Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-30

M A. BRApLEY's LETTER TO THE Posr Mas
sa GgSERAL-It will be seen, by the follow
tier, that No. BRADLEY is determined not
j. Be prescribed into silence, but, although SUI
king under the frown of power, h. can carry
b, var into Africa" We shall keep our rea
ten sdyiscd oGwhat may further be done IN his
Na.nesS
CHEVY CHASE. Sept %, 1929
| Slw-When my friend Sim3>on @tS mere on
SAurday evening, h. was SD dipiomntiQue, that
could not well tell whether he came on his own
account, or on your account, or on The aCc", NJ of
hose who manage your official sffairs. | gave
! Of course little heed to his remarks, but 'old
him Of sundry acts, sayings md do'ngs of you's,
which showed your total inf M SIS for III, Off
| Oi Postmaster General and which MIST inevi
| aby lead to your lmme date reno, Il il Known
70 the President. These were told rim With The
express intenlion that they should be cpmnu.
nicaed to you
No representation on the suhjeCr b ID hen
otes prepared, and he delay arose from reiuc-
lnce " take any step which nigh, look like
he cE,pring Of resentment. Uuos further re.
1etiioa, however, have concluded that wha'-
yer appearance it may have, It is my du y,
'''n as a citizen having proper regard 70 thr
G'rresI' OF his country, and as an indi'idoa'
having a due regard to his reputation, to repre-
"ni me subjec, fully.
There is law which prohibits the paymen,
money to any one VINO is indebted % the
pubic, until the indebIt dnrss ceases. Bring
90 louser your subordinate, il has now become
AY duty, TO stale ia due form TO the Comptroi-
"N the Treasury, that you are in that predic-
Hn'nt have also sd'led that your indebted
''S 10 the amount of ten thousand dollars, Is
S'is'r, distinct, and indispuiablr, as it isin any
.M whatever. Tha, he knows very well a,
aver, that the pretended rxculpation which
1'Iy appeared in he Telegraph, is equally d,
'l' with common sense, common Law, and he
:'''slon' OF che Supreme and Circuit Courts OF
n Ieled States
lou Know it has always been my course ard
NY c'slre 10 pass smoothly along the current
u Iir, 10 avoid every ruHie and Iempesl hat
'S practicable, 10 serve my friends, and TO d.
'NS OF courtesy and kindness TO all who Cari-
: NY way. But you was advised through Mr..
,'nP'on, thai the public is already loser oy
W IN payments aud engagements 10 the a
Mount OF nearly one hundred thousand dollars:
y, 40 YOU have been hardly six months in Office.
'ne duly therefore Of making these repI essen ..
,'s Is ~ less indispensable than it is unpieas
ny m" | cannot but hope, therefore, that you
II. u 'e'ie" your course since you have been in
DCe, nd resign situation for which you are
"srn'eiy unhued. You know The law, that
&c resident must discharge YOU from Office:
!" ou'y Is imperative, aud II he was DESTROYS
= %fve you, which am confident he will no, be,
~, should hesitate, it would. IN the present
vac OIL nar;ies aud Of the country, bring on a
+O"pn Tor impeachment, which although his
e'1s might be 100 powerful and pal tial 10 al
y Of us reaching maturity, would occasion
.a mexPressible chagrin and disturbance, 100
'sa' ior his advanced years. You can there
,'e' al the utmost, hold your station bu, short
sflod. and ough, therefore, on every account,
give up the Office immediately This msa