Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-17
HOW An Administration Paper in Michigan l.
Sustained.

Senator Chandler, OF Michigan, in recent speech, in
which he exposed the corup, means rasorted 10 by the
Admin traitor TO supper, the journals which defend it,
said.
.Rut again. sir have a little further experienced in
nv State 4. the Summer Of 1897, man. in the Town
oil Lexington u the State of Michigan, detected IN
r-b5iag the mail Il appeared that he was deputy
postmaster chat 20 say, the postmaster h'ed mile or
$50 from the Office and dcputzed him TO act posma
Ter 3sr The plea that owning the Democratic paper he
must receive the revenues OF the office 10 enable him TO
ram his pr> The facts of the set forth at the
P1-toHce Department How was the guilty man treat
eis The postmaster Of Lexington was removed ant
the identical whO robbed the mail was appointed TO
succeed him. supposed that this WAS mere mistake
supposed tdat hey had taken the postmaster who had
been removed for the theft aud applied AZ the Pcstoee
DEPARTMENT Co have the mistake recuhed. brought
le papers along aud submitted them 70 the Postmaster
General aud said This is clearly mistake, and ask
that 10 NAV be rectidei aud that this man may be re-
moved lie said very well | will have II invesuga-
t.l THIS during the t,st session Ofthe Thirty-fh
Congress and some months alter the mau had been de-
tec.d went 70 the P0-toiHce Department from time
90 time but turned away and sent TO one oil the
Assistant Postmaster Generals see what progress was
made IN the investigation. Finally the Assistant Post
master General drew large quantity of letters from
leading Democrats 10 ml State, ard SAID Il was necessary
tor the Democratic party that this should be kept IN
oics But ssd J. this Is poStoihce ro0o r. q
hief: and ! demand that You have him removed 1
don't ask tbat a Republican be put in his place,
bg- hat Won have Democrat appointed who will not
not steaL'
..Weu sir the demand was deemed unreasonable
Laughter lie WAS not removed; he was retained IN
oIce aud more, sir. he pyom0ted-he was promot-
ga 90 Doe the deputy United States Marshall for that dis
trct after these charges made aud proved 1t was
very lucrative place for him. Under the postmaster
be could rob the mail and being deputy United States
Marshall hi, very first act 70 establish an immense
mandatory of counterfeit money. Laughter. But
he held his office there for years after these facts
were established. True he a lbeAl man he owned
Newspaper preSs and they could not have Democratic
press there without giving the patronage OF the post
Office He spent his money freely, and he could AFFORD
10 90 So for he made ]; himself laughter or all beyond
what he got by robbing the mail"
MoRvoSisx N THg OLD DonNloN.-Though il is not
generally known in that section Of the country, the
Wheeling Val Union asserts that an association oil Nor
mons not only exists lourshes in OF the sections
Of Wheeling. The Union SAYS;
They have been in successful operation for about
year aud have succeeded in converting forty or fifty OF
the citizens OF that vicinity the strange belief On
sunday last hve new members made an open declaration
OF Joe smith Prncple, and took upon themselves the
duties OF Aormouism, by undergoing process oil
immersion, publicly. They have an elder aud all the
officials pertaining 70 the institution and make l. conye