Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-01-25
CORRESPONDENTS o. I'm srAzDAnD.

a...% wAsamssox Jan n. 1850. 4
One would vssy naturally sspposs she. ths mania
which ngsd % violently l:ss ss;.;oa, 81 isvsseip-
ting every frivolous cAasEe vhich malice Aosla h
vent and assurance prefer against eovssument On
Gals had lived L. bsisf Day, and dat he mssiied
opprobrium snd Disgrace which rscoilea On The %
cusers In every instance would have dssesssd o.
from like attempts to impesch the integrity Of pub
lie officers. and would have rrndesrd CooFress ex.
trcmcly cautious In giving cEeacace to every con.
plant presented Yet such does not seem Il Be the
result and We now have another case fcr Coassvs-
sonal Investigation involving impeachment Of orr
tain civil officers Of the Navy Department .hoold
these charges be sustained Mr. Sherman. az Ohio.
. member Of the Committee on Naval AtIairs. was
the medium through which these charge. rSachcd
the House. Mr. T. b Allen. of Ncw York.
whose character Is endorsed by Mr.. Sherman.
charges the officers Of the Department with avusi,-
ism in the award Of certain contracts, while mem
Der Of ths present House charges that CERTAIN esh.
Gers Of the New York Navy Yard had sold places
atiiavits Of workmcn could be prcucyd I. su'stsn.
tatc its truth; similar charge Is made In svhiioa
to the Navy Yard located at Philadelphia A com
mittcc-~ieef II coursc-hsx been appointed. with
Mr. Sherman as Chairman. 10 investigate these
chsrscS with power ito send fos persons and
papen.
The charge Of kvos;tissn In awarding contracts l.
simply absurd and ridiculoas. The Navy. unlike
the War Department. hss no discretion In accepting
rejecting offers made fos materials os supplies tcs
naval PURPOSES. being restricted BY legislative en-
ac,mcnt to awarding all contracts 70 Tie iswssf BID.
der. All offers arc opened in the presence of scv.
cral officers examined calculated and scaled by
some half dozen officials under whose eyes pass
every scrap OF paper and these scales cf bsLlcsx
with the amount Of their bid appended i open 10
the inspection Of any one interested Farther, The
name Of srery bidder with the sssrrs>se amount Of
his bid well the names Of saccrssfiil bidders
y prepared In conformity 10 law sent, 10 both
Houses Of Congress- asd Jssi:siei with the dces,.
mcnts accompanying the Prsstirnts Message.
As to the charge oC corruption in the Nee Teri
Navy Yard. Il would he q matter of surprise TO
those who know anything Of The political workings
IN that city, u none existed II ssty exist. bot fs
It's presence there the Department is not amensbe
and has always when such :sstiers were broasht TO
its notice. promptly applet remedy. ThS New
| York Navy Yard in the sc,tlcnssnt of It's eternal
di>sSn>oa In the investigation Of charges brought
| by discharged workmcn against master werkHvn.
and in the constant Necessity ios resisting tho
caty Of dishonest cpn,ractosS creates more hhu-.
vcSation and consumption Of time than all other
Navy Yarls combined lf money appropriated &c
specific objects has been diverted TO other purposes
a. alleged why have not the officers Of The Trvasu-
~ detected this INSTRUMENTATION: f cs6cCrS Of
the Navy Yards have adopted the Old Spanish sys
ten Of selling public PLACES Of profit, why have not
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shocked compiainci TO the Department and filed
their pruofs Yet learn that such i not the case.
anil the first intima'iou Of its supposed cSisrn.c is
given in the Halls Of Congress. To those familiar
with affairs here Il Is easy 10 determine the origin
Of all such accusations. There who ''lic in
wait ready To pouncc upon the unsr-Pcstins and
distort the most simple act into Souic hss',iosss
WHO'RE. hoping thereby 10 operate upon their fears
AMI levy black mail for their silcncv. Thsrc arc
those who Stunned by the dccvnt anil only solcrat-
ci by their own vile hcri hang about the H.
par;,ncnts stca,y listening =, key holes TO obtain
information which they sell 10 che highest h;i'r.
or keep TO themselves To su'~cryr so,nc personal
cnd There arc tho-c Who denied their rrcCly de-
msnds upon the departments al once throw OF their
scrvilc suprant air and seek 10 appcasc their die
appointed Ecvlinss by indulgence In vulgar cal.
umny and vile dc,raction.
o not hesitate to say that thi. investigation viii
disclose that the major part Of these act,scrS arc
actua,vi by personal piquc. malacr or ti.sp,e;nt.
mcn IN rcfcrvnor To place. and that mn charge PFC.
fcgryd i'll ~ sustained by reliable testimony Il j.
quite an easy task Cor dCtrctcd knav-.. defeated
pluplcrcrs of the Treasury and paid hirvlinSs 10
trump up bogus charges throw around them an air
of truth and boldly demand ansinvcsti.atiun: thi.
acpric,i them their object in nearly every case Il
fully accomplished Il Il fct. and one known IN
members of Congress, but Too well. that even .
vague cAsEys against public man calls unplcs..ns.
" upon ihc Of thc country. too ostrn creating
mistaken and unfavarabic impressions. and that
with many seessfi.ss IN It's results l. frvguertly
as cporahlc a. --s'ie'i-s. thavs iCvn ic,i to M
ticr this matter ., greater length than designed and
will dismiss by saying that tc assertions of the
respondents ofthc opposition pres, 10 the effect that
the SCyrytary Of the Navy irars an investigation.
that his suborinascs rccril from the proposed inqu
ry or that the democratic mcmirrs from New Y.ss
and Philadclphs ,rcfnbic in view cf the threatened
developments. arc ono and all totally El.e-as 1.
the greater part of their manufactured intelligence
The House IL still hi.ily occupied upon the vari
appropriation bill. and there seems TO nc scry
com,ncnsishlc desire the part of many uess,~ss
TO rc,iucc them in every practicable manner. Ia
the diplomatic and consular bin th~y propose s,r;t
Ing out appropriations for several unimros'hu'
tgVi-n missions, very wisely coariuin- that ..
tic Ceusulx really do all the work necessary .,
thsrc points there can be no use In nssintainin,
an official merely scr The purpose Of .hnw.--
At night they have sessions in urscr TO ssysi;ts III
Sss,,eL If Sxs;ssss by sorsnS aspiring hat ,irn;t
orators an opportunity Of dciishsins The half assr
members and dasins officials with their eloquent
harangucs. This Il better than consuming day
light and boring full housc with prcsy. rambling
speeches; though doubt whether ihe gas expss-s
c hy these sspirants far fame Il just cIuivslcai
Tor that consumed In lighting the Hall
Humphrey Marshall. tho leader Of the decinrass,
X. y. guard, has fos tho hundsv,lth Tine dcsinee
his position Having faithfully and efficiently ssrv
c the Republicans last session. and mcsc rscsntl,
having sought to cement the boads Of brusheshces
with that motley tribe and oniy received in rssurs
the cold shoulirs he announces again his position
lie regulates them altogether and b nev desireu
Of farming . party based upon the comprumis,
measures Of isso. The Colonel would lie 10 s~
such party organised doubtless. but he knows sha
great parties do no: spring into existence al al
mans bidding and he sssst 10 know tlss; the pec
pie too wide awake put out upon the rclitics
sea in crazy cran under Che plotssv Of such hs
Crittcndcn and "Tomfcotsry" IiottS
Wan; Of space prevents my noticing several mai
tiers Of general interest now undcr coasidsrstieu
either before tho appropriate committees OF tn
House. such - the ervaiica Of several tcsritosia
governments and important postal reforms. Il
impossible to Determine the fate al the bsll shortly
: to be considered appropssas,ns 90. COO 10