Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-24
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The debate on Nh. Giundy's resolution, II
,o,trict the select committee on the Post Office
Dpnartmeni ia their investig cations, still pro-
,ssses Since MIR. Holmes concluded his
sneech. Mr.. Grund} repi Il To hun, aud Nh
prndricks followed, with m attempt 10 explain
II. singular md torIuous course as member of
tho committee lie merely attempted To justify
his own course aud CONCLUDED by declaring that
oo,hioe had appeared before the committee To
impair his confidence IN the integrity and abh-
nv OF the Post Mater General.
Mr.. Clayfon then 70 lowed. lie aga . COM
,,o,ted nj mich length and with mach abili
,n the fiscal concerns of the D pattnent -
.bnxpd from the official reports, made by the
Post Master General, that IT was scarcely able
n sustain itsplflole, and must become charge
onIhr Treasury uniuss better managed IN
sborl time He showed diet the expenditures
during the last year, had been greater than IN
auy preceding year, by tie sun OF Iou,OuO dol
ars-thnt the surplus funds of 80 Depart
mint amounting 10 upwsrtS oil 23u,uoO dollars
qapn the prcsent INCUMBENT came lito office
had all been absorbed. He then en4nred how
In. h4ppenpi and attributed il manly to the
,to.r,,nliap of some s or 600 efficient and
toithfnl officers IN make room for ignorant and
taWling part zans. He also charged the
maort, oil the committee with sitting and
battling tae inquiry by opposing the lnvestiga-
tIan IN every stage, AID supported himself IN
hls position by commenting at some length, ON
tine Journal of the committee which Ind (raher
lrteguarly perhaps been introduced at the
commencement of the debate by MIR. Grundy.
lie spoke at great leng h, abou: an hour, and n
quarter yes e,das, and still onger 10 day. He
was able, elaQlent and argumeoiative, aud fully
Sustained his previous reputation. lha gale
lies aud lobby, TO day, weie crowded with
strangers, citizens and members OF tho other
liouse, while he WAS speaking, who we're at'rac-
he'd by the tacl beng known, that he had not
concluded his speech yesterday, and would
speak TO day.
In the course of his remarks he plucked the
mask IRON Senator Hendricks and showed
that h. too, as well as Mr.. Grurdy and Mr..
Woodbury., was Wiling so 10 manage and pro
tact the investigation, that The committee
should arrive ~ 10 results the present session,
and thereby screen the Department from a
olsclosnfe ol alleged monstI Gus abuses Of pow
e.
Inc manner in which il has been attempted
10 o"ihe ihiS investigation, is, certainly rr't y
stohg presumptye evidence, that al is not
sound surely there must be some unsound.
ness some rotenness, some corruption, that
VII nor bear the probe. They would no, thus
shuh he light unless thrir deeds were evil. Ru-
NOR from every quarter cries out thai II Is not
D'SN' In SFs VI phItiAlt anu
"oh IN mali contracts, have heen made by re-
spectacle men. and laid before the committee,
ana oilers made TO suhstan'iate the charges
oy competent and respectable witnesses, and
ye' the mgor'iy of the committee have not
'"oushi proper to examine the witnesses, but
s " themselves BY asking the Post Master
"e'a whether there were not evidences in
40 OWn department, 10 establish his 0pn iatd-
IVY, Aud thus the inquiry has been haGl"d
,'u ue'rried and will be ba fled until the close
"e session, and then. suppose the He,oites
IL "odst, mat commit" OF the opponents OF
u'e hoinihI' uaiioa had npt Stgnied the manage
''e"' anu affairs Of tie Post Office ID part
'e"'' ana mad not been able to discover any
mug wrong. Dtta1dre Jour
Inc American Colonization Society have re-
so"ea 10 despatch vessel, with Emisrauts for
H'oef'a. on the lst Of May next.
LtOertd Sugar We have been presented
wan specimen of Sugar made al the Colany
VI L'neria IN Africa, a consignment Of severa
sscH' OF W / h recently arrived in this CITY b,
way OF Ne"-Orleans. Il surpasses, in white
ness the best White Havana, and is not info