Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-10-08

Ere thle, doubtless, COnslAMnople has fallen Into the
haNds Of the Russians,
Abraham Bradtsy.--TwO weeks ago, In shOr, ar.
tiCe referred 10 the case Of the late Assistant Post
Master General, and stated tina, we believed he went
directly from THE town n'o the PCet OtRce Depart.
menL This, however, we since have learnt was
mistAke--hc removed from here 10 the Valley OfWy.
oming, In Pennsylvania, where he commenced the
practice Of law, Re afterwards removed to PhilHdel'
phia--hsre he became acquainted with Mr.. Picker.
ing, who procured Tor him an appointment as Clerk,
with n salary Of $500.
The New.YOrk Courier, IN order no doubt to shield
M. Barry from public OdiWm In renewing Mr.. Brad.
ley, few days af,er his removal, ssaIcd that he had
amaSsed, since he had heen in the Department. for.
tune Of 100000. This WNtemeM.--prObably made
without any authority, f any, mere Idle gossip
drew from son Of Mr.. Bradley n reply aud counter
statement, which 10 published IN the National Inelli.
geMCsr, aud from which we gather the following
Acts. he observes, In the ouset that his sMelnent
10 mOde entirely without the knowledge Of bic father.
He sNys,--" Before no entered the Post O6iCO De.
parmcnI; no had held the situation Of Judge 10 Dis
trict Of Pennsylvania even n. that time populous and
aourshng, aud wis In possession ofproperty sufficient
for his sMppOrt and incrcaAiNg IN VNuei hut domestic
AFFAIRS and private feelings, induced him 10 leave The
bench, and remove to Philadelphia. Az che request
Of NJ. Pickering, then Secretary, believe, and hiS
personal trieni, 10 accepted Clerkshp with salary
Of S4O0. Tn. Post Once Establishment comprised
only about four hundred Offices ut that time. He con.
tuned In office with IhiAssNlOry until 1893 OF 1900,
when believe II was increased to 5000, aud he wac
appointed assistant TO NJ. HabershNm, then Posnas.
General, aml almost alone, md Hnailed, began TO
arrange and digest tina, system Of which
has ever since becM pursued Soon nilcr the removal
Of The seat Of gov 10 this place, he completed
md published map or tho United States, which he
had drawn IN his leisure hours by labor In the
ming and returning ~ Il with the returning light.
second edition this published, and with the pro.
c.eds VI tho sNeS Of this he purchased the firm "n
which he now resides, rendered necessary, Al that
time, by the declining sta,e oC his health, which hNd
been seriously affected by the climate aud too close
application to business. This mRp continued to sell
HdVNntage0usly until after the commence, rnt Of the
war, md the sales were applied 10 sockng aud i'm.
proving he tarm. HE salary Il Ia true, had In tho
mean time gradually ucseased, bu, h,s family, aud the
lnbnrs Of hs Office, had Increased more rapidly"
In the year 1874, he projected and began =" prepare
another map "f ,he United S,Res designed chiefly 70
exhibi, the Post OiGss Post Roads, their dataNcrs
&c., which, ON account Ot the great amount oi labor
he had TO perform IN the performance Of hiS ofic;a
duties, he was no, enabled to complete until within
shor, time since. Mr.. B. then proceeds 10 speak of
his father M iailews'
"Thus we iWd him INV, infer having deVotcd near.
" forty years Of hs life ~ hs country, seat t"rlh from
tho resources oC that mind and the Lahore "f that body,
10 seek subsistence for himself md family, unnhi".
from iia particular character, 10 make much provision
Cor iselE No man ever lamrcd more truly tor the
public than hS haA. Every portion 0f our country rnu
produce witnesses UC hia early, and lN,e, II believe
may say he was the first NJ md The las, 10 leave tho
office, attendance hS office, although his rrsideucA
was, In Sumner nearly eigh, mlrs distant, lie E,na
that the expenses ot living ~ town during the whole
year, with His large my--rWgal rs Il WAS a,n"a, :"
u pr0verb-were too great, and thu. such MruInl IN.
bor ~ his dNtica required, wis too severe, without
constant exercise that tnr nearly twenty years pS
he hWs resided In the country during eight months IN
the year. No mum whose public duties were NJ great
~ HIS Nnd Il 10 sN,d they are now divided among
veral,) aud who Discharged ,hcm ns hn did NO, only
by the labor 81 tho week. hu, by frequen, eMcroac.
men,s on tho quic, aud res, Of the Sabbath, co6h
have 50 ooked after ls private cONecrMs, Railways SO.
condary objects with him. Va to provide agains, the
VcisaWdCE " life, or tho ,lrSOatOn Of political viO.
lence. And 80 il las been with him. lns,cad of tho
fortune Of $lOOOOO Imputed him, aver that he has
not sufficient annual inc"me provide the comforts
nay, might almost add even the necesaar,es Oc life.
,hN, sinre HE removal from office have examined NIL
his property aMd funds, an,l cannot lind IN income
beyond the stipend Of u t0erabe Mechanc. Of
course tNla W lUuepeNuent O Ihe Nfm on whicN h0
resides, which has never yet produced enough de.
fray is expenses"
=" M, gentlemen. he has been removed wthou, any
alleged ar assgnRhle CaNsc without the rcInotrs mi.
nation of such IN eVcn', hu, with every reason 10
hope aud expect his continuance IN office wiih,ut
having engaged IN the political contest which has re-.
suited rNUoWsy him, for he had no time TO devote
10 politics whatever may have heen his feelings, aud
his wishes. II IL now found necessary ~ make some
excuse fnr Il, and this il found in his pealsh.
"Ifii be wealth 10 have q family dependent Upon
man NJ his time Of life, when forty wears oC public ser.
vice have confirmed his habits, aud directed his pur.
suits, when. from all he has heem able 70 garner up n
such life his has been, he cannot CLEAN more than
enough faPnsh him with the actual necesaaries Of
life, country is rich indeed; few, how very few,
are tho subjects Of "pinehiRg povery." II may have
been wrong thus 20 have sacrificed his private inter.
ess TO his public duties: he dies think 90, or re.
greet IL, aud Nenerate him for it, Hc does not CON.
plain; perhaps he knows he has no time for that-ha
must act"
Upon being coniradicted in the assertion that nv.
A. Bradley had acquired IL large fortune 10 the EN-.
poymems Of the government, the editors of the Con-
rier endeavOr shift the shoulders Of his brother
Dr.. p. Bradley. The National In,elligcncer readily
con'radc,s this story also, observing thai-hOwever
desirable IL might be Ia hs expected retiremens-Ao
is not worth quarter Of the amount.
u DR.. Phinehas Bradley, the New.York papers