The daily union., 1852-08-07


al the Globe Hotel, Ia Victoria During his Illness,
Nc Clark professionally attended by Dr. Harvey Nol,
physician then residing Victoria and during his tMr
Cark) convaescence he spoke TO me on the snpec OF
obtaning vouchers from DR. Mott for tho money paid him
for such professional aendnee and requested me to OBJ
,ain them from Dr. Mott. ] accordingly took qusnty Of
blank vouchers from Mr. Clarks trunk, and saw DI Not
or the purpose having them filed out and signed When
saw Dr. Mott, he about TO leave town, and had not
lie executed il blank four vouchers 70 be ed out by Mr.
Clark when IL should suit his convenience These blank
each sheet containing two vouchers duplicates Two
such sheets were signed by Dr. Mott One OF the vouchers
suoyed, leaving three vouchers executed by said Mott
these vouchers were lett upon the liable Ia Mr. Ciarks
room Two Of them were subsequently, filed ou. and pre-
sented TO John X Bartlett, commission by whom they
were received and the account allowed The third vouch
SS and he
charge against the said commissioners The rooms occu
pied by Mr. Clark and Colonel Mcclellan were in the
And so ansr sna ssS that il
S S snsa ss s Harvey Se %
nectsdd with said Globe Hotel: by Robert H caass.
And further the said deponent saith not.
X. A. MATTHEW'S.
1852. f. s. MYERS, J. p.
shall not comment much upon this. How low must
this individual have been sunk in infamy to have made
such charge upon the honor OF an officer which should
have been sacred in his eyes, against Mr. Bartlett, for
allowing blank vouchers TO lie about in this way and to
assert upon his honor that he took the blank voucher
which he sent 10 the Department OF the Interior, from
quue OF them lying loosely on table, when il is proved
that there but three OF them and two OF them
necessary to be used And Mr.. Matthews testfes that
the other left where il may have been stolen, either
by Mcclellan or by his secretary, Caee, and that Nc
Cean said II was found in an clubhouse al the Globe
Hoel, at Victoria only ask honorable senators to
slider how man like Mr.. Bartlett may be prosecuted by
such witnesses as this Mcclellan and the men he has
brought here to swear to these charges Why, sir, it is
shocking; it is disgraceu to humanity i is not only
disgraceul to Colonel Mcclellan as an officer in the
vice Of the United Staesrom which service he ought
TO be dsmssedbu it is disgraceiu 10 nature, to find
that man can so debase himself as to make such
charge stating that he found this blank voucher and took
it from quire Of them lying on the table. And here
have brought to your attention the testimony of witness
of respeclabity, who states where it found and how
Mcclellan got IT, have done with that specification.
The next specification embraces the thing. II is
for not discharging Mr.. Myer, when his own witness
that he told Mr. Bartlett that Mr. Myer not
honest have doubt at all that MIR. Bartlett supposed
that Myer was much more honest than the witness that
made the complaint; and the reply was. that he had
evidence Of dishonesty but that il they could furnish him
with it. he would displace Myer. Could he have dis
charged man upon mere hearsay, when there was no
evidence which could have justified him in discharging
MI Myer from his position as quartermaster! | con.
slider that specification disposed Of 1t is embraced
very much IN the previous one in regard to the blank
vouchers This blank voucher sent TO the depart
ment 1t found at Victoria and it treasured
up during the whote route to FL Paso and after this
man Mcclellan was recalled by the department on &C
sion, and fulfill the duties which had been assigned to
him. he brought out the voucher with all the malevo.
ence that could possibly be harbored within the human
breast
The next charge is charge third "Conducl unworthy
of commissioner OF the United States" The first spe-
ci6cauon is: In leaving the greater portion Of The
commission and the train at San Antonio, without the
necessary funds for their support 10 be conducted by
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Mcclellan to E Paso, dis
ance of eight hundred miles and after he had reach
ed point near Fredericksburg, sending back to Brevet
IQuta nj "a fhpn n nm Nan
Pedro, San Antonio, two requstons the Treas
ury Department for $4,000 and the other for 81 900,
IN favor oi Qaartermasler James Myer. OF the CON-
mission, with the accompanying letter, marked A. ask
ing Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Mcclellan to examine
the estimate OF Quariermasier Myer, and if he ap-
proved il, to hand the requisons to him, the quar-
iermaser; thus having complained OF the extravagani
expenditures OF the quarermaser at San Antonio, and
after having condemned this. my estimate, endeavor.
ing 10 shift the responsibility oi supplying the quarter
master with these funds from himself TO Brevet Lieuten-
ant Colonel Mcclellan that he, the commissioner, might
escape the of the department, which, he says
his letter, might fall upon him. Mr. Commissioner Bart
lett knew, the time he sent the requistons and the
estimate. that ii impossible for Bfeyet Lieutenant
Colonel Mcclellan to decide correctly pooa their pro-
prety, he had no returns OF public ptoy forage
OF any kind from the and soa.l OF
know nothing OF what was in hasd, and what
quredn
Now beg leave to call the attention OF the Senate to
the fact that this train left at San Antonio by Mr.
Bartlett under the command OF Colonel McCelan that
the letter A. referred 10 in this specification letter
from Mr. Bartlett to Colonel Mcclellan, which shall
take up in its order After Mr. Bartlett left San Antonio,
il seems that Colonel Mcclellan issued the order for
men 10 which have already referred and, OF
course that required forage and transportation than
had been provided The quartermaser, at that time,
finding himself short of funds. n order to get The
sary forage, despatched messenger, express,
they call it there 10 Mr.. Bartlett stating that much
forage had been required than he expected and
much transportation, that it necessary that he
should have further funds Mr. Bartlett, understand
ing why this excess OF expenditure had arsen and fear
ing that the quaermaser might be too exiravagant in
his demands for funds, sent these two requistons-one
for S3,0o0 and one for $4,000, to Colonel Mcclellan.
With these drafts be sent Colonel Mcclellan abstract
oil the quartermasters account, rendered 10 hlmhat
is say. that he would much money; that he
subsequently called for so much more money; and,
think, the whole, be had given him $4,000, upon an
estimate made by the quarermaser, that Sl20 900 would
in the hands Of the quartemaster The quarermaster.
as have said, finding himself short OF funds when the
was going 10 III Paso by the northern
route, despatched express telling him that he needed
more funds What did the commissioner do He en-
closed to Colonel Mcclellan two requstons, amounting
TO 5000; sent an abstract of the quartermasters ac
count; and then requested him TO give the quaermaser
one or both of these requsons, he should Judge IT to
be necessary Here is letter OF the quartermaster TO
Mr.. Bartlett:
"ouARrKRNAsrsR's OTrIoK,
~. 8. and Mexican Boundary Commission,
San Antonio, October IL, 1850
Sra have the honor enclose to you reQuisiion
to be furn shed immediately and which appears be abb
souiey necessary the advancement OF the expedition
ind the funds have hand inadequate to meet thi.
further demand by $4,000 $500 and In order to guard
be my duty request of yop additional OF o0o
making in the aggregate 6S,0O0'