Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-24
2tst C ongress- Second Session.
spercH OF Mr.. cLAyroN-or DELLA

seieci Committee on the management OF ne
past Office Department from inVeStisdiig
o4s pri,lciples upon ,thich The remorah hart
bssn made IN thai Department.
(CoEcLuDEp)
y,,,see Sir. from this letter how necessary
4, =. far the very existence of the persec ulm
noves ex, ,,ised IN this department, that MI
n,sdlay should be crushed, lihe STANDS, u
must fall Bradley has encountered 'he sf''ei
waugh he well knows the fearful ODDS again''
INV, Tar he has 10 struggle against more IN
q nee, more patronage, ana "a spft more YIN
r.t,te than exits IN any other parimeni
~ his government. Yet, reIy Jag on the jus
,,.o al Ina couulrymen alone, lie b. avs his head,
= ,rown gre, after mpIe than thirty yedrs
,i,bGnl public service, before the storm ana
,,oees ia vengeance. A private citizen, he can
,,o more be driven lrnm oihce.-on the verge
nftbs grave. lie eau never expect 10 be again
.,nnayrd ia tie public service. Yet. rs an
bnnes man aud patriot, he lee II 10 be his
outy. when Called upon ny "A committee OF fhis
S.iAtp 10 Law bare ine TRANSACTIONS OF THIS dt-
,,tnelltt; and | i'll sentnre o predict, that In
mfr history his character shall stand bright
l aut Wide those OF his designing Caldn-
n,a,ors shall be remembered only 10 be despi.-
ed
It's unnecessary to stop to inquire why the
p,..iaent 10 flsed 10 heaI MIR. Bradley in cafro-
Loration OF the statements tunianed ia this
Igt,pr. thoush we Know from tie oath of tie
witness that he offered 10 prove every part oi n.
lfi#5firY IS noV 10 he shppTesse', w can
-...-. understand why il Was then avoided.
u.ss,a-. mas always been vlsed whenev
er ,s.estlgation has been sought, aud until IA
change OF times, II ~ill always Ge 90. Illus
then a: lilIs day no answer has teen returned
W the department u any one oil all thu nt'-
.rrtons nterrogatores which The committee
dressed to il GA the 9th OF December last
.as -, upaliy SIX weeks have ehpsed, and
.g receipt nf that communication has not
..s4 tsaa.a, t1oDiedged feI, thought, while
300 H. .1yeG ne member from lenhe'ser
sai,.s4 To iuupiIgFie mo as chairman OF the
..Hnatsr, TO- withholding communications
ON tie Department.
Mr. GRusDY here explained, and disctalm-
ed any such expression OF intention,
The gentIeman's explanation has saved me
some trouble Yet, sir IL may be well nov 10
nut a stopper forever Oh all such wretched su.-
misses, by making bIiet statement OF what
has occurred. Three letters wire addressed 10
the Postmaster General by the Committee-one
on The 24lh oil Dec last, being the most i'm
portant aud thai which inquired into most OF
the conce MS Ut his dcpartment-ano her of the
18Th. aud the third OF the 9th of Januar,
That the 18Th OF January also contained
several impot iant inquitiss, Like lis prede-
cessor OF tie 24th OF December, il renamed
uadnss ered aud unn0ticed until the 3lst OF
January, when the letter OF the 27ih inqulring
only as to the single point of the Postmaster
Generals Indebtedness TO the gov, rnment, was
answered by one letter in which an attempt
was mnde TO throw h. blame OF the loss OF
HE sum Of 10, 900 dollars The amount of Fo"-
"a bon,) on Meigs, or some other person,
B.. H..
aud gwen up to him aud the receipt Of the
liter Of the 18Th was barely acknowledged, but
that Of the 24,h OF December, the most mate
usloC all. was entirely unnoticed. although he
hai been particularly requested 10 inform US
whether he had received each Of them. Here
Mr. c. read The letters Thus you SEE, Sir, with
what Justice complain of the refusal even 10
notice the receipt of the most essential inlerro-
gatorits. The Acknowledgement III his let
Ter OF " Undergraduates formerly submitted, y
admitted nothing as TO the letter Of The 9th OF
Decemher though the gentleman from len
nessee has emphasized the woId formerly, as
It 10 his opiuIOH that was recognIton Oi that
specific letter. The Postnasle General mIg hit
nov safely deny having ever received thst
communication, because his expression Is fully
satisfied by referring To the = Troublesome
Mttrrogi tories in the letter of tue 18Th oil Jau-
uary, Alter a months silence on his part the
question was put TO him on the 9th ult.-
Have you received the letter of the 9th
December and the lSth Of January II so,
acknowledge :" The answer is" have re
CeRed Your letters Of The 1870 and 9Th OF
January y 1t is Oecessary oGly 10 add, that
the two brief communications from the Post
master General, received on the LIST OF Febru-
any, were mentioned 10 the committee at our
hISt meeting thereafter, on the next day were
lald before them, aud that their whole contents
were u'ly stated on the day after they were
received, in the public debate il re, which The
gentleman from Tennessee Introduced.
Now considering this extraordinary state OF
things, in which we eau get no Information
I'om the depart ment, is il not surprising that
the gentlemen should still insist, when we prL-
pose to examine a witness, that We should
raI4Te trd Of the Department A letter was
put INTO my hands by the Senator iiom VIrgi-
ma VINO sds Eear u,e MI. razew ell J from d
''lzeh ol Mat Statr, whose character as d
n'st respe ciahle man WAS yuuch ed for by that
oehh'0r, Ahai letter no " lies before me. Il
contains PLAIN une9uiyocaI charges OF " partial
IVY mhmanagemept, fraud and currupI ion" 10
,p1 southern contfscfs made during last OctC
oe' iof Transporting the mail alleging tina
H'Bhef we're Preferred to lower bidders witboa
1suse' and thus Offering 10 account IN part to'
~ shc tbHus q
."a' me committee should Investigate the mat
ser, ana oilers bIinself with the names OF som'
nah aozen other most respectable men, Inv
ms III Virginia and Norm Carolina, whom ht
Ies"es US TO send for as witnesses to ,ubsiantist,
ene charges. The letter,ls laid before the com
'"'et, lhe charges are SO srong that it il
Soh"uereu by the committee necessary to asl
' power 10 send Tor persons aud papers. Til,
pS"e' granted by the Senate, and ss sooI
~. COMMITTEES meetto exercise the power il
.ne yer, case which induced Them TO ask fo
'ne members tom Tennessee and New
, ampshlIe, joined by the member from In
ca dn"s, lnr' Hendricks,) resolve tina, zee shall
"' =" ne department, to see We cannot fin,
S.,s ne postmaster Generals own hands SUI
s,.0 o"' aridav'is and correspondence to sub
t,.' 'hese charges against him aud tina
"'naVe asceTt6lned tust we came, flu