New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-05

intended 10 have headed this letter T'as DEN
aSrrrs', Progress, bat time would ail me tonight
were to attempt description oi General WIT
MORE, psysonel and y.''if,c1l career He is OF the
HoYr and BrrtER school-mcre Butter. perhaps,
than Hofr never saw him. never bad any or
respondence with him hut bis coniuct in l's6--
| the frauiuent institutions In which he was mas
ter spirit-the L : Lombard, Of which he was
| Director with HTATI who went 20 the state Prison
the Hudson Insurance Company OF which he
iourishod as Vice President, HYATT being Presi-
| doat--his indictment and ready clusoa Of District
/ Attorney now Collector MASwsLL'S Official grip.
BY adrolty turning State evidence upon his guam
dom a.sociate.-rhe millions ont Ct which society
was chested in few months BY combination OF
| knaves and rogue,-his being compelled 70 resign
IA the twenty seventh regiment OF New-York
artillery fr his stock obbing ingenuity-thess
"reminiscences and the sptness with which he
skinned from sdo b side, from faction 10 faction
from voting for 30 bank charters. hall OF them rs-
csy ones IN session, % the dsnunciaiisn OF their
anti republican and fraudulent paper money The
next session from loud EXPLANATIONS IN 1877 that
| tbe Sub. Treasury would entangor the hepubhc,
| 70 resolving ia 800 that the sub Treasury wss
patriotic and neetimably useful proposition and
fruuLN 4 BuNEN 10 \ LAX, unO'f Nftise
| was shocked and grievsd' aud expressed has
| q. deco notification owing 10 " the respect n
hon, 10 ia. tHcumbsht" because bis toast was dis.
/ bonored AZ the Ashbnrton dinner. Had the Senate
| not begun tho practice OF taxing mileage oy the
hundred and Thousand dollars to which ITS members
had not a shadow OF claim, t seems 10 ms tnat a
never would have bhndly consented 70 endorse
| PRosPER but IL did endorse him, know ing his true
| charsc.er-and now Tor the result
Gen WETNoRE's pccunlsry or Official relations
with the Government here, have contributed Of ate
to restore 20 him his ancient and very unen'iable
notonety. They may be described as follows
! Gen WxrNoRA was appointed to the office Of
| Navy Agent at New York. and upheld in that sitaa
| ton chiefly through the influence OF his friends,
| WILLIAM l.. MARCY, CORNELIUS w. LAwHKSek,
| Edwin CROswELL, and others Of their Clique III
honest, his position would have enabled him TO save
many thousands 10 his country IN the way Of con
| tracts 6c-if profgate aud unpnncipied, those
who selected him. well knowing hls character rich.
ly deserve the public reprobation ..
HIS successor, under the present administration,
| Is WILLIAM II. LEROY
| The Federal Government employs twelve per.
| manent Navy Agents whose duty Il Is ~ transact
| business fox the Navy, under the direction OF the
Naval Department. and whose reward IL per
ceptsgc on the monies passing through their hands,
limited By statute, however 10 $4,000 year each,
whatever may be the extent ct their several ser
vices.
|
sl37 900 OF balance in his hands on Which he was
| paving no interest. The statute requires every
| Navy Agent % return 70 the Department full sc-
counts VI his transactions, quarterly, duly voucbed
| Tor The General had not sent IN a quarterly &C.
| coant from Dec le4e until after he was removed
| by the present Administration sometime last sum
mer. and il was found by the Auditor only a fetr
reeks ago that he was a heG.y detauiter-that 10,
had cmbezzled withheld, or applied 10 bis own Pri
vate uses slsl 800 Of the National Revenue IN
| trusted 70 his charge, and which be had sworn TO
! account for
Here. let me ask, why 40 MEMBER " CoSGRz.
moves Tor an inquiry into the conduct OF that Sec
retary and Auditor, whatever their names or con
exions who themselves being sworn and bound
by every tie Of honor and law To peFtorm their ar
| duous duties promptly snd faithfully, allow OF VII
MORE to withhold his fall quarterly accounts during
fye whole quarters while il was their daty b have
examined aud checked them AZ each quarter end
Are not isrge incomes paid 10 Heads OF Depart
| ments Chiefs Of Buresux, and Auditors, BY the
same statutes that prescribe their duties, ana IS not
the acceptance OF Office, a solemn pledge W The
Incumbent On the bono Of gentleman that he
viii not only draw his salary quarterly bur VIII %
! the work for which 10 10 a reoornpense
| The Naval Department winked at WEThoEEs
neglect of duty il supplied him with money when
he desired IL, without knowing whether 70 was
wanted for the public revenue OF Dot-tne vnoie
security he gave being $4,000, and whether ihaI
| WErsoRE. with the odos II 1925 stln rank about
him. was allowed u DO jast as he pleased II the
| revenue which our Industrious citizens pf0Vlfe
| when they purchase the dutlsbe gods imported Al
orr own whsrves IS 20 be hnsbaneed ior the pana4c
| benefit If corruption and calPabls oegisencc are
cot 70 be slowedt " pervade every Department and
stuitify alike the legislative and administrative pow
=. tbs affair Of w etnores should be prooed 70 tne
bottori Has SwAKrwOUT's Texanl lands, or Hor1
| or their securities property, been made hso.e Df
their enormous delinquenoes Has aay DEAN
| qlent. or his securities, been made 70 disgorye
| What man of influence, beng de'aaiter' has
! been crr-ais1uy proceeded againss, win prompt
| rDds Ard energy, and seni 70 tbs penitsutary 20
var, The SURVIVORS shall wholesale knayes en-
gr.s the pubic pity, while the pubic 10 pLlagct
g. them and poor Wre,ches never trusted, be sent
70 Br,dewel FOR stealing dollar, ioal Or & Han
mel pe:ticoat Had Judge WooDsERs. when Sec
re,srv OF the Treasury, cooked promptly INTO tae
accounts sent him from New Yogk, and compelled
The Collectors 10 more regularity ia their returns
would Il have been possible for O., 10000 Of en-.
bezzsments 20 accumulate, and he know nothing
Of IL The prIvste soldier who deserts his poet
negiects bis duties az sentinel 70 liable 30 be shot
VIA, sad WISE Of WOODBURY. lGooe Report J
a rsvew o. sw.rrwocr's ssov. .esi svsry sheea
SIS been s5andoro1 By ne Secretary fWooDsreT-.1s
a.; Sir p..y .pr i. SD, az %. ssiasss q:
you'd * rs@oTed fr0ru ocs iass.GGy y l.2-.esee
GIVE ne an horest jury. AID vii ssen .ssss Sss xs
sct hun HAaRss, he Eecs.yeT a. 80
a0goors crurkaTc AID tsf4nter. eS ~ 80 - -, =.
J ys.r,, - (sg sse.>~s< @ 40 p1a''~f'' '-''' -
WoopsuRT 90, q sea. on the saren.e Court
bench sor life. ior partisan .e c ne 1880.
. was swsrwo1ts great g4n, ~ w -. - :.
Confidential adviser" AID now We ha'e hiln ~
- 80. .,atT Iaodssty demanding es9, 900
! 80 80. services. the legal compensation be
: ~ E-,;,sd % s2,Ooonl say Que years services.
Tit = % be presumed that he did not forget %
d-.x Ii three yeAn sslszies; and wbsthsr 90
id o. so< he oz4c,L esth balance sioweh !"