Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-21
.tr1tttOsuU 1IN NtW.
MONDAY MORNING, SEPT. II. is29. :

iation to the charge against the Postmaster General
we publish the following letter from Mr.. Fickp tho
postmaster at Frankfort, denying the statement oe
the Commentator, that Mr. Barry had sold him the
Office for $4,000, with the remarks ofthc Commentator
preceding it. The Argus republishes the letter with
postscript additional, which also publish and il is
probable the fact therein stated is what the Argus be-
fore alluded to, when it intimated that Mr. Clay had
received the blank commission and not Mr.. Barry---
we also republish defence of Mr.. Barry from the
washington Telegraph, evidently prepared under the
direction OF Mr. Barry. AS Mr.. Barry will have the
settlement of the accounts of Mr.. Fowler no doubt
they VIII be so arranged to exonerate himself from
the Ss,ss9 Cd therein mentioned as paid by Mr.. Fow
Ter after Mr. Barry became his security although Mr.
Meigs, when he was Postmaster General seems 20
nave refused to recognise such proceeding. The
reader will bear in mind that this defence rom tt
Telegraph has not syllable it. in relation 70 the
! charge OF selling the commission to Mr. F. We
cannot suffer this exposition to pass without NOTICING
the malignant attempts to lug in the name of Mr.
Clay, and connect him with an affair with which no
thing as yet shows that he has had the slightest con-
Germ. Mr.. Clay, as an administrator. would NOT no
lustifedin paying away the effects of his interstate
but by Judgment of court, particularly as il is al
legged by the Telegraph that the bond is lost. Tho
sole object to be to let no opportunity escan
of abusing him, who stands preeminently in contrast
with the present administration for talents and virtue
and who is alone feared by the unprincipled Office
holders and Office seekers of the present administers
ton, as the man who will ere long visit them with n
terrible retribution.
-, From the frankfort (Ky( Commentator Sept. q.
The Argus asks, ''what will be Ssthouuht IL !,
should appear in the sequel, that Henry Clan Nm,
seq 'cas The man t0ho teas entrusted ,rih bank
"commiSsi0r, by Post .AIdsIsr General n.;o. r. n
''Lerington 1tice2" -
What will be thought? WHY il would be tboral,
those who know Mr.. Clay, at least, would thinf-
not that ne sold the Office for his own beneft-bn,
that he sent beck the commission forthwith Rpt no
"'u0f' toH appear IN the sequec that lie was the
man who got the blank commissions that he happeneJ
TO meet with Capt. Jaclc DOtcning Tor some o,bo-
now now leading Jacksonian, and plucking him by tho
SaT sleeve, took him away, up five pair of stairs into
garrett as dark as pitch; there told him all about i,
ana showed him the commission with big seal to H.
big as the bottom of half pint measure and all writ
ten IN Lntin, ike College diploma; which tho Ear
tam read over, there i'll the dark earret To 500 ;f =
WINS authentic-that Mr.. Clay then offered to seIj
hl Tire Office for so many Mo,sGnd dollars which rho
Capl. would not give, unless Clay would take it in
nFSgerS-which broke off the trade, &c. So the
whoe affair VIII be proved upon Clay clearly AMI
'd~henhenHy" ash participation an Burr's eousni.
rGcy 'oas Prored.
sir. FIcKLINs LETTER inserted bclow) was 70.
ceived by the mail yesterday MISUNDERSTANDING ma
barely time to have it put iii type for this paper; hut
neither time for any observations on on ma
Upon the slight consideration which we have bcan
hbc TO give II, we Hpprchend it imposes upon ms tbe
unpleasant task of resuming this subject: and so n 40
teIc ure discrepancies between our account of the
aiiair and Mr. Ficklns explanation we must ash our
friends to suspend their opinions until they soc vIot
week Will bring forth. We have in fact little c,os
d I reserSc touching Ir. Barry's agency which Mn
rlckhn himself, 1t would seem, not fully aware of
LExINGToE, KY 9Th Sept. 1929.
Iohe Editor Of The Commentator.
., perceive III your last paper, that the Hon. YIN
DaL y, Is charged with employing his influence 10
remove capt. Fowler, IN 1922 from this Post Office g.
taxing an advantage of blank appointment enclosed
to him. of placing in his stead from nv con
slderatons. - IN
The subject of my appointment was dscrssea foo-
~ at the tune and since, whenever Mr. Barry LcId
any ONCE, or was canaidate and assure YOU there
Is great injustice done both TO him and To myself Nv,
ae.olnPtlng 70 shew that he was influenced by mpro-
perlnotlyes, IN filling up the blank with INV name he
cause It is fae that he disposed and wo,ld have
tecominended me for the same office at a time nm
oUund 10 believe, he had no expectation of receiving
blank appointment, did that blank enable him t5
dispose OF tins office, is well known bv reference
to the power and practice of the Post Office Denart
ment 70 control all appointments made in that or anv
other way. ny
Late in the year 1927, about tyo nor,bs hoc,..
my appointment hado conversations for tho 6gs,
une, about the situation ofthe Lexington Post Once
ana snoItiy after had another conversation viii
JONI = mason, Esq. and MIR. Fowler OF Tho Same
s"lyectj from which UNDERSTOOD tlat Mr.. Fo,,Ior
expected to be able to pay of the debt or create,
part OF IT, but that IN the ola disappointment. he
wouid resign and recommend nc as HE successor.
f Barry was NJ thlsiime absent on duty in the Sen
ate OF the United States, as Lieut (;oyernor ,nd
no NOT rccoiloct to have wrote or spoken To him ON
the subject, but understood from Mr. Mason Tia,
" thc event OF the resignation of Mr. Fowler thu,
TT parry would unite IN my recommendation Here
NC matter rested until shortly after the ado0ynment
OF inc Legislature, when Mr.. Barry received from
the Posl MastCr General blank npoouincni ,y;,b /.
, reg, a., 70 i and return II immediately: o blank
w. ,h LUZ" wnnny name and NO engagement to pay
.eyard Mr.. Barry In any way. nor have ever paid
10 nun or any other persona cent on thar acconnI
n, Te uldIsI1foed friendly relations existing between
an,br;yJ s''u n,ysei Is wei known here, andI was
ahorIGd to expect from him as many acts of disin-
.ereseu Kindness, ss from an other quarter among
NY a'1uaimoncos, nor was filing tho blank appoint
aene coh'srfng anygroaier favor thana letter Of
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