Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-03
THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

On the first Of March, the Postmaster at Pitts
burg, who had discharged the duties with hdeli-
~. and against whom there had not been one word
Of complaint, VAS removed to make place tor
Mr.. Lynch, who had been an active partisan OF
Mr.. Van Buren,, and got up dinner for Mr.Ea-
ton Mr.. Hinton, Who vas Calhoun man in 1924,
then thorough going Adams snd Clay man, then
a pure and disinfeyesied Van Buren, man. has
been appointed Postmaster at Raleigh. N c. in
the place of the old incumbent, whose only Of.
fence was, that he did not approve the doctrinai
points of the Proclamation. Aud now, Mr.. Bal.
lev, athorough going Jackson man, IS about to be
removed as assistant Postmaster in New York. 70
make way for a Mr.. Bates, a political sermooiser,
connected with the working men Of New York,
and the leaders Of the party VIII" have made .
pretence Of putting Col. Richard NJ. johnson in
nomination for the Presidency.
This movement cannot be misunderstood; il
has double purpose. The ''workies" are a
head strong and growing party. Their nomi.
nation Of Col. Johnson would break in upon MIR.
Van Buren's forces 10 the city. and endanger him
in the State. The appointment OF Mr. Bates is
intended to bring him Into the support OF Mr. Van
Buren,, aud prevent the nomination Of Col. John.
son. Mr.. Van Buren, has already been put in
nomination, and all the patronage Of the Govern
nent viii! be used to secure his election.
A letter before US. under date Of the 9th,
says, at is quite probable that the Courier and
Enquirer is making arrangements to come out IN
support of Mr.. Van Buren,; indeed. the current
report Is. that the bargain is nearly consummat.
ed hear to-day, that Mr.. Webbis to proceed
to Albany in a day or two TO smoke the Calumet
Of peace with the Regency"
But this is not all. The appointment Of MIR.
Bates is intended to place SPY upon Mr.. Gou
verneur, the present Postmaster, to catch some.
thing upon which he may be removed from Office
"a measure from which Gen. Jackson has been
deferred, solely by a knowledge Of the fact, that
Mr.. 6. held in his possession documents, which,
in that case wouid be published. and which If pub
lished, would show that he has been guilty Of the
deepest ingratitude. and Of acts which are yet to
stamp upon his character the deepest disgrace.
We should then have the truth about IN. John
ny Rhea letter. The Globe has said, that the
President has copy, and would publish il. He
dare not publish il, without first making terms
Nth Mr. Gos,erneur. We do not believe that
he can do this: and the appointment of M.
Bates is to place spy over Mr.. G whose duty
it will be to ruin his principal. Mark what we
say.-Ielegraph
During the recent session OF the Legislature OF
Mary there were incorporated eighteen Saw
ings Institutions, or Banks OF Deposit and Dis.
count. A part Of them have already gone, or
are about going. into operation III this city, and
the rest are loo ated in various towns and villages
of the State. Bali finer.
Important Decision. is known to most of
our cll,zens that the heirs at law Of the late Ste
phen Glrard, claimed all the real estate which
the deceased purchased subsequently TO the pub
Lection Of the last codlca Ut his will. amounting.
we believe, to between sixty aud seventy thou
sand dollars. The city as re,duary legatee de.
Tended its claim upon the property. but on Satnr.
day the Supreme Court Of this state gave its Cpl.
MON, which must settle the QUESTION. viz: that
the property claimed BY the heirs did not pass
with the real estate previously acquired BY the
deceased, and by right and in law it belongeth to
the heirs.-U S. Gaz
Correspondence ofthe ~ I. Journal Of Com.
WAsHISGros, March 9Th, 1883
You may soon expect asubstantiaI change in
the administration Of the General Post Office
Department 1t has been announced that Mr.