Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-02

lcontractor do not carry the mail oyer the newly al
tered route, in obedience to the order of the depart
ment, then, aud then only, IA, that the department
exercise tue powNrto revoke, annui ard rescind
L cents act. interchangceby made. signed and sened
und contaminated th Tes2ons ible security ON the
part of the contractor, for lis faithful execution
Against John Oien there Is no complaint in this res
pect memorial was Forwarded TO the department,
representing, in courteous language that thn nuhGc
interest did not require the removal Of John Odon
from ms mail contracts, and testying uncquivocaly
both To his "intcgrity and assiddty" this memorial
vas signed by some fifty or sixty citizens IN po,ni
OF character as respectable To be found IN the
Post Office Department or elsowherc-this effort
was unavailng: And tie rininorialists have vet
the honor done them, To wait answer. The
ear OF the department being unremiitngly assaicd
from the LIST of June up 20 few days since be-
came poisoncd-and John Odcn must be sacrificed
the first martyr 10 reform" in the department
OF the Office of contracts" TO bring about his in
quisitorial result several subordinate parts must be
played. A searching" correspondence begins with
Gen. Barry, member of the Cabinet &c. invited
by some one or two, ordinary keepers, of ordina
assisted By two or more clever stor boys-and CT
drvant Doctor-on whose frOntLSpeCe 'FRONT.' nulla
tides Is Undclibly grayen-''hnnc Ia cavcto, aud let
him pass. All are pertiaaciouS!y engaged for the
promotion of the public interest an their wordy cor
respondence, II was represented 10 his honour, that
former carrier OF John Oden, who had lonr since,
been discharged. before the ''ncw- reign" had
once perhaps, in his life, drunk extra glass; 10 the
loss, OF no one or NinS-eXcept perchance his otoa
In tnSir zeal TO serve the nation, a
recent carrier of John Oden charyed "wi:h a
suspicion OF being s,,speced'-by the by--(repieing
the doctrine of the French revoutun)-ior that sus-
picon the carrier was arrested, at the instance, OF
httul "itinerant'-arraigneh before man of the
wig-or IN common parlance"-a Justice Of tho
Peace-The Justice was great dubity, whether
or not, there was proof enough, adduccd, sustain
the suspicion oiseiy considered, as there was
nome, the public interest could not be grevously harm
ed. by the accuscds enlargement sine die. The "Si-
mon Pures feel Just concern for the public inter
est, aud assaulted the carriers only, oil John Oden.-
However, innocent those carriers may bo--unsoci-
ted by the department, Mr. Oden Withdrew them
The only charge against John Odcn is--he is guilt
of honesty aud subscriber tn the National Intelli-
genccr-Dc that killing poison, agaas which
no virtue Is defence, innocence a security
against which, the best of men IN rain can protect
themselves; has cruelty flched from honest man
whose years in their yellow leaf-on ,chom the
affecting hiAd OF Providence has resicd heavily
that public reputation, b. winch alone, lie subsist e
and nnrtured 4 large and numerous family.
In conclusion, win dismiss the rae dc.ractors, in
TINS cIeT game; with the honest wish, which Shakes
peare uttered against cyecrable villain.
Ihdt Henren UoUd Put az cec,y honest hand a rcip,
10 lash tH' asenls 7r&o! through tie ieorid
ARATOR.