Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-14

would, in my opinion, have been upma,lv -.
cowardly. BY the Isl Ct October, beljave,' !
would have been afforded, and beyond thu, \ "ao'
should not have been pointed al as a"monn,,any
Wing mercy" Yet determined thal pei,ha n. ~
Iaylor nor The Secretary OF The Treasury sb zen
acl on my case, without being made fully vO y"
qua'nteo with The facis; and 10 that END a. a.
dressed The following leler TO him and sen, &c
plicale 10 the Secretary of The Treasure. "' du'
COLLECTORS OPplcy
! Fpaaennock, sM Jaw. lsao
GEN. z. Taylor, Washington. ''s' ,
Sir pray you 10 excuse the liberty ,,..
writing you This letter. believe il Is alike AZ 70
you and TO myself. 1ue IL
Ii is known 10 me that there are some 6v. .
six applicants Tor the flee OF collector. bes u "
me-not one, as far as can learn, a,k s, ~ ~
shall De remoosd, nor DO they make ary cha aas
or complaints; but all assume lha, 4 ,a asses
VIII lake place, because | am DemOcra, :.
might Dc inferred from that tact, that had h,en !"
originally appointed at the expense Of Ws;s.
sucn mol being the case, respectfully ask Issga
70 ssa'e, IS That IN 1883 lhs incumben, Of | ,h;s
office, X. ). Garnetf, Esq incurred the d., ius
sure OF Gen. Jackson, Growing on, ., SS'pIea'
be look in the controversy between him 'I r. par
and MIR. Calhoun-and also his taiyino ,s aen :.
al lhis place. and as his commission v,. '..s'oe
10 expire, The office was oIe.ed 10 me- ,. aoou
10 accept il under The circumstances ,ri ' :sd
Giaey threw myself the beach n sa. ''aae-
Garrett interested my frienis 10 havs I've 'af.
appointed; ard among Others, my then t,;srt ,u re-
G Rives. (uhose letter Of The % Decs."'W
1883, proving The FAC, is now before msS N,,
Garnet vas re-appoined and Continued n az WI
until lo4o, when be died. The Office was I I've,
given 10 me by Mr.. V. Burcn, without anv . ,4en
on my Parl TO obtain il, or even letter from -.
oil my friends. Presidents TyIer AMI Pa. VIC
appointed me, without my having ASKED eur
oi lnsm or their Secretaries, or written 10 s;,h.,
on The snbjec:. My las! disappointment was N
December last. vas III
End. That he accounting officers bay. -
Gently furnished NE with evidence OF The .l,,,;
t"Tm, co rect and prompt manner" in winch ~,
dulles OF my ofhce have been discharged. Imav
mention here ia conl exion with his subi-c, ,Ds,
there are Two {. Iii, es under The Fedora ,;ovo,r
ment, helt in this place-one by myself ami mo
other Wing, who has been in Office soma
eisnieen or nineteen years; and during all ,bs,
period, have never known any effort mads -
displace him, II is also proper to say. thar tvo
OF the surveyors under me are Whiss-ooe al
them has he'd The office ever since 1915; and il
addition, has held The Office Of Pos, Mas,er r.,
thirty or tory years.
do not stale facts with any view, expectation
or desire, that any change Of policy, respeot6o
removals and appointments, 80 lar as lam ute.
rested, shall take place. But do stale them ma,
you, sir, may know all The iacts OF the case
Your obedienl servant.
JOHN A. PARKER, Collector,
Exlracls from The letters. which follow. u;ll
prove what have stated 10 Gen Taylor and ia
Secretary:
"WAsHiN6roN, Dee. %, 1893
MY Dear Sir: have Just had the pleasure of
receiving your lcIler OF The 25h inst and viii
mol ial To urge upon The Treasury ,Depar mrpl
The considerations you have so properly stated in
favor of the re-apponIment OF my oh fierd ard
acquaintance, Mr.. r. S. Garrett"
~ pray YOU to believe ne, in great haste
Very Uu.y your,
WIN. c. RIyEs."
JOSH A. PARaEa, Esq Tappahannock, Va.
TREASURY DEp,aTMrs
"Ftra Auditor's Office, May 9Th, lsi9.
ISL: ln compliance with your reques, in ,he
letter accompanying your accounts, take erea.
pleasure in stating tina your accounts have uni.
iormy been rendered, promptly, neatly and cor.
rectly, not single item oil disa!owapce, or even
suspension, having occurred in The adjustment
Tor more than year.
~ am, very respectfully, Yours, &c,
"WM. COLLINS, Auditor.
"JoHN A. Parker, Eso, Collector, &c Tap
pahannocR."
Similar letters from other officers Of the
Government are 10 my possession; among III,
one from The venerable S. Peasanlon, Fifth Au.
iilnr, who has had charge and settlement Of ny
accounts for disbursements for ,ht boat exp nse
from The day entered on the duies OF the ,lhce
10 the present time. The publication Of lh,.e
letters is mol deemed necessary.
The Offices in this district are Icing rapiiG
'equalized." have just heard OF he following
appointment
Geo. Ii Dobyns, E<q, (fcr eighteen O.
nineteen years Postmaster al this place, y Depu.
y Collector and Inspector, vice r. ). Hopkins,
Esq"
No dcub, a good appointment. FOR /, a, leas'. |
axe pleasure III saying, ina. AIR. DJbyns has /
been faithful an! aitcnlive Postmaster, an! I
have never yet seen the day that would hav,
signed any paper asking Tor hi, removal. I
hope, Messrs. Editors lha, may b. excasei
or saying that The Office, recently held D. me, il !
he FIRST prominent Office ever accspred by me I
under the General Government, although seve
al important Offices were leGterei 10 me b. Ge |
neral Jackson and Mr.. Van Blren; and on ole |
occasion vas Nominated 10 the Senate, confirm
I'd, and commission sen, ne, without my PIE,
giou>ly knowing any Thing about il. hope !
may also say tha, have never, on any occa.
sion, signed any paper, or asked tnal an Wing
should BIZ removed from Office; on the conrrary,
have used M best efforts, on more than one O.
:asion, 10 prevent them from being removed. !
nave been richly repaid, as hore all ohe's
may be, who are soft enough 10 believe tina he /
Wings, as a patty, can ever lie True 10 II, win.
,ut being false ant ,rcacierou, 10 lis pletc Is
have found the Ways Is honor.
abe AMI correct as any other class Of men. Mt
30 when acting as party. Having for The Ia';
wenty years freely canyasse.! the pubic ac's q
my friends, wiihou; iear | shall MOI, II his ia'e
lay, iail 10 pursue the same course Iowarcs (
,lhers. JOHN A Parker.
Tappahannock. 6 h August, 1870