Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-23
DOMESTIC NEWS.
FROM ne National Isteiiigeaeer, FEB. IT,
THE POST OFFICE REPORTS.

THE POSI OFflCE hbfORAs
We have bad. since our last, an opportunity oil
looking over the Report of the Minority Of The
Pos, Office Committee. II is work Of great Ia
no, exhibiting evidence Of unwearied industry,
with the results of accurate research 80 far as the
Committee were allowed 10 eatry II. The Report
consists OF a series Of statements under various
heads exhibiting the particulars Of abuses such as
have led the majority, as we'll as the minority oil
the Committee, TO The whitening conclusions which
have been already published statements OF Kfea'
interest bu, which cannot be condensed, or msdc
the subject OF abstracts, without the consumption Oh
more time and space than we are able now TO
give 10 the tutjee' We reserve therefore, III
after the aJjournment tho details, OF which we
shall then consider It orr outy 10 present a. ahP.
a view as II is practicable
Na,w,tbs,apd,ny tho extent and cnormity Of the
disclosures made by tho COMMITTEE 1t appears tho,
there is much vet 10 he told If the facts cond be
fully arrived at. THUG, the Minority say, in the
ouise, of ihor Report ut is doing no injustice to
the Department, 10 say tina, they received no volon-
,sry aid from any Of its officers. What they have
been able 10 find on, they know, and from wha' Is
known i, rny be inferred that mneh REMAINS IL
be knovh.P
The Repor, Of the Minority further states: II
will be apparent, ffom The records OF NE commit
I'ee that from early day OF their session, thefe
vas a majority and minority. Inc minority 90
moi claim any thing for themselves that they do rot
accord to the IN jor'ty. They d''ela'm an P"fly
views IN entering upon or conducting the cxnmi-
nation on their part, ard shall give full credit TO q
simil r disclaimer on tho part OF the majority -
The fact however, is mentioned, Us accounting III
some degree, for the mode Of bringing forward the
examination; the proylty and rfeIevaney OF po''
lions Of the testimony, and the manner IN winch II
was taken. The minority believed 1t 10 be 'heif
duty 10 go forward and examine into the proceed
ngs Of the Department, 10 see whether they were
right or wrong The ma ory were OF opinion that
II was not required to search for abuses, but TO ex-
anime only where probable cause was alleged lhs
would, in fact, have limited the examination TO
abuses already discovered. The effect OF this di'-
ference of opinion will be to have relation to
tho calls on the Department for information, and to
the production Of Witnesses"
IT appears, further that the neglect OF the De
par,ment to answer interrogs,ores, absolutely de.
fealed 10 certain extent, the object Of the inqul-
ry Instituted by he House of Representatives.
Thu, says the Minority Report: " 1t is but justice
to themselves to state, The Minority are not re-
sponsible for the course tho examination has Ia
ken (the direction OF which was beyond Their con-
.rol or, ,hnt so little has been done, and so much
has been left undone-they do not say which ough,
to We been but which could not be DONE account
Of The negtect Of the Department TO an,Wer The
Resolutions Of tie Committee"
The close of the Report, (he entire OF which Is
81 manuscript pages) VIC copy entire, because II
concludes with a suggestion, the significance OF
which will not be lost upon our readers:
"rhe minority have now presented 10 the House
an account Of tho investig alions they have been
enabled to make. Many important subjects other
than mail contracts and extra allowances, remain to
be examined, particularly the incidental accounts
of the Department. and Of Post Offices, and the
most important Of all, the pecunary condition OF
the Department
"Thc Committee were not authorised 10 report
by BILL or to propose any course for the action of
the House; much less would tho Minority feel
themselves warranted in offering opinion rs 10
~ h.t tho, course ehouid be- to revise the
Post Office laws alone or to exercise tho Const-
| tuliona power Of the House rs the grand inquest
| OF the Nation"
SMALL Norrs.-Thc Albany Argus publishes
MIR, Edmonds' report to the New York Legislature
on ubollshng small notes. The following rccapi
,ulalons appended TO the report, Of tho proportion
of notes of different denominations in circulation is
we suPpoee as near an approximation, as can be
made. ~ Y. American.
REcAIIrULATIoN
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