Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-08-07

family. Iis no douot se,y t.oe,s.! I'D very
Republican.
Let if Mr.. Barry has not shown that he
stands muck in need of Reform" as Thomas
Scholtcd.
When the charge of Epaminondas appeared, the
Telegraph, the Official of the Governments contra
dic;ed it. We have been assured (says the Tele-
grapl2 by the proper authority (neaning the p. NJ
enera that the hputation is atog cther ,infounded
The p. Nj. Genera, refsedo pay for letters so
adfessed" (t!iat is To his iamiIy)
This denial. Mr.. Scholfeld has met BY proofs
which we presume cannot he rebutted, and which
every reader will deem conclusivc.
Now 1t seems us, that Sir. Darrys cai,D to be
exempted from paying, postage OH letters to his wife
and minor children, iudeienshle in principle, and
beneath the dignity CT officer whose compensation
Is ) 900 per annum We thiuk that this $4,000 and
the ranking privileges, wero intended by law, to be
compensation Ia luU. Nevertheless the postage is
very small matter, ami only made worthy Of notice
b. Mr. Bsrrys denying f,cts tr4t have been ,yorca
NI0n HiEt.
E,og1 ne ,'f.tional JouraqL
FRICHp FoRcE:-I have Ssen in the Telegraph of
tie LIST inst paragraph in the following words:
~ sta'rilons writer in the National JoTnl of Friday under
General viii. salary Of 5000 per a"no refuse to pay tor
the public Treasury that portion OF tire 'uyeuuei"
s have been AS . by the prep. a,or that The inn
The 'osfa aSr ii'e'al refused pay or al
scSseL On the contrary, me has received al letters directed 10
members OF his family an, either ,G
iof lem, OF had inem ciarged 10 himself such"
Circumstances which have become public ra,ier
it necessary that should contradict or d;spyore the
Hoove statement; otherwise, it might BE- cu,isj jer.
by py friends here impeachment of NV ycr,.i,v
That the public may Judge Of the credit due to the
esegraph must ask permission 20 advert to one. or
two occurrences as they took place
On tue list the 9Th mo. iJulyl sboni 10 o..j,ol,
~ NJ Willie engaged in asserting the Northern mail
observed ihat the clerks in The post Office were
sailed out III succession; and inferred from their
consultations together, their nanuer and apparent
confusion, that something unusual had transpi-c,
Soon after, | was requested by DR.. Jones, the
Postmaster, to step iato his roo,I | did So and
closed the door. He sat down at one end Of his
table with the National Jonrual Of the above at, in
hand. He then addressed Inc nearly as f,llnve.
This office is one 81 peculiar responsibility; and
I. Is my wish 10 conduct 1t IN such way as to give
general satisfaction, bat sDmH person i'm this Office
(or there were but tUo otter fe'sons toto hneic it
Mr.. Oja4:tt Q. Broom md tie Postmaster General
asd the fSt o,entionea of these stvs he ,uLiiar Ia
that he aG not mention it, must have con,n,
icat cd M anj The others have bee quest io,,cd about
Ia and they deny ever having spoken about out If
tie post Office lie then handed me the paper pCut
ng to the following sentence, The signature al
Epamnondas:" docs net the Postmaster Genera,
with salary Of $4,000 per annun, refuse to paw for
atteFs directed TO his wife and children, ana thus
withhold from the public Treasury that portion of
The revenue: | read it, and after rejecting for
moment, repiied-lt Is p,obabic uat mag haze mad,
y these ,oOTds IN cO1cesntion. He then sat silent
. moment. asked him if he had any hncy farther
sayi if not, would assist in asserting the mil
lie replied 'liat he chad not thing more to saw
he only wished to ipd the author, and Won father if
10 yon? then repeated what h j saiG, and y en-
20 asserting the aIall. Next morning when arose
! found IN the hand: writing of Jamas a. Kennedy
he following letter:
; left TIVE hou before was your going away
ti.atl have been requested by the Postmaster to in1i yo
can nor nave e privilege o DONG any business within
81. A: KENNEDY"
Having Tins mentioned my examination by Dr.
Jones, and the Consequence which followed, it it pro-
per that The fac; published by Epamnondas, denied
by the Telegraph aud admitted by DR.. Jones' should
be stated as it occurred
On the 18th of The 1t!l mo. tJuly) last. letter
was received at the City post Office. addressed To
Lnttrine q. Bnrry, vino afterwards ascertained
10 be the wifi: Of the Postmaster General 1t was
tskcn Cni III the morning by James a. Kennedy,
fine etter-c;.rrier IL lie west end Of the Cityl who
f5I not fad the pcTsra TO whom it addressed
Upon I,s ron iis uo....Hs Circuit, &c was
about To return til" aforesaid letter the post Office
but, before ne pat 1t up, he enqulred if that the
of Che Postin Generals wife. lie was
informed thai it lie thep requested Lambert
Tree (be messenger of the city post uiicc) take
il in to the Posm istcr General and get The postage
ON II. The letter was pos;maried IeeStur%, pn.
and with 10 cents postage.l lie replied that she
had already taken letter to The Postmaster Cen
eTal, and he refused pay the postagc and gave as
his for refusing, that The undersand
ing that his 'oe and nsinor children t0ere eceiye
their letters FREE Of i,st4ge." TLese were the words
made of by Lambert Tree as having been said
Icy the Postmaster GENERALLY observed, it was
curious kind OF understanding. l.. Tree replied by
saying Yo,s have right to say any thing against
IL" answered that had the same right to express
opinion that another citizen had. Thomas Cor
Uoran, Chief Clerk, and james 4. Kennedy were
both standing by, and heard this conversations but
neither Of thnm said word i'll opposition the
Postmaster Central receiving letters address ed to
his wife and pinor children free of postage"
ContcntinE myself with THIS plain stat ement Of
facts, have nothing to say
THOMAS NJ SCHOLNELD.
Washington city, 8H mo. (.4ug) lth, 1929.
Election Jor Congress..- On Monday an election