New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-07
Trouble in Dr. Cobb's tamp-Frsnd On the
Government-Rxporis of Domestic Pro-

.se-.l. r. r4e Isses4 vupr-ero. Fray l.nt
The Speaker VI the House Of Representatives
has created moro dssstsfaction among b. own
party friends from The South. In the formation IT,
/ .,s g.yer several Of l4s Committees tasn has sat
been expressed BY any q tho Whgs He's char
I'd with having national aspirations. snd with that
object IN view looaed moro apPro'nriy toward
the Free So.iers Than possibly could have been *
| pectoI from hm "a tie atscnce OF s1ch a motive
/ HIS name las already been mentioned 10 c0lne~
ton with thc Wee Presidency, and IS SAID here 10
/ he the choice q the Buchanan men. n be placed
I oD O. ticket WITH Mr Buchanan hr Calhoun has
been compelled re.1ctautiy 10 concele That the lH
locations If the times favor uLion oi the Tree
81. and LcroFOco parties, and that such an event
destroys every yo.hCe oi hope ri the so1th siaut
Dg together ~ opposition - the Nlmo' Prov.so
or any other measure connected with the subject
OF slavery
Tie fraud about which spoke 10 ny letter o'
Tuesday oi tins week tIat EsJ been p"rpCr5t'1 30
the nance of the Captains ~ the volunteer service
upon the accounting officers .! the Government "a
far more extensive than supposed at that writing.
Several other accounts that have been settled asd
YGif have been examined where The amounts
have been swellsd To- sums varying from @ ght hun.
ared 10 a thousand dollars. when ~ fact less than
threc hundred dollars Were due 10 these officers
As tie persons had sold Their accounts for some
eminent for the actual expenses incurred u mus
tcrug and raising their Companies they have been
kept entirely ignorant IN most eases Of the real
sum realized from Government and the iraudu
lent means employed 10 obtain the same II is
subject worthy tho Investigation o. Congress and
one That | trust will receive Is prompt attention.
To Captain Charles MAYOR Of Pittsburgh but late
Of the City OF Pilsde pAia. and for several years
Member OF Congress from that city, ~ the Govern
ncn' indebted for the detection and exposure ot
this fraud He is the person TO whom alluded u
ny previous letter as having gwen the Secretary
at W ar and Second Auditor notice Of the frauds ID
lu his own account filed by MIR Narec, and that
the vouchers were al iOrgcrics, upon which II was
based His suspicious were aroused from c,rcum
stances that It Is useless ~ this tine to enumerate
lie Is IN this city spending few days with bro
tier officer with HON ho served in the MeXlcOn
Campaign snd Committee authorized by Con
gross could take his testimony while here. TINT
would unquestonsby lead 20 full disclosure OF
the stupondous fraud practiscd upon the Govern
Inent, rs well as the detection ot all those who
havdpartcipatOd IN the gains of tins neiarous trans
acton
Another war on tho part Of this country would
cad To frauds and pecuatiOns that would almost
bankrupt ms, vast and mcXhaustihle as are the re-
sources and wealth. The Mexican war operated
as school Of initiation Tor rogucs, and tho dsco
sdros that about to follow vii show that many
of them have graduated with the highest honors
Many OF the tables and exhibits appended TO the
Report Of the Secretary g; the Treasury are 81
deep interest well as Of vital Importance 90 the
country az accurate sources of information. The
more Interesting portion OF them VIII from tmc
10 time furnish you, a. ! can gam access To the
originals. The following u
SUMMARY sTATEMTNr
0 Tao taIs' n Ire Eipo,f' Of ne G'orfh p,od"ci and
Ma'sfacvye Of the United S'oic' during ne lo'r riding
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