Show postmaster general blair biair on the liberty i of the press basw wall of burlington N J wrote a letter to mr blair complaining of and denouncing noun cing the coarse of the government in hindering the circulation of the news mews the journal of commerce the dag day book and other secession newspapers to this mr blair made the fol foi following lowin brief reply washington ashington ASHING ton Tox august 31 dear DEAH SIR sin I 1 did not give the order to W which aich you refer because I 1 thou thought bt the pa papers erg erv very dangerous from what I 1 have gave beara heard of the ability and temper of the most offensive I 1 doubt if any great harm could be done by them A however the objects of the writers were fri tri rato rous the demand of the people that they should be aided by the machinery of the government in these objects could not be disregarded although I 1 do not myself apprehend any serious effect from such fuch writings allow me to add in conclusion that I 1 am much pained to find that the son of garrett D wall my fathers friend and the friend of jackson should have become the disciple of ca houdry in its worst phase I 1 may be wrong in the way I 1 take to mai nain this union those men loved but I 1 assure you that I 1 had no other object than they had and would not willingly put any discredit upon so i noble a cause by res resorting arting to any unjust or unlawful me measures agures in sup bup support port of it I 1 am sir respectfully ell eli yours ours M BLAIR blarr to jas IV wall esq burlington N J |