The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01
Mr. SECRETARY, COBB va STEPHEN, D. Dir
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[From the New York Herald, June 2sh
Our readers will recollect that within fortnight
Mr. Stephen d. Dllaye late general appraiser In the
New York Custom House did account of his dismiss
sal from Office by the Secretary Of the Treasury, issue
flaming manifesto against him that i'm this publication
it charged against Mr. Cobb that he had acted In the
premises from selfish, dishonest and ambitious motives
that substantially, he candidate for the presidency,
and that D. s. Dickinson, Secretary Floyd and their
friends stood in his way and that hence the removal of
Mr. Dillaye the result of conspiracy between Mr..
Cobb, Mr. Sckles, Mr., Emanuel b. Hart and others,
and that the Fort Smelling and Willets Point investiga
tons iHstigatcd by Mr. Cobb for the purpose Of
damaging the reputation Of the Secretary Of War; and
to secure the rejection of Collector Sche a supposed
Dickinson man, and the appointments OF Mr.. Butter
worth "a supposed Cobb nan) in the place OF Collector
Sche
1t will also be remembered by readers THAT. con-
sdering the bold and defiant manner in which these and
other accusations Of the aforesaid manifesto were level
ed at Mr. Cobb, we deemed official answer from him,
in his behalf duty which lie could not safcly dsre
gard He also appears to have arrived at this conclusion
and hence, we presume the minute official vndicaton OF
Mr. Cobb and the tremendous bill Of official derelic-
tons brought to bear against Mr. Daye by the special
agent Of the Treasury Department Mr.. j. B. Guthrie
in the paper signed by him, which we publish to-day.
Of Mr. Diaye's charges in relation to the Fort Smell
ing and Willetts Point Investigations, Mr. Guthrie says
that is matter outside of his official duties but that
the story has been officially contradicted and that no
body here dn Washngton) believes one word Of the
viley concocted slandcr But in reference to the charge
against Secretary Cobb, of consprng with Hon Daniel
Sickles, f. B. Hart esq, and Others to bring about
the removal Of Mr. Dllaye from Office Mr. Guthrie opens
terrible broasie of round shot grape shot, and canis
ter The special agent first exoneras Mess Scklcs and
Hart by the production of letter which shows that the
Hon. George Taylor first called the attention OF the
department to the reports in circulation highly preudca
to Mr. Dayes official character" Next 1t that
certain endorsement in behalf of Mr. Dillayc signed
by Messrs John Kelly, Soaring Cochrane and Russell
OF the New York democratic delegation in Congress Is
substantially withdrawn, upon more careful exanla-
ton of the papers Next comes letter from Hon,
Horace Clark in which he not only takes back all that
hc had said in favor Of Dllaye but says II think the
calling for the resignation Of the incumbent
or his removal from office Next, it appears, from a
card signed by Hon. W. B. Macay and Hon John Kelly,
that instead Of Mr. Cobb offering to give Mr.. Daye
n official certificate that he had fully dsproved every
charge, condition that he would resign, the boot was
on the other leg, and that Mr. Dillaye had offered to
resign if he could get certificate of acquittal.
Mr.. Guthries charges and specifications against Mr..
Daye embrace names dates places things and circum
stances and certainly afford full yindcation for the
Secretary Of the Treasury in this matter unless these
charges be disproved Reduced to few words, they
may thus be enumerated
That Mr. Dillaye and others, in the matter Of house
rent tried to dcfaud the out of three
to four thousand dollars year. for term of three years
g. That Mr.. Dillaye in the habit Of borrowing
receiving money from number of importing merchants
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complimentary to Mr.. Diihye
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An invoice of brass coniccs, in regard TO which it
is said that op the trial " Mr. Dillaycs certificate to the
tad sfates ANA lie sa;v,a ,.s ~. sy,d ~ ''o s,
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Mr. Cpthrie says s,the cleL sLad NJ n;I,.ra ;s -,
n,oula ll,yy ~ oe;c;aI ,nnl s ~ - VI, -. :
NJ Is made no oh;ent;an ond ~, ecSrd sas -, ,s H.
tad a. Il now anncays,, nv '-e 20 % '''""
% 1Irce IN nynicns or sna,r Ann,o;son,,nt rn,.
It b,y' nart. nss NJ r,,,lsre hanad 80 ha,;,, ii,,
reduced ien 'n.r cont ba,o,y adyances Of loc, an,
l3. An invoice of cloths concerning which Mr. Guth-
RE says ut can be pretty well established Wy til. evil
dcnce that Mr. Dillayo reoeved check irot n 85