Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-20

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following explanatory and vin&ontury article. The
hends OF that paper cannot but observe with plcusure
tho dignicd moderation of its cou,sc ,s superiority
to mere par'lsan aud feelings, and the purity
with which 1t comes out of every trial Ia which the
malice OF its enemies has subjected it. One cannu,
en' admire, that such mon MS Gales g. Sca,on. 20
cSmablc IN their social relations so stuously avoid
ING ACRIMONIOUS or ilhbcrnl construction of others
conduct ullmg high scm,-ofcial station for many
years with so much dignity, ability aud consistency
should acse personal enemies.
From tie National IaieiT-e.oc,. Oct ~
FilE POST OFFICE TELEGRAPH
- IN Hn article IA the United States Telegraph of
A"wSIay evening" appeared the following;
"ts'wN Ns rn''o ,hmk OF the editors the in,clr.uce
N'" "oe Known that MI the sln'rr upon the los, c
uN "'s No thr rs' of Ma barry, pay daf, ior an"u
~SS V." ~ H'Ss dawn rpnn III" Department, aud
Wv " "'> ''""'S' w Anticipation ofts patronage"
L - with tcpugaaucc, hitherto insuncr.blo tL,,
~ s0Ner any matter which relates To our p.rson,I
c0ovvrUs, or relations, De introduced into our cn
u"hS, hH thr bearing which The above urticl has
upon pOhhc affairs and the iIcn.tv of Ms sn,,rcC vh
The Post oicc Department induce us TO make j, am
exception,
an The hrs place, the in,iua;ion which il cont aims
oi our having s''n4crtd the General Pos, dice is
wholly gratutous. We have not asserted any thine
falsely of the Department nor have wc sr stated th,
ttuih as tn appear falsely. This The daily habit az
constitutions! eaumnai"ri. we have ever cautiously
motive or base action Neither m what wc ba>e
sand regarding the General Poet Office have we been
acuated by the least malignant unknd feeling to-
wards Mr. Barry. On tho contrary W., A., 10 l,,,.,
ted the situation in which he Is placed und.r Tho
necessity ~ doing things which We have s,,n,n.,
h;s head and heart equally cDndrnn W. oyo-
row TcSret the absolute necessity arc under IN
Giving trrr history of tic matter referred tn b ,b
Telegraph of stating some circumstances ,,rG,,...
bic 10 Mr.. Barry, which NC had .tudou.l,, ,,;,ilnI
because We ba7c sought not 20 ninrc him, bur, if
u, 10 81. VI.
rum ana 10 v'udcne tho characters OF mon prnscri
bed and prosecuted by il.
Now ior "a plain unvarnishcd tale" Mark how !,
shal put down the amndcror
circumstances, which We will not stop g., ~, ,,;.v
arzc occurring within The last two wears cn,h,
i"g somewhat The pecunaiy concerns uf ;his estab-
isinen, have placed under the necce<i,v of do;r
te ocs' we c1d 10 satisfy nur principal creditors so
'af rs we coulI give them other assurances of nav.
nrnf than our ovn current ability 20 srch 20
thcn as desired NC gave collateral Sacuity ordoy
70 70 r,c''Vc sn'di monccS, for public work as r,,,
likely TO become due to Ms AMONGST ill., ~
gave, IN August, 1923, 10 highly re.pccicJ f;."J
to wnom VIC were then indebted pa nor in IA, 81
loving words and figure:
ASN CalpLIv, Esq
~ Fasfngto1 .r1,,r 81 fe,a
S nIetsc to paw TO our order, endured upon draf
ental Post Office for the year commencing Isl on,n1 %
Tor which '"is shall be your sufficient receipt
Io7 MS drgft Mr. 4 r. made the Sorri, ~.
""'ed on he' account for payment when work s done
a BRADLEY, n T.. ~ e..
This paper, il ill be seen; is an order 70 ,oco;o
so much Daight become due to us for edvert;s;pJ
Tor the General Post Office during tho wear bcrir
nng on the first January last. II claimed and 6rc
.chHcd 10 cian' nothing from tine Office until some
thng was due and II gave, and pretended TO rive no
insurance that any thing would be due From the
time OF the removal of the government to this ulsco
period OF thirty years the Post Office Proposaa for
Contracts had been invariably published in tho Nh
fbor ,lic
ded that they should cutinc to be So Published yyo
never doubted that they would We did not sun
pose that the implied contract between the Depart
ment and 10 be- violated But ns II n, nron
cd tho annual Advertisement was wtbbed f,oIn ne,
and as nothing became DIE to us by the General
fo@t Office, nothing payable upon the draft nor
nus ever oeeh presented for payment, in any man
nor, directly or indirectly by us or by anv body eise:
tanned. - '''' '0'" '"c'
So much for tho vcracity oftho Postmaster Gene
rails organ. '''
We will now prove in addition n our L.,.;,,
night TO expect that the advertising Of tho Con,y5c
wonld 10 made as usual, that tho Postum tor Ceuor
a. nad mo same intention to continue that USAGE as
he had to continue the Assistant Posmns ers Ccnor-
al IN Office. The following is an extract % a Lot
oil: ''''' "ener-
Posr CSFicr DrytHru,Nr
m oI6ee Of .haH CAM acts 18Th .iprH 1870
"enilemcm instructed by the usins,tcr Ccne,3l 10
Slate VI reply 10 eer Of this days dac thar m. Inns m
w'sh to Withhold tho publication uf Advertisements or, ,s
National nteigenccr, but wishes Editors to con,inmc ike
as heretofore" . 1917 '"' N'Pa''"sh'
AZ the tmo Of dictutng this letter it is clear Mr.
Barry saw with his own eyes, and acted from, natu
RAJ impulse ~ took sumo T>ehs TO convince him,
that the public interest was secondary considcrn.
ton, md IT was not until nearly two months sficy
that he was persuaded to cause The following letter
to be addressed to ,is:
POT OyytCg DIR HrHTNr }
. CCIec n .TE1H COni1Icts IOH Jpnr 1921
Msssrs GALrs sEaToy, Wa,Iingion CITY.
Geilemen since wrote ,ou On the td,b fttd1 ~ Anil
asst INC postmaster General, moro mature las
oeodeO to restrict the publication of Advertisements eo-
rom the Department 10 the Ocs Government Nev,pacr q;
he seat oi GovoTnpenL This no're together with tie %
ctuon W TWO newspapers IN each or Territory tro
"ben s Routes pass aud the Supplying nj each pos O0cc
ahu 'ohIacGi Interested iherl. WITT yainphc N adycr
scntn,s' VIII hc believes nnod all useful and necessary
oInauOn and nc trusts that VOC will receive Tn. irtn,ao
other Than tire public interest '
am gentlemen, your obi spfyant,
49, =. BRADLEY
We received this letter az the law with subruis-
rfuf nIr l1u -. -