The true Democrat., 1857-02-10
For the True Democrat

 EDrroR TRUE DEMOCRAT: A communication in the Gazette and Democrat, from Sevier county, signed "P.," owing to it's false state- ments, demands brief reply.
 The portion in which I am immediately in- I terested, is as follows:
 q noticed in the legislative proceedings, a short time since, that ;he Senator from Hemp stead. Gen. Royston, introduced a resolution in | the Senate, instructing our Senators, and re- questing our Representatives in Congress to pro- cure, for "Long Bly," additional pay. for ex- tra services as mail contractor on the route from Washington to Clarksvile, iu Texas.
 | Now, l, as one of those interested in that route, would like to know what these extra ser vices are. Is It for failing to make trips ire quenty when they could be made? Or is it for leaving from two or three to twenty sacks of mail matter in Paracliita. during the last winter, from one to several weeks at a timer Sometimes left lying on gallery, and at other times thrown into one of the rooms at the court house, where have seen twenty sacks or more | lylng, and was told by the r. NJ, they had been lying there some weeks? Or Is 1t for eX- tra political services, in canvassng hls county during the last summer, for q seat in the Gen. 1 your city in November last, when he was try ing to get the office of Swamp Land Commis- sioner? hope the Senator will let us know"
 Now, Mir. r. E., or any one else, (though, I think B. would very well stand for the real name of the writer,) who lives on that route, very well knows, that my contract is to carry the mails in t,oo-horse coaclles and the author, when he states or wishes to convey the idea that l. or any one for me. have applied for eatra pay for such services, has from ignorance or ma lice, sought to convey an unqualified fakseltood The true state of the case is, that the condition of the roads, in conncxion with the increased amount of mail matter to carry, has compelled me to use ertrG team, that s, run three horses instead of two. And this Mir. P. or B., vory well knows. It is for this extra team alone, that additional compensation is asked, and any unprejudiced man would say am en- titled to it. The department will grant this relief or not as they see fit. If they do it, it will be but simple act of justice, and will cost Mr. P. = B. nothing If they decline, l can only say that Long Billy will carry the mails to the end of his contract, should it even re- quire four horses instead of three.
 As to the charge, that haze failed to make trips when they could have been made, dis pose of, by pronouncng it simplya he.
 That some mail bags have been left on the route at Paraclifta, is true, but under what cir cumstances do not know, only from the driver. He stated it was owing to the condition of the may, have been fined for it, paid the fine, and do not ask it back. The only hardship about it is, that if Mr. P. or E. had devoted but a | small part of the time, to having the road kept in repair that they did in promul satng know nothing doctrines there would have been no occasion for the fine being imposed
 It is true, l canvassed my county, and made 1 quite as respectable race as MT. r. or B. did | in his, but the idea of any reward never enter ed my nlind thought at the time, and still think myself sufficiently rewarded by the lri- ability, the dclormites of dark lantern or know nottingham.
 If the Board of Swamp Land Commissioners had not been abolished, 1 cannot say what the result would have been. l believe would have received the nomination, us one of the board, from the democratic party, in caucus.-I Certain 1t is, would not have had the office on any other terms, for, as a adenocrat, neither sought for, nor desired know nothing votes or influence. WILLIAM MOSS.