Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-08
P0EIEI0ATs
~ THE FRAUDULENT ATTEMPT

rRaO ATTEMPT
10 render Mr. Barry responsible for the default of
ro,ofer, before ne became security aud ,chie Nor
rtson tooS security
Ano her subjec wa, calculated by III. cro.,.ex,m;
fion Of Bradley whish stows the mt rous injustice to
which Nj. Barry has been subjected By the arts OF
| the oppo i.on Mr.. Barry, since he has been Posi.
master General ii will be remembered, has az ain and
gun been charged as defsui,er to the Department,
tor large sum, as security for John Fowler, Posmss-
ter at LeAitghn The history OF the case was br. q,
this: John Fowler became adeiaul,er befor, Mr. R,,.
ny became his security for large sum- az above n n
toned, and while Col Morrison, for whom Mr. CLAW
/. executor, aud some Others, were bis seeuri,i, g.
"Ihese STefes, avs Mr.. Bradley, 10 exsmina ion be-
tore the eomDife y were applied to; they begged in
digence to DC released from the bond on ravng mart
me meney aud renewing the bond; all this tcas
agreed TO be done. and new bond wa, given a.
10000 dollar, Ter join: and several TO wi icb there
was number OF surst es, among whom was vii.
liam l. Barry" Mo son did no, bin in IN. new bond
Ffom Il is s,aerneIt Of Brad,ey's will be ieen ,ha
The securities en- the bond, of whom Claws s,otor
Morrison, was one, begged indulgence to be released
on p'y'ng part Of the money; and ",his was sg,e,d
TO b, DONE. Wal not he country naturally epoui,e
why the extrt ordinary "INpuLoENcE" was granted
to COL Morrison and his co-securiiss OF reIsasng
them on paying part Of the money! Bradley does n
say wbe her the Postmaster General, unfer whom he
tnen acted, author zed him give up he bond 10 Nor
rison to whom he delivered H. or not. Blu, whether
" WIS alleys own ac', or that OF the former POST
naser General, IL was equally violation OF the law
because apubc officer has no powo 10 give I'M deb,s
due to the Government either to principals or .ecu.
rites In the case OF Moron, the lille rsIe ,so and
u tue uCnu could net have bean
by sympathy Tor The security for Morrison was man
OF immense wealth, upon the verge of life and witbout
child 10 inhsri, il. TIE motive for relea,ins tod
Oh part payment, is not accounted for By Bade,. uor
does lie FAY how much OF the dedication wa, pail up
% obiain ".h' Indulgence" AZ he terms T.; Nor wb.
Their Col Morrison was indulgent, in turn, TO those
who indulge him with tits Unprecedented Iavor and
special at OF grace BIT the worst part OF this ia "a
NOUS Transaction Is TO II is en- from he t,.,mr
ny OF Bradley, which we have just given, and " hcb
was tex down by Csy on tinssp a. Chairman NJ ,hs
Committee that t rdS agreed "iha, Morti.cp and The
securities on the s, bond ,houId he r.lrase" os The
payment Of "PaTs Of the money" ard thai IL ,sas
done. MT Barry and the oh.r securities then enter
ed Tor Fowler into the netV bond, 40 suress for bs
paying over The hostages which he should receive Of.
Ter The date OF tie new bond. THY gave bond in the
ordinary penalty OF 10 900 dollars IL i, net prst.pded
that Mr. Barry gave ths bond b, come re pon,ible
Tor he dflea'ion from which NJ prison AID his co &c.
euraes were released, on paying part OF he deficit
Slsh a construction Is in violation Of the terms
IL me oond' which arc prospective, and tiudin,
tbs new securities 10 make good future tel,
queDses. Blu, 1t seems the honest officers who
violated the law, In releasing MORRISON and sur.
rendering the hrst bond 10 min, upder,ook bv a
trick, to sujsct Mr. Barry and hi, co-,.,ures To- M,
payment Of the money, from wlich they had ,xhono-
rated Morr'or, by way o.! ndulg 10 hi, old
usnan But We will give Mr.. BsadIe,'s s.couIt- oil
this matter under oath, aud az repeated hy CIaytor
his accomplish in the persecution Of Mr. Barry while
he lay sick OF the Plsursy ast winter unable 10 A,
tend 10 the psrto vestg alton. The ,oiowog in
terrogsory Of Mr. Gruny, and the reply Of MI B, adj
ley make II at dice apparent that Nr Barry and the
nafI lp
all The money received after he gave the Ia bond And
unveils the arihcs by which those who dslrnuded ,b
EoVerhmen' by releasing Morrison aud Others, sough
TO excuse themselves, aud Indemnify the Depart
men by imposing upon Mr. Barry, the ,ecuri,y in I'M
second bond, repeatedly for the decstion srisn,
under tho hFst IL svnces the prop,isiy Of the dec
sion OF the court Ia deciding sganst the P,si on :,
DePafiment, and giving judgment for MIR. Barry apo
his eurie; ia 'he sun brought against them for In,
moasy when M,r'hon 0ush,io have paid.
| "oueston by Mr Gfundy. After the bond wa, yi
ven' In "hich MIR. barry was security. did moi Nj
Fowler regularly PayuP quarterly to the Department
sueisnt sum, as having been received by him in th
Pced ne quarte 10 cover the OF Tia prs
quar'eIF aud was ho one question In controversy viii
inc seeurite' this-hey Inssiug that these paymsnt
sheuiu Dc applied 10 their bond, and you insi,lin
that these payments should be applied 10 tb, of
bond?" rr" =" 'No W
"Answer. IbelieUs that mfr. Fo,oler did pov a
much as me amount ofhe bond after the last BON
seds gven whether lie paid it regularly or no, can
not say, aud this point in controversy in ,be
but 1t was uhCrm usage in The office 10 consider IN
old debt hfSt pad, where no desisnaton was m.ds
ihefe was one case IN which different ptncipIs W
adopted, and The moneys applied TO the a,t bond ;,
some order. but how il terminated know NOT. /, W,
the case OF Solomon S,uihwick OF Albany"
Here is plain admission OF Bradley himself, that Foy
Ter, "dd pay as much as the amount of ks last BON
0fer the last bond giren." Bradley and Nh
Postmaster Gtnerai, under whom he then acted. bo,
knew that he made these payments Of the curren
receipts oil his ohce-ihey knew that he had no 9th .
means to pay II out of-ihst Mr.. Barry and the rs.
had bound themselves that he should paw up qua ,s,Iv
aud that they knew il he did not, IL was the d1tv
me Posima'ef General 10 remove him fro m ohrs an
not allow another dealcation TO accumulate unJs, ,b
new bond. The fact was, however that tbe ne,
securities took that Mr Fowler shant
pay up quarterly, and the public NAV eel
conceive The turPrhe with which MI Bnrty
and those bound in The new bond were struck wht,
'h-y were sued years afterwards, on The ne bond 4
make good the deolcsiiou under that surrendered nv
Bradley 10 Morrison The preiexs under which mi
| was done, is given by Bradley. He say,-"H ,gas
n n usage IN The c6es TO consider the old deb
lUrt Peid, UheTe no designation tcds ,aoSso Nou
aiiho the u'age may have obtained, where the Sam,
persons were bound 10 credit the Oldest standing mar
OF Inc account h's yet there 90 pretext after s
leasing Morrison, in consideration OF paving mari nj M
detalcaion which wa, found egain,, binn n, ,hs 80
bond, 10 tranfier tbs qarerIy recent, Maid nnd a.
ne,0 bond, which Mr.. Bury had bound hin.sn :,
nave paid, ard which paid in di,ebaros AZ hjs oh
hgaiop, aud thus apply The annual recoipis IN tho
unguisnDon' OF the balance irem which Morrison had
been Improperly exoDerated The conseonsncs a
his eousion and attempt 10 rendsr Mr. B,rty and Al,
h'r securities responsible for the "tndulgtnca,' an,
"reiease" Of those bound in The old bond has bssn
loss 10 the u yernment of sum greatly exeseAios 10
gvo uoIsI' es~ sting The nefett upon tho GsfaieAon
Tho Court 6f he U6ijed ss n. I've dsslared MI NJ
ry Pni his cosecufiies not liable 10 an ssiinn nr b
money. MI. bh, wEo was the Atornyt for Ibs I'M.
ga 81 o, and who prosecuted the suit against Mr.
Barry 'ays IN ~ dsncs TO he con uiisp, hat
U "ID'medintely after the decision of he court IN
T0tSng 10 sustain an Geon Of The 6ond, I eommuni
Gated she fact 10 M. Mclean the Postmaster Gsneta
togeihr vii the points decided and The case ouotsd
I. decided by Judge johnson. 10 answer 10 nv letter
Mr. Mclean informed me that mssa; would - t.k.n
TO have the decition OF Judge johnson revised in IA,
Supreme Court To my letter in tbs POST Ogire To,
patmeni, written when his transaction was fresh /,
my m mory, beg leavs TO reier the sommitt,s q.
containing more full explanation of the stoupds III
the decision OF The court in favor of the
ADD also as TO me ms when that decision was pro.