Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-04-07
no 10

ances. Sir. an inspection Of the evidenca
viii show that, aearly all IL not Ia every case-
the reverse 10 the fact. The select Cou,n,it-
tee his merning reported on the al
fairs OF the Department. asd the sepss,.
tons and papers 10 shew this, which have all
been ordered TO be printed. are referred to
Iia, and form part Of the report. Among
these is communication from Mr. MI.ean.
"a which he inleims the committee that Mr..
Bradley never made an allowance while be
Twas in the office Of Postmaster General
But, sir, there is yet another reason WHY
these documents should not be printed. They
are entirely svasive of the resolution Of the
Senate. 10 a majority Of all the cases OF
extra compensation set forth in them, they
do not $ ate the additional service 10 be per-
formed" and vhich was the consideration
for the allowance. They are now spread en-
the Secretary = bic. and you may see tLat
they do ret constitute, without the contracts.
even an sp.ogy fer an answer to the requi-
stian INSIDE by tha Senate. Generally tLsy
do not give the length Of the rcutes, or %
tina time in which they were 10 be performed
but leave you 10 refer to the contrsctss
themselves. which il 10 not proposed TO print.
And in enc case where the extra allowasco
Is set down TO be an increase of expedition.
by carrying the mail through two hours soon-
ton is, that il was TO be carried through eniv
one hour and half sooner than before tho
extra compensation was allowed The law
explicitly directs that the extra allowances
shall be regulated by the original contract,
and appointed according to the increase OF
duty TO be performed. To detsrn,inc the
propriety of the allowance the additional
service must be distinctly stated; aud as THE
has not been done in most Of the cases, the
documents, without reference to the contracts
shelving nothing, arc not worth the cost of
printing. But il is enough NOW 10 say thai
the Senate will not deliberatelyigiyo publicity
10 what they know 10 be untrue
MIR. GRUMPY hoped he had not ,nista-
ken the object OF the motion now before tho
Senate. He had thought il was with view
TO do justice 10 Mr. Bradley, so far az he was
willing to so; but let it be understood that ha
did net acquiesce in any denunciaton of the
officers Of the Post Office Department 1t
was true that MIR. Barry's name had been e.
rased, and MIR. Bradley's substituted in ito
place, but the Clerks tell US that il was .
mistake--that il was innoccntly done. He
did not understand that the answer of the
Postmaster General TO tho resolution Of the
Senate was eyasive: he had not been able to-
give 50 full an answer as was desirable, per-,
hnrs. but at the next session II might be OBJ
tanned. He knew that MIR. Bradley was
charged with paying money which he should /
nc. have been, but no also knew that il 70 :
sultca from An innocent mistake Of youg r.
clerks
MIR. CHAMBERS said. he had welded n.
foor to afford other Senators an opportunity,
to explain their views. II WAS now proper to /.
explain tho objects Of the memorial Ii wax
no part Of his duty to 60 into the proofs up
on the subject. 70 show thatth present POST
master General has wifuIly and corruptly
made an allegation injurious to the rcputa-
ton OF the memoriaIist, or that erasuTes Of
MIR. Barry's name, and in;crlIneations Of Mr..
Bradler's now admitted to have been made
at the Department, were made frauduontly
and corrupty His object required no such
course, and therefore he did net pursue it,
MIR. Bradley has stated and sworn, that tho
extra allowances me nticDee in the memorial
were roade, by Mr.. Barry, and had made this
fact the foundation Of charge preferred a.
gainst Mir. Barry TO the President Of the II.
nited States. Mr.. Barry's report bearing the
authority Of bis official station and bis signa-
ture, asserts that the extra allowances were.
made by Mr.. Bradley--It therefore charges
the statement and siiidavit Of the memorialisk
TO be false. II is now admitted on all hands.
and conclusivsly proved by an exarnina-
nation OF the books Of: the Departm ent, that
the allowances were made by the pre-
sent Postmaster General, Mr.. Barry, aBdnos
by MIR. Bradley; and that the name Of MIR
Barry originally aud properly inserted in tAf
abstract alluded to, has been erased, andth 9
name Of MIR. Bradley substituted; and it Is
therefore conceded, that the represcntssi m
given by Mr.. Bradley is true and that civ en-
by the report Of Mr.. Barry the POSTWAR tar
General is false. This false report has .een
ordered by the Senate to be printed. The
memorIalist asks a suspension Of this rder.
This, sir, said Mr.. C., is the history . this
singular affair To question for .consid-
Grafton is whether the Senate win contr;.
butte their aid to circulate a falsehot d. and
thereby make itself auxiliary to II o disfri-
button of charge, now admitted 10 be nj
terly untrue, deeply offensive to .b char,r-
ter Of man who has grown grey in usaG,,-
service to his country, and who has attaiard
an honorable old age in the aids Of sative.
life withost rcpreach to his intes,rity. As a
citizen Of the same State, he ha2 sskes HE
protection; il had cbeerfully been aceoraed.
and be was happy to believe no member or.
the Senate would withhold a vote now be-
come necessary to. preserve an. innocen, man
from an upmerited and unEsunded imnuta.
| ton.
| The question was then nut on suspendi,9
the printing, and determined in the atIi.n. ;,
tive, fsn:. con.