Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-04-18
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SPEECH OF MIR. burgess.


let rs turn TO parl OF the administration,
toes ,dious, because its errors or frauds fall on
.a,,sIyes alone and do not affect the rights and
,a,a,..,s OF any other people. The great ma
,aa.l establishment for the transmission Of
,n,.u;,ence. is among the most important Of
-, coan,ry. It deeply concerns things, the
"a, dear and valuable TO ns.--Ihe mail
,thovss not only much of he wealth aud intor-
,,aion nj the ne epic, hui their political cor
co.nmsn,s are greatly in the power OF those
.,ao,ed in il, movements. The late Post Mas
,sr General a imIuislered that establishment
u in pres, ability and with success tightly
,,,j.factorv 10 the nation. When called to the
odice by Mr.. Monroe, as we'll as when contin.
ps3 in i, by MIR. Adams, he had ful permis-
sion 70 conduct it on his own proposed princ.
ME- 10 appoint no deputy, clerk OF assistant,
hu, for Official merit /; aud to displHce no one
bnl for official delinquency Although u IN
c,ai jackson, WHEN he frs took the Presden-
tsI chair. gave nirn the same tolerant rule, OF
,nooniment & re inoyal y I, when II was, IN a
lew DAYS announced, tnattnc Post Office esiat-
lament would, by rule OF The adminstra-
non. DE arranged into the cabinet, he found
hmso,f compelieh 10 resign. He left the Office
rrh in funds, laid up from its own revenue !;
we'll SUPPLIED ~,tn skilliul and diligent clerks,
aod supported by Two assistants, either OF
whom was fully competent 10 conduct The
Who'll es Adjustment.
How Ia. il been conducted ly his successor !:
Ne branch of the administration dlscioses
more raDcorous political Intolerance. -Four
or I've hundred removals and appointments
have been made, conprehendIng ASSISTANTS,
clerks aud deputies and wheh II mas heen
rrono,pd. in the Senate oi the United S ates, to
f,l,, rl,a. ~
AM hspp shown by the FRIENDS oil the admins
hnioa, that they were made iof oihciai De
fqouency. The .s,abli, b ncnt has been arran-
fei INTO the cabinet; aud the same regency
piincipe which has directed our rel" ions with
brsiVn nations and with the Indian tribes, has
contfOled this.
Under tie principles of present economy,
he funds ofthe establishment have been e1-
hu,ed. without any new benefit 10 the peo'
p The whole business of removal and al
plGlm, n, was conducted 10y Mr.. MLean, a..
ased BY two clerks, at the annual cost of
SA4O,' This business is now he most impor-
tanlesaucb Of the establish nent: II is arrang-
edMo,he Bureau Of appointments. with spe-
oHasnt OF the Secretary at the head, and
spb such train OF preparation IN the clerks
aBd Con,inge ucies, that the whole cost 10 the
country Is S., 800 annually. Other parts OF this
service are equally prodigai anu expensive.
Clerks and extra calls for labor aud salaries,
arc nearly doubled under this new arrange
ment II waslast year ostentatiousy published
io'Ae nation. that the CONTRACTS for transport.
,ag The mail had been made at prce much
pels" The iurmer consideration given Tor that
wofs hut recently the discovery has been
made lhai much more than the smuunt saved
"@ written contracts, had been expended IN
'Na allowances TO those liberal contractors
'"O were instructed TO underoid their compe-
so', with all assurance OF remuneration Tor
"nemc'ent aid gwen TO the great political pro-
Jeh OF the establishment. These remunera-
'""saave, in some instances, exceeded the a.
p IpOu" agreed 10 be paid under the contracf.
.ue mall'rom Wash ugton TO Baltimore IS trans
, ,D'eo' ny contract, Tor $3.50 but the extra
" nv amount to $1,000.
Ahe conductor of the posi- Office establish
NV ."' was SO fully aware of tue effect OF a
,s" OF thus proflgate fraud upon tue re-
..,,' '" me people, that, when called upon,
ms: y W me month of May, 1890 lay stat
,ha VI 'he contracts and allowance before
do,. e"a'e, ne delayed that duty until near the
''sl February. When, at last, sent in,
On -, VI course, referred to the CO nmittee
eommn ouces and post roads kept by that
sdon," ee until within ,hree or four days Of the
no,,o aud then laid on the table with a
actort; "a' be printed, which was, of course
tho do6g ordered. Before the delivery o.
CisvO ooa'nent to the printer. the Hon. MIR
liz ,Ou TOOK 1t up for a snort examination
S5ONN that all The allowances, about
b, Mr. ave were sci down, as having been mad.
RAJ nat aaiey, the assistant post-inaster gen.
abblsh,' Hi'' M Lean, who had managed the
tia, a"e. Tor few days, after IT was LEFT
barry sse,"'eman, before the arrival OF MIR.
or Mr. ne was, beyond measure. astotished
uOder o.,h "a'ey lai STATED, on exam nation
sAosspra believe, thai he had made no sues
Psaa,ioD mf. Ciayton called on him for ex-
ne repeated his termeg statement.