The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1881-11-11
EDITOR v.. POsTMIsTREss.
Editor Demae.sset.-.

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Justice sometimes needs vindicatou.
especially whsa assaied without cause,
reason OF foundation, and to such extent
az would prevent tanely Submission, such
duty doVolvlng upon me from the para
graph published in the DEMocRAr-SrAR
OF last week, from which inference might
De drawn, negligence, mistake or care
iessness existed on ny part in reference
70 the heR-aeliTery of the DEMOCRAT
STAR at the Seashore.
1t is not, nor never has been. nv intsn-
tion to enter into any new spaper coutro-
fefsy' being one whose domestic affairs,
business thoughts aud relations are neees-
sarily occupied, but IN the preseat m;staEs
Justice TO myself, as well as others. and
.he department Of business l represent,
demand and prompt a reply to the ground
less and ungenerous paragraph above al
inded to, as silence on my part might in
ief TO the readers Of the DEMocEAr-SrAR
that negligence on my part existed, and
the alleged mistake did occur Believing
the followers Of prosecutions ase but few
Will venture the following suggestions
70 all fair, Just and rejecting people who
may feel interested or concerned
l. positively know the seashore ma
pers of last week herein alluded to v,,ra
not deposited in my Office Inst week as
charged ~
2. The seashore papers are freouentlv
placed In the hands Of tho mail carrie,
however, | attribute no reflections or ae.
cusations against him, as he is a promnt
and faithful carrier.
.. Last week, by request. l weighsa IN.
DEMocRAr-SrAR, subject To nostaga NJ
this office, and found a decrease of nearIv
one-third the usual weight. The election
lickets beihg printed, and scarcity OF pa
per III the DEMOCRAT STAR office NAV
nave TO some extent brought about or as
sisted this reduction.
=: notwithstanding the broad assertion.
" We do know, and are willing 10 certify
under oath to the fact, that the paeksg.
was delivered at the postoffice at this
piace, any such certificate can only be
paioo presumption or circumstance. |
neither admissible before q court or reas. |
oning people, from the fact the papers nre |
sent 10 this office and not brought in per-
son by those In charge. f~
D. Even II the plleged mistake had |
peen made, the prompt and efficient route |
aSehts on the railway would not have had |
the package go astray, but would have re- |
turned u ior the proper destination. "a
'hey invariably do in case Of mistake.
In conclusion l must say it seems un-
generous to herald me through the col.
uinns Of your paper for mistake | have
not made. And now in further supnort
OF my defense will state the mail trans
actions and responsibilities of our ca.
'eemed clerk, Albert @. Delmas are large
~ In excess Of any other firm or firms.
yet no complaint is heard. lie goes and
comes to the office, strictly attending to
l's own business. Other prominent busi-
ness men do likewise, and no complaint
IN conclusion permit me to say the at.
tempt to impair the public confidence IA
to my application and attention to nv
official business is but q feeble. ground.
less charge, founded on prejudice, ill.v,ll
md design.
10 the originator Of this unfair publca.
non in all friendly feeling would say,
'rudence and reflection trust enable Won ,
70 follow the good old rulo, "Be sure you
're halfway right, then unfurl your ban-
Ter to the breeze.n
In jnstice to the senior editor and man. /
ger of the DEMocRAr-sTAR | would say 4
10 blame or reflection is intended. I
Respectfully,
ISABELLA ALLEY, Pm.
In justice to Mrs. Alley, post
Mistress at this place, and in ac. h
ordance with the writer's cstab. !,
'shed principle of an "open sea and
fair fght," we insert the above .
COMMUNICATION. We have been p
diting and publishing newspapers q
'r u good many years, and have d
ever yet been compelled to retract
nything we have positively asser. n
'd upon our own knowledge, and O.
elore we get through this article 81
o will prove so conclusively what cl
Q stated in the paragraph in last v
eek's issue, and which called forth o
le communication above, that W
zen the doubling mind OF our fair I'll
will be convinced til
pom the subject. ",
In the beginning we shall pre-. of
ce our remarks By saying that ez
rs. Alley is q married lady and at
Is husband living, and that we nc
we the highest regard for her as gl
lady in all that term can imply, di
ID would not even intimate that Sc
Q would prevaricate, or do a by
fong knowingly, and have al. an
lys considered ber one of our mi
friends. But at the same to
ne Mrs. Alley must remember su
at she occupies an official posi-, fe,
IN, and that her acts, officially, pie
Q subject to criticism through the
bile press. Mrs. Alley as a lady "tl
the private walks of life, and id
s. Alley as postmistress are two he,
brent persons, aud it is the ch,
cial person Of whom we write. vii