Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-11-24


! Were 10; as,iiss asifca,iy And ft5t clear ioso
Msfe purchased bY ihe 'neIii Of the weaferi
Hos mary then sh s"id oo,sr. ihatsiand bare
| iio~ many he comnsurdsd Uiat Command ="
SiR-In addressing you IA this public
a'0nner, as G puGtic officer, i do not feel thai
oTe yoH0iy opoiosy. IL isenoHgh TO sag
that aI6 your pFicGts CoAGhct 0r 0Doii.
h"ce ',0thtHe 20 d,.'rket TIE paLhc interest 4,
! nee az SnDts Wag Gjfccted o. concerned IL is
oVig as j0StmdSter General that pretend OF,
ASA "a G,sDw yo0. In tbs Jieetiom an,
onig exercising right which eve,y good ca
t'Seis az IRIS iepGGG~ possesses ia common,
m%o hGS 0sy interest an tie public teeifuc.
TIE numerous and Unce,sing' complaints
and accusations whick hare been heard and re-.
ttcrGict from ere,y section of'ihe ,udon, jIsti.
hcS at least, Suspicion that either capacity
or Iniegrl,y, or Goth.GFe WdHtias an Tie head
~ that important department Of tie goreIn
mr"t orcr Uhich yon preside You haue so
0ffen been taxed ruth both, ant Wit;0nt taking
any means Ia TtmoCs erroneous Impressions,
u unIeed Trey be erroneous So Injurious to
Y0"" swn reputation and to the public inte
rest. that fhe public begin to consirue iDio tic
tmpudence Of guill, waat you eri,(eafly
wiSh ShoHM pass. for the confidence OF inno
cence. L wWnOt nidsyfake to decide posi-
treiy ,ohcther Smch q construction be entirely
correct or net. bit Iha-oyd nothing an If.
F'm'n9 hat t wiHnOt shiotd gen from public
d"tnGdre'Sion. When tic p'npie shall meg
tect 10 watch ore'. their ,iyats ard Interests
and DISMISS fiom office those toho q" wear an
uuicservcd diga.ty." item t,;H De false 10
MenSctceS As single unit IF this conrmu.
mty, shall endedsor TO do my part.
Ih"Wsh you ,ccre not eierG(edIo thot res
Pons'Gie situation you occupy By tire direct
snDrGseS IF Tie peopfe, on else yon never
'roatd hare orriced there, anil though you
Clam protection Hinier tie erecntire ring, get,
that authority wkicA created yOn Hieh Priest
If the Post office, being deIIned from NE peO-
ple, If they express their disapprDbation IF
yOtr 0Dfcidi conduct, yOa must retire l0H
certainty calculate wifhout yonr Host an sap
posing the peoPte cannot dismiss you Put
nc OpiniOH must COntyOi Tie continuance an
cfice, of public 06iccrS aud iuctiOna, les. If
yonr SenstGihty hddbeen hait' as deiicate asyou,
duar1ceS s. last O(pOCer are gross you DouM
hare tong' ago vacated yOur oGicc aud girel
place 10 more capable Diaa But ruth
much less modcsiy thaD certain er Secreta
Ty If tie nary s0hO on Tie accession IF 0a1'
present Chicf Nag5Strafe 10 tie c.recntiUe
char, iaSteGd ettendering Tie resignation Of
las office. according 10 eSfabHSkcf etiqnetfe,
applied &c BE- continued: - you not 0Wiy lid
'iot tender to him yOHr commission, but ~
uf2'Ued to be ptoced at tie head of he Var
department Tins to those tch0 do rot kuoD
YoUr 'ui,',g passion, may excite same aston
lstmaat. trhen ire consider tie peculiar cir
cHmStGNceS which then attended yon. OmIy
on. near before, yOu, and Uour tw0 apostles,
MeSSrs +. aud 4 BrGdiey, Wcre accused NJ
mats practices az office aud By some IF yous.
arm disciples loo .whem yOa haze GnbJed Jas
IA =. Circumstances weye SO strong that
Congress Ion"d az erpedient it the winteT OF
1916 to raise committee Of tavesti cation =
WHAT agency yon hat in the selection Of tie
men 10 form tins committee or ,0kefbeI then
Ws'e 'st TT SD or "a ia, riU not be
n ~ eHq"ired into-thnt az itS propsr place
Jheir report wGS sufficient to retisUe tie Pre-
Sident from tie necys,I'l If appiyiRg his
o6iciai pruning Gmije But one ,oouid hare
supposed th0t a man Of Lduda5ie ni0cieSty
WOuid haze retired voluntarily 70ael so favor
able an opportunity offered as tie one aGOue
mentioned. especially after haUing undergone
q )aU year Of public caSiigation, Ia remch
gem character If not y0GT ft5i.iigS. ne re
completely decorated BHt tie pleasure you
seem to kGUe deri0od Ijona polGer aud the
fdtte,y If Jew dependant Sycophants. bamk
rUpt alike n moral reSpectabiiity, and hoSe
honora6'e feeiiugs VAich republican G6e,y
ought 10 inspire, OutWeigded az yUur DanG all
other considerations
Hauins a huie leisure ] stall deUote some
oft to you ard Tie public, ate, fe,c dayS.
My attentions ] Hope iotH be- receiced IyyoH IN
the spirit they aye intended by
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