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The Case And Conduct Of
Mr. Lowe
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C A S E,
&c.
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My Dear Sir,
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I wish
you would tell Mr. Courtenay that Mr. Perceval has desired an
inquiry into |
the causes of Mr. Lowe's dismissal, and has
called on Colonel Gordon to state the reasons why he proceeded
to take that step. If the young man's conduct has been free
from such indiscretion as would shew him to be a person unfit
for public employment,
I trust he will be reinstated. I shall be sorry if it turn out
otherwise; in that case he must bear his
own burthen. |
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Mr. Harrison, the Secretary of the Treasury,
very candidly and obligingly allowed |
me to read all the reports relative to Mr.
Lowe's dismissal. I am confident that, if you looked into them
for a moment, your superior judicial descernment would instantly
perceive the injustice of the partial decision by which he has
been dismissed the service, and his character stigmatised. There
are long and tedious reports on reports, and repeated references;
though all that is, or can be alledged against Lowe, may be
reduced
to three distinct points. |
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I took a few short extracts from the reports,
with the opinions, during the |
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of Army Accounts, as expressed in their own words, which still
makes their conclusive judgment more surprising. |
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The proceedings against Lowe were, I believe,
unprecedented. |
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His employment was forfeited, without his ever
being called on to make any |
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or even being acquainted with his crime; and without your kind
and generous interference, he would never have had the least
chance of being reinstated, or had any opportunity of vindicating
his character. |
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A revision of the case may be ordered; and
I am persuaded that Mr. Perceval is |
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too liberal, not to do Lowe
ample justice, if he should think he has been too severely
treated. I myself obtained a re-hearing, and redress for two
injured officers, whose claims had been repeatedly rejected
for many years, though it appeared, on an accurate examination,
that they were perfectly fair, just, and equitable. This was
certainly not done through any special favor to me; for I
had some reason to think that I was rather considered as officially
importunate and troublesome. I cannot think but poor Lowe
has
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