Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-09-29
Us tct2eesoesu SaaDtg.
TUESDAY MORNING, sEPT. go. 1920
From HE Ke,.tuchiqn, Sept. I8.
THE POST MASTER GENERAL.
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rus GENERAL.
We have copied below an extract of a letter
from Thomas Smith, ESQ of Lexington to the Edit
or OF the Commentator upon the subject of the sale
efthe Lexington Post Office; which, together with
.,e ietlef OF the late Samuel H. Woodson copied from
the same paper, shows the correctness of our re-
Lnarls in the last Kentuckan. But this is not what
NE spoke o-let Mr. Fickn deny that he aa,d. or
Promised TO pay the securities OF Capt. Fowler GER
tam sum- IN consideration of his being made Posnas
ter at Lexington, and we will then produce our
proof His bubble that lie made s'no enga cement to
pay the department the debt Of his predecessors or to
r"uard Jlfr. Barry" s too evidently play upon
words, to have any other effect than satisfy every
candid man of toe correctness OF the charge. No
one ever charged him of having engaged to paw the
department the debt of his predecessor or of having
engaged to retord Mr.. Barry. The charge made
against Mr. Barry wac, that he had sold the Lex
ington Post Office, TO Mr.. Fickn, for a certain
sun OF money, which money to be paid by Mr.
Flckhn TO Mr. Barry, or to the securities of Capt,
Fowler and by them, to the department. on account
Of Capt Fowler's defacation. The only question .
now, has his been done? What has Mr Barry done
with the money?
Upon the subject of the sale of the office to Mr.
f'ckiin me Argus says ice hare the posue decio-
Tatfon q Mr. Ftchlin, that he hns nere, pnid and ne
GER agreed TO pay TO Major Barry any othe, per-
san oHs cent for The Lexington Post Office" 1t is
strange that these men, who at the very moment
lhey are charging falsehood upon others, should be
so paipabiy guilty OF 1t thenselves-Mr. Ficklin has
made no such declaration: he says, he made no en-
gagemen1 to pay the departments the debt of bis pre-
decessor Capt. Fowler) or to re,card Mr. Barry in
any way" He does not deny that he agreed to pay
the securities of Capt Fowler-Oh, no! that is point
TOO well established, to hazard contradiction.
Inc conduct OF the Argus, upon this occasion, is
really laughable-it ia published by ".4ros Kendall
g Co."-In other words 9mos Kendall and Albert
u: 1merrstoeatheT. Kendall has been publicly charg-
cd with perjury, and dared to institute su-the cd
tor OF the Reporter has pledged himself to prove it.
Merrweather has given a torinen acknowledgment
that he was liar; and the document now exists To
II. np bIoc tbo
to dictate to the people of Kentucky-and who arc
weekly, publishing to the world, that other men nre
gmty OF falsehood, &c.-thus, striving to reduce
others to level with themselves
From the ~. 7. JouraaI or Commerce.
We have been favored with the following lettar
from BuenOs Ayres, which presents in free unre-
strained manner, some of the principal events which
nave occurred in that country during the present
reign OF terror" it is dated
BUENos AYREs, June I, 1929.
GYents OF no common Importance are daily occur
ring here. Human butchery and all the vices atte,
uaht on CIVIL war, have been the order of the day
since the last of March. 1t seems as if some de-
strHYing demon has been directed" to eSnerminate
even the last traces Of civilization The enorrnities
tnat nave been committed in Buenos Ayres and its
IIhiheuiaIe heIghbouThood, may be compared with
nose We read Of in the history Of Ireland or San
domingo IT we consider their 1.-THE people's7 unac-
counabie thirst of blood the still greater desire of
puhdeT I'm the last particular they surpass any thing
you nave any conception of the passing scenes viii
lose nothing by comparison I will atterppt 10
give you some idea of Buenos Ayres: but you must
not expect any detail, for it would take sheet to re-
count the various atrocities of single day. General
a1dV"Ie' young othcer without fortune fame, re-
turps from the Banda Oriental with the veteran troops
under his command, composing division Of the army
tnat mad been acting against Brazil On tho first
OF Decenoer, two days after he landed, no Geposes
IoV. OoFTego, who bad been elected some months
previous, agree bly, !rms prescribed by law. and
occupies his post ~ revolution was effected with
ont loss OF blood. Onthe hour of its commencement
me 'n'tary gained possession Of all they could wish.
X vas day OF humiliation to Buenos Ayres. Black
soldiers with loaded muskes end fixed bayoncts were
scen marching through Tie dThrrrt ersccs 10 NJ ii