Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-10

Of the Citizens of Utica to the Postmaster General,
and the reply of the latter in relation to the removal
Of Mr.. PiArT:
Urea, New York. June 3D. 1929.
SifA very meeting the citizens of this ,oun
we WIRE appointed COMMITTEES to to you the
charges which led to the removal of Mr. ra prese,-
ted to your Department ar so, what those Charges wce aud
answer to these fl1rie ,s', sir you will got lesl-
ipgof oitizsus whet represent
svrh charges made, would highly Satisfactory to
the citizens of this place be informed of them none
s9ch urac, it would be couspa,ory assured
hat Mr. plas chararer stand; unnpeaced the Depart
ment
The Importance Office in this place (ssandn,
This subject by citizens will trust s,icien; apoo-
Gy Tor our addressing aud will induce sou with
40 early answer 70 this communication
CHAs P. HIGHLAND,
F.. BACON,
H. H. COOPER,
iIyr6laole Mr. BiaRy Postmaster General
EoSF orr,eF Dsr,nrMf>r,
Gent!emenI had honor receive your COMMUNICATION
fhe Sd instant and have the pleasure STATE answer that
charges affecting the moral character Nd Plat
pcached a, this Department
am gen,lemeu with great respect,
Your obcdient humble
Charles r Kirkland, Esquire,
f. Bacon, Esquire, and others.
In addition to this testimony of The present Post
r.
Platt has discharged the duties OF his office we have
been permitted to publish the following extract of
letter from the Honorable oHN NILEAN, late Post
master General, to Henry II. SropRs:
W,sHSGroN aetr March, 1929
has dche1Se lie duties OF Fosna SER ahfl wa, and h
possesses my lie certainly among best
onasers the Unon, and should much regret his
n9sa have no knowledge That his removal is co"'era
No wonder that Mr.. MLEAS was DESTROYS OF re-
tisng from al office, to remain in which would
impose ON him the necessity of turning out his best
oicers and sacrificing the public interests, fill the
mouths Of greedy partiZans. What afford bet
ter comment on the folly the injustice the corrup-
ton, the baneu influence upon the public veal Of
the odious system under which Mr.. Plat has suffered
titan these two letters ofthc late and present Post
master General, the one acknowledging that his
character "renains unimpcached at thS Depart.
pcnt" and the other declaring that he was s'aulouu
the best PoStInasters in the Union" The old fash
Toned virtues Of honesty, integrity, capacity for the
performance, and fidelity in the discharge Of the du-
ties OF Office, il seems, out of date III these
'gnmtnS days, and are OF no weight compared
with the merit of having voted for the successful can
dtdate as the appointing officer.
Under the present order of things, personal devo
lion to the leader of the party is superior TO every
other merit, aud every other virtue under heaven" is
but as dust in the balance. The tenure OF an Office
becoming OF nature so uncertain and fcklc and de
pending on such cause, all motives for the faithful
hischargc OF the public service removed; every
RflSfg pfcomes Roman pro consul and many Il Vcy-
wide system OF rapacity prcys upon tue body
polltic and corruption testers in every department of
the Republic, Was this the system :. government for
which fathers concnded against the whole power
of Great Britain, Was it to introduce tyranny so
fearful and fatal to the general good, that they drove
tie oppressors from their land? Was 1t to invest
single indjOidunt with the powereof farming ont all
the Offices in the country, rewards to his personal
adherents that they threw oil the yoke Of British
King and laid the foundation Of Rcpublc' Tie
People Of this country not yet currupt to
admit that the Republic was founded for purposes so
unworthy; and abominabe perversion of the prn-
cipes OF Republican form of Government cannot
fail to arrest their attention, and their honest
indignation.