Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-07-23
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asing my present "ofiicial position authorize
,ou 70 publish Il. It's as follows:
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a7s he Postmartey Of Georgetoan.
s.DrAH Sir. At pirate consultation of the
Leading Democrats of the Union, held in this
s,ty Immediately upon the adjournment Of the
fgacinna,i Convention, il was recommended
~. each Postmaster be requested TO contribute
n amount proportonasc 10 the receipts Of their
rssoeetisc Officers. Upon examining the rct,ins
NJ the Post-oHice Department it Is found thst
,our proportion will be shrce dollars, hch
soa viii confer a favor BY RENTING BY return
Of mail,
!. The principal object In making these coIec-
lions Il 70 throw into the doubtful States an im.
n,spse auantity Of speeches aud documents in
favor oil the policy OF the Democratic party, and
also 10 assist in deiraying expenses Of speakers
that will he employed during the coming canvass.
You will therefore perceive that every PostInas-
Der gho wishes for q continuance Of his official
noat,ion will lind Il for his interestto use every
Effort 70 bring about 20 desirable result.
.Postnastcrs are appealed TO because they
are considered the Representatives Of the party
IN their respective localities, and being the re-
eIu.epis Of the patronage OF the Administration,
/, Is but Just that they should comply with its
demands
.Piease send US the name OF some reliable
leading Democrat in your town. whom We car
confer with.
Address PERRIN NJ. BROWN, JR
Washington City, a. c. 1906"
Probably similar draft has been made upon
al the Post,nastefs in the United States, aud
doubtless a large amount OF money will in this |
/, xay be collected TO aid in the election Of James
Buchanan and the enslavIg OF Kansas.
hope, for the honor Of the North, that this
Mind OF wire working will be found to avail but
liitie in the free States. hope that our North
err Postmasters will regard Freedom andthe in
terests Of the country more than the favor and
patronage of the Administration.
nave ever been fnll.b!ooded Loco.foco
Democrat politically dyed in the wool, and
have never vet voted any other but a Democratic
ticket. and regret that there is SO much blood
upon their platform that cannot do SO still.
But Il Is TOO red: and the Kansas pill that the
LEADING Democrats (?) have prepared Tor us is
q little too bitter for me to swallow and If swal-
lowed my political stomach is altogether too
weak to retain it. If am expected to figure
for Buchanan, for Slavery in Kansas, and
against las ] belieyc) the best and dearest in.
ierest Of The nation, in order to insure " a con-
FINANCE OF nay official position as Postmaster
at the city of Georgetown, shall beg to respect
fuly decline the honors of the Office; as holding
such an office at such cost would be too much
like the bargain made by that ancient leading
Democrat who "sold Jesus Christ for thirty
pieces OF silse."
believe that this COUNCIL of "leading Demo-
Gratis" was made upot such worthless as Douglas,
Brooks, Herbert Co., and that this document
was the product of night session in the green
room OF some fashionable drinking establish
ment, and was concoctcd and issued without the
sanction or even knowledge of the Postmaster
General or any of his assistants, and as such
deem tho sin or breach Of honor to publish it.
Yours, for Fremont and Freedom,
NIIES