New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-15
Land WRrra nts.
Correspondence Of The Tribune
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wuRrNaroN, Tuesday, New -
As communication sPPears IN the Na''''1'
istell'SeHcsr Of this morning signed Justice
evidently prepared Tor the purpose Of affecting the
price o. Land WsrrSnts and questioning my pre-
vious sIs.emeute in regard % the MANAGEMENT Of
the Pension Ohce, IL Is proper | snoold tortify
myself with additional evidence that TIE public
nav decide for themselves how far was iastih ei
in the course | have pursued. have never
bought or sold, or been interested IA Land War-
ran, in nay life. nor ever expect - De. | had no
persona or political ends t. subse-ve in making
he expo,ure did. other than desire 70 impsrI
authentic information SIS your correspondent that
deemed interesting TO your readers nave but
one source Of Information ard tnsi IS, Ue papers
al -ecoris of the Pension Ohce which are under
80 control and supervision OF the Commissioners
nj psn.ions Ii | tall into error Il IS only then
bscsnse his own Official acts and evidences mis-.
Esd me The idea sought 10 De impressed
uoon the public mind that the case OF mares NJ.
Berg. of the "a DrsgOOus - whom hVe uIne'en'
and warrants upon i've different SEES oi PsPess
were issued when he WAS entitled 70 eat on'' Is
an isola,edcne,is as erroneous az possible Ihese
6vswa--snts the numbers Of which have already
giyan you. have all been cancelled as trfHdn.fM
5y the official &C. OF the Commissioner OF PENSIONS
a. his own Office shows. To remove the impress
sion Will mention five other cases oil simlH
kind where all the warrants have been csncened
bv Mr. Edwards, and SIX sddluonai ones wnere
they have been suspended Tor future scsoh' Auu
n these f.,lre instances will not suffice - sustain
vopr CORRESPONDENT, there 10 more testimony IN
the Pension Ofice within my resch that can sd
duce | viii now take the case OF Jonn usrf! OF
the 5th L s. Infantry, In whose name tour an
,erent warrants issued where be W. entitled to
but one and all Of which have been Cancelled oy
the Pension Office as fraudulent The hrst war
rant was issued on the "a Nov. lists, and number
ed 3ts3s the second on the 9TH Nov lsiS, aud
numbered 81 235 the third and fourth on the -0.h
Nov. ls4s. and both numbered 3s.J3s. In the
first warrant issued Garry was represented as
private in the 9Th L 5. Infantry, but In the other
three cases as attached to the 9TH I ;. lnisntry
The next case is that Of Ameal Bres, 9Th u. 3.
Inf 10 " HON two different warrants issued Tor the
sane service. aud both OF which have been can
celed bv the Commissioner of Pensions IS trsudu
lent The first warrant vas issued on the 6:h
November. lsIs numbered 36,2i5, aud the second
IN the 18Th OF November, l,is, numbered 9,2J3
The fourth case is that OF Michael Mafsigan' !"
whom two warrants issued, both OF "hlcn were
subsequently Cancelled as fraudulent oy the tom-
missioner OF Pensions. The first warrant IS mum,
bered AM and issued on the 2d June, l'4s, Sud
the other one 10 numbered +l,'7i, and issued on
the 4 December lsi-.
The i.th case is that of George Z. Wiley, TO
whom two arraRts issued, snce canceued oy
the Commissioner OF Pensions az fraudulent Inc
6rst IL numbered J62, and was issued on tho ~ 81
of July, ls47, and the second Is numbered rtlo'
and was issued or the 18Th Of December, lei'.-
Toe sixth and las, case Of this kind, TO which
snail refer is that Of Edwin f. Fulkinson' the
first OF which warrants issued In his name was
on the 9Th of December, lists, and numbered
3D. OGt. and the other on the JsI Of March, l'4g
numbered 523St Here are seventeen irauiu-
leatly issued warrants 20 ak different indv1daa' =
where butsix should ever have issued, all OF when
have been annued by the same power that IN
the first instance, through negligence or careless
ness gave vitality to them sufficiently long TO en-
able them 10 fall into the hands OF as many lhho-
nocent purchasers.
lie. me now give you the SIX other cases re
two warrants have issued 70 the same person, all