Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-07-07

icsisted from. But, from the period of tho pro.
duction oil copy of the letter above mentioned,
nown 10 the present time, he has used the whole
influence OF his office, not to Wind cate himself
f:om the charges contained in that letter. but 20
crush anu destroy private individual, the re-
cord OF whose life for more than thrty-five wears
was 10 his possession.
These attempts were made in the Senate by
his lrendS, the present Secretary of the Navy,
ana MIR. Grudy from Tennessee: IN the Commit
tee by heSe same friends, aud by pcrseverinp
effort to stte al ma Try. and to conceal the eyi-
dcncc of some OF thr most maicrial facts which
ihca alleged, a::d uaw declare 10 be III his Mr.
Barry's) n!iicc. I'll this was flowed np bv n
false. d iacad, aul iiaolul"n; por, ON biI
Department ~ Icgly 20 tie resolution f Mr..
Hgractt q! OH", NE.ch per-, Pref ssed to be 4
al abstrtc lr ,n 'lle L. oks All .anc,s of thsd
u pa t'nsi t, wssjt s-1 .,;::!e tr.Gct the
statements bad given to the Committee on
oaih This was proved to be the case by the
exhibition cfIhe books t., ard the exatiiaation
OF witnesses by, part Of tais 9 ,.inite at the
department. L then thought it necessary to
taIe 20 much to the Setrntc, and apreal 10 that
BODY Tor protection They afforded this protec-
non Dy an unanImsus vote, which siampe. the
report with t'lsehood aud Forgery. Here let mo
remark, hat do not, and hiye not, pretended
at any time to charge this upon tie Clerks who
were employed to make cut this report,
They were all o:inem ineXpe: fenced, and only
led INTO error by he diasction o! tn use whose H.
knew the effect Of the directions which were
thus gwen to these new and inexperienced clerks
IL may hereafter be necessary to say something
more OF this report, but ii is part If my pre-
Sc mt OBJECT FIR m the moment If the publ:
ZION of the debate on this report the Post or
flee Departments las been enqaned in the no.
Die employment of hunting me d0,ur and have
pursued NE win recnilees persecution, trans,
cehdihg even the worst act of prescription which
| the two last yeats hay c exhibited
Nnn H.. y
mentN ard arguments, founded on false represent
utions, snd supported by certificates untrue,
ana made to dtstor the truth rs ngeniously ns
the abstract reported to the Senate. Such state
inens aud certificates could only have been Civ
Ell with the advice and aid or directions of tho
Chiefs If the office
was nfirmed and believed that the Depart-
ment tyes and that it could DO proved that MIR.
Barry hlmSclfl had been employed in giving the
most extensive CIRCULATION these base and false
PnoEeallons, by purchasing, 81 distributing, free
| + postage, thousands of copies cf the paper
which contained them. Yet | remained silent.
| would not further engage in II cont roversy
when the power and he esident design of one
party was to hesitate at nothing, to conce al error
'i>to't truth, and msrepresent facts, and the
object IL; t only 10 destroy me, but 10 save them
selves. They have, however, assumed this ST.
lenee Us an admission of the truth of their pub
lea IONS; and now. to operate upon the elections
IN Kentucky, have added 10 all that they had
SAID before, allegations of the grossest and
darkest character, sustained in part by the
deposition and certificate cf two Clerks in
the Department My fiendS have compelled
me to enter the arena; and, having done so, pro-
pose not only to repe the charges they have made,
but to sustain all that have said written
against the present administration of the Post
Office Department.
1t being now in the midst of harvest, and having
no overseer, the public will for attend
ing to the subject only occasionally, as my other
avocations will permit.
Juy2, 1881. ABRAHAM BRADLEY