New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-29


pay of the mortgage for $l5,5Os 81 which was
cancelled of record July 10, 1857, if not day or
two before, immediately after the title was passed
BY the Attorney General II not, who did Let
him also answer if be received any and whss
amount Of money on this speculation after July T.
1857, AID from whom; and particularly let US hear
from him, who, to his khowledgs, received any
portion Of the money beyond tbst paid to WIS.,
man.
Dir. Attorney General Blaci can probably also
tel Us whether Dir. VIM. C. Wetrnore did or did
not call on him with regard to passing the title
and can say why the title was passed with mort
gage for So5, 600 on the land. Or, il il was not
Mr. Wetmore, who was II that called on the At
tcmey General to get the title through his Office
Mr.. Prosper NJ. Wetmore can also answer what
arrangements he made with Messrs. Schel and
Irving in relation TO the matter. Did he not call
on gentlemen here to certify that the hand ws
worth Oger 81 800 per acre. And did he pay
some Of the parties certifying. or know that they
were paid for their trouble Let hun snswer ss 10
his sgency in the affair, and tel US with whom
he was cooperating
Mr. Richard Sche viii also b. useful witness.
Let him answer what interest he lad in the specula-
ton, and what part of the business was traas-
acted by him Let him tell ~ whether a draft for
$4,000 on the Sub Treasury of this City WAS not
Endorsed by him and paid to him; and if 50, how
be expended that sum. How much WAS paid to
Wissman, to Irving, to Wetmore and to Others,
and how much was retained by himself
Mr.. Augustus Schell can inform us whether he
made inquiries al to the value of the land per acre,
and WAS informed at least by one gentleman that
he could not say it was worth $500 per acre; and
did Mr.. Schell inform the Department at Wash
naton what he had heard of the value of the land,
as not worth 81 500 per acre! lie may also an
swer thst he had certificates of highly respectable
men (as he had as to the value, but did he not
know that some parties said the price was exor
bitant! Did he not know that his brother Richard
Sche had an interest in the speculation Or had
he sny interest in it himself
Let the Committee next send for Mr.. Anthony
J. Bleecker, Mr. r. b. Blocker, and for respscts-
bic men in the immediate neigLbOrhOod of the site,
and they can learn that the price paid was exOrbi-
tant. The land is not worth more than half the
amount paid for it. Indeed, We have reason to be-
licve that Wissman's most sanguine expectations,
in case of u sale to the Government, never went
above 800, 900 before he fell in with these
Galphnists
We hope the Committee will thoroughly siil this
matter. Let the people know who the mon are
that thus prowl about the Federal Treasury. Let
not cent be voted by Congress to pay of this
$50 coo mortgage until we learn who have thus
carried OF $4,000. Is Mr.. Secretary Floyd
asleep, that he allows such things to pass under his
eyes? Why does Mr. Attorney General Black take
property for the United States with mortgage
upon it. Why does President Buchanan allow his
Administration to become responsible for such
swindling transactions? In fact, he has brought .
nest of csrmorsnts about the Treasury, and he
mu,t taxi the consequences. In the worst period
ofour recent history there wss never such cOrruP-
ton as now prevails in the National Executive.
The Administration which pstronzes Fernando
Wood aud Furnishes his opponents would seem TO
be conducted upon his principles. We have some
other chapters in this revolving bgsine- yet to
expos.