New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-06
OFFICIAL MAIL RIFLING.
PROGRESS OF SLAVEBREED1NG DEsPOTlsM
To tie Edifo- Of The ~ y Tribune

PROGRESS OF SLAvEBREEDING DESPOTIsM
To the EditO- Of The N. Y. Tribune
SIR: IL appears to me that the circumstances am
about TO relate ought to be made public that the peo
pe may know that the spirit OF desposm Is manifested
elsewhere than in Hungary and Italy, or Kansas.
have had correspondent the latter place for several
months 1t may be said, What of that! That IL an
affair of YOUR own thought myself till learned
that some persons thought differently, and made 1t
part Of their business, as will be seen.
About the middle of August friend informed me
that man had been talking to her father about my
correspondence, and added that she thought 1t very
singular how he should know much about my letters
as he proessed to know unless somebody had opened
them at the Post Office. thought II strange myself
but do not know that should have made any inquiries
about it. had | not been informed by correspondent
that letter containing money, which mailed on July
l. had not been received and he advised me TO make
inquiries at this office. then made efforts 10 ascertain
who the persons that had taken so inuch interest
about nv letters, and was told by Mr. W., in whose
house reside, that Mr.. d., class-leader IN the Meth
odst Episcopal Church, South aud mail-contractor
between H. and d., time in July took him aside
and told him confdentisy, and important secret
that was writing great many long letters TO the
Aboltonsts in Kansas, etc. began to have doubts
that the one containing money went further than this
Post Office therefore my next inquiry directed to
Dir. d. himself in the presence Of Mr.. and Mn. W.. TO
leaIn if possible where he obtained so much knowl-
edge and he told me he had heard Mr.. Med the Post
MASTER and several other persons speak about it, but
when l requested him to inform who the 90 several
other persons WERE he at fret refused but afterward
said that he did not know that he could tell who they
Ii seemed not little surprising that he should
tell something as secret, attaching to il importance
even, and forget who told him. lie even had the i'm
pudence to tell me that he thought had been doing
very wrong in my writing, and that he did think it
very strange that had written many letters to
Kansas. Here was an enigma 10 solve. How could
be know how many letters had written to that place
Tor had mailed but one at this PostOflice directed
there and | informed Mr.. d. of that fact. 1t was
also fact that had written two other letters directed
to Kansas but they related to some business mat
ters that I could not have attended to here,
ncosed each Of them in letter 10 friend, request
ing him to attend TO the business for me- and then mail
them. The sent first he received as il contained
only draft payable TO him. and therefore Of no value
to any other person but the second containing money
is mir.rg These facts look rather aLfavorabe for our
pious clsss-reader.
l next visited the Postmaster in Lis Office though i
not customary in this region for ladies to 90 the
Pott-Ofce that might see for my self where he kept
the letters sent there to be mailed for had repeatedly
heard that he managed the Post Office affairs in very
careless manner and saw nothing that gave me any
reason to doubt the common report for he showed
shabby old box that looked as il goods had been
received in it, without lock, in which they
were kept I'll mailed, and from which it would
be very easy for person disposed to abstract let
tes and the Postmaster know nothing Of it, and dlers
enough lounge about the pace-some, fear none too
coed to do such act.
l must not forget to mention that Mr. d. very era.
cously informed me that he had no desire to iniurs
me How very magnarimous! Not desire TO iniure
me, when had been guilty, according to his state.
merf, Of the terrible crime Of writing great many long
letters to the Aboitionists in Kansas do hope ali
who read this will appreciate and value as highly as
90, the motives Of this man with great soul SUD.
pose you know very well that such remarks would be
likely TO have an influence here against peron a.
uniavorable as would the cry Of mad dog in the
crowded streets Of great city against 40 inoensiye
animal OF the genus CAMS Just then trotting along.
DO lot think it is unehartabe to conclude, Judging
H'm bic own talk that he did open and read my letter.
and that he hoped to raise An odous cry sssins. me-
'r the Perstn to whom be talked 20 so,adewio1y wss