Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-17

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rouse themselves. AID. sreing 10 their real in
feresf, call out for a. abandonment of the wa.
TER and an adoption of the land system"
rage and Cunning The Postmaster Gen.
eral, wincing under The discovery and espo
sure OF his lately attempted freud, in subsi
in''"g the name of Abraham Bradley in lieu o
ms own, ms having been guilty Of allow ing TO
favorie meil contractors extra compensation.
'0'thom color of lar" has issued the follow
ing Manifesto, in the new official paper al
Washington
Posi- Office Department We are authorized
10 say thai all represe nations, whether made
by men IN high places, or in the street,, thai
mere has been any forgery, or any mutilation,
or alteration of any OF he records, books or
documents, in the Post Office Depai tment, are
false aud slanderou. and HAT all in,i.nai tito ms
81 erasnres, or alterations in a report from this
department, after IL had been signed by the
postmaster General, are equally false.
paper presented by Clerk does not be
come n Document, till il is adopted bv ,hr Post
master General, or officer who a0theuticates
II All statements, therefore. wherever made,
OF the " fal feation of document or Of a
fraudulent nulilaton of an original doeu-
a'fn', IN reference to a recent report from
this Department, originated in design TO slam
DIR.
The wrath of Mr. Barry is only equalled by
MS deIterity, in making false statement
IN the words of literal truth. No one HIS ever
asserted, +" in high places or in the streets, y
hat there has been any forgery, or any mu-
hlati IN or alteration Of any ofthe records, books
or documents in The Pos, Office Department; =
nor has il been charged that !" ensures or al
'era'ions IN a Report from the Department, >
had been made " after il had been signed by
The Postmaster General" So that the Post
master General has made sputter about moth
ing-and denied what WIS never charged
The design Of his eqnivoca'ion. however, IL
clear enough IL is 10 divert public attention
from the real charg", aud 10 induce belief
that it i, that which he has denied. Now, What
is charged II ia. tina, Report presented TO
the Senate from the Post Office Department
imputed To Abraham Bradley Off ial mscou-
duct Of which William + Barry himself va.
guilty, not in one case only. which might have
been accidental but in Mnty-sir cases, which
must therefore have been by design far
ther that the illegal squandering of the public
money was originally properly charged as IL
o w lit 10 have been, TO MIR. Barry, and thati
Was not until the investigation of the Senate
was abont to expose its iegaity, that Barry's
name WAS erased. and Bradeys substituted
Why did not Mr.. Barry decay his Why did
he 60 on false scent, and (as Col, Crockett
would say :" bark up wrong tree 7" II wa
to mislead the public mind, aud TO induce The
people to believe him guililess OF that which he
had done by assuming to be highly offended
at being charged with that which he had moi
done, nor been accused Of Ihe veil is too
l,msy, however, TO deceive any one who has
read the debate in the Senate on the subject
published in our last paper