Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-05-26
Post. .Iaster Generor, Is,e,.ior'

| Post. R1ster Generals Circular.
D"""0ff Cmofttcie has already been
ronpenei TO secamt one OF the misrepre sentstions
which il has made of Mr.. Barry's Circu,sr. RI,
- IN stopping one hole, i, has made auo,hs, 81,
accuses me 7. NJ. General with making "a charge
| OF most serious and dsgracefu, nature ayainst
,he Editoriot fraternity in general terms. tim,
'ea,'ns :ne tout and ungencrous -impu,ation to
resi- against any and all, according to tbs whims
anu caprice, or malice of different indvidraI, !"
ne chronicle contends, that j, was due as we'll
W Jusuce as In courtesy to the innocent members
Y. ,"e .i"ss OF - Citizens who have hecn thus
.uue'y included in his indscriminate de nuneia.
| tion, 10 specify who were the efSendersW-
complains OF charges +" of the sams ee,,
e,df Character being preferred against Post
hasers-.nd Indignantly asks whether high.
"nasa, upright and intelligent community, can
quietly stand by and see this tchoiesdle ,pork Of
uSa'hd'ion going on, for no other edrthlv reason
,iah 10 sustain those in power, in their places'-
~ concludes with the most pathetic Compliance NJ
ms oufche7y of the reputation of Thousands. to
answer ends so unrighteous as those which char
actsrtze The present proscriptipe moper,nfs ~,
General Government"
nut suppose the p. M 6 had, in the spirit of Ma
y. man. declared .Iho. art the man. what would
then have been said Of his proscrinf;rs" .n;s:.
and this buichery of reputation',,N R. sfa'
some oil the abuses practised by the Editors wers
occasioned by misconsruction of the Ins,ruc.
tons of the Post Offices and sometime, Of the p.
nias'ers themselves. Would it then have been de.
u,
outrageous " denunciaGon"! Would this have
oeen more agreeable to the justice and the courte-
ssy OF the Editors of the Baltimore Chronice,-
Du' we contend, in the Sd place, that his remarks
a a no. general his defamation is not ",choie-
SAFE work"-Mr. Barry says, MANY persons az
pear TO be under the erroneous impression. that
printed sheets oil papers are not chargeabie with
letter postags"-he calls il an error. mot a
cIihe.-he says afterwards, =" In some instances
these articles have been headed with the name of
the Office OF an editor, and called an extra news.
paper with the evident design Of reducing the
| postage: Such design it is your duty to counter
act Ia his " general charge; this a"whole
sale work Of defamation! He save d" .on,. az
Stances" and does sny Editor believe ,l,t ,h;. :.
not Sc. And at what time could this instruction
De with more propriety given, than at this time
Immediately after heated election, when 40 Ms
ny adopted & justified it when what was done by
vie par'y' was used as precedent TO excuse sim
iiar transgressions by the other; and when tbe p
masters themselves, when consulted about the
means OF enlarging the sphere OF circulation were
disposed 10 construe the instructions of the Dspart
he"' 10 ,ne most liberal sense?-At no time was
the privilege OF ranking letters more abused: and
the license OF Editors more mistaken, than in tbs
iast year.-Ihey are a6uses which peculiarly CALI
Cd ior corrsction-and let the Coalitionists sag
VIVA. 'hey VIII, about the motives Of these instruc.
Mons; let them ascrbe Mr.. BIS Circular IN mn
other earthly reason than sustai. those il, no,n
e., we, for one, repel this courteous ana
wholesale deiamation"-'s A hiph-minded. nm.
riSht, and intelligent community" will approve
this Circular, at this time
REMOVALS.
IL any slate IN the Union be justified In calling
Tor Renoudfs from Office, we humbly think n "a
TIE State of Delaware The last Wilr;no,,,,
| Waterman has an article which sbo,vs ,he -
,ohishiHs lengths to which the Coalition PARTY
nave proceeded In ousting their opponents:
PRESCRIPTION.
J ny 'soad ne distinctly borne in miad that the authorize,
rlNk The
apronmen within their gift Until pins few jazz
sen .sn nae been retained consble. because The an.
ssnmsnt OF particular individuals had earne.tly .olc
ne People OF both political parties in daerent ne,sx.
SOW in se'Sn at New Castle Jsrerardnr the eSsn'
fe an Of men II Their own party Welt ohers have
Horaboot men have been sppsn,ed % thsir place. sn
yer tneu friends pirate about prescription by tie cner, ca
gle removal had been by the asn.s Gsyesa no I'm !.
Wngis 'ae FoIbsarsnes On the part Of The suhore,
eur opponents 10 this state look for the pre,eptsiisn Of
ed BY ihs of s, 01 . phsy u. be punish.
| What not even Constables left This Ia
vssaous degree of prescription, of which we had
ne previous copception.--lt is these tbinss tbaf
VII drive the other party to some del gree ofretaj
'eh IN Deiaware-Ihe same system has been
ssfrsd on IN Maryland--We have no idea. ef
any such system in Virginia-N either Marty has
pracsed on It in such State appointments The
rule, which we would observe whenevar ,ya
sonid, is laid down in another article on .Remoy-
Innfor
"a'chman-in the following clear and correct
! terms: -oe''
we are desrcu, TO prescribe for difference of roll;
sa merely, though that II cannot ri,
But wbsn h.ny differed With =, "a e .enn;
. sIi 81. opinions BY honorable o.Ds
lhe last to punish HIP, by removsl from ofc. But when =
% party ..he; Itself 10 the Ct inclsrande
hs osnonhss without determinations the srsrd Of
Ton against a.. who are opposed for the Of opinion
merey, us eemhts must ret complain 10 .t~ power in
and
Ffs',or Whist J; the effect OF his .wn example. W
trr ,sr abuse. s". diminishing e ss" ss... r. publ;
appointing competent officers. per, b,,L.., ,,r,v ~.
tro"srs for aysy pp. sSs' ed Sa privilege and
appointing Pow~ ncnoafs moderation and d,corr q, %
party contests will degenerate scenes Of ,snJer and u
sarhr, de'irp.tVs y I'll ,oeisi nas ~ orderp 49, WI
The Coalition party in Delaware could have m
| reasons to complain. if feD of their own rner,
were to have some touch Of the icr fuYionss--If
carried into execution against the most Relentless
Coaiuonisls, II might bring them TO better sanss
OF what they owe TO ohers.-In any event, the re-
neraf rue Is correct one Dismiss the fnithiess
Dismiss every man, who has abused fetal in.
auenee for party purposes-Except the GOOD and
Idi'h'u' otiicer, who was not heated partizan.
VINO was not put in by exceptionabIe means who
Is not an enemy to reform OF abuses.
Struggling The Riehp.nd Enquirer ruo0;n, s0n, =, -,
t,sls 10 our s.i paper 's Grow the fact i, you.esuno,
s d DOT TIE British ."assiea goods and The higher you rsi,s
goods you bring TO-" IL Obi, propo,t.sn is INC W..
GLORIOUS arte ought virgris 10 have in England and
Ffenee 'or her tobseeoI In the 6 the duty Il equal In
,soen % tws,ve time, the orfias cost, the rate Of
lVyor 2oO per cent a. Mr. Csubreens would sav, ana in
me s"ef Is shoseihsr monopoly. In tio,s. p,, Mr.
It thOesht ihst"svsry good rule worked both wsy,
The Reader will be pleased to remark. ,hati. f.
the oracular Mr. Niles, who is running a-fouz
OF an article in our late papcr."--Nov, are we 10
understand from him, thai there is no tobacco
smuggIed into England' But there he would be
Inls.akehI Every merchant will tell him, that tits
smuggled "pretty considerably" into sho Brit,sh