New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-04

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XV.syrsG1os w edncsfsT, Jan. 3 1870
rbeye ,aeros IN be no ond to the frauds That are
,ernetrated upon the Government. and the inse-
ouity Of the modes rssorted to for their accomplish
nent One has come to hight TO day that VIII
mention Some time since = Capt NAGLky ap
reared here with powers Of Attorney iIom mum
her of Captains in the late Mexican service" an
,borizing HIM 10 settle their respective accounts
with the Second Auditor. for raising and mastering
,bei, conpanies under late Act ~ Congress. -
MANY Of these accounts were paid. and others s0
o.,ceded Among those who gave their Powers
NJ Attorney. was gentleman who commanded a
,ompanv in one Of the Pennsy wanna Regiments
and who IS now IN this city. When NAGLEE pro
cured from him the Power OF Attorney he pur.
chased his account paying HIM e3lo Tor an account
ses,nst tho Government OF about $500 Having
other bu.ines. at the Second Auditors the Penn.
sylvanih Captain inquired Ot MIR CLAi1oN whether
HIS account had been settled by NAGLEt--
The reason why he made inquiries was that he
had received letter from the Department
as IN some charge against HIM for property while
in the service and the vouchers for the disproPn
,,on Of which according IN law, he had placed IN
the hands Of NAGLLy Mr.. CLAYToN sent Tor the
account. which was one Of those suspended, and 70
the astonls hnent OF tho Pennsylvania officer It had
been Augmented from 5000 ~ nearly s'RM hDtdrcd
d9la,sti UpOn examining the vouchers, he as
ce,tained that they all fcrgerIcs, and that at
his bona fde vouchers had been withheld lie NJ
once informed Mr. CLAYTON the account was irand
npon the Government. and tho vouchers hled u
sustain the same base forgeries The Secretary OF
War was ut once called upon by the Captain iron
the Pennsylvania Regiment, and the fraud dis
closed ~ him who IN addition addressed letter u
d. CIV y.
How far tins fraud may have been carried IN other
clses 1t IL now impossible 10 tell but MS the powers
Of attorney were obtained from the Pennsyv ama
Captain mostly in the same wsy. there is little or
m doubt but what large amount has been rem
ized from the Government upon accounts similarly
cook ed up
presume that tho War Department wall take
most efficient measures to have arrested the per
petrators of tins fraud as well IA 10 ascertain The
extent TO which IL has been carried m the settle
ment Of similar accounts Unless examples are
made of n few Of this Kind OF spectators. there
will be- no end To tho swindhng 10 which thus gov
eminent will be subjected As further develop
ments are made VIII give You notice oi the same
To morrow most Of the Members are expected 10
return, and the organization o the House compile
ted bv tho election of the remainder OF the oihccrs
The Loco Focos feel more confident OF success
than ever, s,nCe Mr. Conn has taken GIDpiNGt
AIIFN. WuNoT. &c under his favorable pnicc
ton and assigned their places ON their respeo
tive Committees where they desired most To be-
and where they could the most etlectually sSltale
the Slave question and prevent any final adjust
men, of the same in a spirit of mutual iorbesrance
and compromise. II is due 10 BRowN OF Indiana
10 say that CoBR has gone farther with the Free
Soilers than what they had bargalned with BROWN
10 do showing that even the Southern Loo ocos
themselves are not adverse to Il coalition with the
Free sollcrs, II 10y doing they can emoarass the
administration
believe myself tho Locos will carry Sergeant
AZ Arms. Clerk and Door Keeper, owing In part to
the above circumstance and the rest 10 thu tact
that the Wings have no organization IN what they
intend doing. ALrHA