The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-01-10
MADISON. Wis, July 20, 1866.

hlADlSON' Nlo'3 OulJ HNb 1OOO'
POSTMASTER, Adams, Walworth Co.,
Wis Sir: | have in my possession pack
age sent to you under the frank of James r.
Doolittle, U. S. Senator, upon which the d.
rectiop has been changed, aud the same re-
turned to Mr.D., at Washington, with this en-
dorsement written upon the envelope: '.Re-
turned Shall not receiUe any comnauqeic0-
ton from Senator DOoLihJe. [Signed, p. NJ
AdGms Wis, July 9Th, 1866"
| write to enquire whether you are the au-
thor of this gratuitous insult, epelling the
offering of kindness and good WILL and most
common act of official courtesy-or whether
some paltry knave has done you wrong by
the forgery of your signature! Civilization
has its customs, and society its rules for the
government of gentlemen in their inter
course; and private venom spit in the face
of honor and patriotism is not often tolerated
You may, for aught | know, be one of the
very modern new political lights, who hold
that forgiveness of error is criminal that
mercy and justice are otfenses that hatred
is virtue, and that to restore our country
to quiet, we must goad the erring South
with the lash, and repel their efforts an
advances towards brotherhood and endu-
ring peace. Christianity is belittled now-a-
days by men. who cloak malignity under
the garb of affected patriotism, and prac-
tice hypocracy under the plea of piety-
making hate not love the basis of their ac-
tion-and would plant the thorn of future
revolutions, when they might grow the OIL
i've branch. Such men never saw the South,
or are the mean draft sneaks or wind-pat
riots of the North. Ignorance and coward
ice are their chief characteristics.
But trust you are not one Of these; for
you must know that pcstoffices are not
made to be conduits for malignity and ven
geance and because men may differ, there
is no excuse for violations of law, or the
prostitution of an official position, to sting
the hand of friendship. Even the hypothe-
sis that you may seek to martyr yourself by
giving up small post Office, in order to tit
you as candidate for something local and
better, making effrontery and impudence
the basis of the claim, and notoriety the
purpose, could scarce account for so gross
an invasion of the decencies and proprieties
of social and civil life, as this case exhibits.
trust you may be able to explain, and
show that You are incapable of such an act.
Address ne at this place.
Yours, &c, H. A. TENNEY,
Special Agent, P o. Dept,
II. A. Tepaey, Special Agent p. 0. Dept. D. G.
SIR Your communication of the goth
inst. came to hand Permit me- Sir, to say
consider myself Especially" favored in
thus receiving attention from person Of
such exalted rank as yourself [ had no
idea the z. o, Department at Washington
had such Christian, benevolent and mag
unanimous parsonage in its employ. Surely,
Sir, the department ought to feel proud of
it's special agent in Wisconsin. The thought
occurs to me that shall petition our Gov
ernor to set apart day of thanksgiving to
the powers that be, and their special agent
in this noble State of Wisconsin is endeavor-
ing to carry out in such Christian spirit,
the MY policy" principle. The only won
der to me is, that the people don't fall down
and worship you. ''Oh, King, live forever. y
1t is somewhere said in a good old book
have heard read, that Wisdom is justified
of her children" and most assuredly the
my policy bread and butter party are iusti-
fed in the selection it makes of its cat s.
paws" You have no idea, Sir, how very
much esteem you, and how pleased was
at reading your very gentlemanly and
Christian epstle. What pains must have
been taken to educate you, and what fiD-
ished scholar you are.
May not crave your indulgence and
pity if should not answer the questions
you ask of me, for you are certainly aware
that the issue is very grave one, and in
wolves more than breadand- butter The
trouble with myself is this, was spoiled
in the little learned at school, and taught
in my youth that had certain rights, with
the rest of Gods creation, to enjoy, and
one of these rights is, the privilege of think
ing and acting for myself, and working
for my own bread and butter have no
mans pardon to ask, aud expect no favor
from the my policy party.
Yours, &c, THos. KENYON.
Postmaster Adams, Wis.
Tury 06th 1914