Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-10-22

The articles be fore us present singular Illustrations OF
this ndious aud assassin like hostility. They profess
regret ",hc necessity which has placed Mr. Barry in
A situation where he cannot exercise the discretion
which alone give character TO his administration oil
the office which he holds. They are satisfied. that this
gentleman is not only justly but literally disposed, In
hi, own ne ar that II le to himself, he would probably
have pursued the same honorable, high -ninied, indie
pendent course az his predecessor, who s,eay repc'
ed every ATTEMPT to make his power instrumental to Po
ltical cutionhat he would have consulted the
pubic interest, and the effect would have been 10
clo,he his Office with the public con6dence"-But they
insinuate that he has his good purposes
have been thwarted his dvoced intentions have en
overruled by nhuenc. which he has not been able
10 resist In other words this frrago OF absuriites
asserts the effect while II annihilAes its cause II al
lows him justice and Hberdliy OF charactcr--i admits
his disposition TO pursue an honorable high minded,
indie course"-They had previously cont, ssed
him be San able man''ani man oil personal in
tegrity'-and yet they insinua,e that a man Of such
aud honorable views OF such integrity OF purpose
would submit TO the degradation al doing an act OF in
Justice under the d,cta,ion Of others-that he .was
allowed carry his own design into exccuiou;" that
"what his wishes. the earnest and conclusive ad
vice Of his predecessor ard the OF his
own friends. coocured in nding, he was not
allowed to do"
And whore the proofs Of this in 'idious insinua-
ton? What evidence does the Intelligence produce OF
his not being 4" alo,ced" to consult his own just and
honorable feelings, nay, Of any attempt being made 10
influence his decisions, Not the slightest proof is
proiuced but the nelligencer is compelled TO add 10
the /dsehood Of its assertion the fraud Of msr. present
ing an expression OF Because, in stating the
circum tances which were calculated 10 exciteMr Bar
rvs uneasiness and alarm; the drawing of Coyc
and others the conlnson OF In funds in the p. o. De-
parmen'; an', the mngling Of Mr.. Bradley's private
accounts with The transactions Of the deparment-we
added, that Mr. Barry's friends In the City had also
4" contributed 10 adho'ish him OF his iangcr"-thc In
telligenccr is guilty of the dupcity of pretending
misunderstanl our obvious meaning. IL would magni
~ the dd0nitiono OF his friends into the dicidfion Of
his Keepers IL insnuates that his friends have become
his rulers that their adsIouition has become dcta-
,on and that man Of great ability an of high ineg-
IF mt ltsfe In lyic tpfor
iiOn, without becoming the supple instrumen, Of their
designs But il is by such unbiushing mi.repre
iio as these, that the lntegencer attempts to exc out
its own nsnualons against Mr. Barry His friends
advise him, as 10 the pecunary tranaciions Of Mr..
Bradley and " good, honest Iago" IL plea ed in the
first place friends into dictaors and in the
second place, suspicious of peculiarly irreguriy into
the vengeance OF political pro Scrp.ton.-But have
witnessed two many sinuocs in the of the N.
intelligence be as,onshed any of it,
'aton'.-Ot the same sly character is the remark il
makes in relation to the motives which actua,cd MIR.
Barry in removing Mr. Bradley. II is willing ADM,
that he Influenced by the letter about A. X IN.
DALI because our authority for the assertion can be no
other than Major Barry hmsel'and yet il does not
believe word OF the pretended motives hereafter
merdteh the whsle Of which, therefore, (it is) sure
that Mr.. Barry did not communicate 10 the Editors OF
the Enqni-eF: And still more strangeii kind enough
10 acqn MIR. Barry of communicating those fc., al.
though il had Just before asserted that we had heen
:" armed with weapons tom the ma ,azinc at Head
Quariers!"
If the nclligcnccr could prevail the Adminstra-
10 dOtrnc, Whicn II breaches tho
subject of Removals., il would, no doubt have been
pretty agreeable many of its friends Ii pos
sibc, that il might have saved DR. Watkins from
the prison, perhaps from removal IL has only
tahsh the proposition that any officer, who msuses the
public funds suffers others 10 do IT, is Faithful Of
cer that IL is the system which works wrong, and
the officer HIMSELF and any public delinquent maybe
screened from punishment. You have only to suggest
improvemcntsn the "sode of doing business and the
delinquent, officer may be permitted to continue in the
duties which nc has neglected. Even Tobias Watkins
himself may be reformed by the patented "moie
of doing business because he may be restricted in
his former habits of pillering from the Treasury, he may
be permitted to remain in Office with iInpunity.
But despite of all the morality of the ntelligenccr,
still contend that the ovcrdrawing of Mr. Coyle
highly objectionable; and that the conounding of
the different funds OF the office, and the mixing of pri
vatc monies with public Transactions calculated to
excite the uncasicss and alarm of the Post Master
General-The lnteigencer does not deny these facts;
but suppose, would justify them, because
of its new patent ''of suggesting Improvements in the
mode of doing business" As to the integrity of Mr..
Bradley himself, will make charges--and we
shall be happy TO find that his official conduct will stand
the scvercs scrutiny which the lntelligencer dees
But the nvestigation, we presume is going and
repeat that will ''not forestal the result" M,
As for the transactions of the Patriotic Bank shall
lay all the facts in before the reader They
must judge for themselves, upon the letter of Mr..
Mclean, and Mr.. De Kralfs recent Reply in next
paper. Mr. DE X. certainly not stated be of
those "friends" who would have removed Mr. Bailey
from political considerations. He like Mr. A. d. is
presented to be ga friend to the late Administrations
rs &c for the aeg Stons concerning Contracts -
SC. the 1nteigencer c0n~n's itself by referring TO
ceriaa investigations " Committees OF Congress-
How far those nve 'tigaions roceeded, and how far
they wen. g R,cet the allegations have made, the
Inteigencer does not show, have the means OF
asceriainingbut have distinctly updrrsood the fol
lowing be the fact: That "AIr. A. Bsadley uncheck.
ed received and disbursed annually, upwards cfwelve
hundred thousand dollars his brother issued the con-
tracts of the Posi-Ofcc. Their family were engage
in these contracts. How III did the Post Master &c
neral himself stand? as the Head of the Department,
he responsible 10 the nation whilst the power
in the hands Of two brothers, exposed TO all the tempta-
ton, which the control Of an immense sum of none
presents TO an improper Of the fnds"And it'll
staemen true; If Mr.. B had the uncontrolled die
bursemcn of 81 200 900 annually, OF the Post-O ce
unds; even the con;rou in any very great degree;
and his brother issued the contracts; and If their fami.
ly were concerned in these themselves we
do not hesitate TO say that time TO introduce ne
Checks in the Department. and make some 'reform -
either 10 the officers themselves :" in the mode oil
doing the business. The simple Circumstance, indeed
oil participating in the contracts Of The Post Once De-
partmen and of the penNy attached 10 their violation
of itself calculated 10 call for Reform; let thou
sanl Committees Of Congress, say 10 the contrary
withdrawing
| But we attempted 10 show, why il was. fhat Mr.
uniriendly 10 him; 10 withhold confidential conmunica
tons from them; and TO throw himself upon other As
sisan.s. The InteIligencer denies however, any ne.
cessy in having Clerks around him, in whom he could
have particular confidence. But let the letter of Mr.
A. B 10 Mr. Barry, attest this que stion. We fad how
easily Clerk, who does like his Employer ran mis-
understand hi' net and bow eagerly he notes down
in his tablets, every act which he thinks calculated to
make against him.
The Head Of an oire may overlook decent poIiti.
cal opponent, and DO no, hesateto saw he op in
many cases to do it, but the rule does apply