Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-07-12
The Post Oftice and the Printing offices.

The Post Office and the Printing offices.
We are constantly questioned as to
why the bills for the sale of the Govern
ment Horscs were not struck at our Office,
and whether there is any quarrel between
I'us aad Che Postmaster at this place. 70
all.such We answer plainly as fcllbws ;
The orders for the former sales Of gov
ernment horses came to the Postmaster
at Miflintown' with request it have
hand bills printed at the "ioyap printing
office. These orders were handed to us,
We printed the bills and got our pay
The proIrietors of the SENTINEL also
took the responsibility to order the sales
to be advertised in the Register and saw
that it was paid for. .--J-..f.f
The ordor for the sale which is now to
come of on the 26th, and which has been
twice postponed for want OF .ransporta-
ton, came from Washington in the same
way. Why the Postmaster gave the job
to his son-in-law every one may judge
for himself We have had no quarrel
with him. We no of know ill-.eeling be-
tween us We have no objections to his
prcferring his relatives before others !;
neither do we object to his patronizing a
coppcrbead Office in preference 10 loyal
one if he loves their creed better than
ours. But we do object to a man
holding an Office under loyal Admins
tration and protesting its principles, and
yet giving its patronage to paper. every
issue of which, for the last Sour years,
has been filled with the vilest abuse Of
the Administration its measures and its
men. We have no quarrel with the
E6itor, he can publish what he pleases,
but il is II fact that during the weeks
when the four sets of Government Bills
were struck, its editorial columns teemed
with winnings over the barbarous treat
ment our Government was inficting on
certain democratic gentleman down at
Fortress Monroe; and again, Of the aw-
ful amount of blood aud money and suF.
fering this war has cost and ':all to free
the niger" 1t is no wonder that the
people every where talk of this matter.
Even the democrats universally condemn
the act as unparalleled in the history of
politics Why should the Admiuistra-
tration feed its bitterest enemies to the
exclusion Of those who have borne the
heat and burden of the day? .-.
We did not however report the case to
Washington, nor do we know who did
but we have received orders direct from
head quarters to print bills for the 26th.
So it tappears that, Old Andy johnson has
not gone over to the democracy after all.
Who has ..-...--....
While on this subject we may as well
refer to another point concerning which
inquiry is frequently MADE Of us. For
nearly two years a list Of letters has been
advertised in the Register over the sigma
turc Of the Postmaster and Que cent on
each letter collected for the printer. 1t
is very small business aud we never
trout led ourselves about it, but it reflects
aga inst cur circulation and is in plain
violation Of law, as the Postmaster well
knows. The income Of this office is less
than $1,000 per year and hence there is
no authority to advertise letters at all,
nor to collect the extra money; and if
the letters arc to be advertised the one
having the lal gest circulation has the pre-
ference. We only refer 20 this to show
which way the wind blows.
New NAMEs--Thc Dcnocr at of a few
weeks ago has the honor of inventing al
new name for our party. 1t is the ''Stran-
culatio Party"-to be henccForth So