Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-26
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'.' Ny'' "'er mentioning n typographical
ror' and tho postscript which published from tho
Argus has the following, which will probably include
all the proof obtanabe by the Editor of the Common
unless suit is brought against him Us he pro-
poses.
Tho Argus, upon its own authority savs stba
blank alluded to was filled up by Mr. CLAW before the
appointment was returned" But that is not truc.
IL Is matter of regret with us, that Mr.. Fyckii,
nave deemed necessary to appear before the
public upon this occasion. We were required TO 90
INTO the details in which his name occurred nv the
9ema OF lIuff Green, "authorized,' possibly by Mr.
Barry and should have been better content that the
controversy should have ended with TINT exnos;t;o,
But rs he has chosen to volunteer in wnv Xb;ch S,
gwen our political opponents, they vany imagine
signal trumph he will not complain of us we nre
sumo, we make use OF such fair means and argu-
Inents rs we may have ut command to sustain orr
serves upon our original ground.
Upon an attentive perusal of Mr.. Ficklins expla-
nation, We flnd but small portion, if any, which
III coiiision with the statement of facts which
we gave to the public two weeks ago. II is chiefly
devoted TO the birk commission; being an ATTEMPT to
snow that the issuing of such document in such a.
state, from the General Post Office is neither unusual
nof, improper! We would ask was ever such trans
acton heard Of except in the case i'm hand and the
others mentioned by Mr.. Fickin, OF the great i'm
proprety OF bestowing public Office of any grade in
that mode, there can be no question Mr. Fickl;n
seems to be deeply impressed with the necessity of
explaining away the effect this most material and
unden,d6e part of our exposition percevinp TINT nil
that Is essential IN the remainder but "a natural
conclusion from that fact. To what end conld Mr.
Barry have sought for, and have obtained a blank
commission but to make profit and advantage of it,
we shall sec presently how far his friend Fickln's
prescriptions and explanations on this point are CON
ssteh with other known occurrences
The clause in the letter which seems TO have tho
hrst ciaim to consideration, reads thus:-
Here The matter rested until shortly after adjournment
OF the legislature when Mr. Barry from IN.
iensra blank appointment with request TO ill and return il
immediately the blank filed my name and no enaaee
en To pay TO the department the debt my Predecessor 10
reward Mr. Barry IN any have pad to him or
10 any other person cent on that account"
We are at a loss to determine whether this clause
should be considered merely an ingenious epn,on
OF the question, or blgiing denial of rnatoral
proposition advanced on part. Taken HiernX,
only afflrms that the terms IF The contract between
ana Flckn oeTe not inserted ia the commission
winch Barry conferred upon Fickln:-'sthe blank
was hiled with my name. and no engagement to nav
to the department the debt of my predecessor" that
Is me BLANK '0d' filled nth NJ engagement, sc.
1t Is not, however, very important to us which con-
strucon 1t receives. If merely evasion of the
question, 1t can avail nothing IT, ON the other hand
Is intended denial, it is destined to UNDERGO an
early refutaton.
bic TO expect of to produce very minute or very
direct proof of the facts of the case. Gentlemen ha
wing personal knowledge of the matter, would be
reluctant to give certificates for publication we
are reluctant To ask for them AS we said before we
say again. proof IS required, let be placed i'm an
attitude III which we compel witnesses to appear
and testify and there shall he defect of evidence.
L ne dtegdd and prob1tn Ito n lawyers phrase
we know will agree We talked toiM The ,cifnesses
before we drew the declaration.
For the present, would it not be sufficient for orr
Jnsthcatlon to show, that the statement made by MS
Oh lacls winch occurredin Ltrington sepen or eghf
years ago-were part of the history of the time and
place! We shall not however, stop there. Thai
the ,;re oT ana are; part of the history of
tracts OF letter from Thomas Smith E.o Of I ox
ington, dated at that place, September ith:
al have heretofore resisted the solicitations of nv po,ica
rust were satisfactory 10 them" ~
vi cannot lie mistaken the fact was generally
believed, that the Postmaster had agreed IN nonn;x
Capt to'Viers securities Ind his securities had made s
APPOINTMENT themselves expressly with view TO their ndem
olank commission having been entrusted to them for
that purpose by the Postmaster General The nar,;c.
bur @ weIe ~ 10, made snowa publicly enqued into
sonar nends' and the appointment, of gentleman almost
stranger here, were justified on that ground alone"
vi presume will be seriously denied by the contra ~
PARTIES that such decentralization Ultimate dscbnIge of ,s
oeo'' were in contemplation at tie time
Another fflend-one of the constituents of tho oto
Samuel H. Woodson, Esq who represented in Con
gress the district in which Lexington is stnted has
obliged us with the following letter, written in answer
10 enquiries addressed to him, upon the subject to
winch 1t relates. Written at the time of or ifnmed;
ately after the ofwfch il speaks; without
any anticipation of the present crisis or the purpose
winch now so eectually serves It's statements arc
coctu'Ve ana every sentence is entitled TO have the
most complete effect.
~ WIsmNoToN CRY, February 3d. 1922
"Wit respect 10 the Post Office IN Lexington Cant Fowc,
removal and the appointment Of his took place with
out any knowledge or agency my part
Knowing that had been constantly my post-never a,cu
day from the city, the house. always dsposed n, cons
the wishes, and promote the interests of tho di,,ric, %
honor 70 represent must confess, indignant AZ the en
ture OF the Postmaster General from his accustomed mode f
consulting Or wishes Of the people Ihr,n1h ,c e :"
representatives and without hesitation addressed him let,eT
requesting information as 10 the leading 10 the dissa
OF Capt Fowler, and the mode in which the 80 Li
successor was conferred To letter responded enco
correspondence between himself Major Barry and Can't
Fowler, ON that subject. '-F N"P'
by them appears that the decation Of Cant Foyo, h,
accunuIated until amounted $4,000 the brse
uneasy Inc Postmaster General "wnh view IN aove lie
securities aud as Car possible The feelings
m Cap Fowler alter consulting Col JohnSon as 10 the mode
bcst calculated TO effect those Objects determined m
CdH Fowler and Transmitted to Mai Barry blank commits
son. wnh authority to solicit and h up the blank with the
name of some person of capacity nering cor hdence Mr.
was me object ofthat eection highly recommend
ca 10y MAJ Barry am myself stranger TO that gentleman
arrangement " ~ wv
IhoP,oioy ofte the apology offered for failing