Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-17
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To me Euf OIS ~ nc f."Is''''
A communication appeared in your paper Of
the 3Oh uir., signed &c uway WhiIlle," which Is
regarded by many, unac9uaintrd with all the
circumstances attending my late lahei's removal
from the coIlec!orship al This place, as r'necuns
iniuriously upon his memory. beg leave 10 use
the same medium 10 make brici reply 10 il.
do not know whether he had any agency in
the removal of my father. IL may have been
that Mr.. WIS active pauzan efforts Immediately
preceding tha, aci OF General Jack: on were purely
disinteresl, d; that he looked Tor TO reward and
made no effort 10 that end that the place was re-
oarded by him as unworthy Vi anxiety and was
accepted with reluctance. Perhaps II was oil III
lie moment to supp!aE! an old merchant, VINO mas
rendered the Stale some service, win young
LAWYER, JUS. come 10 the bar, and whose oppoItu-
mites 10 Go good were necessarily linileu. l"'s
ALL of it's immaterial
Mr.. w. best knors why he has lsit unexplaln'
ed for 10 years the cause OF my lathets rleclioh
from Office and his own appointment pufihs
m a interval OF lime my father and brolheTs nave
all descerdsd to the silent grave, and he may
think no member Of the family remains sulilcient
10 conyersant with all the particulars !ulty 10
erplain The wrong impression now sought 10 D.
created will not tax your columns by arguing
the case, but simply lake The verdict. W.T., w.
tells us that my fathers case was reieflea 70
committee oil the Senate u so, u IS iaitiy 10 oe
inferred tba, the Senate took ample time TO inyes-
,oa,e il and that the objections, il any, were
closely scrulinized AMI by hat high tribunal over
ruled. II may be important 10 ms memory lha'
| should show that he vas no, removed Tor deiai,
cation or any malfeasance IN eihce; ana 'his
propose to do by the following lel'ei:
,c, TasAsuny DEPARTMENT., I
Comp,roller's Office, April ., le3o:
SIN: Your accounts Of the Customs nave nseh rna,'
4 rin mt
| sury. ,Nmp1soN comntYoler
| Signed, JOS ANDhhSo"' ~oi"p''o"''
| To Mosss MYERS, Esq.
| No reason, that can learn, was as:i5ned oy
Gen. Jae k.on, Tor the Tt N oval; III some metals
| Iabored necessarily 10 discover plausible one,
and totally failing, al last resored 10 invention.
| Years alter the above letter oil the Cotnp!Iol-
Ter. when my brothers had passed away, and my
acid father, having lost his memory, was Iol'er-
| inc ON the brink OF The grave, there came letter
ia him as lale Collector from Mr.. Ma1ey Soil
cilor Il the Treasury, stating that ne was ur
taul,er for four hundred dollars, which sum hr
requested should b. forthwith paid into The liea'
sury. ] replied TO The Solicitor, asking MN 70
st ale how this indebtedness occurred that mign,
| investigate il. In answer, he described duty
| h,nd which had been recovered by my fatner,
| and not accounted Tor. With very great dllii
| Guilty. and which could never have been accom-
| plshed without the aid oil irIcnu IN inc Gos-
,nm Honsc-lhe bond was traced, found 10 have
been an old one that bad been sued upon long
| before nv father went into ofhcc-the money
mad. by Mr.. Foster, then Marshal, and by him
Maid into The Treasury. | sent MIR. Maxey
iull statement of the case, showing that my iaih'
or had no.biug TO DO with j., and that before he
| entered the Office the money had been paid iGlo
Tho Treasury, He answered without going inio
d,tail that he had caused The case 10 be re exam
ined. that il was nund TO be as he had oilsihal
~ stated. and unless the money Was immediate
10 Maid he would order suiI 10 be broush
ao,inst nv fathers securities In this state o
the case. went 10 Mr.. Conway White, Col
lcc,or, showed him my lcuer to Mr.. Ma1ey, VIII
the statement il contained. Mr.. Maaey's reply
iupulins, without expressly 80, mat my state
ucn. was not correct, ana that he Gon!c cia+l
suit. MIR. White produced his bo1k anu ionnc
in il The bo, d alluded IN, marked n as paid into
The Treasury. My statement 10 Mr.. Maxey, G
The enlry. being unhecded by him, as The only
means ii avoiding the suit, and thereby prcserv
ine nv fathers reputation, flor thousands hear
inc of The suit would never have known lis re-
sut.) asked Mr.. White Tor copy OF the en-
ry mus toand in his Office. officially Certified BY
| him-!his he declined giving NJ. aud assigned
As reason, that they might MT a; hi'elon
relish his in,eleance. knowing, As he assured
me, that my father had nolhing, wha'etef, 10 &c
with that money, and that his certificate OF The
snfru would al once sslIle The matter, he ye
wi.hnea II, allowing my father 10 be sued
leave him 10 his conscience 10 Justify his course
| draw my own Inference, AID the public may
| draw theirs. again Hio,e 10 Mr.. Ma1ey, with
iurlher eIplanasons-hey proved unavailins. :
He ordered suit As las! resort, repaired le
Washington, where, with great difficulty, OBJ
tanned access TO Ae:r Bill Book, in which founc
The entry OF the bord. upon which the suit had
been ordered) it was marked of as paid isto The
Treasury. The solicitor of The Treasury wal
| constrained 10 write 10 the District Attorney a.
| Richmond and order The suit 10 be dismissed.
| hope TO be excused by yourselves and The pno
lie, for this lengthy communication, into which
have been reluctantly dragged Il is due 10 8
fathers memory by MYER MYERS.
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