Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1831-06-21

The above paragraphs refer to the Office bond Of
John Fowler ESQ., the predecessor Of the present Post
Master at Lexington. 1t is admitted that Col. Nor
rson, with two three others the surety of Fowl
erbut il is conteded that the bond was NOT erecued
by Col. Morrison. This statement cannot be true
II Col Morrison 7oGs one of the surees of Fowler, he
must have executed the bond, for, by other mode
could he have become Of the-suretes of Fowler.
The fact that suit has been brought on the Office
bond Of Fowler is important. That bond was given
before Major Barry became Of the sureties of Fow
er While Colonel Nor ison and the other gentlemen
to whom the Reporter refers suretes to his of
ice bond, by far the greater part of the amount for
which Fowler became defaulter, was distracted
from the Post Office Department.
| The Reporter, IL understand the meaning of
the remarks have quoted, states that Mr.. Clay,
since the death Of Col Morrison, has obtained in
demnty against his (Clay's) liability, as executor Of
Col. NJ. How that indemnity has been obtained we
are not iniornedbut, VIC told that MIR. Clay &c is
ready at any moment, and has offered to pay the
amount of the indemnity after deducting the ba-
lance of interest alleged TO be yet due from the So
vernment to the late Col. Morrison.
/ If the government was indebted 10 Col. Morrison
!. fair To infer that the act passed at the session
before the last authorizing the payment Of S4 600 to
his Executor, was intended to cover all the Claims Of
the late Col Morrison against the government 1t is
admitted that, after deducting what due by Col.
Morrison to the Navy Department the balance of the
sum appropriated by the bill of ''session before the
last, was paid to Mr.. Clay. Here is evidence that
the claims of the late Col Morrison against the 60
lvernment have been setted-at least to the extent
that Congress considered them Just. Yet, we now
find that Mr. Clay has offered pay portion Of the
sum due on the cfice bond Of Fowler, in which Col.
Morrison had joined as surety, and that bond We
know, was given before Major Barry had become ont
Of the suretes of Mr.. Fowler in bond subsequently
gwen Here is an admission, that the sum yet duo
by Fowler, which sum constituted the basis of the
chargeof defalcaton against Mai Barry is rightful,
due by the estate OF Col. Morrison, ec-The delalca
ton, them does not involve the Post Master General
as Il before he became Fowlers sureties
we have seen that the bond referred to was giUe1
m to Col Morrison or his atfo,ney2 Who gave vi
that bond Was it surrounded by the hious and hon
EST Mr.. A. Bradley, when it was known that it nigh
wrongtully subject the gentlemen who subsequent,
became the sureties of Fowler to the payment of tel
or twelve thousand dollars?
When Mai. Barry and others were sued for tn
amount of the dealcaton of Fowler (which occurred
when Morrison and others Fowler's sureies,
they plead that they not liable for the sums du
by Fowler before they (Mr Barry and others becam
sureues tor the faithful performance of his (Fowers
uuty this plea was sustained by the District Court
Kentucky and the suit was dismissed. But this cir
cnmstace was not sufficient to prevent the partisan
D N Mr.. Clay from procaiming the Postmaster Gen
eral public dctauter They wanted stronger proof
and now they hayeit Mr. Clay by offering to pay
portion of the defalcaton has painv admitted that
NOT due from Maj Barry and Others and that it Il
:. due from the estate of Col Morrison, &c.
. Aiter TINS, we trust we shall hear no more abou
the alleged detalcation from Mai. Barry Mr. Cha
v and Mr.. Clay organ have distinctly ADMITTED tina
: the charge is UTTERLY uNFouNDED---that Mai, Bar
w isMoT bound, legally morally, to pay the sur
winch Fowler owes to the government They adm
. That Morrison and his associates in the bond wer
II bound to pay-and Mr.. Clay the Executor of MOI
Iison' HAS OFFERED TO PAY portion of the defacs
. ltio..
" "Truth is mighty and will prevail.'
% Suit has been brought on the bond to which Morr
i son and others were suretles-(of whom Mai Barr
- was not one.) We trust that justice will be done
s. me premlses--and that Mr.. Clay, as Executor
e Colonel Morrison, will hold himself in readiness
make good the defalcation for which his panders ha,
+. attempted to make Maj. Barry liable.
K 1 ne various attacks that have been made on III
ociai conduct Of the Postmaster General will whe
thoroughly investigated prove as groundless and m;
ieVoient as that which we have just noticed.