Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-02

contractor 10 not carry tie mai over the newly al.
tered ROUTE i'll obedience the order of the tepa ri
ment then and then only, it is, that the department
can exercise the power to revoke, annul and rescn
contract, interchangeable made. signed and sealed
and consunmated with responsible security on the
part OF the contractor, for its faithful execution
Against John Oden there is no complaint in this res
Pect. a memorial was forwarded To- the depa rtment
representing in courteous language that the public
interest dd not require the removal of John Oden
from lIs mail contracts, and tesyiny uneouvocay
both to his integrity and asSidi!,y this memorial
was signed 10y some fifty Sky ci,.cs in point
OF character respectable as NE to be found in the
fost Oiilce department or cisewherc:-this effort
was unavailjng: And the mernorialists have vet
inc honor done them, to wait an answer. The
ear OF the department being unrernittinnly assaulted
from the LIST of June up 70 IL few DAYS since. be-
came posoned-and John Oden must be sacriticedS
the FIRST martyr 10 "Retorm" in the "depa rtment
OF the office of contracts" 70 bring about his in
qiisorai result. several subordinate parts must be
played. searching correspondence brgins, with
Gen. Garry, member Of the Cabinet. &c. invited,
by some one or two, ordinary keepers, of ordnaries
assisted by two more eicrer store -bovs-au,i CT
devant Boctor:on whose f,oatiso;ere 'FRONT.' pul]a
hdes' is indcliby gravenl"hunc til caveto.' and let
nan pass. All are pcrtinacioiSiy engaged for the
promotion of the public interest. In herr wordv cor
rcspoudence 1t was represented 10 his honour that
former carrier of John Oden, who had long since
peen discharged, even before the "ncw reign" had
oHHe perhaps, Ill his life, drunk extra glass to the
loss, oil no one or HinS-eXcept perchance his oDn
gravity. In their zeal 10 the nation, z more
recent carrier of John Oden ans charged e,vith
suspicion OF being suspccted"-by the -@,eeiving
the doctrine of the French rcvoluon)-for that sus-
p'con, the carrier was arrested. the instance of
4 htiui "ltlnerant'-arragneh before man of the
wig-or in common parlamcc'-a Justice Of the
Feace:--Ihe Justice in great dubi'y, whether
or not, there was proof enougk, adluced, sustain
the susDcion--but tojeiy considered as there was
none, the public interest could ret be grevousy harm
ed the accuscds enlargement sine die. The Isl
mon Pures feel Just concern for the s'pubc inter
est and assaed the carriers oniy, OF Jmhn OGen.-I
iowcrcr, innocent those Curriers' may be--uusolici-
ted by the department, Mr. Oicn Withdrew theui:-i
The only charge against John Oden is--le is g,6Hy
OF honesty and subscriber To the National Intel-
gencer--Detracton that killing poison, agass which
mo virtue is defence, innocence a security
against which, the best of men in cain can protect
themselves; has cruelty lched from honest man
whose years are in their yellow iea1<on ,oo:n the
aiiiciing hand of Providence has rested heavily
that public repudiion, by winch alone, he subsisted
and nurturcd large and numerous family.
Ii conclusion, will dismiss the ri!e dc,ractors in
this ciiec game; with the honest wish, which Shakes
peare uttered against eyecgub!e villain.
Tint I{earen rend Pat in every honest hand u4flp,
To Lisd lee rascUt5 zztsed Mro~gh lie icorh
ARATOR.