, 1857-10-23
Mr.. Sarjent's Letter.
Posr OEFIcE, GRAND MoUND,
Oct. IS. 1851.

Mn. WuEY-In your last weeks issu,
there appears n letter over the signature
of Asher Sarient which contains charges
against the Post Masters of Olympia anC
Grand Mound. which. if true. would con
demn them to felon's cell The follow
! ING is his language
! Non % = ~, ,;,,I, .,rn,isi,r ,bo,
.orsidor;nn onr Povt Mostors nrs '1,9 oo59oraII, I
oon,ro.a5 oYeae oS ,Lo n,o.t ~ ;rtoII;.ons w IN ,b'
connpanni,;oS o IN Ill thor i've nitb ,boi,
iSstrmot;ona hnforo thoir eyos tho nonoItio,
Of If tho law storinr tbem IN t5s fscr That
Ur;noto Io,,or dnIr sooiod and addrossod
ponnnt m~ ho Un;IoJ ~ 0Irmr,;o on5 Joiiyorod
~ "%Es 80 NJ n'i;hnpt - hroLoH
49, az u onJ ,-nt ,oo ~ sO hrUoliSr q man'
ps"i "'t 49, " oauoIono IT,, !. oI,cs, tnro ogn
W. '""' Wv w.,
IL IS, sir, indeed surprising that Sucn
intellgeht fost Masters shou!u become
such reckless ScampS : surprising INA!
being so lnteiugeh'' ana such adepts al
vlllainy mat letters cannot oe mailed al
one once ana uellVereu at tGG oIher WIN
out oeing preken open should YET oe Such
o"nS!9s at lneir WORK: Authitt'hg nis
principe, am not surprised at MS cohclu'
sion, tnat under such q state ol arrange
ments letters containing money would STAND
poor show" THINK so too, and II MT
SaTents statements are correct the public
ought to think So and hurl such villains
from Their positions ana let the majesty Of
that law that mas stared them 10 the
.Ic:, WIN WINE s"ey .l na'e Oeen en cumming an lung
nt" Ut ueIu - " tho n"io1, 10" upG" tu 'hn
a"u .,usn ''e'r p W 'no 'T"soS uvp'nS " tno
Pe"'tent.a.y @ Du,, 0'ti Ge.o.o '"o sgn''nIo S
=. 'ne Ia" 70 Paooou' l, lS' o"e, eylIu, 'no
m ,So f,1, De noI no"IU hnn1 ~ u ,h u.nto ",nto
nnu III '"e n,It p,aoe o,'Iu ~ .ne nS SUI
Or; ,nr i"' nd deIi"noS % od"n' c1 ~ 'Iu WonnS az
~; nPtI Gnu h.oi no..o ~ r.io Thn.o
%,s"ous uo Doe I'm Uaons UeuI & SS $3.50; ,a h 1ra .I,e
nus oea'Se,' Uv'H " "TIA u",i"s '"0 D, wv
to a.9 u"u ~ M % looo o hnt % Nh, % Io,tor horo Uo
o 1a ~ sui' %S 0Ir, s "u a Soio.oS iIo uTo1
%raa eem Ntn"nd D,i;hnpt han;no G 'G hoen L,o ~
y uuu -nOu"G "" "'nouS nG,s innJ oSen IT, no.
em ,L Oen Io ooD,mo;n. " S"SS, S.oO. ~ ono ma'
ho, o,' 80, 60 onId 1 not d.s ho,woan ~ tn
Sas n'1'vis rVIu ha; asS 's"oe" @ ,;H NJ NJ
luCcs S, wl'Tous t. Ue.ns o.o1en Ops"' p t,l w..
pa HI" ~ ~ Io,,a. 49, -" .
'Ia; Du,' oa} ~ .ui, i.S, S' n,oa o,,.r 49, ~ n,D
teO';,, ,'u ,,;;h ~ ~" ~ onTaioUS | SroL.n1 TfMy
S".;tu. y, W. an sn ~" M wo.d %snob y ,hnt
10 in..a. s ,S. dnIv ,naon;0r aro.srj,,
suo,oS s"o T .SnI1 10 comDoiIsd % % so1 bis
o,oton, !" ~, I'm
'4s' 10 NV
But before proceed 10 no'lce tne man
ner IN when TINS 'eIter was seaieG' l. WISH
10 notice remark Wn'cn you make IN re,
lation 10 the matter GU say Le.
foSt Masters IN iuture see that none oGI
s"0r" employees nave aeceSs 70 'nelr . n, oul,
ceS' ihlS Is r'gh', My once uc'ns AePs
IN my dwelling mouse, all the members oi
my iamliy, VINO are olu enough 10 nave any
'ning 10 uO WIN 'Ie ouiGe, "tS S~"n ae-
s.stahIs' VI 'ue u"y "ue" .uo nah
rived from Oiy'nP'u, pIlngIug 'lo 'e'Ier III
qnesuon' my iamlly were al absent W. was
connneo 10 Tue Iouse W Ill nva''u' ine
mail arrived IN tue uiorhlng' opened II
mysei-iounu Out one pacAage auureSSeu
10 my once upon opening ~ l Iouuu d
single letter addressed 70 Mlss heoeeca i
SARGENT" Beng IN hurry at the moment,
put the Ietter' WIN Lne 'e,'eI 0"' N uouoleu
around H. IN tue let'er ooH; iowar1s J,
9ight Mr' oarJentS son callsu lor MS uull'
TOOK down the oetIer, ana US sePara'
rated the Dlil from M II, l ulScoYereu tn9 l1
letter was open. Inc mana OF no mortar
had toucheu 1t aiter ~ l nau re"cneu ny
olhee but my own anu Il tnere Is any guh'
attached TO any one AZ '4lS ONCE l am am
that guilty one lndeeG l ", Woulu @ not T ps
much airalu 70 say tnat VIII assume an al
the guilt that there can De atIacneu 10 any
one IRON any quarter IN reiariou 70 Sha' %
letter. 1t may nave Oeeh mailclouSly pro
ken open, Out cont oelleVe u; ~ %us
my hrm conVlcton al lne tlme '5o1 |. % Hau
not been ielonlopsly openeu' aGu n0tnlng
has transpired since 70 cnSnge 'n1t couT1c- T
ton. My reasons are 'heSe Isl; Inc
letter was never properly sea'eu Ino 1Ils una,
terial used Ior seailhg was WAFER. Ane