Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-05-09


Aalocrat of all the Rus>ias, and the Grand Sig
Nor ofrurkey. And this process of injunction Of
our resolution of March, 1884, Is 20 be resnricd
To on the suppaSiiiu'i that this doctrine Is ls aud
true, and 10 establish II as constitutional piIH-
eipe of this Federal Republican Government
Daring tic same stssnn OF lS}3-'4, II winch
The resolution concerning the Presidents conduct
IN rcl tion 10 the revenue adopted, illcfe WAS
an inquiry into the state of the Post Office De-
paftmcn, and the administration OF It's affairs by
the then Postmaster General, Mr.. Barry and
that proceeding of the Senate resulted III the iol-
lnnng resolution, passed on the 9th June, 1881:
i" That il Is proved and admitted that l.fee sums
Of money have been borrowed at different banks
by the Postmaster General, in order 10 make up
the deficiency in the Of carry Ins ON the bn-
sne>s of the Post Office Department, without an-
lbority giye. by any law of Congress f; and that,
Is Cong possess, The power 20 borrow mo-
ne, on tie credit ofihe United States, all such con-
tract, for loans bv the Postmaster General are Illegal
X VOID fbis was III least lis strong condcmna-
ton Of the conduct OF the Postmaster General, as
the resolution concerning the conduct ol The Pres
dont in relation 10 the public revenue contained.
should certainly have voted for il myself lad |
been in my place al the time, because the PROPOSE
ton it asserted was true in fact, and just IN law
bat in giving hat vote, should not lave been in
luenccd by opinion, lhIt the illegal condnct Of
oe oNi'h's'eI 'ehela. was IN u,'o'e u ''''''""'
'o''N'S aoa ue>'Sn>. t"o'sn il'o 'VI"'",e' !" N'.
elN my lilioa 'n" ii' s'oNN'N, 'n"S'' anu coz
IONS ''aa efeP' INTO inc '"e administration Oh .'o
departments enough 10 convince me that MI.
parry was "h"'N nh l'' MS once po' u'e very
circumstance of his nnitucss, aud mucl, mare be-
sidc>, thai CAME 10 my knowledge, inclined 10
takr more charitable view 81 his conduct and
character and now that he la, panr To his grave
lihu Il ieai 'hSole III say ing lii'' "a" no 'N'-
dehcc to lmpilcatc INN III any 'n'c"''oha' gum
ne RESOLUTION concerning ms eoha"C' WIS 'aol'''u
by Tue UNANIMOUS Votes OF 'he senators present
II Is maliii' Sly upon lis lace idblt 10 eAae'y NE
>alnc objection now made 10 Tie resolution oil
March, 1851: namely, mat II imported Il ctIh''-
nal charge against the Postmaster General, an IN
ieachlble officer, AMI therefore, II was not WITH
- HE competency OF senate IN It's legislative
capacity 10 entc'tainahd act upon It HE gen
tieman rom Missouri voted lori ana, 10 AVOID
the charge oi Inconsistency, he no" t'Ha us 'h'l
'lhc proceeding AGAINST MIR. Barry was objected
10, and that IN the int stages ol IT, upon the
saline grouhds on winch We M" stand ia the case
ii The President, (1nd al tins he adduecs ProoI)
" and the Nule which va, 9lsen by me aud my
rlrndS, Wiz VOC forced ON us by the MINORITY OF
the SenLte, aal, being 81 forced upon rs, was Civ
en-, Us We believed, according Ia the truth and tue
Tact. well rrcolleet that vote, and 1.-The sersaon
among Us 10 which IT gave rl,c. Some thought
Wc should vote az tlnsl II ON the ground that the
proceeding was unconstitutional, and that vote
III lis lavof would commit us on that point: others,
Of VIII IN wa, one, objected 10 the NEGATIVE vote,