscarriage
o, papers OF which the Spectator COM
plains, is nothing new. The writer of
this has been connected with a printing
office. in one or another capacity, for near
ly 10 years. and we can simply say, that
to our knowledge there has never been
more regularity. The whole secret Of
this ebolltion of spleen and impotent
wrath is found in the simple fact, that a
"short-sighted Administration" has see n
fit to somewhat equalize the Offices be-
tween the parties, and the Spectator is
disgrunted because its pet was removed
from the P. O. a: this place. We pre-
sumo, that il wings had been retained, or
new wings appointed, qualification would
have fbeen the criterion, and all would
have been right. But it is useless to no.
tee such sen<eless jargon and idle ranting
as finds mirror in the columns of the
Spectator OF last week, relative to the mails.
There is tribunal to which misdemeanors
and mismanagement in post-ofIices can be
brough! for investigation and adjudication
and II the Spectator or its corresponder.,
has any complaint to make, let il l,e made
to this tribunal. The whole $685., or Il,
wrath is, that the wishc y of ito editors and
their particular elm, have not been con.
suited by the President OF the United States
in the disposition of the office at this place
ahd hence they make sweeping charge
against the whole postal arrangement, thai
they may reach direction by indirection'
and inslnuate Encouragement in general
terms where they dare not arraign by spe
cific charge. But this is characteristic.
mo- ~ he, l.
serious insinuation has been thrown GU
against the honesty aud efficiency of the
'Locoioco' post-masters that there wer,
only two cases Of misdemeanor brought be-
tore the U. S. Grand Jury at its late sitting
IN this place, and the principal offenders in
these are Whigs, Comment is unnecessary
we are authorized by two gentlemen
(one Democrat and the other a Wing :
who are engaged in business in Stanton
and have large correspondence and TAXI
eferea newspapers, which they receive al
staunton p. o., to say, that these letters
and papers have been received with great
regularity. They are received by all the
leading lines coming to Staunt6n. An in.
stance is given Of one of the papers re.
ceived by them, "a Richmond daily } only
one of which has failed TO reach them in
time since the present p. Ms appoint
ment, nor had one been, delayed or mis-
carried for several months before. Where
as some year or two ago this Daily usually
came although the mail was daily one)
in numbers varying from iwo to four
These gentlemen speak in the highest
terms of the courtesy and efficiency OF the
present p. NJ. To which we can add our
humble testimony, that there never ha,
been more promptness, efficiency and pc.
likeness, as far as our observation and expe.
rience goes, than are to be found now il
the Post Master and Assistants a. thi.
place.