Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-10-15

The POSI- OFFICE DEPAk MENT.
The removal Of the Fr,l aul SecoRd As,is-
tau Poslmastc General, and the & lef Cerk
Of tie Posi- Olhce Department, we nave asBur.
81 our teadere, has b IN made IN TOT Al dlsTe-
gard of the public interest, TO p, opuials a cruel
panty spri that CoIIOdcs aud blasts p,,rA
thug It looks upon. We do not, as thu wIiter
OF Ia letter ~ the New York Courier inIlmales
+" dlsirusi The ability and lalegriIy" of Inc Post.
masIrr General. We have 40 doubt ihat ne
is an aoe mau. We take no part IN them.
parchment of hi personal integrity. We look
ony al lis pubic conduct. he kItoV more
Over, that lie r,nnoI he held respon sible, "a
moral agrnt, for ,he spirit VIII c. pervad,s
MS Departments We deiiere he same Of the
PRESIDENT tuat Is, taat he came here with n
design 10 act IN the spoa of is own celebrated
Letter 10 Mr.. Mon oe BIT there is or ha,
been powerful Influence nj work visible ONLY
IN the mischief ii I'm wrought, which has con
rolicj the legitimate pow er and lnlueu, OF the
Executive officers.
The Gdplny aud AGILITY Of he late Poslmas-
Ter General, IN every thug r.laiing 10 the duties
OF his official, are prov ibid lne hole world
acknowledge hem. t.yec his poi zeal adyer-
sarrs award d I'm lii merit We nov exhibit
IN or readers It's imonY from INN, VI the most
uaimpeachable character, - prore, btvond
dogbI, what we have heretofore SAID aud
which tina Corresp OF the Courier re
ploV0s Us for saving, that there Is good rta.
son To npprehea nd ihdt the Post Once Depan
nent Cannoi staad the Iuroads winch have teen
made upon IT'S ethcleu1y and mtcgrIV. We
had not seen the following whan We uttered
this Apprehension, bat We kuea, almost as
vel AS MIR Mclean, What vas the valus of the
puhc selvi IS OF the two Messrs Bradif u. Ne
i'll Il1,aa bnt L..
thu Department aud We app, a, TO have Coz i.
CURED with him remarkably III our fears Il thu
consrq tncr OF removing these gentlemen. We
hepe thu reader viii not lose ii word of the fol.
lowing
Estrdet Of letter from the late 10 The present
Postmaster General
HashngtoH, March 81, 1899.
" Before | left Washington | expected
=" 10 have the pleasure Of taking you d, the
" hand, aud introducing you 10 the gentlemen
" OF the Post Office Department. Bur, as am
" deprived Of tins pleasure, cannot. IN Justice
Ia Yourself and the public service, refrain
" from recommending the continuance OF the
" Assistant PosmasteIs General who have been
" long Identified with the Department, aad
have been faithful 10 The trusts rep0seG. !
name these gentlemen 10 you, because have
understood thar . llorls are making 10 remove
regreat such step. as well on your ac count
" as that of the public
Nuh the Operations Of the Department
! -" hm we'll acquainted. | am anxious mat it's
reputation shall be sustained aud am con.
= WINGED this cannot be done if The above
" name gentlemen he removed This remark
" is made with perfect knowledge of all the
" facts. After YOU shall have acquired full
" knowledge of the Office, there services may
g not be SO important though, confess, with
Z" my experience and know edge Of the busi.
" ness | should not, were 10 remain in the
" ID, per,ment, think OF Changing the assis-
" tants. With SINCERE regard yonIs
-. MLEAN."
Can language be stronger than this eau evil
dence be more conclusive
Having heard that Mr., F. Brddley's remoy al
was placed upon the ground of letter addressed
by him to the Postmaster General we have, 10
the absence of Mr.. Bradley on short excursion
for the benefit OF his health. obtained from his
family a copy Oft that letter, which we hereto
suhjoiu. Whilst the facts which II discioses are
material 10 a proper understanding of The pro-
gress of" Reform" in the Post Office Depart
men', the vein Of tra'erna feeling which runs
through the letter is IN the highest degree honor.
able 10 the writer, who disdained 10 retain pos
session of his office at the expense ofhis broth
ers character.
General Post Office.
10th Sept. 1929.
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