The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-01

PHILADELPHIA, May 80, 1872.
JAMES Go.poN BENEFIT
DEAR SIR -
have every disposition to give your Philadelphia
correspondent credit for the manner and alacrity
with which he furnishes you items OF what trans
pres in this city from day day but within the last
week have noticed more than one occasion,
statements essentially incorrect in every particular,
and which / consider in justice to the parties
cened, should he properly explained. In his letter
of the 9th instant he states that the hearing of the
accusations against our Postmaster were being con-
ductcd ut the time of the arrival of the Hon. Mr..
Wickliffe, the Postmaster General and in the hear
ing nothing was elected to criminae the Postmas-
ter, and in the course of the examination some
dismissed clerks were heard, and also prophecies
that the matter will end where it began, Cor to
previous expression in former letter. In smoke.
In all this statement there is not one particle OF truth
The post office department. as am informed, and
have seen the authority Tor such information, have
ordered dispositions to be taken before Richard
vaux, ESQ.,. Recorder Of the city, to prove any Off
cis misconduct in the said Postmaster. The COM
mencement OF the proceeding, therefore, took place
on Thursday last, OF p NJ; and If your correspon.
dent had been present. as l myself was. he would
have been far from inditing such an episte as that
in his letter Of the h for in place OF any dismissed
clerks being examined, but one witness, MIR. VIM.
A Budd, broker Of South Third street, was the
only witness called up and he fully testified to the
fact of letter of his having been detained at least
one it not two mails, by the negligence Of the post
master. Gen. Montgomery appeared IN person, and
with counsel and the compliments In the NATTER or
the government who ordered this examination, were
represented by r b. Dodson. Esq. Somuch for the
letter of the 9Th. In his letter of the 2Sth, speak
ing of the case of Col. Monroe Edwards, he states
that special agent from the court had been sent on
here to examine the trunk now in possession OF the
Bank of North America, which trunk was found
to contain s60,OOO in gold and Treasury notes.
| In this statement in the other, nothing
| is more incorrect. The trunk in question
is not in the possession of the Bank Of North Amc-
| RIGA farther than for safe keeping, where it was
placed by the Recorder OF the city, and subject o
| his control and direction-neither does it contain
| Treasury notes. the notes being principally the
matter, special agent of the Bank was sent to
this city for the purpose, was the trunk Opc ned
in the presence Of any others than two personal
friends Of the Recorder, and Of the officers of
the Bank.
Thus much for letter writing, and the truth of
your correspondents remarks. To all these facts
was an eye witness, and consider it but justice TO
the parties interested, and with view to the better
regulation of your correspondent hereafter, that
correct statement should DE made of the matter.
We have to-day precarlous state in the weather,
alternate sunshine and shower. This afternoon our
streets are enlivened with the music of the drum
and fife, several Of our military companies being
on parade for review and inspection. Among them
notice the Washington Blues, Marion Light IN
fantry, Hibernan Greens, and National Greys, and
others. Washington Taylor, the prince of counter
feters was brought up before Judge King this morn
ing on writ of habeas corpus, but again remanded
to prison in consequence OF the absence from our
CITY of some material evidence. JusrIrIA