Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-30

warmth b his excellency, AS furnishing
when add Il 10 The charges insinuated
against Il ,e: President. the Secretaries of
State, OF III e Treasury, and Of the Navy.
me most iiistaciory evidence that the
| rresid'ht. and the heads tof. all the de-
parfmenh al the general governmen !.
save one, we're engaged in an organized
c"nsplraS against The freedom aud pa.
rity OF OF elections. TO increase the
od,um OF hat officers csnduct, his ex-
ceiiency Is seen fit to contrast il with
.ia! of Isis predecessor, aud to indulge
III The u;l saliiied assertion. that dur.
my The Bile and Impartial sdminisira
non OF ah predecessor of The present
I"stmaSter General, those offices Uere con-
IeTea WfhDnt any reference to state polir
| From IT. documents communicated to
| 'he eomfo' tiec, they are well satisfied,
| no, only hat the complaints of his .x.
cetisncy re wholly unioundcd, bui that
sii'te IL st od reason 10 question the cor
| rectnesa " his remark IA relation to The
conduct Oh the former Postmaster Gene
raj. While. however, the com mittre feel
II their duty 10 lay bsfore the Legislature
the evidence 10 disprove tie allegations
or the K governor In this particular, they
uesire isot TO be considered as admitting
mat the & onduct OF the Postmaster Ge.
| hefa' wt'L " have been subject TO jusi
c"nsure, u he had made the selections.
TOT 'hose appointments fsom among the
republic IA ciiizcns Ut this state, who
are not Ioclujed III his excel,ency's d.-
nomiIaIi IN OF friends OF the state adj
ninisn,''ion." For although the com.
mii'ee ase' not the advocates of political
intnierahte. or Of injustice of any kind,
they caM iei,her s'ifle or abandon The
conviclip. ., thai "a just aud patriotic adj
ininIslra 'iioD ought 10 confer lis tavOrs on
those, " 10, al periods of great public
emOarrd emeut, as well as of national
peril, la .'e Sustained and supported the
g'Veruul' mt, I'D preference TO those who
| ar, aiu have been imcess3nt in their la"
Dours, tn s;Igmatise it's motives, and
Illustrate ats efforts III The pnbIic cause
In THIS hate. al least. and in this parti.
cular. H. is c6urs., which is dictated by
iJnsiice. aud would be consecratsd by
patrlofii- In, She committee tegret 70 be
oblged in sly. has not been pursued.
Inc P"sitnasiers whose removals are
corp, II he,i ai, are liaIsey Rogers, kew
ket n. Alpheus Daiy, Stephen e..
Leona I'd, Saa,nel Smith, Slade d. Brown,
! tezsb all L. Granger, Nathan Chamber.
I'm, a,.d David iioll.
The d'cumruis marked "Post Or
lcr," e,m No. 10 Ii, relate TO this
subject,
No. ,. shows that The Postmaster Ge-
neral WIS hat aciuaied by the motives
atlribNisi 10 him.
No. g, that lialsry Rogers was remov-
ed DIT ahR distance of The Two members
OF coHgreSS, representing the district ia
WHICH La resides Zone OF them, Mr.. Gross,
an avO sTed aud distinguished political
freud at tie exrcuivt) on the ground
that :" dHe people INT lost all confidence in
him. as a padHc officer"
| M. 3, ~ leilrT kom Mr.. huy Ter
The nber Of congress from the district
in VIII III Mr.. AlKeeu resides, stating the
grounds on which Ills removal was asked
la a,iIiion 10 this ltiitr, g.rai NUN
hes OF letters. stiijaviis and Other docu.
men Is, being tie papefs on which this
remot 81 was made. have hcrn lad be-
lore ts'ee committee, Whion inrnn e~IIbiy
sho'7 'tiai HE removal oi Mr.. M'kerp.
ADD 'l'T. appointment OF NJ. Van Ness,
"ete rallied Tor by all parties. aud on
grodn ia wholly nDcunDected with poli-
ties. The great length of the doc,,in, MS.
mas ptevehtrd their being Incorporated
WI h tflis report, and thy are ,hereiors
ME eth the clerk OF The Assembly.
;Noa. 4 S and 6. show the grounds on
which Messrs. Doty. Smith aud Brown.
re ren'oved, and thai they were mol
political. 1t Is conceded bv Tie tne>snge
OF Ills exceilency that the alleged reasons
tW '''e removals Of Msssrs. iIoii, Leo.
ua ri and Chamberlain, we've OTHER Than
pc iliRaI aud the committee are prrsua-
hei That HE reasons assigned by I've
it'sfma>ier General, are those By u bicl,
ht was aciuaied.
No.7. is submitted 10 show that the
4 sADnlICaijun In - - Al
beHsln, originated with the representa-
'tveS from the county in which lie resi-
ded.
The papers, numbered 8, 9, 10, and II
VII enable The legislature to estimate lbr
Iis ice OF the attempt, on Tie part Of biz
axe cheney, TO implitaie The cnnduct II
'he present postmaster general, by con-
.fhSIhs 1t with that OF his predecessor.
ihtsse documents show, that The very
gentleman (Mr. MonclD who first called
an ue pc 'tmastrr general, on the sub
Ject ct The receut removals in This state.
ana who lia> brcn among The most vehr"
meot ia deHOunciHg those measures, re-
ceiveh The appointment Ot postmaster
IRON Tie late postmaster general, BD0n Il
, removal, one Of' the GU0wed causcs 0f ioiirh
'coS. thdt tie Jo,mer incHm6enf M IyOg9-
, RUIZ, had SnppOyted WOrgaH Lewis (o, HE
, office IF GorernOreffh tbs STATE. Bm iii. I.
nh al. They further Shrw, HAT The a.
: buses of the posi- 6 flee department.. in
5 sfhis sIaie, have been lur wears "a aubieei
. koi compl9lni; and that blask COMMITS
! SONS or warrants were cntruyled IL Ins
excellency The present governaf, and the
present chief justice, 10y Ihe tate po I.
maslcr general. leaving The selection ni
| me ofhcer, 10 their discrclIOn. Uoip I'm
! that MScrenon wos expected 10 jc influenced
I 6y political considerations, tie c0femD,rase-