Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-11
aN ESEN-NaXYEa CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
CorresPoHdence n de Baltimore Patriot.
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May o' the n1ost interesting nud ANNA Ell IL
bats - Compress ~rrne np putt casnels. Y,
hfd an example al lbs to-dtN ~ flle Senete. Til,
hesfntaiton Of fcil1en h> M. CIa,. II Kentucky
l'd 10 rhe III III" mos ut tcsfil 9 df-ci ssiois tn
has occeiied duting the eIole scssiou.
II "ns n pettlop tent M. ke,ruids. ~ esri4a
bile ei'rzen al bkie, llrl, frmnsrd tum the ndfrt
"t postmaster IN \ NJ Sate. Nj. Rtdfcva,. H.,
rel fe>eatrlIse oi his dlstrtcf. NJ rlird ~ the Posr d
nee Department lot tlr tsasons at III removal, sap
Tor he charges which had been brought hlm bul
"'s refused any satisfactory aestrf.
Mr.. CLAY stated tfnt he snd ncrn requested 10
r'ettni tins p'trfion nifct othri Senators Ind lefn
requested mud had declined IN present II vUlth
'e neeetdlupAs no" presented, lhou h le WIS awl1e
nm the petiiuhtf, nHdrf eNlstuE 1 teuu stances.
euald hive no ptaettcal remedy.
The ease was anr al = rrsreffablr ~ an, hi IA II,
nlllse ~ the 1nliitla of the eauuttN. having hc,n DIS
missed lrom his Office oi drtnty pnsfmnstr,. h,
'hotilet sulotdlnhte office. tie lHlc pusfmA-ter
tirnelal. Aud when, through n member of the
iiohsr OF kfricsentailtcs, lie arI Id n te be
nattln'nl 10 Learn the lessuns Ion his dismissal
The answer WIS, that REPRESENTATIVES had been malr
"hteh showed thedI~missal to he rforef hnl the
Postmaster Gereinl did not choose to lhtnW an,
llghl on tl'"ss u precautions, OF 10 state the tea.
Spus g., ls dismissal.
IhlS Nj. {. cn1h1ttciliy derlibrd ~ an injury.
not merely on account al the p8tty brnR dfptsed
-, his cnlnlum"nls, but utatt .spetaliy al AZ ,uunt
al the .laudtstine siam llins pm upon hs char
acitt, aud The justice dune hlm by refusing
hiui all oppartunHS - ytoltcate l1s elntaetct-
Aud II, ns va probable, lie was dismissed lot y dl.
irtence IN poltloal orihlun. the ,nse ~ ns no brttef.
Alf O. spoke "llli gen e1tn, siUes- agal $, lhr es-
lstehce and the rNttcisr Of So tftrA llousIble y poutf,
"lIeh refused even The ieosous LOT lis nburaly mea-
sures.
In connection with hi, Mt.C. lead The paragraph
ifon' II Baliinnte paIei, ~ = L nj 10 the conlt oil
INQUIRY n b uam's, un'lef lhe dtt elton ui Gen.
" ool. THIS NJ. &. elatbclcrzrd IN uost extra
ordinary, aud rs tending 10 the aiost d, teslablc re
suits.
EerteaiuP thai IN tbs ease lhete could be no re-
meds. Nj. &. poeed. rs tie oul, disposition thai
Gould he made Of The menotI,l, that 1t bo land on
The thhlr.
MI. AlLrN, with great emphasis. denounced ihc
notion II onoe N office. ALWAYS Ia Office. aud, Gon
ia q lact thai etct,tll ~ ~ mad II temuveahe Prts1-
drnl Of the uoitsd States aud othei representative
oliee'-, lac argued Win p,eaI o. At euueslocss tlnl
II vas l"llotd, Innprt 10 remove all officers NhaI
tvtt, dlieilng ~ aplnlon fipm Tie parIN ~ looef.
and lhe quoted " Arlington as authority IN tavot oI
ms d"titluo, Ihe removals nl thus and lne lato
Administrations, lac INSISTED, had not been Que lenls
q what a.te demanded hy toe scope. Mr. A. al
81 mldeR liairsaie Recommendation of he halL..
Mi. CLAY said he WIS not atquautsd uai thr
administrator Of the post olllte n Columns bm
II was obVlons 'h't persons ot opposlle %pol,Oes
n1Ighl cliuuFe 10 transmit tlitit Itttcfs aud packages
Though another post Office.
lie then trpellrd the lltt thar he aid his fntnd.
had Yri euntet ded tor a lite estate ~ uficc The
complaint ~ tl11s ease "a, NOT HAT the officer had
been removed, hul hat lac bad been tisnlssed ruth
oat eauSe, aud without e1vlhe han AZ opfolturlty n
hratlrR ia" ehdlgfs against ltm, and answering
tiefn. Wlth irlntd lothe attempt To txfeuuaio he
prescription II REYNOLDS. by u reference 10 III
al lie opi nsilIen, A. Glay asked, Ar "
ippralln2 10 my o1i III pp~tt 10 tcaute the pfcsrn nj
Aim nistlallon F.! Atc We ~ a. pralfnr Ia tbe suV-
ftrign leup'r, thr cunslluents i Ire PIrsideit and
u onf,elsr. ! AID Wtil.uy ooeseolprr IL ,oupalc
me hight al lie people Ia &C. anutt tan publIr srfYluia. /