New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-09
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1858.

Me prcmse # rsyment of fee for such signatures
sstch certificate A,s -stos Sehel or.a;ded 20 Wash
jnston as bsyrg been procured sy si%s.s ADD re
influence with the Cabinet 10 their disc lssions upon
the subjec..
That 10 reston 10 the &C. Of the Legislature giving
additional value 20 the property cy extending the
right OF the owners land under water TO the disAnce
Of 400 feet from low mark, 70 which Mr.. Augustus
Sckell auits in his ieter, the light wSs only given
70 TIE United States by &c act Of the Legislature OF
;ne State Of New-YoTk, 10 such land it might pur
erase O. coSiemn On the islsnd Of Long Island and
the former oEners of Wlkinss Point never possessed
the re. and therefore, could not and did rot sell it
20 the United States.
70 the tary OF Wax thSt :hls property Sas worth
500 coo upon such ey deace a. lie cJec,ed and that
10 giyrg .hs. certificate, ;.stead OF promoting the
oet interests Of the Government, tor Thicn purpose
he was appointed he violated his Tnst, snf assisted
the very "tpecuStoIe asucst wnom 10 was eau
toned.
That il sppear. 10 evidence INC. the Engineer Ba-
reau were Of opinion thai Cfyders Point possessed
some ads antages, asd wOu have been a sultaoe 10
cation fyr the fort h,etion
Ina. CrydeIs Point could hsve been obtained Tor
G reasonable sum taccordiog 10 MJr Barnard,
$50 ltOD AID that II would have been advisable FOR
the SECRETARY ef War TO have taken in preference to
paying che '"inordinate price paid for Wnklnss
Point.
Tbe undersigned lie aware that the political maxim,
ITO The victoTs belong the spos, mas peculiar sig
pfc.pce and potency upon the acce scion of;each
national administration tn power apo wHlle1 &c"
kpowledgipg the legitimate force OF the argument in
favor of&he application OF this doctrine 10 the dspen'
sation Of Office ne deems his duty to dissent ffom
an enter protest against The awarding OF contracts or
0bs 70 political avorites and freods by the Execu-
tive Departments, tn political or personal grounds
Nor can the undersigned pass over IN silence the
opinion expressed by Witnesses that the Government
should be made TO pay for whss it requires than
individuals. Such doctrine is as alacious in reason
as il is ust ard demorshzipg in practice.
From the evidence, and the foregoing con Illusions
based thereon, the undersigned respectfully submits
The following resolutions:
Reored That the Secretary Of Wax was not By the
Congress pnfchsse the site Tor ortn 'n
opposite Fort Schuyler at 200 Coo and that ne bad Legal
thoy contract 20 purchase the property a. Wkr' Point
nee'o and assume the payment on behalf of the Govern
Of mortgage thereon for 5000 with interest In
said mortgage for five at per cent
Reached That the Secretary of War taking on; of the hands
Bureau contrary the ordinary routine of bust
the negotiations for the purchase Of this property acted I'm
properly aud that in contracting purchase on the 18th Of
April 1857 fer 500 COO exceeding BY 500 600 that which
he thought exsbissIt the 3s of Mar,h 1857 and for
msh. have been then purchased seed in nJudcious
al impuden NJ manDsr.
Resd Thai he price paid for his property By the Secretary
Of War exoGbltart and unjust.
JOHN b. HAsKIN, Chairman.