Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-27
CORRUPT ABUSE. OF POWER.

...cb Of Philip r. Fendall, Esq of Washington
~, in which lucid though condensed view
-,.s, o( the course pursued by the Admin stration
x.,d. several distinguished Defaulieu-sn
inn. Harris. and Boyd.-whow were retained IN oflice
i0Je,ple OF the frequent violation of ins'ro tons
tam The Treasury Department in reference 10 the
.o,leeton ami deposite Of the public moneys. and
..,.,, Of them long alter the fac that they bad so-
IL, parl Of this money was known al Washington.
ADD II vas also shown that whenever these pecua-
,svere thus retained in Office, always because
,bey were "pilla,s OF the Democratic cause" ode
,ded TO the Administrations" and excessively and
irauentally connected" Startling facts like lhese,
A would seem. even there were other grouud of
sbieciou to the present Administrations, ought 10
he sufficient TO condemn ia she estimation of every
| lax payer whose interest IT ls,o secure the public
money drawn from their pockets, from the glasp Of
partisan plunderers and Of every enemy Of political
corruption, who is DESTROYS to perpetuaie the bes-
sings Of free government, Administered upon just
principles. But these isolated and solitary
esses. They do not stand alone.as indications 9th
gentle hand with which The ens Of government
held No: II his were so, the people might over
look their losses, least (ofgive The eaieessness
which the defaulters had been treated in consera-
ton Of the aniable motives of Those who should
have prevented hosc losses, or Who taiiog in that,
should have punished The delinqnenis. There are
other cases of abuse. with which the people are less
familiar and The circumstances each show
TOO clearly be denied, that they are all uniformly
tsceabe 10 corrupt purpose on the parI of the Adj
miosrati ia detes,abe traffic in The "Sp,ils" for
The purpose Of 'aan iainng IN power by any means
those who have reached il by the most hypoeriii
cal Professions and through the most toituoLs
paths - ~ .s
Two of these cases are narrated by Mr..
Graves OF Ky. in late speech in the House Of Rep
resentaiyes, in reply 10 Mr.. Vanderpoel of N. Y.
the Civil Appropriation Bill. MIR Vanderppel had
complained that the Wings although charging the
Administration with extravaganza in its expen-
dures, would never condescend 10 specify the items
in which reduction might be made. He called
upon the Opposition.o specify particular cases oil
wasiefnlness and in reply Mr.. Graves remarked
"Abou, two months sine asccrianed that Ed
gar w. Roninson the editor Of an Administration
paper AT F,ankf 1T. Ky. cal led 'rhr Kentucky Iec-
man. was IN Keniueky doing the dirty work Of his
party wuilst he was drawing salary At the rate "i
81 400 per YER clerk IN The Pos OIfcr Depart.
ment IN tins city. Knowing thalthe Adrir lstrallon
party would give n select coinioitter, askfd TO
have an irqnirv on the subje,t referred the Com
mitlee OF he Expenditures ui the Post Office De-
partsen, with power 10 send for persons AID papes
This seemed ~ me 10 be so feiisnna be proposition
that had supposed no parry ou against II,
Ithonght the friends Of the Administrator wouhi
a., fail to spe ilia refusal Ia ii ow such
CATION would rrdouni 10 fieir great injury; stnl til,
rel sed GIVE Tins auihotuy After The hisl .eiusaI
by the friends of the Administration 10 sun tins
invest Cation 10 proc eed made ano her etlit 10 get
The subject up and have The proper authority coz
ferr d on the committee Tor tire -tigaIon o tins
subject aud then stated IN my place hai | pre-
pared 10 prove all thai | II frs stated, aud. moreover,
10 establish, beyond controversy. tnai inis Rob
Jason actually received his SHINY Gle * MP
few days at-, ilr gross aud Insulting reply OF the
Postmaster Gtnerai If III % h January to my letter
Of the preceding day. asking hun 10 info m ne wheih-
er Robinson WAS then actually dtaaing aly as
clern m his ofIi e. Nv remarks WEIR published III
the city pap.r,; ehallenge ed i, denll oil What | had
ssser,ed near n,onhs Rave ct psed aud neither
the Postmaster General n, any trend OF his here,
has dared 10 con,toyeft What | then asserted aud
pow repeat | now ask is there friend e the
Administration here no S auiho ized 10 deny d siu-
ale wo,d of what Ihaye stated! If lhcre he one, |
wsh him TO rise in lis place and make il known.
Here Mr.. G. pa sedl
~ knew tsaid Mr. G ! 10 one would deny the
seron, and yet strange to tell The supporters ol Tins
Administrator refuse to authorize investigation
of the case. For my parr, MI. Chair an, hase OF
30 much care about the proposed investigation u the
particular of Robn,on, since neilhef The Post-
master General, nor any irIend OF MS mas uenieu tue
truth OF what have charged, as have that, on Tie