Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-21

we would advise the Editor Of that puper before
no states facts in future, to wait for his cue. We
should think Mr.. Barry ought to have known if any
such arrangement is here spoken of, had taken
place. Yet not one word of it from him. The af
TAR looked too squally to the Editor of the Advert
scr to wait for Mr. Barrys defence, 80 40 something
must be said it would DO well to give 1t tho coup
de grace at once. If the Editor Of the Advertiser
has any regard for character for vcracity, we would
request him to explain how nc obtaind the fact upon
which tins brief and conclusive defence is set IN.
We would also inform him that talking of Henry
Clay, the coalition, Buenos Ayres &c. will NOT be an
answer In the mean time our readers NAV rest as
sured that the fac; 10 not so, or Mr.. Barry's Wash
ington defender would not have omitted il. a, il
sets the matter at rest forever.
The following is from the Kcnuckian, published in
Frankfort:
Thesc are tie facts, and the world can Judge, wle
'ier or nor; V'ut1m 4. Bury is dcj;,ul,er-he
stands legally and morally bound for the debt until il
Is Paid-as security, he is bound to see il paid Bat
.hs Is NOT all--the appointment Of Mr. Fowlers sue
cessor' Mr. F1ckn, has more to do with this trans
action tnan most persons would Imagine. The sccu-
riues OF Capt Fowler, discovering that they were in
serious difficulty. determined, if possible to cxri-
cate themselves For this purpose being one of tl.
securities, Wm L. Barry, by some means, procrres
I'm
be hiied up by himself; this blank commission WAS To
enable hi'n To sell the Office in order to iuudate tie
neDt due by Fowler, fer which lie and others were
pound. The office sold to .Joscph ETckkn flo
present post master, for four thousand dollars as m
nave unaerstood and of which we have no doubt IL
hr: fIckins own words are true-he has said ii.
The only difficulty which presents itself, is this
ias Mr. Ficklin paid thus four Mou"tnd ioilars to
Mr.. Barry 1.-The has paid it To Mr.. Barry how has
Mr. barry appropriated it? He has never paid one
cent towards lessenng the debt due by Fowler ;lot
clear case. That mr. Fickin enua red To pay this
sum for the Office can be Proren 6y his orn statements
ret lie attempts to bubble denial In his co!nnmni
cation TO the editor of the Commentator; for in tint
communication, he saws:
AMIR. Barry received from ,be pos,n,,., ,..,r ,,,
"pPoeh wan request 10 ill aud return il
hc piank was h'leti with no ensaarncu n nav
70 e HPdr"sH 'he debt Of predecessor reward Mr.
Dairy VI any way, nor have ever paid him OF In any other
peison a cent 0n that - ~ ' '~
lie cannot deny that he promised to paw Mr.. R1rry
LOT inc once, yet in order contradict the statement
mace ny the Commentator, he says he made ",o on
s6Se"'ei TO pay The department ne deLt Of his prede
Se'S'r or To 'eDh'd Mr. Barry III any way." No orc
mas ever SAID that he engaged pay the department
NE DEBT OF his predecessor, or that he enrancd o,
re~"rd AIR. Barry or any other person Tor the Office
MI FUkiln, himself, hS sud that he bD.Shf the cy;ire
and that he had bound himself TO pay to the scuri
ties OF MIR Fowler, four thousand dollars, which wos
TO be applied to the payment OF the debt due tie
Government by Mr.. Fowler
NOW all that remains for Mir. Barry 10 do is supl,
10 show that he never received this money or If ic
did receive it, show what he has done wit it-and if
the debt due by Fowler, for which he was security
mas not been paid he should pay it, lac should re-
collect the fate Of Watkins AS for Mr. Ficklin he
owes II 10 himself to reconcile his former statcmeits
winch Gun be proven with his late communication 10
the editor OF the Commentator.