Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-14

TO go--but ie, IL be understood thai he did not
sequ,eses many dsnunoialiou rs 10 the officers o
me Post OHcC Department II was true Nj
| Bar va name had been erased, and Mr.. Brad.
ley's substituted IN its plaGe-but the clerk
| tell us !, was u mistake-fhst IL was inuocentiy
done. lie d d not understand That The answer
! OF the Postmaster General to the resolution oil
the Senate was evasive he had not been abls
to give so full an answer as was desirable, per
baps, but AT tue next srssion Il might bc obtain
ed. lie knew that MI Bradley vas charged
with paying money. which he should not have
been, but he also knew that II resulted from an
innocent mst1ke of young clerks.
MIR. CHAMBERS said, he had yielded The
floor 10 Afford other Senators an opportunity
10 explain their views. II was now proper To
explain the object of The memorial. II was no
part oi his duty 20 60 into the proofs upon iho
subject, To shew that the present Postmaster
General has Wiihaiiy aud corraptiy made AN nj.
legation Injurious 10 the reputation of The me-
morialist--or that ensures OF MI. Bafrys name
aud determinations of Mr.. Bradley, now nd
mitted TO have been made at the Department,
were made JrGuduitniiy aud corruptty. Ills
object required no such course. aud therefore
no did not pursue IL
Mr.. Bradley has stated and sworo. that the
extra allowances mentioned In the memorial
were made Ivy Nj. Barry, aud had made this
fact the foundation Of charge preferred a
Cainsi Mr.. Barry 10 the Pros,deni oil the v. =.
Mr. Barry sicport, bearing The authority OF
hts Official station aud hs signature, asserts
that the extra allowances were made by
MI. Bradley. IL therefore charges the state
Dent aud affidavit OF the Inemot,aliat To bo
false. II Is now admiitud on all hands, aud con
ciusiVely proved by mn examination OF the
books oil the Department iha, the allowances.
we're mad by the present Postmaster General
Mr. Barry, aud not by Nh. Bradle y--and that
the name OF MI Barry, originally aud proper.
" inserted IN tho abstract alluded TO, has been
e,asad and the name OF Nj Bradley substiiu-
ted aud II Is therefore conceded, that the re
presentation given by Mr.. Bradley Is true, and
that gwen by tho report oil MI. Barry, the
Postmaster General, talsr. Ihs false report
has been ordrted by tho Senate 10 To printed
The memorlni!st asks suspension OF this order
THIS. si,, sail MI. {. ia the history OF this sin
guar ALTAR, Tue question for consider atom
~, whether the oenatg wl contribute their nid
to circulate a ialsehood. aud thereby make IL
self auxiliary 20 the distribution oil charg.
now Admitted 10 be utterly untrue, deeply oil
leuslye 10 the character of u man wac has
grown grey IN useful service TO his country aud
VINO has attained an honorable old age Ia thu
midst oil active lie without ,eproach 10 his in
legiity As a CIlizen ot the same State, he
had asked his protection II had cheGriully
been accorded aud he was happy 10 believe no
member OF the Senate would withhold "A yol
now become necessary TO preserve an inno-
eat man irom an unlneritod aud untounded
mpulalIon.
Tue question was then put on susprnding
tho printing aud determined IN The Affirmative,
HCH. con.