Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-23

Leap, rm and steadfast spvpo<tcr Of Gen. Jackson
would have looked over abuses such as are described
inthe Argus. II is impossible, that the people can
be imposed upon by this piul effort to Justify the
aces Of tho present administration, by these false
charges against the administration of. Mr.. Adams
The pnrtiznns and worshippers Of Gen. Jackson, no
doubt think that his proscriptive course REQUIRES
something to justify il with the peope-and we think
unagiuutons were susceptible Of inycutino we least
expected I" soc one against the post Office depart.
Inent The charge is tho ridiculous to REQUIRE TAR
the, notice. than merely to draw the attention Of the
rsndcr 70 the facts. these abuses really existed,
Why were they not complained of before and correct
I'd by the former Post Muster General! lie possess
nd the power. and being devoted friend Of General
JACKSON, ms isclings and his duty should and would
nave compelled him to notice them. But the truth
t., s"ese abuses were on the other sdi. We do not
umRc this assertion our own knowledge nlonc--
we can be supported by the evidence of nine tonths
ct the people Of Kentucky. who were friendly 20 Gen
Jscksons electon-they kuow tho fact, bccSuse they
received the documents. We will not conine our
selves to the state of Kentucky, the whole Union
can testify to this abusc-thc mails were filled with
elcctioneering documents and Duff Green's Telc-
graph, for months before the election and all Tranked
by members of Congress-Bushels have been received
at time, and mauy have passed through this plnce
directed TO other sections Of the state. Nearly every
nail brought moro or less of these packets, which
were generally ranked by Tom ysfoore-They were
oven received in Kentucky. from Washington CITY,
long after Mr.. moore's arrival at home, endorsed
foe L. HIoorc. Illus, Tor cloctlOneeTn1
purposes. aud to serve the party to which Mr..
Moore belonged he abused his privilege, as a m I'M
hcr OF Congress-, by leaving his signature on papers,
which were used as wrappers to cover any thing
which the friends of General Jackson might deem
necessary to send through the country without pay.
irg cent Of the tax which is required by law for
their transportation-And for thus lending himself
IN faction, he has received his reward in the ap-
pointmept of Minister to Colombia.
Another abuse, which Is still more fiauraut and
outrageous originated in this place-various publ
Cations made by the Jackson central committee
e0d by Amos Kendall, in the shape Of Extra Arrus'
&C., and circulated through the Post Oifice-aRd in
order to evade the tax which the law required on
those documents, ''Erce Tom Moore, came To Frank
fort md from Eankfrt he frankcd these documents
20 every county in tho State. Nay u,ore-he LETT
lfs Wrappers. m which endorsed, 'Free. I. =.
Moore" which used BY Amos Kendall, for
weeks after Mr.. Moore had ef Frankfort, to cover
snch documents as the Jackson central committee
thought proper to distribute. This is fact which
tho edaors of the Argus cannot deny-Yet they
have the impudencc TO charge Mr.. Adams udmiuis-
tration with abuses OF the post office department
when u ~ well known, that the late Post Master
Adams nsoer attempted % contr0fl h7Ia an The dis
6htrge q the oates Of his qCree. The puny effort
M the Argus, to produce excitement against the late
administration, is rerdy scen through, and duly ap-
prcciated-they know the excitement which per
vades all parties against the prescription and tyranny
which has marked the course OF Gen. Jackson's
administration, and would willingly induce the be-
lief, that the same course had been pursued by Mr.
Adausand In doing this, their only reflection seems
IN be, that "the end justifes the menus" o shame
where is thy blush.