Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-20


general spirit of justice induces us to rcpubsll
from the National Intelllgencer of Saturday, the
following explanatory and vindcatory article The
friends OF that paper but observe with pleasure
the digcd moderation of its course it's superiority
to mere partizan aud personal feelings and the purity
with which 1t comes out of every trial to which the
malice of its enemies has subjected it. One cannot
but admire, that such men as Gales g. Seatop so
cstnab!e in their social relations so studousv ayo;d
ing acrimonious Liberal construction of others
conduct filing high semi-ofiicial station for MANY
years with SO much dignity, ability and consistency
should hoce personal enemies.
From the National Eatefsirence7.. Oct ~
THE POST OFFICE TELEGRAPH.
In an article IN the United States Telegraph of
fhuisday evening, appeared the following:
"Nh viii the public think editors Of the
when IS made known that all the sander upon the Post ece
rs the refusal on the OF Mr. Barry pay a draft for about
tniec thousand dollars drawn the Department ami o
csea OF ir Brdd!ey in anticipation of its patronage"
1t is with a rcpugnance, hitherto insuperablo, that
we suleE any matter winch relates to our personal
uinns But the bearng which the above artici, has
upon pubic affairs and the identity of its source
the Post Office Department induce us TO make it ar
exception.
In the first place. the iutimation which il con,,irs
of our having siandercd the General Post Office &c
wholly graiuitous. We have not asserted anv thine
falsely OF the Department, have we so stated tb
daI bslit NJ
constitutional calunnlaors, have ever cau,iouslv
abstained from, cndcavor to do from ever noeo1
mouVe or base ae,lon Neither. in what we have
said regarding the General Post Office have we boon
actuated by the least malignant or unkind cenu To-
wards Mr. Barry. On the contrary, we hnve lagen
ted the situation in which be Is placed. under Tho
necessity OF doing things which we have supposed
his head and heart equally to condemn We ,yon
now regret the absolute necessity W, arc MIDI !;
irving true history of TIE matter referred to bv The
elegraph OF stating some circumstances uufavora-
PIE 10 MI Barry, which we had studouslv withheld
because we have sought not TO ninre him bpt if
possible, to rescue the Post Office from in,n.ndn,
rum and to vindicue the characters of mon n-oscri
bed and prosecuted by it.
Now for plain unyarpishrd toIe Nal. -. :.
shall put down the slanderer.
circumstances, which We will not stop to part;cn
iirEe occurring within the last two years, erbarras
somewhat the Pecuniary concerns of this estab-
shnent, have placed under the necess of doiro
the best we could satisfy our princpal creditor 50
far ms we could give them other asstraucss of nav
nieht than our own current ability. Po such nf
them as Hsired gave as collateral secri,v ord,r
10 receive such moneys, for public work. as were
likely to become due. to us. AMONGST others we
gave, IN August, 1928, to highly respected friend
TO Whom we were then indebted paper in The fol
loving words and figures:
Ass1 BRADLEY, Esq.
g. Washington, lar 81 1929
SEatever amour, may bee due advertising for The
for which this shall be your sufficient receipt ''"
GALES & sEAroN
Noted ON their account for payment work is done
a BRADLEY, a. p. III G.;
Fins paper it will be seen; is an order to receive
SO much hs might become due to us for a6vertispo
ter the General Post Office during the wear bo;,,'
ming on the Hrst january last. 1t cla1ned and 5rf
tended to calm nothing from the office until some
thing was due, aud it gave, and pretended to o;yo M
assurance that any thing would be duo From, the
time OF the removal of the government to this Mace
period of thirty years, the Post Office Proposals for
contracts had been Invariably published in the Ma
tona lnteil1gencer and, the public interest derap
ded that they should continue to be so publisbed wv,
never doubted that they would We did not s,,
pose tnaG the Implied contract between the Doport
ment and us was to be violated But as # bonnor,
ed the annual Advertisement was Withheld f,o,Tp NC
ana, Us nothing became die to us bv the Gener.i
ost once nothing vas payable upon the draft nor
has 1t ever been presented for payment !, INV ,,oi
ner, directly indirectly by us or bv INV hod ni.a
tanned. ~ ~ Ch'ef
RAILS organ. Ne''c
We will nov prove, in addition to our borng
right 10 expect that the advertising of the Contracts
Wonid De made as usual, that the Postmaster Csencz
al mad the same intention continue that r,s.oe .s
ne nad 10 continue the Assistant Postmasers feney
ID IN once. The following is an extract Of y Lot
tT received by US In reply TO the Postmaster Gener
oihce Of Mail Cont acts y4p,h 1899
state IN , y, am instructed by the Postmaster General
wsn 70 withhold the publication of Advertisements from the
Noial inteisencer but wishes Editors IN cnntrs tic
p OF Advertisements e1anatng from Department
At she time of debating this letter, it is clear Mr.
Barry saw with his own owes and acted from, nat,,
RAJ impulse. II took ueehs TO convince him
that the public interest Il secondary considera
.ion ana II was not until nearly two months af1er
that he was persuaded to CAUSE the following letter
to be addressed to us: . 800
PUsr OEvrcE DEPARTMENT
Q1iee IF Mini Cont,ucks, I0Gf .Jtre 1920 |
m9Ssrs: GALES g. SEAToS, Washington City: !
Gentlemen: Since wrote YOU on tho I1,b m xiii ,e Al,
ts me postmaster General, mature elaboration has
eeaeo 10 restrict the publication Of Advertise eansin1
o9 'he department TO the Official Government, Newspaper N
sc OF Government This notice together with the pubi
~ TWO newspapers in each State Territory hrog
wnC me ROUTES pass and tho supplying each Post OAee
Interested therein, with pamphlet adver-
tseAents, will, he believes afford ali useG, and ne,e