Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-05
Tycnty-Hlth Copsgress---2d sess
SPEECH OF MR. DUNCAN, or ONO,


upon Mr. Kendall for sending 10 The post ONCE 10 De
ciurged with postage, the letters aud pamphlets iraudu-
pny enclosed 10 the Fourth Auditor :" evaae The post
office laws, and for disseminating sundry newspaper
because he ccr'h dctiye no assistance from them I'm
settling The accounts Of the United States Navy Yes,
Sir, IN The reforms actually made by Mr. kcndnil, as
well as IN those not MADE the bank attorneys, inmacu
late and consistent men find ground Of attack
When Mr. Kendall went into the Fourth Auditor 3
olce, the legal postage private letters received under
cover to the Fourth Auditor about dollar day, or
al the rate Of $3.50 year, and the supposition that
as great number had gone out under his predecessor
frank the fraud the post office through that
single office, under the Clay Adams administrations was
over S70U year. Mr.. Kendall put an entire slnp 10
this abuse end what thanks does he get from The Bank
siipendIarcs They hate and abuse him The for
it But, says my colleague, he ranked some Prospec-
Of the Globe Well, if he chose send them TO
his friends, had he not lawful right TO do so Did he
violate any law, or do much Of it as 10 constitute an
abuse That Is not preienced ii be with truth
But because he put stop violations Of the law and
then exercised his privilege conformity with law, The
Bank attorneys find an Inconsistency in il. can tell
my colleague. upon und"uhled authority. that MIR Ken.
dalls in that respect not changed; that he uni
fomly sends TO the post Office .srs Tor others enclosed
to him. To be charged with postage, and sometimes pays
it himself; that Ir covers no letters with his frank,
not strictly his own no. not even those ct his wife and
children. What praise does lie get from The Bank
attorneys for hIs scupul"us obedience 10 the law The
highest praise -ihtir uncfaSiag abuse
My colleague finds 4 vast Inconsistency in Mr. Ken.
dali disseminating newspapers as Fourth Auditor be-
counts Of the United States Navy, and paying for
number Of them Postmaster Grneras. Is this effort
10 show inconsistency n whit short OF con'empiIbr:-
The papers not Of use 10 HIM in performing his
public duty Fourth Auditor and therefore he did not
take them they of To him IN performing his du.
Postmaster. Gene raj and therefore he does not dis
Continue them. Is there any Inconsistency in this
None but Il Bank attorney can make IL out While Mr..
Kendall Fourth Auditor, he paid all his newspaper
subscriptions ont Of his pOCkt because they were
exclusively for his pirate but Postmaster Gene
rail- is essential that he should have not only the gene
raj bot The local intelligence from every quarter OF The
country and Tie only wonder is that he pays 50 LILLE for
|, is natural SIR, for the bank attorneys 10 find fault
with the part acted by Mr. Kendall in the removal of
the d,roscs Their client was destroyed by that mea
sure and The source ot many good lie dried up But
here again, Mr. Kendall is followed by mlsreprs sena.
ton ole got dollars day" is said, 'ior doing
this injury 10 The publc'-mraning The Bunk Now,
ST. pronounce this statement entIrey without ioun-
dalton. MIR. Kendall, under an appointment from the
Secretary of the Treasury visited the cities OF BaltI.
more, Philadelphia New ok and Boston, 10 n6 gotiaie
with The banks. and spfn, days in each city
He had rccessa:iI, much Company the hotels
where stopped and those h" ha had occasion 10
take private parU;s, ard have private tables oil The pub
lie houses in those cities. where they necessarily see
and treat civy, many Gentlemen calling them, know
that the actual expense, including travelling.
ly average less Than ten dollars day. MIR. Kendall
paid oil Of these expenses out Of his pocket, and
received from the Treasury barely enough TO make him
self whole This is the whole of this mg hly affair." and
:t.e received ali told was &3l6 IL. How rich This
must have made himself
My colleague follows Mr. Kendall into the Post Office
Department. and makes another mi,t0ke al the first Jump
''The printed list o clerks in his Department. says he
rxhbi:s his father in law and two phe vs., with saIa
res Of 81 900. 81 eco and = 400, &c Mr. Kendall
has not and never had, two piews among ihe clerks
ri his D%Pa5!hsni. But what if h" ,ood I'M W
be there any body else il they hos, and c1nre.
tent Ihr dules assigned them; If there he places Of
rttISI is that hp aIpEo I1pDaT
should FL with men whose integny Ls beet knOcs,
although they may be hIs nrPhewS" his brother: "he"
abuses and frauds instead Of the most honest ara "hof
able disc OF their public du;s are ipera'tu NY
his telaprs It will br time enough 10 censure their aP'
pulnment =,
No,hing will satisfy these Bank attorneys. Major
Barry abused for not keeping every Thing right ~
the Pos, Office Department. and Mr. Kendall Is abused
for p,lur every thing right The commIiit es OF Con.
gress, majority and minority, complained OF MAJOR
Barry for making rxtravBgant allowances |" Stockton
& Stokes and Mr.. Kendall is abused Tor mol helng
willing to pay them allowances Thousand times more
cy,ravaunnt One of my worthy colleagues OR hit
lIpsey) | believe wrote some twenty hive pages ~
book 80 900 copies Of which were printed by oTutr OF
the House to prove that Major Barry had allowed those
contractors some 900 m"re than they were entitled
TO y law voted for act under color "i when
they ha vc been allowed SGl OU0 more under ile same
prrrncrs and has stood quietly by and seen Mr. Kendall
compelled 10 pay ii by judicial usurPaon, II not some
thing worse / should ike 10 ask my honorable col
league (Nlr Whtlesey) question "r two. Did ne moi
toToug hy uud, rst"nd tins case, having investigated
and written long report about II: Nh'h lhe OH lot
,hr relief Of Stockton aud Stokes WAS before The House,
did he not Offer long string OF promises, which were
odov,ed; Were these provlsos so cdr1nHy lramrd
as not to touch IF Me Claims IN conr"rersy and be-
in fact perfectly nuga'ory! II So what was he Goc':
If no did no, think Stockton end Stokes entitled 10 az
much rs they got from Maj Barry by $780, GOO, why did
he vote Tor bill to give the" more: Aud when lie found
lI,a, an enormous more was awarded them, why
did he no, propose peal the act instead OF standing
a TALL III
This case will illustrate the sincerity and honesty oil
the Bank attorneys For political effect they abused
Major Barry for making allowances then voted Tor Dill
authorizing allowances much more eEtfavasam'' anu oe'
cause Mr. Kendall refused TO pay still further allowances,
which he did not belle authorize by that act they
abuse him for withholding from Stockton and Stokes
their lust dues! All this shows that they care not hs
ubol use is made Of the public money and that their
nrjv obecl in finding fault is to impair the confidence
of the people in the Administration 1h"ysee Slol oVo
wasted OH Stockton Gn Stokes with Indifference, u not
with ioy and complain that S3G was allowed Mr. Men
dali 10 nav his expenses when upon public service
Sir | have taken sumo pains To ascertain on whet
principles the Post Office Department Is administered
by this much abused man. understand tha' lie we III
into it with declaration that he should Try ln'
men of administering il in strict conformity 10 mora
,rncoles and the laws Of the land and, convinced
of its i'm ractcabiy, would hold II II" longer IL va
the ashton for officers and clerks in the Department. 10
receive presents from contractors ana, wheh na'e"g
to ride free in their coaches Believing 'hat 10 say e
least Of it, these practices tended To corrupon ne LOT
babe the reception of all any such laVors rom con-
tractors under penalty Of smsson and presc'oe' Inc
same rules for himself All presents from contractors
he has declined and every occasion has reiuser
travel free in their stages, steamboats, ana cars
tickets ha We been him from GONE oi tie gtea' e
which he las uniformly returned =, =,
AS lesore remarked this man does no. cover WIN h'
frank even the letters of his wife and children OUT pay
the postage of his pocket nor does ne .oHp ea
uonrry from the Department for his own USE Hucn es
f ria, of his family brlievirg that The public saiIone
~ is moi his property, and that he has no tght 10 use
but for public purposes OF h's nave 'ne '"%SI co"
elusive testimony coming from himself "hen
s ;oE,rmed of this fact, although was bound TO be
.,nv hal hers VOuld he q