The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-02

about the order and that he has some suspicious concern
The answer OF General Talco, dated May 3, 1851 10
the letter of the Secretary OF War, read
oRDSAHos DsPARrMssT,
Washington May g. 1851
StR. have the honor 10 acknowledge the receipt your
letter OF the instant with the accompanying papers, all
which have atteptiyeIy read and duly considered
recapulaton OF all the acs connected WIN me SUD
ec Of your letter, putting Them with their daiss in regular
order will be, conceive, the mos, proper mode OF reply
ing Their toll exhibit viii inrnish an explanation sats
factory me, aud trust 10 the Secretary OF War also
DE- Carmichael in the spring OF 1850, claimed promise
Of exPresdent Tyler for aceran Amount OF castings = b.
given him 10 make by contract lis claim was nor
deemed valid by me Secretary Crawford also rejected Il;
and in November last, he was disposed TO ohng hageh
before the Secretary OF War accompanied hun al his
and was re S, ana s GecOE"ss a uo
because considered his claim Valid but because he really
had no Sm aS ss % Sps 70
shot and shells reasonable extent from time 10 tirle,
cosld 70 furnish some and shells, which bad thai
time undoubed right 10 do and II was put on oath,
small order The paper TO Col Huger, dated 9th Noyem.
Der, 1885, reads as follows, viz
"ORDNANoE DEPARTMENT.
"Washington, November 8, 1850.
"Sn, 1t may be well to provide more shot and shells,
from time time, for the post OF Fort Monroe and lo'
this purpose, you authorized 10 procure them TO rea
sonabe extent IT, as suppose. Che price Of iron being now
SO low they can be had on syo's6is terms ,a :,
the deliveries they occur They should be procured by
ri am, sir, respectfully, your obedent servant.
"Col B HuGER, Fort Monroe Arsenal"
heard nothing of the doctors in the matter
until received letter from Mr. KembIe, dared Eth No
Of Col Huser Imarked DS addressed 70 me- and not to
COL Hugr stated by the Secretary of War Col Hnger
the board Tor the trial Of smaams The letter was either
handed TO Col Huger or sent him by me, and desired
him reply to il, as knew nothing of the matter He
told me what he had done and made no comment. Il
was because was astoni,hed at the recital H however
duet oil Doctor Carmichael aud here supposed the great
the daes of my conversation with the Secretary
of War in relation the wants OF the department Tor shot
the given him were correct and true IN relation 10
contracts or large supplies Che never old me thar he
Carmichael had furnishing tons the
idea, taking for granted" that officer OF my corps
Of shot, or CONVEX, my letter Of The Of November
into authority 10 him 10 give such an order may not br
men order OF the 2sh OF January 1884, not sen, to
Col Huger because it is only directed and contains
Generals the Su bssence, and the Ordnance de-
par,m-n,s 1t may have been error in to take Mr.
dongsj ba, had jus, received the letter OF Thomas
Green with directions report which could do until
| on leave, and his return had not been reported
M Anderson happened here by aoeid'n,, and told
shot had been delivered. simply supposed The Sec.
r~ay Of War would be wiling to hear the facts
from INN, 50 far as he was concerned, and thar
might be saved butS iound that he talk
sv oh ae so mue ssse o. his
GER In such case would sooner suffer wrong than do
given to cannicbae and that Col Hupe in eon
strung letter into authority for him give sncb an or.
ehae was never approved by me When Col HupeI IN
formed of Andersons claim under his assignment and
repudating IT, approved that, and head more about Il
until my report TO you OF the 9th January, 1851.
That slated that had been made Tor
shot from the last appropriation that shot bad
n.hed tina, there contracts for shot made by
department unulhed and that none were conempt ted.
With the intornatron had wnen that port made
all this was strictly uae had then; and have SINCE
coRnised no contract, nor do now Then knew not th't
Mr. Anderson had gone on to hl Col Huger's order This
was n % se 81 me s % and
the facts as known to me when they made and all
ioe Information from the War Department, ss on G sbsn
inconsistency between the reports between them
my verbal commune alton, requiring expIana'on and
The foregoing wil show. think, that although had no
objection TO Doctor CarnichaePs obtaining work shot
II he could make bargain with Col Huger satsfaco-
proved the received and that in all my snbseauenr
conversations and reports 10 you the subject had
mchaes transfers of his order that evidence OF any
deliveries estimates OF funds in payment OF work under
good reason TO believe that the whole had ended
with Col Huges repudaton OF the transfer and Dr. Car.
Inichae's inability Otherwise TO execute the order
Respectfully. your obedient servant,
Brevet Brig, Cen, Col. OF Ordnance
Hon. c. M. CONRAD, Secretary of War.
The Secretary here stated that he desired to make an
said that the question is whether order OF the de-
pament has been dsobeyed orfase reports have been
made TO the department. will explain what mean by The
disobedence TO which then referred. Immediately al.
ter receiving the written report OF the 9Th January IN
derstandng that contracts had been made by the Ord
department without the sanction Of the Secretary,
OF which fact knew nothing and not knowing at that
time that there regulation OF that bureau requiring
the sanction OF the Secretary, determined TO make such
aregulaton, and accordingly prepared one. II struck
me, however that il il was addressed TO the Ordnance
department alone, il might be offensive to General Tai
colt, and made applicable TO all the bureaus which
make contracts for supplies although 1t is necessary
for the Others as few OF their contracts made in this
city accordingly issued order the goth January
curing that all contracts made any the bureaus in this
city, exceeding $4,000 should De first submitted to the
Secretary When had the conversation with General
Tacot, learned that the shot making; and being
ignorant at that time what time the contract had been
made supposed il possible that il had been made snce
the adoption OF that regulation and that the disobe
dience | referred to- or course, whatever was done
about this contract done prior to the goth January
II was not adlsobedience OF that order.
The hour oil having arrived, The court adjourned till
TO morrow morning at ~ o'clock, when the further ex.
animation OF the Secretary OF War will be resumed.
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