Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-21

ness. Upon this footing it mas stood ever
since--and the beneficial consequences
have been felt, have no doubt, by the
public, ms well as myself. The mode Of
paying the salary alone Il IS cen Changed
from time TO time.-In March last, MIR
Pnsnnby was Off oca tain salary, or
certain portion of the gross profits If the
Oihcc-he preferred receiving the latter.
When from his i'll health. lost his servi
ces, the same offer WAS repeated TO the
gentleman who succeeded HIM and who is
stiil retained. He proposed on his part,
on consultation il is presumed with Mr.
Fonsunby, to take al the gross profits. find
his assist'rts, bear the exp"nces of the
Oiicc. and paw me IL certain sum. This
being the same thing 10 principle, and diff
iering ony from stated s1l IVY, or a part
Of the gross profits, in furnishing IN addi-
uonal Stimulus To exerti9n, l readily &C
coded to il. taking Gre however to re-
qnire from him bond in a heavy penalty.
with ample security, for his performing
duly and fathful.y the duties of the Office,
apt expressly STIMULATING that the books
and papers in it. were to be at al! times
subject to nv inspection that he and his
assistants were 10 be governed entirely by
my direo tons, and thlt r the smallest
irlegularity or miscoa iuct, they were sub
ject to my instant removal.
During all the period that l have refer
red 10, t has been my cors ant endeavCr to
engage the most competent assistants, and
If have, es is alledyed, III any degree ia l.
ed, it certainly has not been in consequence
Of my Offering low and insufficient wages, or
FRO n having received young men into the
office without strong recommendations from
competent Judges-A standing salary the
I T,,,. al.
gross profits has been ut all times proposed
to those who would undertake the business,
and rs to attestations of fitness and good.
conduct they have been uniformly required
and received.--To 20 for exampe no fur
Their back than to the present and last as
s;stant, Mr. Pons0rby was a gentleman of
great responsibility. of the most respecta-
bic connexions, strongly recommended by
general Jones of Petersburg and Mr. Shore
tn Post Master there-Mr. Lundv, the pre-
cent occupant. received from Mr.. Shore if
possible s,roDger evidences in his favor, for,
he very peintedly observes, that " this was
no common recon- nendation." If then /
had been deceived in these gentlemen and
they ha conducted themselves improperly
IN the Once. it ought not in fairness 10 be
attributed to me as crime-since Ihad
spared Meth - pains or cost to have the pub
lac well serve., unless, indeed their miscon-
duct had been exposed to me, and had
failed TO afford redress. But this no one
will pretend on the Contrary have at all
times invited information and courted en-
CURRY. Ia October 1914, for instance, I'M
derstanding that complaints against the
PJst-OIlice existed. | issued the Handful
hereto sunjoined, which every candid man
viii allow was strongly Illustrative of my
desire to give perfect satisfaction nor can
any one truly declare that his representa-
tons OF Inconvenience or misconduct have
been unattended to, or that shetering my
self hehind the letter Of the law. have e.
vinced TINT =" shameful d s.egard of publ c
convemcn e" which the Petersburg Iatrl i
genocr most falsely as well as impudently
asCribes to me.
These explanations open the way to the
charges themse.ves.-1'he Editor Of the
Virginia Argus Of this City, after perceiv-
ing the int,lity of his publication OF the oh,
which win presently be notice., and after
very formal and uameaning preamble fill
ed with " old saws" and common place
reflections, comes out on the 10Th with a
string of charges which lie places with
much parade before the Postmaster Cen
eral. The principal one is bottomcd upon
the facts which have just detailed and
gaging. my ass'stants) have been as well
known Co the people of Richmond, two
years ago, as now. indeed, have never
denied or concealed thenl-Yet the Editor
of the Argus pr tends to have m de- won
d.rfui discovery, and thinks by partial
representation of facts to give colour aud
cons stency co a serious, harge.
He has truy stated the substance of Mr.
Lundy's coat act with me as far as he goes,
but he has forgotten TO add those very es-
sential Claus in it which prove that he &
his Assistants are subject TO my control and
direction-that the Books and Papers Of thu
Office are under my inspection of all
misconduct or negligence therein, ] am
the sole judge that at any moment Mr..
Lundy and his associates are subject to re e
movai by an eXertion of my wlll--and
shich prove, IN ine, that / have not yield
cd mp the Richmond Post Office to Mr..
Lundy," and thai, " the Post Master at
Richmond has" not " farmed out his Of
fice." Can he be sid to have "yiclHed up
or " farmed out" an Office, who retains
over it the most absolute confront, who di-
reefs and governs ulS persons employed in
it who is responsible for their acts who
hears and redresses complaints against it !:
and who Can at any moment remove the
person TO whom il is pretended he has
yielded it up9' Every unprejudic-d man
will answer in the negative, and Will pro-
perry appTeciats his motives who p tiers
with us in double sens-," furnishing lust
enough information u condemn, and with
holding that which would acquit.