Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-28

WESTERN POSTMASTER JEssE-DisTgICTA ATTORNEY
HALLS ExPERIEScE-IHE MISSING MIN on THE
ARMY rAYEoLLs DISCOVERED, sc &c sc.
Prom the New York World July 81.
IL has become i matter of notoriety that The
administration has prostituted the postotfce
TEN Of the United States TO its own personal and
political purposes to such an extent that one
is certain of the safety of money. or OF the inyi
LIABILITY OF private communications, when COM
mitted 10 the keeping of the mails True to its
practice of violating every personal liberty or
right hitherto held sacred in goyernuents and
communities, the administration now arogates
itself the indecent privilege of ampering with
the correspondence OF citizens; and to crafty
its malicious hate against men who dare honestly
TO criticise and oppose measures which they
deem corrupt and imbecle has established sys-
TEN Of espionage over the mails as mean and
shameless il is possible for the originator= 20
make it,
The prominent men Of the country who OPP
pose Mr. Lincoln and his policy now take il as
matter of course that their letters will be opened
and though writing nothing that they would be
unwilling that government officials should read,
II they had any business to DO So find a great in
convenience in the fact that their letters are on
this account delayed two or three days beyond
the usual time of mail delivery oftentimes to
the great detriment of their business and some
times are not delivered at all.
rAxrERrsc WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY HALLS
LETTERS.
This matter was first brough, to public notice
by District Attorney Halls letter to one of the
city papers, explaining the reason Of the non
receipt by mail Of Governor Seymour letter to
him in reference To the proceedings taken in the
matter OF the World and Journal of Commerce.
liz appears that Governor Seymours letter was
published in the Argus, and came in that
paper 10 New York before the original copy
reached the District Attorney by mail. The fol
lowing is his note in relation to the matter
ITO the Editor of the New York Express:
Your paragraph, although perfectly correct,
referring to the non receipt of Governor Sey-
mour's letter. may If unexplained, do his depart.
ment Injustice received it only this morning
under post-mark of June % IL should have
been received in due course of mail early on the
9th Nv clerk called for il at my postal box
several times yesterday. Another and private
letter from the Executive, post-marked June "a
O. also came to-day. | regret To say that this
is not the first time that subordinate in the
Postoftice, either in Albany or New York. has
tempered with my letters when their outside in
Dictated associations distasteful to the administra-
ton sympathizers. A. OAKEY HALL.
June IS"
Ii is therefore evident that some spy or sneak.
thief in the employ of the administration delib
erately detained, and perhaps opened Governor
Seymour's letter for the information Of the dy
nasty that presides the liberties of the
American people. The Postmaster at Albany
is the editor of the Evening Journal, and he has
not, we believe. yet attempted an explanation of
the charge by District Attorney Hall.
wN. B REEDS LETTERS OPENED.
When Mr.. Hall corresponding with IN.
b. Reed, of Philadelphia, their correspondence
was regularly detained aud opened Mr. Reed,
il will be rene mbered, has been the victim OF
arbitrary arrest by the administration on one oc-
casion for exercising his constitutional right of
tree speech. Mr.. Hall finally used To leave his
envelopes unseaed ard indorse them on the ont
side, with request that the government spy
being thus saved the thiei's business OF opening
the letters surreptitiously. should read them i'm
mediatey and forward them quickly posi-
bic, as the delay was great annoyance.
rHF ORIGIN oF THE sNEAK-THIEF BUSINESS
Ghe tampering with the mails probably had
its origin in the belief that grand organization,
tremendous and fierce To behold" existed in
the North. The Administration. 10 doubt, ex
perienced one OF It's periodical ''scsres" from a
graphic history and exposure of organization
called the Knights of the Golden Circle, pub.
lished by some unreliable and malicious partisan
paper which wholly effort of the imsgin-
alton: aud il invented grand scheme to capture
this mares nest. OF course il was commenced.
as every other abuse has been, under The plea of
public necessity.
SEIZURE or TELEGRAPH DISPATCHES.
The first grond coup dc main which was known
10 the public the seizure IN this city Of all
the telegrsphic dispatches which had been sent
or received from May 1860. 10 May /, 1861
The seizures made by Marshal Murray and
Superintendent Kennedy simultaneously at all the
Office. fhe documents seized were volumncus.
and no doubt the officials had pleasant time
looking them over; but nothing came OF them.
This seizure was made May 81. 1861. by orders
from Washington.
TnE GREAT MEAL IUB PLOT.
An espionage of the mails was then, 10 doub,
arranged by Mr.. Seward and Montgomery Blair.
the two head spirits of the Administration and
II was found extremely interesting and convent.
ent 20 open the private letters OF persons of whom
they jealous or suspicious and thus TO iud &c
of their secret sympathies. The members OF
the opposition party were especially very careful
~ watched in their correspondence; and though
nothing was discovered. il has been continued up
10 the present day. No doubt the great plot
which the Secretary Of state is said to have dis
covered through his spies. is made Up from this
source
Probably, some time before the election. ali
the stray expressions in condemnation of the gov
erDmeRt which nave passed through the mails
and which have been carefully col!sted. will be
published. with astounding headings. a. evidence
OF treason against the government. Of course
the common people an, - feel and -peak
strongly oon political subjects. and perhaps such
a nersou writing 10 some prominent man might
make use of harsh language. Being addressed
"a a prominent man, the letter will be opened and
the language taken down For instance. the
other day soldier wrote 10 = TREND. Il am down
on the government and everything pertaining 10
H. IL Is. above all things. ieceitful and despe-