Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-08
POxITICAx.
POST OFFICE "REroRM."

So 50 FroDs the Utica Sentinel.
WesuoJoin the Letter fthe Committee in behnlf
of the Citizens Of Utica to the Postmaster General
and the reply ofhc lalet in relation TO tho removal
Of Dir. PLATT:
Urea, New York, juno Sd, 1929.
>Aavcry numerous meeting Of the citizens Of this town,
VIC were appointed committee communicate you the
s@seI ~suo aud respectfully to inquire OF you whether
by whom, mate.
An answer these enquiries s, Sir you will not hest.
tate give in bohalfo very arsc respectable
'"s ct citizens which represent
hsuch charges made, would he highly satisfactory
oe ezens CT this place tn DO informed of them, and
SUCH M,v na would lac oonola,oy them assured
es' Mr FiaIrs character stands ipeached the Depart
ulent
The importance the Pos, Office in this place, (s:an. rs
docs the third u fourth in this S,air) aud the felt
% s"oec' 10y our cnisens, will ~ctust, be sufficient apollo
~ or our addressing yo' aud ~i nuce you
an carry an>wor To THIS communication.
CiiNS p KIRKLAND,
J. II. OSrltOM,
8 A. SPENCER,
Honorable Mr. B.nay. Postmaster Geaerui.
rosr oyflch Dtr,RrsuNr,
. Gu .Iuu,c, 1929.
Gcnilcmen had the honor receive yor
OF The 50 instant, and have the pleasure state,
no charges affecting the moral character Mr. Plat been
Preferred asan's, hmm and that his personal standing
rcdched at this Department
am, gentlemen, with ysat respect,
lo''r obedent humble ant,
Charles T. Kirkland, Esquire.
l. bacon, Esquire aud oIhcss.
In addition to this testimony of the present post
master General, 10 the manner in which Mr.
P1tt has di charged tho duties of his Office we have
Yceh permitted To publish the following extract OF a
letter from the lIonourobl Ions NJ Lean late Post
master General, TO Henry II. SroRRs
WAsnxGToN 3Uh March, 1929
81 hore fled IA ne Department statement that Mr. Flat
has discharged The duties Postmaster faithfully and tina, me
possesses entire confidence He certainly among the hes,
Posnasers the Union aud should very resTe, his re-
Ea t,t,tl a.- b..
ted i gu
no woudcr TINT Mr.. N'LEAN was desirous of re-
uring from an office, remain in one which would
impose on im the necessity Of turning out his best
ohcers, and sacrificing the public interests to fill the
mouths OF greedy partzans. What can afford n bet =
ter comment on the folly, the Injustice the corrup-
tion, The banefUf influence upon the public veal of
the odious system under which Mr. Patt has si tercd
thn theso two letters of the late and present Post
master GeneEal, the one acknowledging that his
character remains uniuIpeached Mt the Depart
n'ent,' nnd the other declaring that he was "anionr
the best Posmastcrs i'll the Un,on." The old tasb
oheo virtues OF honesty, integrity capacity for the
performance, and fidelity in the discharge OF the du
Ties OF an ohce, 1t seems out of date in these
ryormHS Days. and are oi no weight, compared
with the merit of having voted for the successful can
oiuate as the appointing officer.
Under the present order OF things, personal dcvo-
ton TO the leader Of the party superior 10 every
other merit and cvcry other virtue under heaven" is
out as dust IN tile balance The tenure of an Office
becoming OF nature so unccrun and tickle and de-
pending ON such cause, all motives for the faithful
discharge OF the public service are removed; evcrv
oihcer becomes Roman Pro-consul, and many Yer
res; wide system of rapacity preys upon the body
politics and corruption testers every department of
the Republic Was this the system of government Tor
winch our fathers contended against the whole power
OF treat Britain? Was 1t TO introduce tyranny so
fearful andfa to the general good that they drove
the oppressors from their land? Was it TO invest a
single indirid''r with the power of farming out nlI
me Offices IN the country as rewards to his personal
adhcrents that they threw off the yoke of British
King and laid the foundation of a Republic? The
People of this country not yet SO currupt as to
admit that the Republic founded for purposes 80
unworthy; and so abomnable perverson of the prin-
ciPles of Republican form of Government cannot
fail to arrest their attention. aud arouse their honest
indignation.