Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-24

ed from IT for two ar three years. Ii is be-
Iieved that when he found his course not a.
greeable to some ofthc senators and their Ia
dies, he changed it, and gaze INTO the previous
ly prescribed custom. The senators general
ly, however, do not consider the affair of any
consequence, and would be Very glad il it
were dispensed with. For my part have on
~ one remark to make upon it, and thai is,
that the ladies of senators and heads of de-
partments, as all other ladies, have right, if
they choose, TO settle the etiquette, nf social
intercourse between each other. but have no
right to agitate the government or the public,
and none to draw their husbands, who are
public servants, into official difficulties or dis
agreements affecting the harmony ofthe differ
ent branches ofgovernmeDt, upon the subject.
1t is in fact, believed that the ladies would ne
yer OF themselves have meddled with it -
They were probably drawn into it by some
of their more fastidious husbands.
EXTRACT TO THE EDITOR, DATED
Washington, jan. 5.
"The removal ofMr. SoUrHwIcK, the post
master of Albany, and the appointment of,
Gen. VAN RENSSELAER, rs his successor, hav-
Ing occasioned some excitement in n. York,
and elsewhere, it is due 10 the government
ana the public that an explanation of the
transaction should he made. Substantially the
facts IN the case are, that Mr.. SouTHwICK,as
postmaster, had fallen several thousand dol
lars IN arrears 10 the department that every
opportunity, time and indulgence had been al
lowed HIM to make up the defalcation that
the patience of the department having literal
~ become exhausted upon the subject, the
Postmaster General determined To remove
him, and to appoint successor, without him
self having any particular individual in view
Tor the office. The vacancy being known TO
the delegation In Congress from New York,
tutnty tiro members from that state, n large
m 10 ity Of them republicans, recommended &C.
neral VAN RENSSELAER,, 10 The Postmaster &C.
neral as a suitable person to I'll it, ApDrizcd
at the time ONO other candidate, the recon-
mendaiions in favor of that individual were
deemcdby the Departmental he SD command
ing and irresistible as 10 leave no other alter
n ali e, and IT was determined 10 appoint him.
.3tter this decision had hten made. The Sc
naiors from New FORK, with perhaps the Vice
President, recommended chancellor LANs-
ING for he Office But il was TOO late, Unless
tie Postmaster General had chosen r. exros:t
himself to the charge of fickleness and disrc-
gard of The written wishes of % out of 90 n
J ork members of both branches Of congress-
on VIII therefore perceive, that the removal
oil Mr.. SoUTHWIcK was made for sl!lici,ng
causes, and that the appointment of his size
cessor as 10 be oScIlbed ercitsipetY 10 The inter.
position Of The ~. York delegation inconrress
Let the republicans of New York. therefore Il
the appointment has not met their apnrol,;,-
ton, attach the blame where i, bclonys-
know that more decided republican does
not belong to the executive branch of ,his
government than The Postmaster General
! wherever and whenever he can ascertain The
VIII oil lie people, he respects il {: and in adj
dillon to the expression Ofthat will, made on
this occasion through the representatives of
the people, in favor of general Van RrYsst-
LAgE, it was considered that his appointment
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