Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-05
POITTT0AEa
From the Washington Globe of June "a.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.

The POSTMASTER GENERAL
seems that the Opposition rally The whole force q,
heir al,t hoods and nvec,ves p,,s o tb
Administration in which the results of the n W mpuse
gwen by the President in promotion OF tbe pubic SER
vice, are most conspicuous. The triumphant success
OF our foreign nsgociaons has made The enc mics Of
ne pop liar cause writhe with envy. Treaties which
nave wheped the Black SEA with our canvass wh lille
they have extcr,sd ap roba ion from the fears of riva
and pariizan have brought down denunria iops unon
the fortunate skil through which they have been OBJ
tanned. The Yves, India acquisition was welcomed in
me senate "In .he same unanimous. but r,luctaot
consent was torture TO the Opposition 10 see that
te,tored 10 the country by those whom thew hated
which had been lost by their favorites and friends
was dreadful 10 be comp He'd in obedience n nubIc
opnon, 10 vote for that which their party interest re
CURED 'hem to represent as wor hess-nay, mschiey.
Gus 10 the country. IL must, indeed, he tyery w.y
molniylng and dtressing to the presumpluous ors'o
craey 10 behold the growing and glorious progress of
the country in lis prosperous cour,e under be
Chitt Magistrate, and bis PLATO and honest republican
m nan There is daily beauty in his life
mar makes them ugly" They have a rish 10 revenge
and they will revenge themselves they did upon the
fortunate career of Thomas Jefferson. They win con.
nue 10 hbei and load With reproaebes the honest pat.
rlo, given by kind Providence to the nation 10 raise
It's deslines They will consp're against the ehsrac
tiers oil eueh OF h,s agents most pushed Ly
his confidence, and by their success in accomn.bi,s
his designs for the public good These faithful public
servants will be pursued with every species of de,rsc-
ton, and no art fees will be lett untri,d In Dive so,,.
color 10 the Abricaons OF the embi'tered, envious
ahu disappointed factions against whom The people have
pronounced.
We have al'ud TO the emnen en- ccess Of the s,cre
AIRY OF ate, which pointed him out victim to be
hun'eu down was ever man So accused, ,raduced
and prosecuted! To relieve the Administration from
'he Jealousy aud combinations among his rivals, in
pHeu oy the pospert us issue OF his efforts in the cen
uuet OF our foreign relations, he retired rom Office
But what solitary proof has yet been aft rded to make
good enc oil The many apersions engendered by bis re-
leniless enemies?
Against MIR. Barry, who has given pew imps,,s
and redoib!ed ACTIVITY and usefulness 10 he Post Off
DePar'nen, same persecution has been emp Dyed.
he terrible snow-storm Of the last winter which ar
rested 'hs mails, by rendering the roads
brought out the most violent attacks from the lie aiding
Gay papers in different sections OF the country The
MOODS which deiuged the country to the SOuih and in
.errupteo Tor some days the progress OF the New Or.
leans mail to the East, raised an outcry sgap, The
Postmaster General in the New York American and
me presses to Which il gives the lead Yet uotyth.
standing the foundations, and the complaints the az
people received their letters and news from ~ O leans
much sooner than under the old arrangements Twpn.
four DAYS was the regular time allowed for The trans
MISSION OF The mail IRON New Orleans when Mr. ,r
ry came into the office he reduced IL by the expedon
he impaired to tLcetue. And now VIII .n casual inter
IuP'lon produced from the rise Of waters, or other
dlicues OF this aboous route, delays The arrival OF
THIS mail few days beyond the period fixed by Mr.
Bariys new contract the same people, who we're sa,is.
ned with regular run OF twenty four days, und.y
mr. .1adn's, become quite incsnsed al a casualty
when posttones an arrival TO eighteen days
them only OF part OF the advantage conferred by
Ms' baIrys arrangements, and that by an sccden,
occurring probably not more than once a year. Thew
give him no credit Tor his improvements but ex,ain
ag anst him, and ring it through the sounry If ibey
are ny any circumstances deprived for time of their
iui enjoyment, while ihsy nevertheless continue 10
have greater accommodations than they were accus.
toned to, under former Administrations as their
lar fare.
Bat the attack made by Clayton, Holmes, and the dis
ml'sed Bradley las, winter, considered the sigma
TO summon the whole power of the federal partV n
make war upon this department They have found
The principles avowed by the President and hi, mea-
sures taken upon ihem invulnerable They place their
0ny nope In Misrepresentation: and the Post Ollie.
Depa.lnen,, extending its operations all over the
country, with eight thousand deputies, acting for the
Prncpal, has suggested itself TO the indictments a,
me moss assa.labie, because in it's muarious aud
complicated business, mistakes occasionally occur
when might serve 10 coun,enanee the aggravated and
false impuIaiions invented by party magni,y
We will take glance at the various false hoods propa.
gated by the opposition TO harrass MIR Barry to de.
siroy public confidence in his Department. and impair
lie usefuness-And, first, as the most nasi,ous we
shall select the attempt of the unprnciped Holmes Ia
nsihuate charge OF forgery against the Department.
In the case of HdueH
succnct and precise de tail Of the facts as establish
ed before ihe committee by Taylor, Dundas, Sutsr
and Brown, when solemny examined on oa,h-snd
as exhibited to the sub committee who went to the o.
nee and who saw with their own eyes The erasnres
in question, will show that they were oecasioned bv
the FALSE ENTRIES made by abraham Bradlev in
keeping the books of tohch he had The care and the
FAILURE Of his brother, Dr. Bradley, The other as
Sistdnt Postmaster General, in rokine The entries
required by Ldto on the contracts.
we quote the statement heretofore given, as made
out by evidence before the committee and ocular de
mohsHa'lon laid before the sub committee. The facts
thus verified have not even been questioned in suv
way by Bradley, nor by aoy member Of the Commit
tee:-
'ln the spring of $780, short time before the close
OF the first session OF the last Congress- the Postmaster
Gene al was directed, by solution of The Senate
report TO that body at early period of the next ses
sion, copies OF all contracts for carrying the mail on
which additional compensation for increased services
had been made from the time of Mr.. McI.san's com.
ng into office as Postmaster General which was July
1873, TO the day oil passing that rsfoluon designa.
ing In each ease by whom the service was required,
and by whom the allowance was made.
when copy Of this resolution was furnished 10
me Postmaster General, he gave direction 10 MIR.
Brown, his Chief Clerk the report 10 be pre-
pared
"Mr. Blown directed, fret Mr.. Taylor, and alter.
wards Mr. Dunda', two clerks In the Department.
10 perform the work. and nsruc ed them how 10 pro.
coed.
The law requires that In all eases where additional
allowances are made 10 a contractor the same shall bs
ettsrsd on the contract Ga referring TO tho contracts
It was found that in many instances ibis had been me-
elected before Mr. Barry same Into the Office: and in
cases whore II had been done, there generally an
omission oil the date To remedy these defects in the
records OF the officedefecis arising from Ioos, man
neT in which d. Bradley had be en- in the habit OF con-
Quoting that businsss--Mr Brown directed Mr. Tay.
Tor 20 refer 10 book kept by Mr. Suffer- the nav clerk
commonly called the pay list This pay list is an
alphabetical i OF contractors Names against each of
which Is marked on he left hand the number Of the
contract aud Oh The right hand amount OF his quar-
tery compensa ion. When any additional allowance
made TO contractor, the service for which that adj
dOna allowance is made s noted this pay list, un.
der ile contractors name snd The additional sum al
lowed is noted under the original sum. This IL called
me pay tSt bscaue IL is the guide OF the clerk in maxi
irg the pay he several contractors. From this
pay list, tho entries usually made In the account
books 20 the credit OF each contractor. Mr.. Brown
directed Mr. Taylor TO refer TO the psy s, because IL
would, perfectly than any oiheI document Ia the
Department, exhibit all tbs payments yhch had bsen