Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-23

Sus 81 thiS CITY on Tue Stn illSt ana MS 9TH
charge in his paper # the 10Th, are the
oaiy subjects remaining for examine ton
and they will be dispatched as briefly as
pr ssrle. The first commen es with lame
appreciation of the Petersburg article,
VIII CHI we have already discussed. Pc, h: ps
he III ught that It was neces AIRY his sterling
stamp should be placed upon il, before il
could pass csrrent in the circulation. For
what other purpose he wrote il, is really
difficult to say, for although he threatens
that II his Prohosifi1nS are not met" in "a
temper to give perfect satisfaction, he will
"uSher other statements b. fore the public"
II could not for nay life discover what the
Professions were, to which nv submissive
acquiescence was required. He states in
deed that he should be very glad TO rec Give
ali his Northern papers, when he gets
part: and he g suggests to the persons in
the Post-Oihce, the prop iety of initiating
the Postmaster at Petersburg, who inva-
riALly opens his letter mail and delivers out
the letters tothose who are entitled to them
as soon after the rece pit of the mail as pos
siblc." i wish he had told in how many
hours after lis arrival
AS To the iirst Sttlmcnt, it is proper TO
k, that although after the arrival Of
the Northern mail, l AN not compelled to
deliver out that night either papers or let
tiers, i have nevertheless directed it to be
done, whe never it was practicable, parti-
culdrly to the Printers, and believe 1T is
Invariably done. Sometimes, however,
those who are In wait ng for the News pa
pcrs Of the different Editors, imp ltient of
beng detained until all can be assorted.
think proper to take only the most impor.
tant ones the overnight, and get the others
in the morning. Tins on one or two occa-
sions may have happened to MIR Burke In
my interview with him, after his pubica-
ton, he mentioGcd this, (see Mr. Fuiton's
certificate y he mentioned also, that i'll one
instance and one only, he had received
tour or hive papers in mornng-he did
not intend that in that instance they had
been refused, nor indeed could he under
take to say who was to be blamed for the
omission.-Yet, on tbs fl msey pretext, he
would involve me in charge of manifest
Ing An " una accommodating disposition and
commend the Petersburg paper for its Ed
itorial strictures.
But, am advised to open the letter mail
at night, as the Petersburg Postmaster
does-Now, any person, in reading this adj
monitioD, would, presume. conclude, that
the letter mail here was neuer so opened
yet, that the fact is otherwise, and known
to the Ed tor of the Argus, because on the
same day he acknowledged that he had re-
ceivci two letters one or t7vo eUenings be-
fore, appears from Mr.. Fulton's Certif-
cate.-What then are we to think of this
man ? Either he made a charge, knowing
1t to be false !; or he was in such haste ,
condemn, that he took no time to enquire,
or to recollect.-He is perfectly welcome
to either horn of the dilemma, but on one
he mast ride.
n he of
pers being sent to Petersburg by mistake,
and, when returned by the next mail, not
having been delivered until night, (agaiD
see Mr.. Fulton's Certi6cate,) and this is
the substance of his fifth formal charge, in
his paper OF the 16th.-If any such practice
has ever prevailed in this OGice, it has ne
yer been sanctioned by me, and would have
been altered the very instant it had been
made known.-It could never have happen
ed more than once to the Editor, pre-
sumo, or at least it could never have pro-
duced any serious inconvenience to him, or
he would have complained to me before
Mr.. fulton's Certificate proves that he ac-
Knowledged he never spoke, wrote or sent
message to me on the subject-yet, one
would imagine that this would have
been the more temperate, dignihed and
gentlemanly mode of correcting the pro-
cedure," as all these Editors are pleased to
term it.
1t will be remarked, that this Editor has
frequently changed his battery, and seems
scarcely to know the most vulnerable
point.-To MIR. Fulton he complained of
fGrtiaHty in the Post-Office-bcfore me,
he denied any such charge (sec Mr.. Full
tonS Certificate. i'm his paper of the 9th,
he brings forward only one or two hecca-
diAoS in the Post-OGice but in that of the
10th, he takes ground altogether new, and
making shew of entrenching himself be-
hind the laws and constitution, attacks the
whole establishment--With what success
the Public will Judge.
What, then, are we to conclude For
my own part, / am free to acknowledge
that, on many occasions, the Office has not
been conducted in manner corresponding
with my wishes and injunctions-In bust
ness so complicated, requiring such unre-
mitted attention, it is scarcely possible to
avoid some mistakes and Inconvenience.
These might have been more numerous, in
consequence of the frequent changes watch
have been made of the Assistants in the
Offlce.-Sometimes have been under the
necessity ofdriving them awsy-somctime
their health sunk under the confinement SO
unavoidable-and sometimes the most me-
ritorlous have received stations and en-
Payments, more lucrative and agreeable.
Al this would produce temporary de
rangement," which it has been and will
continue to be my anxious duty to rene
dy.
And with this pledge to the public, con-