, 1859-03-02
1he NevY Yard Corrunttona.


vb;.b bb;;.bpsone ss IN Tho Nary Yard u: a documcns
n,;n5. - Saoulo create q deep eeusation 10 The
~ community. It IL unnecessary 10 piye
s.d saG theament-the ~ facts, the correspondence
~. Ws,pI s poslsFe evidences Of venal rascAlity in
hsd snnnel n.e laouse aed the Navy Department are
spss1men brieks On the 2sth ot Jaiy. sealed
Es1pr f rere in!ited BY the Secretary Of ths
-:,J .ot t1e machinery otseTen -yesaelA- Bida
we.o seSofnngly ssut in By most Of the leading
e.. ~ eng1ue'oullders Of the United St.tas.
ssx svs sos !af9e sloop 1t Phladslphis thers wefe
ie.sn iees 9las the lowest being froukthe Novelty
work for &ss, 900. MeIrick i Sons Of Ph;I.d.l.
GGaaa. ouefed 70 do 1t for &l02, 600. Before the
2EeI9nJ W 1 had passed upon any Of The bids, Col.
p. ". fstterson of Philade1phia wrote. under
as.e ol sspt Is, 1858. to Ar. Buchanan ,he fol-
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 13, 1883.
imnar.sa,s1 LAR s1s venture 70 suggest to you the
Importance OF awarding the contracts for tho
MWsco'5ery OF the eloop, now building At the
navy ard at this time, and if it can be- done
Wiinont prejudice to the public service, to Mer.
l1ek Sons. Theirs IN the only establishment
u ne First District which employs = largo
In full work, $50.
me managing partners {Mr. H., sr., being
aosent IN bad heslth) are fail Of energy, strain.
lng every nerTe 10 kesp their force during this
oepfesaton, and in 70 far as know, the only
o!a hlgs OF any Influence in that Diatric.
"no are IN favor Of the reelection Of Col. Flor
ence.
"iknow. from former experieuce. The yslus
q Tint influence, and feel pursusded that IL il
me interest Of tho Democratic party to incrsase
"The Fir1t District will, hops, be carried
IN any event, but with that shop at work, full
handed, two weeks prior 10 the election. the re-
. suls would, ! think, be placed beyond ali
"Ta1 Pa.npss4. M u0'D VIZ ". 9. PAr7.a.os"
The President sent this psecious document to
dorsement:
"The inelosed letter. from Col. Patterson, Of
Philadelphia, ID submitted to the attention Of
the Secretary Of The Navy. J. b."
stssea mulctiug the government a 600 for The
sake OF controling IN election for member Of
Congreaa+ The tsrit Recommendation of ~,
L." waa adopted The Secretary of the Navy,
in the performance Of 8 judicial net, overalaughs
the responsible lowest bidder, and gives The
contract 70 AesHs- Aerrick i Sons, because
they promise to make their men vote for Flor
enee.
1t the BEookly1 Navy Yard things are even
Horae- Democratic candidates for Congress had
the control OF the employment Of workmen. In
one case the Hon John Cochrane, believing that
Lawrence cohaue the master. .caspanter, did not
i.lsiy d!yide shs fatron'Ke in his department.
Ar. CoaAxx-ar- Cullen tells me that you
are 70 take men o. Tuesday; NOW ] ask you to
take him on, audthe others have asked you
to take on. vii have NY proportion of men
under you: if yog do not give them will lodge
charges sgainst Jou. You have turned away
all the nan but oae from my District already.
OF this have complained to the Secretary, and
m svsr
make application that you be turned ont. Tho
bearer will briu8me An answer. Yours, Gc.,
Jo1x CocHRANa.
Ths tone Of confidence with which 81. Uoch.
rane threatens an sppeI to the Department is
noteworthy.
In another c7ss. Lewis ". Berry, the master
painter. dischargeda man for habitual drunken
ness, who had been appointed upon the recon-
mendation Of the Hon John Kelly. Ar. Kelly
requested that tap laau 6e taken on again. hi.
Berry thus describes what took place at that in
terview:
al told Mr.. Kelly could not employ any
such man ~ he Vas; thai be had disgrace, INN,
selt, and vas Disgrace to ny department.. Hr.
Kelly aaid 10 eotld pot hslp that, but that the
not employ him again. Said be, "You nav st sst
it down - fact, that will have You REMOVED
II Gao, if you don't put that man on again.
Within two or three months Berry was Yeuooy-
cd When asked If hs vss removed for this
cause, he said;
"ltanaot ssy Of my own kuowledge only
know whst was said. 4uppose be Was a. good
| out When | cane on 10 Washington after.
wards: thanked him for being az good ~ bis
'?fa Tss testimony clearly show. that, through
the master worknen. nearly all tbs vorkmen ia
the yard we're selected By members Of Congress
aud mostly on accouut Of political services.
0ne master workman tastfes that when unfit
men were prea&td upon him By members of
Congress, be reprted it to the Naval Construc-
tor, hr. De!anoy and his reply wis, "He was
sorry for me. but he could not help lt-' He
informed Captai1 Rootes, who said ''he saw it.
but could not hep it." It was reported in the
yard, and the report acted upon. that it was
the order Of the SecretsrJ that the patronage
Of the different departments was to be divided
and distributed among the members Of Con-
gresa.
We close our sdee!iona-aud they are not the
mogt Rlaring instances Of irsud-with the fol-
lowing eminentlJ nasty correspondence:
NEW Yoak, July II. 1853,
Mt DEAR Sra: 1 huve applied to Mr..Fr>
ganza. master ls'nes Of the Navy Yard, tosgive
employment to few msu. good workmen md
worthy prrsvus,s In my dlatr,cs, Although be
hes 1:o meu or Sntre.bouts in his shop, be has
not doue 80.
l have only seat one letter Of recomr4Euda-
ton to him. but no attention has beeA paid to
il. beyond the answer that when be, put on an
additional number Of men to wask, he would
then Gee what he could do.
appeal to yon to vindcate my district from
this unjust and partial discrimination.
Ar. rr0gan=a aduits he has not one man in
bis shop from my district
II have not misunderstood your views, it il
your Wish that the tna1ter should aelect from
the different districts adjacent to The yard, in
equal proportions, upon the Recommendation
Of members, the workmen employed in the
shops, &c.
Truly yours, D. E. Slcx1rs.
The Hon: 1ssac ToucsJ, Secretary of the Nsvy,
Washington.