Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-12
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To the Hon. William r. Barr,
Post Master Gcne,al


Dear Sir;-lt has long been known to YOU. tina,
have been anxious for more than year past, TO
| retire from the situation which | have held for
more than five years, as Chief Clerk in the Gen.
eral Post Office. The iEccssant labors and tur-
mos attendant on it, have ,ncrfe, ed with other
duties % such degree, as 10 render 1t exceed
lngiy doubtful whether | could with propriety
remain and the unwlllingness which you have
so frcquenrly expressed at my Suggestions to
e-i,n has been the chef reason Of my continu.
my 10 he present time. II is well known that
from ;he nature ofthe offci Il duris winch have
beer called upon TO perform, ! have bern mad
IN object OF public an madverson for the last f,e
years, both IN Congress and in The newspapers !;
and though have bornc II quietly, without reply,
btIievns II 10 have been dcsig ned only for polt,
cal effect, II has be,n my sc tied intention,
il could be done with rropre,y,to Withdraw from
field uncongenial with my feelings. Thu,
time, believe, has now arrved.-U understanding
,ha some of the friends of tho administration arc
DESTROYS that should resi- gn after what ha, been
said against me in the repcrs Of the Senate Com
n,ec, hereby respectfully tender to you my re-
sIgnarion.
Edo not know precisely what those reports
charge, but ] stand ready 10 vindicate myself
from the slightest impuialion. | am willing to
attend TO the duties which cannot be suspended un-
al II successor shall be appointed and ready 10 as.
sumo the labor.
Be assured, sir, that this step is taken with the
must cordial feeling Of friendship for yourself
and if any information within my power can be
useful to my successor, it shall be cheerfuly con.
ributed.
The uniform kindness which l have expert
enced from you during the whole period of our
official relations, has n,ado m impression ON my
m,nd, that timo can never obliterate and can
only exp,ess u you my grateful acknowledge
ments
have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir,your
oh /. sers't o. b. BROWN.
s.y We publish another long debate this morn
ing, involving incidentally, but to great extent,
The condition Of the Post Office Department We
invite il the attention of our readers 1t will be
seen that il arose on the introduction of certain
solutions Of The Legislature of Alabama, instruct
inv as Senators TO vote for mutlating the Journals
nf the Senate. Mr. Benton, Of course, participated
in IT, and avowed his ir'en'io" of moving that the
resolution sJvp,ed at the last session, condcnnlng
RI. curse Of the President rca tive the removal
Of the deposiles, lie expungcd. That honorable Sc.
nator would do we'll if he could subject the re-
cords Of certain Society a, Chapel Hill to a like
process.
xir The Huntsville Democrat, designing to be
vastly complimentary. no doubt, denomina'es Mr.
Benton "thc statistical Senntor"-a most ap,
phrase His brain IS depository of fgures-lteral
" and mttaphoricay-an no rours them forth,
without rhyme reason A cotemporary des-
crbes him most happily, by applying to him Tom
Moore's Epgram on Cas,lcreagh
" Why is pump Ike Viscount Casllere,gh1
Because il is an awkward thing of wood
That up and down It's arm doth ever sway,
And spout, and spout, and spout away,
In one week, washy, everlasting flood"