Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-07

Republican.
Let us see il Mr.. Barry has not shown that he
stands us mucL in need Of Reform as Thomas
Schol6cld.
When the charge of Epaminondas appeared, the
Telegraph, the "Oicial of the Government, contra
dictcd it. 1--WE have been assured (says the Tele-
graph) by tho proper authority (meanng tho p. NJ
General that the nputation is altogether unounded
rhe p. NJ General refused pay for letters so
addressed" Chat is to his famly.)
This denial Mr.. Scholield has met by proofs,
which we presume cannot be rebuttcd, aud which
every reader will deem conclusive.
Row it seems to us, that Mr. Birry's claim to be
exempted from paying postage letters to his wife
aud minor Children indeicnsbe in principle, and
nenaath the dignity of officer whose compensation
is $1,000 per annum We think that this $4,000 and
the Thanking privilege, we've intended by law, to be
compensation in (M. Nevertheless, the postage is
very small matter, and only made worthy of notice,
by Mr.Barrys denying facts, that have been prored
UJoa him.
FRIrSp FoRcE:-I have seen in the Telegrap h of
the LIST inst. paragraph in the following words
scudous the National Journal of Friday
Gle Of fpanuonda aks-Does not the POSTMASTER
Ce,esL with salary OF $4,000 per AMMAN, refuse pay
letters directed TO wife aud children an tus withhold from
the p,ihic Treasury that portion Of tho Icyenue?"
awe have been assned by the proper authority that the mn
The Postmaster General neoer refused 10 pay for letters adj
dressed On the contrary, he has received al letters directed
sc meinbeis OF his family Pr0ate i<n aud either paid
them, or had thcm charged to himself as such"
Circumstances Which have become public, render
IL necessary that should contradict diSp,0re the
above statement; otherwise, 1t might be considered
by my friends here impeachment of nv vcraciiy
'rhat the public may Judge of the credit due to tho
Telegraph, must ask permission To advert TO one or
two occurrences they took place.
On the 3lst the 18th mo. (July) about 10 O'Clock
tln,,
I observed that the clerks IN the post Office were
called out in succession; and inferred, from their
consultations together, their manner and apparent
confusion, that something unusual had TRANSFERRED.
Soon after, requested by DR.. Jonea, the
Postmaster, to step into his | did so, md
closed the door. He sat down at one end of his
table, with the National Journal Of the above date in
his hand. lie then addressed the nearly as follows:
-''iFhis Office is of peculiar responsibility; and
1t is my wish to conduct 1t III such woy Is 10 give
general satisfaction, but som, person in this office
flor there but tCo other persons ,oto k-icc il
.JT,'. ObadIh g. Broor and TIC Pouursfer General
and The first mentioned % these s1ys he IS ,oiIlfnr to
S,ceuy that he did NIL mention IL must have commu-
nicated it, and the others have been questioned abo
II, and they deny having spoken about il out Of
the post office" He then handed me the paper ruint
ng To the following sentence, the signature of
= Epamnondas:" ''Does not the Postmaster General
with Il salary OF $1,000 per annun, refuse to pay for
letters directed to his wife and children, and thus
withhold from the public Treasury that portion of
the reyenue?" read it, and, after rejecting for
moment, rSpllcdlt ~ PROBATE Udf haze made
N these pJrs ia conversation. He then sat silent
"a moment. | asked him if he had any thing farther
tn say; if not would assist in asserting the ,naH
lie replied tina, he had not any thing more to- say;
he only wished to find the author, and YOU father IT,
do you?" then repeated what hid said. and went
To asserting the Mail. Next morning when arose
7 found, in the handwriting of Jumas A. Kennedy,
tlc following letter:
"Juy a. '29Thanss intended 10 tell YOU mi. evening
but you LEFT the house before your going away
been requested bv Postmaster TO Inform YOU,
OF
~. ~. KENNEDY"
Having thus mentioned my examination by Dr.
Jones, and the consequence which followed, it it pro-
per that the fact published by Epammondas, denied
by the Telegraph, and admitted by DR.. Jones' should
be stated Us it occurred.
On the 5th of the 18th (July) last, a letter
received at the City post Office, addressed To
C.ttiariae n. Barry, who afterwards asceuaned
% he the wife Of the Postmaster General. 1t was
rSaAn out in the morning by James A. Kennedy
lhc ntter-carrier in the west end of the Citvl who
did not find the person to whom it was addressed.
Upon his return from his morning circuit, he was
about to return the aforesaid letter to the post Offices
but, before he put tuP, nc cnqulred if that the
name of tho Postmaster Generals wife. He was
Informed that it He then requested Lambert
Tree, (he messenger of the city post Office to take
II in to the Postmaster General aud get Tie postage
On il. Crhe letter was postmarkpd Lce,burg, Ta
and with I'D cents postage.) lie replied that she
had already taken one letter to the Postmaster Gen
eral, and he refused TO pay the POSTAGE and gave
his for refusing, that the understand
iag Gdt his 'ofe and minor children Ia rsceus
their letters free o postage" These were the words
made use of by Lambert Tree. us having been said
by the Postmaster GENERALLY observed, il was a
curious kind OF understanding. l.. Tree replied by
saying You have right TO say any thing against
it," answered that had the right to express
opinion that another citizen had. Thomas Cor
coran, Chief Clerk, and James A. Kennedy, were
both standing by, and heard this conversation, but
mother Of them said word in opposition to the
POSTMASTER Central receiving letters address ed
dis wife and minor children free of postage"
Confronting myself with this plain statement of
facts, have nothing more TO say
THOMAS NJ. SCHOLFIELD.
Washington CITY, 0M mo. (qUs) 4m, 1929