Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-21

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But, says the Inielligencer, moreover cur on,o
slion to the Po't Office TO the men brougbt in
bat TO the prescription AZ those irho ,rere mn, o,f am
TO the principle OF that prescription; and cehdd no mar
ucmd' deSire TO engage IN controversy ,eih the in
ctpn6entS."
IL will be recollecied that after the appointment Of
the present Postmaster General the Intelgencer
his praise in honicd accents until its cditors ,ye in
Termed that Mr. Barry did consider himself antbor
lied to publish his advertisements in more than one pa
per IN ms district and that therefore their d aft for
s@ort three thousand dollars, MOTEL for payment by
Mr.. Bradley, would be Z" put olt'' dshonored: then
and not until he, it discovered that the Department
would 20 10 ruin!
But il objects to the "principle' UNION which that
dratt was put out" In 1928, il will r, seer that the
publication of the Post Office alvprti. ments in this
District cost S6,295 &C. 1t cost in $500 but 80 623 80
The Post Office adveriisemert received a greater
circulation in lS29 Tor 2623 So han it did in 1925 for
so 295 81 Yet the Intelligencer approves the prin.
ciPie OF 1928, and condemns that OF 1929. Can any
on he at loss for the reason? The " pIincinle" Of
1873 put S3l67 - in The pockets Of the editors of the
lntelligencer, that of 1929 put in n 900 90 There
slking Cferenee III the principle, and wonder
that The lnteIiigencer italicies the word " it must
stop The only mistake IL in the of the T perfect
tense oil the potential mood instead Of the perfect of the
indicative instead of" II (Ihe departmenO must stop
the quotation would be more correct ii read Che
adveriisemenO has st0pPed."
We are gratihed, every friend of the admnistra.
ton and OF the Department mus. he, to the calum
MES upon IT taking an official form, in the shape Of calls
Tor Information through the Senate An able a faith.
iul and Ylgant officer, ask than fair on
portuny to present his acts before the nation He al
ways invites and never shrnks from investigations
But there IL gross misre prese ntation by the Ma
tonal lntelhgencer, made with the intention 10 deceive
and from the motive, above, for obvious malice
which viii call from the world harsher, but filter cpl
thet than not true" IL is the main object and pur-
pose of the article in that paper with which it com.
mences and terminates, to represent that the Depart.
ment had asked assistance from Congress TO sustain
is operations-iis transportation of the mail" or il
must StOp" WI IL be believed that the Denart
ment has officially stated that it does not require ann
dss'sfdncN And that the editors. at the same time
published the official statement which furnished lbe
evidence TO convict them (without using the barsber
and filter term, which the world would use) of false.
hood! The reader may satisfy himself by the follow
ins quotation from the Postmaster Generals report ia
the Committee on The Post Office and Post Roads: He
says:-
II is not however apprehenJed, that the existing
state OF the Department, and continuation Of the ac-
commodaiOns already in operation though its expen.
Tor the present. greatly exceed its current income
will require any assistance beyond what will ar,e from
its progressive increase Of revenue; but AZ before sta
ted with adequate vigilance, the resources of the De.
pTinent arc believed 10 be equal to lis present exgen
cies."
Then read the GLOWING, from Gales & Seatop's atd
Gle, which accompanied the above. They say:
Appropriations of money from the Treasury mus.
be made TO support the establishments or 1! must star
Whether the icency in lie resources be the conse
quence OF additional allowances for the expedition OF
for the frequency Of ihs mails, il Is deficiency shll
Aud, In another place, they again ssy -
q" The sum recommended 81 be appropriated from IN
treasury for the support OF the Post Once establish
menl for the present year. is eghty-sx thousand dol
lars"
They also reR kneto, that the sum proposed exclu
sively by the Committee Of the House, 10 be appro
Priaed from The Treasury, TO delray the expense
0l The HeU routes, which hat committee introduced
bill for estsblhng; and that the money yas 10 hsv
been drawn, Jor That purpose only, and would not b
required BY The Depai tuen tie editors themseve
state, IN NGy, 1881. The words Of ihs bill are:
" Hud be 10 JiUfhcT cn0efed That Tor the purDos
carrying into eGect the routes embraced in the hrs
section Of his BILL the sum If eighty sig thousand col
Iars s hereby appropriated, 10 be paid Of any mo
uey in The Treasury, not otherwise appropriated whic
said sum shall be paid upon The draught order Of N
Postmaster General of the United STATES, At sue
tine or lime' as shall be necessary (oy the pUrpos
g'Tesaid"
The remarks Of Gales & Scalon referred 10, arc:
Again these routes, u established, would not q