Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-04-01
From the Cincinnati Ga2e!is.
THE FALS.FIED REPORT.


one sided labors to cover up the frauds and false
hoods recently detected, in report, from their
master, to the Senate. Let 1t be remembered
that the clerk IN the simplicity OF truth, made
out the report, IN exact conformity with the facts
of the case. This he was ordered to erase, and
substitute falsehuod in its place. Whatever might
be the motive, this is precisely the state OF The
transaction And to make this wear an honest
face, Is the up hill work that the pensioners are
now put 10 perform. In the performance OF IT,
one may truly say in the language oil the Scotch
poet,
They labor sa,r. at dirty wnrk.
As ance Says fable.
Auld Hercules warsed in lis saEk,
To muck q stable"
The better to insure success, they are careful
20 state nothing, but what relates to one side oil
the case. Upon that side any sophistry, Or any
misrepresentation serves their turn. And with
all this. they have the face to publish such para
graph as the following
:. The Gazette several DAYS ago claimed to
have given place TO Mr.. Grundy's explanations
of the alterations complained Of; bat what it did
publish as purportins to be Mr. G's. remarks
was SO neasre and imperfect an account or what
he really did say, that the National lntell'gen-
Ger from which it probably was taken) subse-
Quently was constrained to copy from the Tele-
lame apology for the deficiency of their reporter.
Mr.. Grundy's explanation has not get appeared
in the Gazette"
This paragraph, aside from its impuLence,
contains downright faIsehnod. 1t saws, "the
National Intelligeucer subsequently, was con
strained to copy, from the Telegraph. the report
of Mr.. G's. remarks, Nth a lame apology for
the deficiency Of iheir reporter" The Intelligent
Ger acted under no =" restraints" made no I" apo
hgy," did not even admit that the report ct the
Telegraph was more correct than their own
What they say about it is here subj1incd.
1--WE have been requested to insert the fol-
lowing as more full report of Mr.. Grundy's re-
marks in the Senate. on the motion to suspend
the printing of the .'Altered Post Office Docu-
ment," than was made BY our reporter"
Those who requested the republication repre-
scented it as more fell, and the Intelligencer
states the fact without admitting or controvert-
ng it, and this is stated to be 'apoiOgy for The
deficiency If their repOrier!"lt is upon such I'M
founded assertions as these, that all the apollo
gies tor the false report are prcdicated.
felt c.yseIf under no obligation to publish
more FIJI report" of Mr.. Grundy's speech. -
What we published showed the ground upon
which he defended the department. had no
confidence that his ''mOre fur statements con-
tanned any MORE TRUTH for being "more
tM." | am now satisfied that what's put in his
mouth as - more fuH report" abounds in rank
talsehood. The terms are harsh when applied
70 a. professor of religion and a Senator IN Con-
gress: but The Pensioners themselves furnish the
evidence to support the charge. The following
is an extract from the - more tmHrcport."
The clerks. Mr.. Taylor and MIR. Dundas,
were directed by Mir. Brown, the chief clerk, to
proceed with the work. MIR. Brown was detain-
ed from the office by sickness. In the execution
Of the business it was discovered that the books
of the office, from its commencement. contained
nothing showing by whom extra allowances had
been made, but the dates of the entries; and Mr..
Dundas had gone on to state the extra ALLOWANCE
es as made by Mr.. Mclean up to the day OF his
resignation, and from that period as made Who'll
~ by Major Barry. After le had proceeded in
this way for some time, question arose as to its
correctness, and it was agreed by MIR. Taylor
and Mr. Dundas to take the opinion of MIR.
Brown upon the subject, on which they differed
in opinion. They stated to him the principle of
difference ,oihom reference TO any particular case,
as sworn to by Mr.. Taylor.) Mr.. Brown was
of opinion that the criterion would be, to take
from the books the dates of the first entries for
the payments Of extra allowances, and charge
the making of these to the Postmaster &c
neral then in office; and to state all ALLOWANCE
es as made by Postmaster General Mclean up to
the day of his resignation, and all allowances as
made by Mr.. Bradley, who was by law acting
Postmaster General, up to the day Mr.. Barry was
sworn into office, and to MIR. Barry all allowances
made from that day subsequently. This was the
rule adopted and in conformity with 1t the name
of Mr. Barry was erased in several instances, and
Nc. Bradley's inserted, before the report was
completed"
Here it will be seen that Mr.. Grundy repre-
sents the facts to be. that application was made
to Mr.. Brown for his directions, " mithoM refer
enes TO anypart,cuiar case" The object, IN CIV
ing the matter this turn, is exceedingly manifest
the decision was not induced to prejudice Mr..
Brodley, or with any reference to HIM. And, if
the transaction really took place as stated by Mr.
Grundy, it would bear strongly in support OF the
rood faith OF tho rtiaa cornad In a fnr=