Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-01
LYNGa8URG, AUG. 2s. 1894.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
We have heretofore had occasion to rem RI H.,
The corrnp'ions OF the Pest Office Dcpartnn n. h.
not by any means, attracted that degree Of ,r,,
ton from he adm ns'faton presses, which The IN,
poriance of the sobject demands They seem :,
shun The discussion OF i',wilh he same ns,ine, which
led Fastnf 10 eschew an encounter with the II To-,
prince" If ae tell them that j. rotten to TIN co,a
they reply 'the Benk is monster!" If se,ea
lem that lis putrid condition IS offensive to II.
whole country they ialm, Oh. gcr.,lemcr,f
tho coaaIun you caanot SICK toee, hcr--you A.
constue ed of such hostile elements, thu, th.,.
mist inevitably be an explosion We'll let all
| this b. granted. Let Il be admitted that the 3 MI
is monster more terrific than The Sea S,,us,,
Lit the Nationals nd Nnics worry each n,Io,
more tetrlbl sew #nas I'D - + .kfrn, CATS ,ss,
ing ns,thcr hair not hide, even the TIP end Of H.
tt q =" y'c'or-what then Docs that restore IT,
peoples money TO the Pos, Office Department, ah
stracedby corrupt men for corrup, purposes Do,
that vindlrae Major Barrys management of tia,
| Department. or blot from the journal Of the Senes
his unanimous condemnation, ao a vinlaor If II,
constitution which he had sworn 70 suppor js
surcdly NOT. No matter what may be te SINS Of
the anti.ndmnsra on parry they by no nears
terd 10 lessen those Of the men IN power. We hp
therefore, # the Richmond Enquirer ard its allie,
con possibly forgo, the Bank long enough TIA.
they will give few hours OF serious study 10 IN.
affairs of the Post Office Department ard subm..
% lie public tic result of their reflections TIE
contemplation Of III. vices Of their own friend,
may lessen the hor or vi Inch they tcci u, hose 81
nclr op; onens; or at least 1t may teach them 10
cyctclsC towards others small port ion oe that cha
rity of winch they s,and so much.in need them
| We he IN 4 n fl, items hieh
stand III need of resent explanation.
|. The Postmaster General, in his ferocious al.
tack upon the Senate, miscallod vlndca;.on Of
hlnlstlf essers that the ezra allowance Of 53 OyQ
given to }. + Robinson, the contractor on the route
between Cincinnati and Georgetown, Nv. (whoso
original contract only s 000) vas rinde IN
consideration OF his facilitating his mail TWO hours
| n running III the mig lit instead of the day. Bu
I has been proved 10y lnconroyeit,be ovdenc
MAT his mail WAS not thus facilitated and tina,
| has always run, as IT commenced, in the dav .rR
no; in the night! The reason alleged Tor tie d.
lowanee beng thus dspru,ed, the question r,cUs
why was the sucl 81 S3,o0s giren 10 him Wu,t
tbccuusc he Is cons. cied with the influential John,
son family II X, n;ucky.-or been 50 h. was Il,
bto her of Sena or Robrn.oa. Of Illinois q men,
her of The Post Office committee and one Of III,
white dshlng minority Of tlei COMMITTEE
a.
iowanee o! :, 900 was m ,de 10 JESSE Snnhof
taunton, MISS Mr.. Smith Expressly denies It. and
,s'ris that, 50 far from having rocev ID any .Ish
Al oSanr lie has net ben abie 10 get from the De.
urine the amouat of his original co i,rac,.
! There IS gentleman now resident IN LYnchburr
who is wei acquainted with Mr. South and
ouches for his integrity. Who. then, potse,ed
'hr 500 thus falsely charged Ia MIR. SMITH
3. y letter from a gtn'icman N LOUISIANA 'oksI
iriend IN Washington city, says" Is 1t possio, |
| the Post Ofiee Departing nj can remain in is pc |
sent state The contractor that brings the naI % 7
Alexandra, (Louisana,) has stopped bccause h.
IS no, paid; AID The contractor from AL 1ardflsB
Nat Iritrohes an Fou Jessup has stopped for tho
anne reason. The poim"st., forwards the mails {
vii do so as long as the money they have on hand
| WI ias buI tnat Cannot DC long" And wherein
1c P.stmastcr General while these dlsgraceful [
irrts arc "ccur'lns} Why is he moi at his posi- IN
iead OF travelling OVER he country and LEAVING ,h9
nanag m"n OF his Depa''m. NJ in the hands Of hi /
Snbordinotes-ihose very subordlnarcs, 10 when
. he be Inc lion. 5 and pur mpn tina his friends say
h. Is, must be attached the guilt of the gorrupop
nat have been proved to ks, IN It's affairs,
A. The nhority Of the Post Office Coannitte
IN the able Refor, which sts,ted the oa,ioa By ~
lStoaniing develoamcnts, aiseIfed, that one J B |
Bennett, ol Aleadssillr Penn. immediately afar /
ne hed received an ex ra al owance for 70 apparent
reason, purchased press a. started paper 70 de-
'end the administration. To Which Major Barry
IN his notorious A dress, de larct9 hat 'stker sac
ntht Is destitute of the slightest shadow OF truth
VII J. b. bennett Continues Mai Barr, was new
er known either es . politician or rs an editor no
never owned n printing abshment. nor had any
concern IN newspaper. 81 far as he or bis par.
ncr enter tanned political parriaii,ies they were 10
favor OF the late administration, and opposeI 10 hi
present. Vcy precise ard particular this, I'D
every word untrue The settlement of the ma
j. r'ty OF the con miee has been fully confirmed
ne cef'lhcote OF the Two gentlemen who sold s
printing press 10 Mr. Bennett md fourteen otbs
citizens Of Meodsvllc, un6er their own propa
names, testify that he was an active and eticer.u
politician, and an avowed decided and warm sup
porter and pari;zan of Gen. Jackson ana his admin.
islratlon.' 80 nat Mai Barrys denial of the CON.
fnlfees aleSs1oN, End no; The allt gat on its,l Isl
destitute OF The slightest shadow OF truth" VIVA,
dependence Is 10 be placed in any of the statements
of such man
D. 10 shew still further the Little cor fdence lots
placed IN NlnJ. Barys statements, we lay befsi
0uT readers IN parallel columns, a few Of his AMf
honS cortras;ed with ihc Fdcts. The assertion
arc taken from the R,por, Of the Postmaster Cen.
raj Of year before last The facts are derived fonf
subsequent Developments made by the " scarcah,
operation"
ASSERTION FACTS ~
He lays though i'm The deparmcn. wa
provemcnls always IT. over head ana ears n
eur an expense before deb at The yey me-
the revenues which mtnr wien this haie'
ley yield Will C real in. story was tod
'zed, yet with ali the IN Congress and the M
crease O oail 'acliies ton. u
''ng IL, va. ehdiEs Ia