New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-16

cusc, last evening elected the following:
J. PHILLIPS pHENIX, PHILIP HONE.
THOMAS McELkATH. ROBERT SMITH.
EDWARD MINTURN. SAMUEL KIP.
GILES n. HiLLYER, JACOB ACKER,
SNSDAS''A f6 6Avi6 r. D SShN Il aA"'h'oN'
More Post Office neutrality-suspicious. of
Mail-Rngs.
Tie never-ending catalogue of Loco-Foco cor
ruptiens receives an addition from the Report of
The Committee on Public Expenditures made in
the House of Representatives on the 18th inst, by
Hon. A. L. LINN, Chairman of that Committee.
He exposes particularly the disgraceful profiigacy
which has marked the contracts for furnishing
mailbag. to the Department, showing that econo-
my and the wants Of the Department have been
utterly disregarded and respect had only to par
tizan claims on the Executive favor. Full sta
tistical tables are given, from which we make
mp tie following summary OF the sums paid for mail
bags during each year from 1881 to fS4l inclusive,
four years excepted, the accounts for which were
burned:
1881 1892 1888. ,69s
1882 ........ $3.50 lo39......-.. 5000
1886 ........ 1856 1640......--- 40.762
1887 .......... SOC 1841......--- 1914
| Aggregate. ........... S22o .7O0
One instance in exposition of tie manner of dis
tributing this official patronage is worthy especial
note. 1t appears from the tables that Moses
Jewett of Columbus, O., for several years prior to
1910, had enjoyed the patronage with unlimited
orders as to quantity and without competition as
to prices. He became rapidly rch-as of course
he mus, with the whole field of punder thus open
TO him. He was of course valiant Loco Foco-
fighting the battles of Van Buren, like sturdy aud
liege subject as he was. He was only ready
and willing to make all the bugs the Department
,r1wsc3--but was m jealous te enable them
10 keep large surplus on hand Tor on the 23d May
1910. he had made 1000 more bags than were want
cd, and received $65 900 for them! Its probable
that at this point the party thought they had paid
enough to secure MIR. Jewett's devotion for all time
10 come /: for under date of March l6, 1889, the
Committee publish letter, signed BY swenty-nne
Foco-Focs members of tue Ohio Legislature,
addressed to Mr. Van Buren, recommending to his
favorable consideration Nh Andrew H. Pattcr-
son Of Delaware in the following rather extIaor-
binary terms:-
residence in Delaware he has established favorable
tatop with Tie Democracy OF Ohe-alsrays at his post
|
rhch has Services hare airays been MISUNDERSTANDING at
no sacrifice that ,vouid sec.,e success.
for him. that would reliere ms pecanary
and enable hin, to continue among u.s. has induced his
friends TO present his attention. believing that
few persens are more heartily entitled to Erecutise aVor
Than Mr.. Patterson"
One of the signers of this letter, Mr. B. +.
Allen, addresses another letter under the same
date to the President, (neither of the letters was
addressed to the Head of Department az it shosd
have been, but directly to the President,) urging
upon his considerations the claims of Mr.. Pat
tsrson, who had placed himself at the head of
the little patriotic band of Democrats" and in
Cured mach e.cpense us well as sacrifice OF bust
ness in diminishing the Federal majority to a
mere nominal Vote 1t was hoped that some
place might s.be selected for him that will enable
him to extricate himself from embarrassment
that has been occasioned by the burden that
political leader is so frequently subjected to-
1t seems ,hat MIR. Jewett in some way became
aware of these efforts in behalf of Mr.. Patterson
and was very naturally suspicious that his
snug berth would be sacrificed To the claims Of
his Iiya: for he is suddenly seized with an en-
cessive spirit of economy and offers TO make the
bags % per cent. cheaper than the price he has
heretofore received. But neither this offer, nor
the fact that the Department had already on hand
sos 900 worth of bags more than it could tina
use for. was of any avail; under date of May %,
| lS40, an order issues to this effect: Engage
Andrew H. Patterson to make mail bags at Coz
lumbus. Ohio, in lieu Of Moses Jewett''-Mr. P
having magnanimously offered to furnish them at
) per cent. reduction on the price thus far paid
So he went making mail bags, for which the
Department mad possible use and at a price
% per cent. higher than the same work had been
offered at, for the sole purpose. avowed by his
frosigate patrons, OF ertricating himself from
| pecaRiary embarrassment Is it any wonder,
that, with such corrupt management as this in a
single branch, the Post Office Department should
ran in debt $4,000 in a single yearl
| 70 At the late Lcco-Foco Ward Meeting in the |
Seventh Ward, Mr. Jonathan d. Steeeason, who
appears to be among the most honered and trusted
Of his party, was duly appointed a member OF the
Committee Resolutions, which reported LOT.
abusing the Wings for profigaey, corrupsiou and
,esste of the Public Moneys, and glorihed our or
poncnss for parity, economy, sc. The meeting
swallowed both resolutions and author, ius. as !
easy.' Rather rich, isn't it'
10 The TRsg WING is the title of new pa
per Just started at Goshen, n. Y. tits well filed
with excellent matter, is neatly printed and like |
every other true Wig in the land goes heart aud
| hand for HENRY CLAY for our next President |