Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-07-23


iacation Of the Postmaster at Baton Rouge,
Mr. kendall feels very safe in calling upon
members Of Congress for specifications and
proofs. When before was the right Of the Peo-
pie simply TO "inquire" into known and admit
ted abuses thus insolently de6edi-WorHing
| Courier.
MR. BOTT'S LETTER.
WASHINGTON, 9Th May, 1910.
! Sir: have now to acknowledge the receipt
fyour last communication bearing date 25h,
in which you say: "Although on the point of
retiring from the administration Of the Departs
ment, feel it not less my duty to vindicate its
character while in my charge, and bring to
punishment any faithess agent who may have
done any act to give just color to your charge.
therefore most respectfully ask, as an act due
TO me and the country, that you will, without
further delay, put me in possession of the name
of the member Of Congress alluded TO, and give
the other information requested in my letter
of the 18th April.
A brief explanation is necessary before |
proceed to furnish the information desired,
] When received your first letter bearing
date April 10th, was involved in some per-
Plexity as TO the Propricty Of the course it be-
came me to pursue.
In the first place had strong doubts as to
your sincerity in calling on me for information,
that supposed must have been, Of necessity
already in your possession as charges Of q
similar character had been preferred from
time to time, without notice and without invos-
fundamentally without refor nation, until
at last by common consent, it seemed TO be un-
iderstood throughout the country that such
charges rather operated as an additional re-
recommendation OF The individual than to excite
The resentment and condemnation Of the Post
master General; for am free to confess that
to this moment, am not aware that the histo.
Try Of the country furnishes single instance
lot removal from Office in that Department. since
you we're placed at its head, for any other Of.
fence Numerous as they are) but but want OF
tealty the party.
i shall be happy to find that !, in common
with large majority OF the people of this coun-
TRY, have done you injustice in this particular,
land none will be more ready TO mako repara.
ton for that injustice than myself, when the
Ievidence is furnished that have done you
Wrong.
| Moreover, il The history of the times was to
J DO relied on, you had, on other occasions, held
yourself altogether above, and totally irres-
ponsible TO, Congress and its committees, the
Judiciary Of tho country, and the laws OF the
land, and felt no disposition 10 enter into
charges and specifications, unless some assur-
ance was given that reformation would result
from the production orirrcfragabe proof.
Another consideration that operated with
some force on my mind, was the confident as
Isurance, that the time was too near at hand
when, by the voice OF tho people, you would
retire from the post you occupied, to enable
Iyou TO investigate the hundredth part of the
charges that might be specified against the de-
!, APARTMENT; nor was Ramind(u of the doctrine
} that you had credit for being at some pains to
Establish, during the "reign of terror" viz:
THAT the officers Of the Government were the
Officers OF the President, and that he alone was
responsible TO tho people; and as you had
taught me the lesson that the principal was
alone responsible, had no disposition OF war
with an irresponsible person.
i These were the reflections, whether well or
I'LL founded, that induced me to decline res
lponse to your first communication. Adue re-
gard to candor, and justice to myself, alike re-
,Iqure that they should be communicated to
you.
VII my lIO'n virginia Oh viz SVti
April, | received your second communication
dated April Gath, again asking for information
requested in that Of the 10th. The terms II
which the information was asked for we're re
spectful, and from the repetition, apparently
sincere. AT all events resolved so 10 REGARD
it, for it was such a letter as any honest ant
faithful officer, disposed TO discharge his duty
might with propriety have written; and de
termined at once, as informed you on thC
same day, to seize the first leisure mement tc
Igive you the information desired; and abou
the time the information and iproof were pre-
pared for your eye. saw il announced in the
public prints, that from i'll health and broken
down constitution, you had retired in poverty
from the laborious and lucrative situation Of
Postmaster General Of the United States, tc
assume the more humble and recreant pursuit
Of political Editor for the Extra Globe, until
the termination Of tho next Presidential cleo
lton.
4 This, took for granted put an end TO the
correspondence on which was about TO en-
bark, as had no reason 10 suppose that any
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