Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-14
A PAIR OF P0STMASTERS.
MORE REPUBLICAN CORRUP-
TION DISCLOSED.

DezendOrfs Efforts to Secure Jones,
Place at BOydtOn for a Henehman
Proves FruitIess-SOrfOIk Rue Says
He MARTYRS Himself for the sake of
His Party.
WASHINGTON, Sept. BIN answer to
Mr.. Dezendorfs request for the removal
of Postmaster Jones, of Boydton. Va. the
Postmaster General has addressed him
the following letter
WASHINGTON, Sept. Is. 1883.
To John +. Dezend0rf:
SIR-10ur letter of the IIth inst csIt-
ing my attention to the fact that j. r..
Jones, member OF the Virginia State
Senate, is holding the office of Postmaster
at BOydtOn, Mecklenburg county. Va. i'm
violation OF Executive order dated Jaiul-
airy II, 1873, was duly received. By ref
erence to that order you will find except
ed from its operation pOstmasters
Ihe emoluments of whose offices
do not exceed 5000 per annum. Mr..
Jones salary as Postmaster is less than
9bOO. The records of this department.
show that the Office at BOydton became
vacant ON the 9th of August, 1880 bv the
death of Mistress Mary f. Jones. and
that Mr. j. X. Jones was appointed to fill
the vacancy on the 10th. Hon. Joseph
JOrgensen and others who recommended
him for appointment stated that he was
man OF good character and competent.
His record as Postmaster seems To he
good. Very respectfully,
W. Q. GRESHAM,
Postmaster General.
The resignation of Postmaster Rue of
Norlolk' Virginia, has been received at
the Post Office Department. 1t is as fol-
lows;
NORFOLK, VA. Sept. ., 1888.
Responding to yours of the 18th
nit. beg TO say, first. that while il was
my purpose at the time to resign my seat
In the Senate of Virginia, before qualify
ing as Postmaster at Norfolk. | did not
understand that step to have been a con-
dItion of my appointment. | was not
aware that the matter had been discussed
in that relation, nor until now did | un-
derstand that 1.-THE executive Order'' was
any longer in force or that il had been
received. Second, that while | do not
nnd anything either in the statutes of the
United States or of Virginia and nothing
IN the constitution of the United States
or OF this commonwealth. which
renders a Federal officer ineligabla
to seat i'll the Virginia Senate or
wee versa, and while the recent in
spectOrs report uponthe condition of
the post office at Norfolk furnishes no
ground of complaint, and while moth
ing can come of my position as
2ehdIoI' I'LL une Legislature meets in
December next, to interfere with my time
and duties as Postmaster at Norfolk, and
while the legislative session is so limited
by law that at the post office my immediate
absence would not be greater than might
be covered by leave, do not hesitate to
yield my respectful obedience to the spirit
and intent of the executive order. Third.
that cheerfully elect to resign my place
as Postmaster at Norfolk, and do here
and now tender such resignation, because
will not, at whatever personal sacrifice.
by any act of mine put at venture the
interests of the party here, whose trust
accepted. Yours Truly,
NJ. =. RUE.
"IO FFdtk HdttOA, assistant Postmaster
General, Washington, d. c."
Mr.. Rue's resignation has been ac-
cepted, and James w. Long has been ag-
pointed Postmaster at Norfolk,