The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-04


nation, and while they acquiring wealth and power
by the force OF their talents they need not the feeble
aid which we can render them placing them in response
ble positions they need mol our praise TO make them
scious Of their deserts They entitled receive
and viii receive from every intelligent man. the
pect due to them for their mental and qualities and
for their manly virtues and will look above all dis
ncons Of class caste and render every man ac-
cording to his desert and cordially adopt the noble en
ment Of the poet
4 q Honor aud shame from condition rise
Act wel your part-there all the honor lies. -
Rssolaion under ,ehich Me Select Committee appoaiea
Resolced, That special committee members be
appointed by the Speaker inquire and report to this
intend tho national armories
the construction light houses works of river and harbor
the Of for the cities Of Wshing.on
and Georgetown the extension Of the United States Capitol
provement by States compatible the public inter-
and consistent with the nature and character Of civil
that said committee also inquire and report
this House how many of these military officers in civil
poymen intusted with the disbursement of the public
funds without bond and security and to extent they
have been allowed to make contracts and purchase materials
for the public use, without the usual advertisement and how
their accounts settled at the public treasury that said
committees further inquire whether the embarass
paned Of in he annual report Of the colonel Of the cos is
not occasoned by the withdrawal OF said officers from their
whether is espsen under The 70 grant an
OF said corps and committee have power
to send for persons and papers
Extract from Mo Report Of Col Andreu one of tho Com
missioners at Springfield.
The undersigned differing in his views and conclusions in
regard the proper system of superntendency of the
tonal arm0ries from the other commissioner and that diff
withhold his concurrence from the reports of the majority
and to submit a separate one.
well known that the commission instituted in
cordance with that portion the act of Congress of Sd March,
1853, which in these word FROM and after the lst
i . ' Ss as & IS A r.
ion the public interest demands it, place any Of the
and in order enable him decide bis satisfaction
hereby asthorzed TO the and nqu
civilians and military men, with view ascertainng which
Of the two systems tho economical efficient and safe
s under the superinendcnce Of civil officers that
existing under the of officers of the Ordnance
department" Q
The President deenng advisable adopt the mode sug
gccd in the act appointed commission Of civilians and mil
i q s IL
the order for their appointment the exact words of the law
would naturally be supposed that The path duty clearly
marked OUT would have been followed strictly or, least
wearing the appearance relation, although remote and
Indirect to the matter under nvestgation But in
ed BY regard Tor truth to state that the points Of inquiry
which the board directed to make and the investigation
which the sole assigned object OF their constitution were
virtually lost sight Of and form of their actual nqui
s he
OF research which pursued. Indeed, it may De said
with na n the long and 20 session me
matter in the affairs the rather than to the subjects
| they were specially directed to inveStigRte
The Undersigned is that he Ia LIABLE member
OF the board to as n TINS IN eourse
M lad s a nns nss
the sSSposi9n to the record Of the ,;n board
every unpreudced and dnterested who may examine
III and have right to demand, and do demand as an act
opinions to the character Of the inquiry may
be tested BY the record ITSELF carefully read and considered
species Of inquiry could enghten the minds of nres
tgator who entered upon Of the facts on which
based aught that the contains and contains
all that rightfuy besides things that irre
have left the inquiry almost ignorant when they
menced it, would be glad to believe if could, that de-
veopment of the facts bearing the legitimate points OF in
quiry and Calculating the rh of the question be solved
| the conclusion reached before the inquiry began.
Let state briefly possible the of inquiry
Of the national armore of the two system. Of
perinendence, viz that formerly existing under civilian,
and that existing under officer of the Ordnance de-
G,vn The @ thing dome % to. to et up two parties
intimate or accurate knowledge Of its affairs or manage.
apd ms % almost exclusively Of d
charged armorers furnshers OF materials, cut of from
turers and IN general ali who proted BY the
agemen of the socalled civil system joined with those
named the advocates of the military system, and
sisted Of the intelligent and respectable class Of the
stake and dependent great measure the srccessfni
and prosperous condsn of the amory, and WHO regarded
reputation Of it's operatives and Of its products as OF far
Importance than the sencng Of the cauors Of dis
charged armores and disappointed Having set
these parties the sep to advise each
poy counsel and when hatwas DONE assign the
other words over to them the duty which the com
mission alone authorized and directed to perform Wit
admitted that the had power compel
ns to administer d oath or to punish any con-
TO the en the appearance Of trial Of