Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-24
LETTER OF MIR A-BRApLEY,

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oI all OF the facts
LETTER OF MIR A.BRADLEY,
LATE ASSISTANT PosrMAsrEa GENERAL,
10 The truth Of he facts contained IN ,ohich he
| made oath before The Seize! Committee " The
Seaatt.
CHrvY CnAcr, October, 1880.
10 the PresideHi ofHe United States
/ SiI II - not without reluctance and ankle
| ~ thai venture 10 press upon your consldt-
ration the subject ofth following remarks. |
am aware that he whi comes forward AS an
| accusss, dnes not always excite our better fell
| lngs, but am aware also Of the rights aud dn-
ties oi u QUEEN.
address you as the chief Of the milton as
one ,hr aim aud object al whose llle must be To
| adorn bis station. by u jos, aud impartial exc
cutlon OF the laws which ARE the itgunTi and
protection OF all, and by "A wise sc,uhny into
the acts oapncny and fitness Of those whom
you have appointed to administer the details ~
IN lsa great concerns which are OF vital Impor-
tauCc 10 MI
Not knowing your particular feelings to-
wards the individual Whole conduct aud char
actti have furnished thn occasion of this adj
dress, il may be my misfortune, IA addition 10
the dIstrust ~iib which such CO DmuniC ations
are too often read. 10 have TO contend With tn
productions OF "A freud If SO II will occasion
me regret, bat will 40, diminish the confidence
WIN which rely on patent peruhal and
mature consideration of What | shall say,
proceed, S, At once, To lay before yun the
following charges aud specifications against
William !. Baiiy, Postmaster Genetal OF the
United States
Charge Isl. That he is indebted TO the Coy
eTnment.
Specification. In the year Is. John Fow-
Ter, then IDyIIntkSIPT at Tan Il ,uIurk
was indebted 10 the General Post Office. HIS
suteties were applied to-hey begged mdn-
gene, proposed 10 pay part OF the balance
then due-ihat new bond should be given,
aud thu old one should bs cancelled. This
was done. The new bond was Joint aud seye-
raj.
William ! Barry, now Postmaster G. neral
was one of The suretles IN the new bond. Nj
Fowler fell 10 arrears 10 greater amount than
ten tbousand dollars, which was III amount OF
the ne" bond. These suieties had been re-
pea'edly called upon, aud at last suit was insti-
tuted against them, aud among them against
MI Barry. Al this wiz appear by III bouks
! OF the DepsTtmenfsand by letters there filed
BY the former it will appear that MI. BarIy i.
| now indebted to the Untrd State. to the Il.
mount of ten thousand dollars
Remarks. IL Is said TINT he money paid by
Mr.. Fowler after tue new bond was given wsu
I.
| but should have gone TO The credit of that 10
der The bond
And, that the suit Hganst William I
Barry was decided IN his favor by the court
independent oil the known rsle OF the com.
mdn la", tbht when man Is indebted on TWO
accounts, aud phys money To the crrdiior Nth.
out directing to winch account u shall he m
piled, the creditor may apply IL 10 which &C
count he plehses, II has been the usage ufibe
neral Post Olhcn to apply moneys paid nv
Postmaster % lbe eklIngush mcnt OF the BALANCE
iiTst ~ order oil time, standing against him on
the books.
Again II appears by the certificate ofths
CleIk OF The court ia which the SAT- was
brought, That although IT was in the first H..
stance decided upon the demurrer by the d =
iendanls ia their favor, yet The Judgment was
afterwards opened aud suit dismissed go that
the United States NIGH, begin de nora, and the
Indebtedness OF The party st,Il remains evident
from the books aud records OF the Department
over which he now pTesides.
Charge End. Ihat he has paid money
IN rdsance contrary to law, for work 10 be
done.
Specification. Some line earl. in The pre-
sent year, DUH Green made a draft Oh the Post
master General Tor fifteen hundred dollars
payable -. Mr. Mclean then PoslmssIer
General accepted II, 10 be paid when printing
To The amount, should DO compile ed by the
drawer, for the use OF the Department. The
draft was cashed by one OF Tho Washinet ton
Banks. Al maturity it was presented to me
Tor payment. | presented It to Mr. Barry and
stated that nothing OF moment was due to the
drawer, aud that thsre was law pro.
hibltng the payment of money in adyancr
and making II imperative on tho President Il,
remove any officer who paid any sum beyond
the amount earned or tho value Of work deI,-
cred Mr.. Barry prohibited its payment, and
It was refused. | was afterwards informed
that he Aaid this was done without hls know
ledge. went IL hun and re called to his mem
DRY the conversation We had had and that
had followed his direction III refusing 10 pay II
aud then iedd the law 10 him. He also read It
himself, aud SAID GIeen Was wrong aud II could
not be paid.
Not long afterward. it was again presented
to Mr.. Barry, The Postmaster General ;ne sad
something about the la and his engagements
10 Green and hnaIly ordered II 10 be paId-Ihis
was done
Remark. The law says in such a case the
President shall remove such officer from Office
Inc officer was not ignorant Of he law, nor
did he nIsapprehend it, for he had n ot only re-
fused 10 pay this Ia the first instance and Coz
hrmed II second time, but there had been
sevt raj other instances If similar character in
which payment had been refused. The books
| OF the Department will show, | believe, -four
her cases Ut advances OF large sums made bv
his particular order, bul have no memovan-
dun OF them, aud one instance 10 sufficient
Charse 8. A disregard TO the economy of the
public funds uader his control.
Specification. In the early part of the year
1923, Mr.. Hafrili, who carries the mail ia sta
ges between Georgetown and Charlie ton,
South Carolina. was required by M. Mclean,
Postmaster General, 10 start from the former