Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-06-28
posi- OFFICE MATTERS.
- JIIY T,c...,. - J. ~,


very short period had elapsed after the install,
ton of Amos Kendall as the successor of Mr.. Barry
IN the Post Office Department., before a change
quite as sudden as II sdlutary, seemed TO pa<.
over the face Of things. From the facility indeed
with winch Amos seemed to bring order out Of chaos
aud to convert bankrupt treasury into source Of
revenue, which even his increased expenditures had
not power to absorb, one might lave very well IN
tered that his selapplicd title OF i" IIcarca boro,
was not altogether napplicablc, but that he realty
was especial ayorite OF the skies" Blu, we could
moi altogether forget that Mr.. Barry and his friends
IN Congress persisted in the assertion tia, all things
were going smoothly aud prospcrousy during
has administration, even up to the very momen,
when the application of the probe to the unsouud
places exhibited spectacle OF wide spread and deep
seated disease, which shocked the whole nation
aud gagged even the londcst- ,ongued champion Of
the administration. And we were therefore not al
together satisfied, though were silent. 1t will be
remembered that MIR. Barry was sent into honorable
eXilc-hat he rewarded for the msmanage
ment OF his Department, by promotion to more dig
nhcd and better paid office, and Amos Kendall was
appointed his successor. And from that time to
this, # his Official Reports are to be credited, the
Office has been prospecting beyond all former prece
dent-paying its own way, even while old debts
discharged and new facilities were gwen this i'm
portant branch Of the public service. Indeed, Amos
seemed to be in a fair way TO win such high repu
taton as an officer, almost TO cover ms moral Dc
lnquences-and many, who had no confidence IN
his honesty. were yet well content TO see him I'LL
station the duties Of which so satisfactorily and
so advantageously performed. But another change
has come upon US. All this seeming prosperity was
at least to some extent delusive: And we begin 10
lear. II the department were again submitted to lnS
searching operation" that 1t would be again four
To be crowded with evidences of its c0uuplIo"
IA whitod sepulchc, filled with dead meda
bonesi
We are led to this conclusion by the provisions
Of the bill, before Congress, appropratns
1928 600 from the public treasury, to dciray tue
expenses OF new routes which it is proposed TO es'aO'
sh and for which appropriation there could DC ~
justification, if the statement made by Amos ID ''
last Annual Report were true,-to wit, that he '''
then on hand surplus of S600, Oo0,-unIess ne p''
since been most proilgately extravagant IN IT'S ~
pcndurcs. Mr.. Wise, however, did not hesitate"
declare, as his belief, that Amoss Report ID ''' P"'
ucular twas utterly false. and that Amos h"'"
To be false when he made IT," Mr.. W. in''"'I
that this deceptive balance, which, Tor pufpo'''
sell glorcation Kendall stated to be IN HIS SUD
box was accumulated by the non-paymen " r.
vous outstanding claims against the DeP'''
known at the time to exist & not paid, III oIu' 49,
the nation might be electrified at tbs o'"'
demonstration of Amos's financial gcnu'--'"
months acquiring a large Surplus RertH"t' III
pan tment which his predecessor, win 'h'
= means and appliances" had Involved !" ''
hopeless bankruptcy. We hope that commit, 4.
Investigation will be appointed, to ascer'''" VIM e.,
nos has done with the 100000 surplus WHO"
ncrly figured consrcuousIy in his kePo'''
II the clarifying cuogies OF his friends. o"', ,ha
ct him he held down to his own maxn' INV
POST Office Department ough, to sas'a" ''''" ',o.
o his proud boast, that he, al least, could ~ WV"
he aid of Congress.
ArhansaS.-Judsc FULLY has been no"'"''
he Van Buren, candidate for Congress III a'"' Ia.
Gut he is Conservative, and therefore NOW !.
able to some of the Loco Focos, who are ep''"
~ to drive him from the track. They h'''
II, however, been unsuccessful