Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-12-23

resemblance TO The case ofour Post Afaster-w
believe the remonstrance alluded 20 originated ,
party spirit,-that Mr.. Bishop could be reproach
Ell with nothing but his republican principles
his great age and his physical infrmties Hence
'ir. Jetferson's answer on he subject. But had
Mr. Bishop been charged W IN neglect of duty;
had men of all part es and of all classes null
taneously risen against him; had irrefiagsble
proofs of delinquency on his part been exh bit
ed to the view Of the executive; we know Mr.
Jefferson too well-we think too highly of his
principles and of his heart, not TO assert without
hesitation that he would have. eturned very diff
fereni answer from the one VIII CHI he actually did
The two cases are not analogous. The ment or
OF Mr.. j -tferson's answer to the remons rance of
he merchants IF New Haven, is thus brought
forward merely to pull down odium on our head
BY placingus IN apparent opposition to the auiho
rity of great name--and after all, muc' as w
venera.e MIR Jefferson as pair OF, a statesman.
and phi losopher, had he under circumstances
Ike those ct the present case, lent the prop oi
his high character to person charged like
our Postmaster, we would think it a matter of
duty. as well as matter of honor, to differ from
that first Of Revolutionary Sages.
To be PLAINTIFF evil s derived from this
sou ce-The X chmond Post-Office was gwen to
a professional genteman-to a Doctor of Physck,
whose habits are inconsistent with the laborous
duties required by such an office whose ideas
perhaps, soar above those duties. There Ger.
talnly is attached to The Pst-masters Department
a dridgery to which every man W IL not or ca'
not submit. Therefore in our opn on, whenever
a Postmaster is required any where, he ought tc
be selec ed from among he Clerks of that deparJ.
ment-from among those who have acquired All
intimate knowledge of the de ais from long ex.
perlence.
The above are hasty and desultory remarks.
Weare pressed for time as well as room. Were
serve tor our mex the regular and crcums anti
al proof OF our Charges. New testimony hourly
presses. on he rear of the evidence of which Ne
were already IN possession. Every moment DIS
closes some new fact in support of our assertions
We have pledged ourselves to establish these and
we will do so. We have not been frefully impa
tent, we have long fo borne-we have looked Iol
amel grafton but we have looked to no purpose
The evil has at length became intoierabie -
SUCH are the causes which have led us TO assume
The pa which we now act The murmurs, tue
complaints of of our fellow citizens against the
Post-oifice have for long time past been alnos
universal but no one ked to incur the odur
attached 10 the task of a public accuser Thi.
no doubt is an ami bic weakness-but il is per
nlcIous one 1t Is behind such Bulwark tina
delnquents usually entreIch themselves They
rely on the torbearance of the people-t ey PEI.
haps laugh Al it-Strong in their influence real O
fictItous-in Their numerous friends, in Their ex
tenslve connectons-they deem themselves safe
They think too that Government will notl Ike &C
displ. ce AN officer, because such step is, in s
measure, the fnwal of am error.
We shall gyethe appeal of the Postmaster il
our next.