Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-17


the article these wotds "Hc (.nr Bcrf"nl irid nof
deay that he aiaycsscd Prrsidat Ian G@raa an .ar.
Hasoa Ieadif end "ysod hts "rF"ntme"t On account
IF lis party seTr!ees Nv mere Is Al ",
exact alton The words pary are The SIN
OF the address, and evidently quoted Tor The purpose
of standing rs offset Ia MIR. Nashs letter, claiming
The appo,n nen Of Mr.. Churchill, boih Tor past anu
fnIure aar,y what lie had done in the Pre-
sd.n,al canvass for tbe Wing canse and for what he
would do for il the important post oiiice oil
<, Louis was put ia!o his hands. Yet these words are
n false ouota,on deny them, and cal! tor The orgi'
nal letter Two letters have been produced, both aisi'
fy,ny THIS quotation call for the rest, anc challenge
,h, production. Yet, from the confident mode oil Tue
afrma.,on it stand the declaration OF one VINO
had examined u letter of mIae 10 Mir. Van Buren,, and
quoted from it the Objectionable woG5 piace0 oe'"een
the inverted commas.
MIR B then read further from the article:
ale mr.. By viii not deny that he then addressed
letter TO the thin Postmaster General, dcmdnGiag tie
appointaent of ur Watson tie ground Of has sacrt
fees in couaeIion ih the .2rges; and that The appoint
,uent ,ras aLsOiuey made under these Circumstances
inaSmach as no other person accommodate" h'na.
MIR B. said here great precision OF affirmation
and the Of italics, 10 iasten attention upon the main
points. 1t spoke of n letter 10 the then Postmaster.
General mir. N,lesl from him, [Nlr. Ben,cn gave It's
supposed conen!s declared that the appointment was
made for these reasoMs and then AYERS that thee was
no other recommendation for alr. Watson. All THIS
assumes knowledge of the papers and archves-the
acts ard the doiDgs the motives and TIC reasons oil
Departmen;-and claims for itself the full faith and
credit which ia due statement made by the head
of an office. Thus il be understood by the coun-
try Yet, how is the fact; True, or not true: Are
my letters falsely truly quoted? Are there, in tact
any such as those which here bazoned TO the pub
lie. Let the Senate recollect what sad yesterday
Recollrct my calls at the Post Office Department for
copies of my letters in relation 10 Mr. Watson ap-
poin;ment; my beng referred TO the Treasury Depart
nen the absence of any such letters there; and the
letter of the Postmaster General Of the 9Th May stat
ing that there mistake in The answer | had re
ceivedtha two of my letters had been found III The
Post Office Department, of which copies were sent.
Mr. g. here read the letter of the Postmaster Gene
raj, and the copies Of his sen, him, published in
our last.
Mr. Is said those three letters falsicd the pubica.
ton referred to in all its essential points, and showed
the danger and injustice Of attempting to make secrets
of The Post Office archives Keeping them secret from
those whom they concerned, and publishing false and
parbled accounts oil their contents He (Mr. aver
red there letters Of his, of the character gwen
in the publication If so, let them be produced The
public Offices ali in the hands OF his political
enemies They had free 10 all the letters he had
written to the Offices and departments during the twelve
wears his political friends in power. These let
tiers are in their hands. Let them publish them PGb-
lish any, or all! give them full leave 10 do so, and
ask no secrecy. Full and fair copies agree they may
publish bat not garbled fals;!ed extracts nven
tons of their own, palmed the public for mine!
Mr. b having traced the publication in question to
high department, OF this Government, H. of course,
ceased TO he newspaper article rose 10 high cha.
rac,er connected itself with The inquiry which The
Postmaster General had instituted in his letter to the
Senator from Illinois, OR AcRoberts,) and in the
movement which The Senator from Mary (Nr Ner
rick had made this floor relative 10 the publication
of the four letters St Louis (Mr. Merrck here said
that the Postmaster General had not connected himself
with his moyements) Very good, said Mr. e.. the Post
master General began IT, and WILL end H. lie inqu'F
ed OF the Senator from Illinois, who it that author
lied the publication Of the letters; and inquire who il
that made publication out :" the sane bundle Of rt-
ters paper al THIS city. lie complains o. breach
ofsecrecy y; and say tina, he has violated his rule
He finds 10 be the author q; The publications in S..
Louis, with my own name 10 what did ind hun to
be the author Of the publication N the Mad!sonan with
out his name 10 1t.
MIR. b condemned this pcetenson TO Pos. Office
crecy, and especially when the secrecy was TO be
sidcd-a secret 10 member o! Congress and has
s,iiuents and secret 10 those who ould attack them;
and above all, VIXEN false aud garfield ufihcse
secrets are TO Le gwen The before the Sc
showed the mischief Of such pretended secrecy
Mr.. Watson, the incumbent postmaster, accused
of crimes; the accusation woulG not only deprive him Of
ms Office, but Of his character. The publication oil the
accusation has saved his character, although his Office
may 90. Senator is charged with demanding the ap.
p0iatmen, reward for party services the papers
show that the delegation from Missouri refer 10 the de-
patment for the character and conduct of Mr. Watson,
before they would recommend hun, aad receive copy
ofhs account as postmaster a, the principal lo#n OF n
Carolina for twenty Ave years, which shows him To
rave bteD Il CHt1eCl not III lHe Gu
py Of the account is file III the Senate and is no
secret ANY Senator and it, The publ
cation has shown that the President has been imposed
upon: that Mr. Watson has done act to bring him
within the Pres dents rule for removals; that he is
fair and officer: who only into Office
few months before the Presidential election, against
whom the impu,aton of ushg political ;nuencc is not
pretended and the charges If other misconduct
made by the a;her-n-iaw Of Mr. Churchill contradict
ed BY those who vouched sustain them, ard ad
United ty the accuser II be unsupported The prcsi
dent has been deceived and imposed upon, and led 10 do
net which violates his inaugural address; ana the
publications which have taken place will prove it to
be-
Mr. Il said the case an extraordinary one, and
was occupying much attention 1t St Louis, and there
was but opinion III relation TO II. The pest office
N ST. LOUIS had remained twenty years in the
hands Of gentleman Of opposite politics near twelve
years a" 1t under General Jackson aud Mr.. Van Buren,.
lie OR refused to concur IN any proposition 10 re-
move him, because he correct man. Al the ex.
iraiion ohls term IN July, $50, Mr.. Watson, gen
teinan of our ro;cs, is appointed. In November
General Harrison is elected President. In February
he comes 10 Washington, followed BY suitors for this
oifce-among others, by the person now appointed
General HARRISON refuses TO make the change for there
was no misconduct imputed to Dir. Watson. General
Harrison dcs--is succeeded by Mr.. Tyler, who IS
again cssaed for tbs cfice-among others by The
person nppointed-and who refuses TO make any
change; for there no blame Mr.. Watson. All
the applicants retire. and the credit of most Of them,
be it told that they emily asked the office upon the
condition that the removal ordered independent
Of them) the question IS considered settled, that Mr.
Watson is not 10 be touched; when the person now
named backed by his connexions, returns 10 the
charge returns to the seat of Government and al The
end of three months gets nomination from the Pre-
sideut.
The Senator from Maryland (,lr. Mcrrck) is in
formed tia, sir. Churchill is connexlon of the
Postmaster Gen'ral; but Go they not cali him cousin:
put the question to him.
Mr. Metr ok believed the children ortLe Postmaster
General called h;m cousin
Very good! the children must have got it from the
old people But matter The Postmaster General
makes the case his own. he has not moved heaven
ard earth 10 effect his apfointcent for do not think
he could have either Of those places; but he has moved
what he can 10 feet IL be has mnrcd foot tnnmnns