Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-08
The New Orleans Postmaster and the
Post offioe Department

We donot charge the Administration with en-.
cou,aging OF endeaYOring 10 conceal The Patlcihs.
log Of money ft0m The malls fot which the late
Postmaster at New Orleans now stands indicted,
but we DO soy that thote was strange nnl, thus
fab unexplained delay In prosecuting The matter
TO thorough investigation after oil tue facts on
which lhp proceedings are now instituted were In
possession Of The Department.
The New 0rlelns picayune Is neuttal paper,.
and having OIL extensive business With The Post
Office Of that city, Of course speaks knowingly Of
tile management OF that office. II Says
Wheiher Il be The fault Of The postmaster Of N.
Orleans OF thai Of The Department Of which he Is
deputy officer, the business Of this Office has
neyei leen 50 unsatisfactory managed es during
The incUmbency Of the present postmaster We
have head of nlUfe complaints, aNl have our:
selves experienced more ittsgulotilits IN lie tnaIl.
ocenent Of Its oilaitSt Than ever beole, and indeed
we may say that we have not bee able 10 cOnptc'
bend low, with oil the allegations illal we know
have been male against the conduct OF Tho posi-.
Office here, the present incumbent has been able
10 retain bis position 50 long MS he hos. Thete
seems 10 haze been faulty on lllu patt VI Tho
DEPARTMENT Of Washington, nt else corrupt H.
1ucnce Of work, either OF which Is inconsistent
Wllh The idea Of wrll,Eegulated administrator
Of the Government, that hos kept IN place man
against whom, II is notorious tho most direct anu
specific charges haze been made OF aeillClellcy
OF criminal neglect, and even Of COIEupt aclIolIt
us an officer Of Tie Government,
Its within the knowledge Of yety mony Of our
citizens thai the postmaster Of New Orleans has
been frequently presented by The agents Of Tue
Department MS being unit for Tho position he las
occupied. Tint te has boon 50, they WHO have
hau Tho most 10 do with lie Office have been The
litsl and tho bOllesl 10 aver. lilo has been kept
In onice, VIGOROUSLY against the wishes Of tile PEG.
mic Of New Orleans, and the representations,
counsel, and advice OF those 10 whom have been
entrusted lie duties Of nscetIainlng his fitness fot
theOIlico. Suspicious have from time 10 TIME been
thrown ouI lnpeaohlns The conduct Of tbs officer,
and al length tho Attorney General Of the United
Sialer Inns authorized The Attorney Genttal Of
Of louisiana 10 nl0ceed against hin, on an allega.
ton Of maIIeasaHce In specific case
TIE New Orleans D lla is also neuttal paper
AMI nlakes the following statements rs within liz
knowledge There is some mystery here which
tic public would like 10 have expIained
II may moi 10 out Of place 10 mention hire that
we were fully Informed Of all the testimony In this
caSe months ogo, and thai tie present proceedings
have only been postponed because OF some unao.
counable iuLiSlOsition Of tho head Of the pOsl0f,
fee Department 10 prosecute Kendall. Two Sc.
CEet agents OF tic Department, AleSsEs, &. Whit.
man and MGGlbneyt gentlemen OF great slEewi.
ness intelligence, activity, olld fidelity, had pre-.
youSly investigated the numerous cases OF robbery
OF tho IRoils alleged 10 have occurred 81 this
poinI tie amounts absiriCled exceeding, so iat as
iley we're awatc, some $40, 900, and they both Of.
lived al The conclusion that Kendall was The man,
and reported 10 that effect to lie proper Depart.
ntnt
For some reason or other not known 10 us these
representations Of the secret agents OF the Depart.
ment received no attention irOn lis chief, It is
presumed, except 10 cause the removal Of MesSr.
Whitman and McGbney from their confidential
employment by The government, and dismissal
from tie publit service. Another agent Nj. y,
P. Blair, undertook To fetrei out The depredaois,
and s(teT gteat eSeIiou and infinite loboE, le came
10 tho same conclusion as Mes'rS. WhtEun and
McGibuey, that KeRlall was The guilty party, aulI
under this impression, he returned 10 Washington,
laid The proof Of This conviction In his possession
befote Nj. Campbell tho Postmaster General, WHO
placed them before Tie other members OF tho gov.
eTnment who, it is said unanimously declared Tint
immediate proceedings should be instituted agoinsl
Kendall In accordance herewith.
great establishment is expressed that person
who is charged with robbing o Department Of The
Government should still be left IN Conttol Of Il,
we deem Il our duty 10 Stale that Tue President
had appointed a successor, Mr.. n. W. Adams,
whose acceptance OF the Office wOs telegtaplel 10
Washington before criminal proceedings against
him wete instituted. Subsequently, Mr.. Adams
declined The appointment, and consequently The
strange spectacle exhibited OF person remaining
in charge VI most important trust which he Is 40.
cused VI having fslOnously abused.