New-York tribune., 1841-07-16
A CARD.

private attacks on my Navy Agent orr Il o.
ring from the had marked for myself to e.
., uvon this defence surrendered adssmeh, 10 t.
of frends whose opnioa enaled nv highest regard
For the better standing {, this subject It @
should premise with explanation Ct the mode which The Sr
Of ,b, Navy Agency is conducted No authority A =
enbes OF th, oee TO make running With nd 4aa
special and supaaed prices for ,As p,.
usu supply OF required for the service bo"dsd eOn
this description made BY the proper department al "aaas
aud the duty Navy Agent regards only hei' prompt Esd @
m execution Certain articles csnno be nsde se
of these various AID ahP0s @
specific engagements OF their purha'c a
contingent incidental and 10 use The Tue
Navy point IN consequence oi the anea "a
Wing prices articles i'ea bear ae sG H9r'< oas s
from deuee Of size OF workmanship aud materials are great
diFrtH, These articles the Agent authorized
open market a.d Of his best
the purchases This DESCRIPTION have gwen ohee
individuals aad have arraigned charges OF improper Pr
expenditure, and general VI Tue @
| lie
The authorship OF these charges might be directly referred to
;as pecuaors with whom the Department has discontinued its b
consequence OF the of their numerous imPosn0
appearance this would bs too gross to ee
Grated they have put forward Mr. T Morton. formerly CLERK
the employ Charles Secor Co. the house which furnished
supplies OF shchandey the during the latter portion
NV predecessor official With regard these gentlemen
sufficient TO say had been the subject Of nyc
ZION by ION instituted hy the late Secretary OF the N
that the results OF that investigation hc hands Of the pror
Department manifest tina, due regard to the pueie n
required immediate termination Of all business Transactions
tween that concern and With the knowledge
advice the Department after due personal examination atee
nrly severed thu The following Of letter
MY uuicr date Of the February last, reply
official communccp will sufficiently Indicate the propHeH ~
which felt called urOn pursue give prompt ss
ton subject Mr. Livingston and re7A''f Mr. seO'
refund TO tt the of the cost after dcdaeurs
sonabe charges, &c.
was proper under these circumstances should make
necessary purchases whosS integrity aud b
to perform requisite duties could place mrlisit conhdeuce
Such individuals selected Of them have made P
chGse though comparatively small amount at what beo
aud still believe the market prices 1t has been alleged
these prices exobiton ami in proof
charge puAcation, made OF comparative st Of the articles
,n in contract which purpor have been offered by "
Morton" at prices much than those charged the Depart
mcn TO state that the bills Or 'c
of these rendered directly the Naval StoeAeeef u
the Navy Yard ,nd subjected to h strict supervision and
ny-anl that change the Navy Department
this officer to satisfy himself by careful eI
mnation comparison OF tine articles furnished with regard @
and Justice OF the prices at which they are charged
After the bills examined have been approcdO the store Keep
thew are submitted commanding officer Of the station aud &
do the the Navy Agent unt thy nave receiver
approval Of both these officers
prevents possibility of preference fSoriz
being the Navy Agen; dealer with Government
In addition guarantee thus derived from the character
by scru,inxd and ppoVed b
they submitted my inspection, have received numerous
manufacturers aud dealers which contain oacrf
evidence that articles actually supplied could not be manu
and furnished equal quality and the description p
less than those that have been charged.
Bot will be said that however fair these charges have
the duty OF the Navy Agent make his purchases s
favorable that offered for the Government The question
why did he buy Of Mr. Morton Mr. Morton would h
cd
ccssar give the history Mr. Moons comparative
and of Mr. Moon intercourse the subject with the Navy Ages
During the last week OF May received proposals, wOl,
M Joseph T. Norton representing the be
chandler offering supply articles his ALLEGED line
business specified Four days after the delivery Of @
proposals. during hieh time had made puyeiose q
The articles mentioned copy them forwarded the Sns
this State Congress- with the Of the p
alleged been psid Three days SITE the date Of thu r
Washing about the third Of June Mr. MO
called at my office. If proposals. rel
Piled that had examined em aud asked il he provided With
goods supply order in accordance them H.
he that he expect procure stock
desired him notify the Office when his goods ready oa
would call and them From that this have
and have heard Of Mr. Morton only through n
public prints
Thus it appears that M Morton has yet ev.den,
Navy Agent his ability fulfil any contract in ship chsndlery
terms say aohns Of his proposals. On tho conra
when application made for Shpchandicry at
place of business by Mr. ,lOronand which occupied
block makers shopthe applicant Informed taa
goods sold there aud referred for them
occupied by Ch .res secor Co OF this ht
Mr. Morton formerly the clerk and m appears to be the ss
prepared relations which had ri
Gently interrupted of their mposions On
Government did seek pursue the negocaos. bad be-
the the principals we'll tho sgi
testimony hi. the betTe
evidence before the department Washington that
the Of the investigation by Mr. Paudng
Of promise by Mr. Livingston that he should be required to
fundand called particular item which
charged tha $50 article which the man
charged him less than slO0 His reply that Il
charge by MortoA and tina, he Mr. seco k
nothing about it,
Bu, If shoud be asked why Notwithstanding all these &
ectons did pursue Mr. Morton and compel him TO de1
erby himself his principals the articles mentioned in ms
poSals will merely reply because the whole business f
beginning end far M Morton is concerned IS dee
and fraud upon the public That person procured SURG
tiousy from Navy Yard Brooklyn copies OF certain