Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-26
TIE IYNClBrRG POST OFFICE.

dcmocfdeg II Our friend Of the Abingdon Banner prefer
That term-the wishes OF the citizens Of lynchburg
ought 10 have been consulted. aud should have had
more weight with the appointing power We vct,
well aware that the law imposes no restriction upon
the discretion Of the President in such matters nor will
We assert ta under all circumstances, that officer should
be governed by the popular snllrago' but we do thmh
that, IN the present the Presden, has been guilty
OF agranl contempt OF the public will. which ought
not Il = nnrebukcd. Anl when expressed the
opinion. IN our paragraph few days ago that he had
been influenced by "Political reasons making the
appointment, we had reference, not 10 the political
oWHons either Of the late present p5stmaster-the
ormcr never having been jealous politician, and the
'p'nons Of the latter being unknown To usbai to the
tact, as We believe it 10 be, that George W. Turner
Esq was not nominated. because he was the choice Of
an overwhelming majority OF the people Ola u hg torn
( ought 10 be remarked, however that many of the
members ii the opposite party warmly in favor Of
Mr. Turner, while some Of the most Jealous Wings
were in iayur Of some other gentlcmcn) Mr.. Iylcrs
design, IN passing by Mr.. Turner verify be
lleve, 10 manifest his contempt for the wishes
of the people Of this place. aud to show his power To
play the despoi a small scale; his declining to nom
natc another respected citizen of Lynchbnrg who was
FIRST in his confidence the result ola patry personal
pquc, unworthy of his high station sudden, taken UP
against that gentleman himself but against one u
his friends, who had dared 10 intimate that Mr. 1>ler
was unworthy Of confidence and respect alike as man
and S Politician
The Abingdon Banner errs in supposing that the 500
rcuonsrants against the confirmation of Mr. 'Tri,o's
nomination. is nconsiderable number in population
.nrT | pt I 1,l. 40, 4
it will find that 1t has reached 25o. aho,pha
number oi country voters usually come To town Com
paris ms odorous,' as Mrs. NIaaprop says, or We
might be tempted to show the influence 10 which tia,
cmons'ranee really entitled 50 far at least AS mum
bcrs are concerned, by contrast
50 far as Mr.. Tngg personally concerned. there il
no gentleman, with whom acquaintance is so siohl
with whose appointment postmaster per SCI we
should have been better satisfied That he is a gentle
man integrity and intelligence, all ac,t-and the plea.
sure his appointment has given to his old neghbor, and
friends IN Abingdon is strong testimonial in his G,vor
with those whoknow him only by report We object 10
his appointment, because under the circumstances. we
think another olou cztns standing as high as he in the
confidence and regard othsor any other community, aad
hto,r In be well qualified to fill the station satisiA,to
y to the people ought have received itand because
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him. he ought 10 have selected some other well known
citizen Of 9nchburg in preference to gentleman who
is almost an entire stranger to the people of this place
COMMENSURATE House of Rc,ncse nta
tlvc' are still engaged on the Naval Appropriation bull
having agreed by an overwhelming nanrIty IT, thu
ancninnn pr lposed by Mr.. Mcrweher of &c, to lop
Oa5 nut - ,pU) from of the Administration cs,
mates Ihls was for the pay and sui sslcnec Of onc,;
happening plainly hatth Executive h,l swccd Tins
item unnecessarily by the improper and the uncllle fr
promotion ol old officers, and the unpreredcnty RAPID
multiplication Of new. far beyond the wants Of the SCI
wee. We hope the Wings will continue To 'head
Capt Tyler' IN tins way, and enforce upon him the
necessity Of Of rctrcachmet. by curtang rather than
extending the patronage of his olicc.
Ia the Senate, the only subject of much Importance
was the bill 10 repay to Gen. jackson fine OF $1,000
Imposed upon him by the l.. 5. District Cour, OF on
saua, in the year ISL for hat that curt consider
ed glarng contempt of lis auth ,rity. Why this mol
SIRE, II ii be proper at all, has been long stpouo W.
rlnnol s.y. Why was 1t not passed during the Van
Buren, AdmInstrIon-1r at least an eli m nude /,
pass II Why wait until there is a Whig majority in
Congress, before the remission of the fine is a,cd Tor
Mr. Conrad Of Louisiana expressed his willingness to
vote for the BILL ian amendment proposed by him should
be adopted 10 wit, that nothing the act should y, To
npeach the integrity of the cltizcns Of New Orleans or
any portion Of them, during the invasion of that city by
the British forces; that the Judge who imposed the
fine did any thing inconsistent with his duty and not
warranted by the laws. This amendment was reject
/ ed by the following vote
! lEAs-NlesSrs. Barrow Bates. Bayard Bcrren
Clayton, Conrad, Crienden, Evans Graham. IIcndd
son, Mlngum, Merrck Miller, Morohead, Porter
Preston, Simmons Sprague, White, Wouhbrdgc-.!O
NWs-Nessrs Allen. Archer, Baaby Benton, Bu
cIanan, Calhoun, Culhberi, Fulton, King. Linn Me
Roberts, SEWER. Smith Of Conn. Smith OF Ind Sur
gron, 1aIpan, Walker, Wilcox, Williams. Woodbury..
Wright, loung-22,
/ Mr. Archer then opposed the passage of the bill,
though he was ready to do Justice Gen Jackson and
would not say any thing against him. H. considered
that the passage Of the bill would be upon the
Judiciary an that the order and laws of the country
would suffer by It's Massage MIR. Bayard followed. and
proposed substitute 70, the bill. reundng To Gen
Jackson the fine Of $1,000 but declaring that no ccnsure
WAS intended upon the Judge by wh,n II "as inflicted
then the bill itself rejected, II q. most Of the
n being Loco Focos The on the passage Of the
bill stood thus:
YEAs-Messrs. Barrow, Bayard. Berrien Clayton,
Conrad, Evans, Graham, Henderson, AIangun, Ncr
rick, Porter Preston Rives, Smith of Indiana Sur
geon. Iallmadge. Woodbridge-l7
NYs-Mcssrs Allen, Archer Bagby Bates Ben.
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