Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-21

reasons 10 doubt fsuccess in department whore
was advantageOusly known for nearly twenty years
ass Post Master or mail contractor, on the most
extensive routs in the United States Tho unlocked
Tor arrival ola blank appointment ut this time could
not be supposed 10 change the friendly disposition of
air.. Barry, and the &C, OF filing il up for no was
matter OF courses but by no means secured the Post
Office.
The .smploymept OF blank appointments by the
General Post Office. IS nothing new or improper
When signited a wish 70 resign tire Post Office nj
2ussclvile. n.y. beiurc my removal to Lexingion !,
blank appointment was enclosed To mo for my sue
ccssor. The vacancies III the Post Office iepartment
arising from death, Resignation OF removals are fire.
qacnt ana M some cases re appointments so urgent
That resort Ia blank appointments becomes
nor arc tney more fruitful OF mposions than other
modes, when II IS considered that the power of CON
hrming appointments rests with tho head of The de-
partmcnt by granting commission, which is withheld
until ali the nccessory Information relative to the sub
Jesi Is on'ained' as was the case IN my appointment,
winch was opposed, us all Post Office appointments
~ tte Uned States have been and for ever Wi be,
by portion ofthe community where it is as large as
THAT which forms the town OF LEX ngton. case oc-
ciEre IN this town in the wear 1907, which shows
The true character of Post Office appointments and
Places those made at the seat of government or made
ut the extremes OF The states Ivy blank the pow
or they confer. In 1897, gentleman of this town
was appointed by Post Master General Granger
tue oath OF Office taken aud bond with security
given. hut still commission ever granted not
Oil account, AS am induced tn believe of any obec-
gentleman was supposed to have superior claims to
the office. JOSEPH FICELIN
i. y Az farther proof OF the practice of IN.
Post Office Department, and with an intention of
iie slightest injury 10 any one, 1t may ne stuffed that
The year previous my appointment a blank for tins
'nhce was enclosed to Mr.. Clay by the Post Muster
General, aad returned with n request that further
indulge nee might be allowed in hopes of the payment
o. tac debt J. L.
From the ~ s. Telegraph
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL
Va now proceed tn redeem pledge relative the change
Of defaleson made sas the present Master General
On death OF Ala Jordan. Master a, Lexinso
appointed I'LL the vacancy Ills appointment vas ia
teI December II, 1913, and his bond January 1914 jaime,
soTrisn Was one OF ms suetes; tic Of the offers
rot recolecieh.
On the Sun OF August, 1885, was addressed by r. j.
Aeigs the Post Master General, James Moson
the surees of John Fowler, advising that Fowler
nearly 5000 in arrears that he had jus, failed pay draft
iof Su and that unless he should i'm caey pay
snce due from him nr The principal part oi the United
States Branch Bank at Lexington lac would he superseded by
suit tie however paid nothing after tbs before Ie close
that year, except one draft for $3.50 drawn
There have been strong reluctance tic removal
of MIR Fowler om office both tile part OF the Post Master
General aud Of Mr.. Folcs in Kentucky: and the na,
ter therefore pens iJr than three months
longer when was finally agreed Mr.. Fowler should give
new bond, aud remain ia Office Accordingly lac gave an
additional bond dated November Is. Iag will, six srrces
yz Cornelius Coyle, Thomas Fletcher John r Mason WI
Lam T. Barry, john sPatrick and Benaia Johnson. The
balance due fo,n him To the department close the
quarter thea running the Ss; of December 1915 was
Mr. Fowler the Office wi,iou, Iquida,,ng
this balance paying the whole current
iecelps I'LL ON tho tenth of December le ~
ten by the Postmaster General William r Barry ESQ al
sxinson enclosing blank commission and requesting him
10 select suitable eIsi, fur a MI Fnw Ter Tie
sending blank appointment to person having confidence
~ he IMPAIRMENT authorship HIM to make suitable selection,
h' oeeh dOe n MN eos "I Instances; BID this
thefe was special reason for The Posma
been informed that Mr. Fowers misipruncs were the sole
Caue OF ms aGHency and beng nsoven yet without idui,
was desirable the office other hands lie
elst Mr. Fowler hr Barry the mutual friend OF
Mr. Fowler and tie department, tr,,s,ed with
Ieposed IN him; for he the present cul,en and
heiter spPo1uent made amy place. MIR Fckl
tic OF air. Fowler gave secu
~ IN January 1872 VIZ Fowler teu owed the department
Sin3s3 %, heinz $3.50 30 Ihan owe. when
ihe last bond gwen.
The Gr', bond hrsS James Morrison Of the sure
ties wa. known TO be- g1n for the whole aun, duo II bnI
been cancelled, its validity Impaired by additional
bond subsequently gwen But wien, IN February 1923, sui,
was orefcd for the recovery of the money tie orr NAL bond
could not found. 1t is believed have hcen, by some
means, Withdrawn iIom ie Office; but u could
ever e given The sum SG73 36 Of the amon, due had no
psyinCu; and the security
for the remaining of s34s0 50, winch had sulse-
quent tho date OF tine last bond An out
tle department. in winch $685. &c of paid by
Nix Fowler, after giving Of ic additional bon and subsequent
the fret OF January 1872 applied the liquidation
t,e balauce which had accrued before the date the ne
bpud TO this application MIR Fowler himself ojccIed
in letter the Postmaster General dated Sept. s9s82g
while c sur pending lie thus expresses his aud
tcntioma
~ have always intended that payments made 10 the
UnileI States, bond Post
MASTER sd bc implied the discharge accrued
Ace the execution of that bond and not done have
10 he done. II could have been my intention
make my securities IN the last boud responsible for balance
which have existed against previous lis execution
which would be the il the payments Which have made
the receipts 1 the office the bond esecuIed
applied balance due bond II other
has been pursued IN the settlement Of my differ
from the here pointed out. IL has been
wishes aud knowledge; aud have direct that all
received from since the execution OF my last bond, in
tu be applied tire discharge and satisfaction of that bond"
Such the direction OF AT Fowler. The suit, however,
went against the seies in the last bond for ie whole
MIR Fowler The loss of the first
the u at the succs in the last and ogh, ope
20 their ijury The surces To the last h"nd de'uTed to the
declaration, and Judge Tumble sustained the demurrer Mir
John j. Crienden, the particular feud OF MIR Clay being
counsel Tor the defendants, and the Hon. George NJ Bbb for
Department The books Of the department show that Mr.
Fowler at the execution Of his bud paid $929 81, o
which $6873 rs applied the pa nient Of the debt
due belIe the pad executed The condition Of the last
bud that he hould fAtUy the received
R|leT the dare o the bond. Vet the attempt
Tor u make MIR Bsuy responsible for the which had
accTued bes, Under tie first bond, which Mir Morrison
ps.ty That bond vas cancelled by tire new ono
Mr. Morrison solvent aud IL the money pad
hiT Clay who Is his acting executor aud Mr. Barry
blame There is rule Of law Justice that Mr.
Barry responsible for the dcalcatIons fMr Clay
ut this alt is pretended the that the