Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-12

10 accounts opened Tire books OF The Dspartmen mt
hi. viii ehsstually prevent advances AID oyer-pay
meo's on that head Ia future.
at was important TO devise a system by which N,
moneys shouli he received or dburssd, or IN any man
nsr come within the control CT any individual; bn
hat ell moneys should be paid into the Department b,
H'erheates OF deposi,e in banks and tina hing coul
8os drawn teom such deposits. not by the he ,c
Vol the Department, without the signature II two dis,
5une, officers OF the D-pm,ment, each actGg indep.n
eDty OF the oh-r, aud bo,b certifying 20 the CO,
Of tho ac. Also that the transfer of money,
5Posmaers TO CoLtrastcr', should be sntis.t TO tn
ane guard aud require, in like er, the nvestga
suon aud signature Of two distinct officers OF he ID.
zpa''meit !: wes lkewiss necessary that his system
A'hould embrace arule which would require Pes ma.
s'sr' 10 aaccun, promPly for The proceeds of their
ase' snd prevent an ACCUMULATION Of Postsgs 10 ei
Snsnds This has BEEN dcns and il 10 believe
That moneys Of this ID p r,o.nt are as .f,c,ually
Hpe'es.ed as those OF any ohsr partms ia hs 60.
4verDment"
THUS we notice hat this g5ea, defect, which existed
rom its first es abiishmen aud was the cause of 90
much anxious and patient invess alton by our states
men, has seen remored by Mr.. Barry. This &C, aIou
Us OF ubeient msgniude aud impor aace to the pub
NC TO secure him the admiration and lasting grsuu
4' his Tel o~-cihZsDs The fuod. Of this Del arnen
ean TO longer, under its presen. regulations be divert
ID tfom their proper apple Money Cannot uo,p be
AwEhdrawn Nor advanced Tor the use OF others from t
3und' OF the partment, even by the Pos,mas.r {,
&nsra himself, without tbs kncw dye of other officers
J q mil
hog OF private with public accoun's on the books
he Depar ment, which has been such froi,lui cause
Almost inerminable confasio aud serious injury tt
Hthc Depa' tmsnl The PC pie have ,bus ob,.i I'D /.
SS"adhtee tha' their moneys canuot be improT
Nant ed, without IN, ANA ronoivanc o! several
S0stMcf fhcers Il the :pa:imen,, and are az " n
ana'S o'etted a. those OF any other Department il
3 NJ Governmeni" YET, notwithstanding all THE we
s"e 'od by he oppoi,ion that tho ID .psr'mcnt al
sn contusio., Sc Tney seem TO have fors often tha,
rum Is omnPotsnt and will eventually succeed in d,s
he . oh
ac''emsnt may prOGucs. The pcod sense Of The com
Suunry is MOI always to be bsfl.d by the cunning
: dritul mer.
III L. r.c,- e Az Address to The Postmaster Gene
al by Joseph ii Bailey, ('on OF Abraham Bradley
%" 81 me IA Asais,a-ts) published 10 the National
~ 'urnal in O.,ob. r, 1929.
ITO Mn WILLIAM T. BARRY
SIR: had promised myself the pIeasurs Of repvn,
10 the Ariel in the Telegraph Of Saturday, tho liza
% my her' ca's at an earlier period, bu hay. beet
prevented by circumstances rom giving il thai
deserved.
Il sub'iu tn, affidavit o. Mr.. Simpson, and IA,
placement OF my father and submit than To the
Without much comment.
Extract from the affidavit Of Mfr. Simpson
Mf' mPson now considers himself !, liberty toe
mention some oher subjscs treated of during " Az
Fi'h mr brahey on hat occasion. Mr.. Simpson in
jqulSed OF hin ~ whether ,hS ID parme n: owed bin
money" dis,ine ly enswered in the negative; am
lie men spoke OF bis having two occasions durins
ms lin in cthce. discovered that he had on. rIrsw,
lhs account 10 and mentioned the manner in whici
1ae bad raised and resOrsd the amount soon after thu
neo"eFy hn' as he appeared 10 desire that /, mis-
;do' o. nsut opsd, MIR, Simpson orbsars 10 stete III
'ums or hs particulars MIR. Simpson also inquired I'd
.'nn what amount ci funds wac contained 10 tse 10
lsne nest sl' 10 b, room' He replied, sn. eleven cri
we've thousand collars Mr.. mpson alIo rauir.cE
ot him. ehet he bad moi charged himse ,,i'h mo
ney' distracted by Eborn q Clerk formerly in Oh.
DEpf'n, n'0 rom money in ht, eontol? He replied,
nal he had not. As il had been suggested 10 MIR
Sippson, by DR.. Bradley tha, the Depar,m.ui ON 4
air settlement OF MIR. Abraha, BAdey's &C :ounts
Quo o%a h,m large sum, Mr Simpson was induced
he fact, ard heard with regret his acknowledgment
hat there was nohng Cue hinI NJ. Simpson mad,
hoee Inquiries tom no oher tnan the motives ancE
ceilings towards NJ Bradley. add he regrets tina, any
hDg should have since occurred. that would admi,
TOR single moment, OF different construction beiny
given 10 them"
Exiroetf'Om til. statement # M Bradley.
I'm he course If ne conversation, Simeon fa
;'ha' Dr. Il. adey bad iLtmsted. wins hsr 10 him OF
lno' he did no, say, that on fair setems nj of 81,
bradeys accounts the Department would owe him II
ags sun-(Mr. Bra ey's impression l.. that he ta!dE
9S2O 600; aud asked 'i il il Mr. Bradley ssi5I
10; gu, that last year his account had exhibited Ia
anee agAias, him OF $5,lOO which he hal paid u;
ia'iy Wom ne sale OF his maps and she fro
h'r s"ufee That some years ago, his account ha,
xhioted b'lSncs against him Of So 600 anl hi. h.
CHAD Pad up by the sale OF bs house in this e,y ii, a.
he thous h' rs Lad di5cGy;r red ST. 600 10 gar
crying forward the iooiug 10 of his Oh cash book,
Coy which be ID cSa.g-d himself with TIA, sum- an,
shu Dr.. Bailey might think, il these matters wef,
saifly examined, 'hsy would appear In III. (Hr A
ssBrsdiey'0 favsr Thise things Nj. Bradley told
gSmpon he did not wish TO have mentioned al pre- en-
TH~ (M'. By could rot have said noihiog was due e,
Nhm from The Department, for this OF 81 0C0 va.
fresh in his meElefy, aud he knew iha balance WE,
due to him bis last qnattsIs salary, ss yell as To
swho'e OF The then current quarter. Mr. Bradley DID
Jnoi say there was ten, eev'n, or twelve thousand dol
alar he said lie did no. know how much there was."
Z "Mr. A Bradley states that no has, various times
3o baanSe his accounts paid into the Offs Ire asuy
5neariy ten thousand dollars. Whether upon lair il,
aiop will or viii not appear, that he has don
his in his own wrong, il would be premature to Civ
aany opinion.
\ The whole of be inmasons about The deficiency ir
shis accounts is pun arrest by your act. A, soon
Gas Nj adley beard that sush an impression existed
dne refused TO draw lis salary until ample time for az
nvssugaton bad been gwen TO you. o. the IL LI
instant, when te about TO leave hons for Oslo &c
eIect eligible place Tor bis family, after you haze
] more han month 20 examine his accounts lie drew
or whatever balance might be dus him for his salary
(s:gued) JOS. H. BRADLEY.
Osiobsr 26 1929.
The InteIlgencer, Of yesterday, complains OF III
Black Lis as az iabored tissue Of malignty and mis-
approximations. IL has bseD year before the public
ZONE OF the cases have Undergone Judicial lives
gaioa, and jet what fact stated has been drprovec
MOI They stand the records Of The public off
md we are wiling to stake the character Of pr,ss
and cur repua On as upon the truth Ct The
lments, or w'ich ycuth by givicg them pub,ie
He Iext coms aims CT the remarks ws have m adj
1 with regard 10 Mr. Bradley They a-e th5 result, o (
Ian itvets aion we have ourselves given 10 'ho ov-
isucs drawn OFT by the ComHiiliee 10 which ne min
Il 'tsred lat wiU'eT. Ii will be seen by who rsat
ur txposiitn, that he is eliminated by his own COZ
ssgioDs-~e have said bng Of him that 10 BOT pre-
cated on his own evidence. We took up The pspsr,
5of ibis Committee, win view Of vndica ;ing the
sPos'mager Gtneral against the p 0nig.s ATTACKS O Z
Me'Is. Holmes and Clayton, whose insiuuAiions Of
oul forgery 10 the DEPARTMENT, bad filed The eounry
swh alarm In tracing the doubling OF ,hs,e Honor
all anfA 1kft roI