Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-16

make as aHch more i" Can am MAJ nist
further ecidcace n he "nGiaesS ofG " II
Jor Ire contract! II so. he as IRJsrn,td fiai
ire postmaster general accepted has bid on
another route naade Nth rieus 10 tie sasn,
kita Of proft) bit or 6cing noiiferi of The
acceptance, he u,ites. ' on mare mature re.
Fecfion. am induced 10 decliae IL
Not making q most important contract
ufth Snch q man and az such wGy, tbnt IS,
TO send this iarge and importGnt n,aU on
AorSe6Gck instead Of nnder corer ia stage,
then oesraYs icnnt IF cspacity CT intsgrity.-
Eroma maud disposed 10 dra,c snch a concis
sion, omd .from such premises, may be for,
ecer exempt!
Let nS nO1 took 10 tie other branch of ac
| cusatioa II as tuI9,inS' or a postmaster at
Owrgo, " !. for being also printer, t7hem
! there are noiy holding the same offices. sund,y
printers, ennn,erating Baltimore. Ihiiadet
| piia a'id A bony. And is FGJ,icius realty
6hnd enough, to see no difference an tie reia-
tice situation # n postmaster al baltimore
dnd postmaster an Owego In baltimore
there are many papers MussnaJiing printers
IF other cities To introduce into it thar uiews
| ot things. "A Boston CentiRei might ti,nia
Federat Republican (nemspopers so caited)
to encourage hiSOppOsiiion 10 tie ddminiS,ra.
ton 6nt suppose. a " Richmond Enquirer"
the only pcPer an that city, and ITS editor also
postmaster, woutd he be disposed TO crtend
and dGMSe principles and poiicy propnsed
during tie toar by tie other papers aJoUe
mentioned! Would he not. on the contrary,
sometimes he ten'ptedto let a nnn'Ler Of them
now and Mcn ntiScdr'y, get lost or burned,
! hoWthg there acdS no other paper an tie city
TO sTpoSe INN or Sprsadthc pOiSOaouSinRneace
| Of their anft.repubiiran doctrines! THIS then
. Ia. III. ran.
that Leonard mds a printer, bit that lie mas
tie o"fy printer and no rejecting man can
otherwise than npprOrc 1t
AJ TO tie charge Of hdving nlarie a JuH an
tie letter to DIR. l.. tie bill stands on tie
ffet IF FabrictnS =" being The only printer
al OWtgo, you have adpastdge 0rer othe,.
pl7nterS. - EaGyiciuS THINKS that IL IS no
disadvantage to hare ones papers pass Aro'
ne hands az opponents and 'iuaiS; and that
because there 20 only one printer in tie Uiiiage,
there are none elsewhere who might IRISH to
hare circulation cf tkeh papers an Ike same
| rikase
FcGricins hdcing furnished a charge
| dsdtaSt tie General Postmaster. forretaint,,o.
dcfdnite' (dfso a p'nitTl as postmaster az
dtced me to enquire into us truth and 4 acas
shewn his account by 'oAich it appears the
balances struck quarterly, hare been a, his
JaC1r SINCE January last
These accusations by FAB, icius 0ppe0,. not
| oniy to initiate WiM tie fact, Gat also 10 be
contrary 10 public opinion - Let as see ,chat
eo'dence tie american pcoptc haze garen, of
eSteem for the EoStmaSte, Generat man,
Who, dependant on tie resources Of his ovn
| enHs hsened mind, Dithout tie borrouedaidof
| either ~ attn or high cOmerioRS, las risen
frsm tie 6dT to tie bench, from tie bench To-
he IN, fI
char Of one of our most respectable aud
potr'otic states thence transferred by a
Madisom to has present post, and since con.
Frmed an ii by a Monroe
brit, vhy does FabriciuS Ing IN a committee
dppoanted by tie Congress of Jan. SIG, at
the request of hh'S general postmaster, miiesS
TOR tie purpose " Sheuing hOw httie credemcc
as to be S7ren 10 any Of his assertions, hebring
'hg against IL the same charge Of dejiciemcJ
az capacity or i"tCgrity'? But what com
mittee does Fab1iciaS thus accuse p A com
mittee Of screen members of the IAN Congress,
a committee at ,chose heal ne find Samuel
ID. Ilgham [since then apponfed .Sccyeta,y
| Of STATE for Pennsylvania j second on tie
| list Ph. Il. Bdrbomr, iohOSe reputation far
acute reasoning and eioquence, few II, hiS own
| state Virginia, can erceed Hr. Iaiinadee
| Of Connecticut, Nh, Creighton of Oaio, My.
Cady Of New forh, Mr. Pickering of lass.
and Mr. Fofney Of N Carolina all gentle
me" distinguished through owr country jor
! taicHtS and pro6ify Some may not yec0fLect
tie particular subjects REFERRED to that con.
nittee; for their information let me obseyue.
hatanO'Wmous cha'geshad been nude against
thoSe managing tie fiscal concerns of the
General Post Office department These
RHmcnr hdd fnagnifed Wiih her hundred
tongues, uhen tie Postmaster Ge,leyuifkoug
1t hiS duty 10 demand from the higb fiscal
body Of me nation, Tie House of Representa-
tires, an investigation. That Gody referred ii
to select committee, tgiio sent for tie autho.
! rity referred to, certain clerks, Who testi
! fed HGt they kte'O nothing Themselves, but
tdat certain indiUi6udis cOnid proUe so md so.
| These indiUidHaiS, When summoned. uAfortm
ndfeiy prored THE rererse of what ,raS intem
ed Tile committee met, day utter dGy, ard
lceek ctte1' aCeek, With the same result. Find.
ing their labor lost, Mey reported progress
and Uere discharged.
Hauing tins examined tie statement of
FdJricluS, and foUNd at so contrary TO fact
50 derOid of foundation. 1 must confess ,cas
at q loss to conceive how 1t cOuid 6M admit
ta,lce INTO pape, t0hich had iong maintained
such kigh standing for political integrity @. }
| Tile only reason, can be the source, eithe,.
hnown or supposed, (6) whence 1t springs int
EabriciuS 0Wd las patron shouM recOQect that
1t IS Gad Poiicy far a man living IN a glass
house to M'0U StoHeS
Pardon me for taking advantage Of you,.
poitenesS an altering your columns 10 the
Postmaster General and the Congressional
Committee, or their friendS. 10 she,0 tia,
they are not efficient an integrity on capacity ;
hit betieee, that hongh ga friend to CGsG1.,
| I nm 1uOle n fj.ieuH In frufL f"
PHILO.
~ We scorn answering lis.The sort Of tbc ia whc
Fabrcius appears chuscn b. the foreman tins Office