Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-04-08

tany act in the performance uf his duty. except
10 sign formal papers sent to him by Tyler Stone
q Co., certifying that q specific quantity u Goa,
OF the best quality had been duly inspected ana
lvsighed By, him and shipped on boar'l n named
vssscl. These papers were sent to the proper
bureau. and oil parties knew. or ought 10 nave
known, that the certificates we're fdise so jar as
rsiates 10 his personal knowledge 81 the Jacts cerff-
ed"
Here Is an instance of the appointment of arespon'
sible officer Of the Government whose profession-
that Of ply -ican-was totally foreign 10 that the
duties Of which he undertook to perform. lie
knew nothing about the duties of coal agent. nor
did he undertake to learn them. lie transferred
the whole matter to Tyler, Stone Co. Of Phl'a'
delphia, and signed certificates to tho effect that
he had seen the coal weighed and measured, when
the truth was he never saw the first lump lie
remained quietly at Reading. practising plys'c'
and receiving the salary of Coal agent leaving the
whole business OF the agency to Tyler. Stone
Co.
The question row arises. how did Tyler. Stone
Co. 60, their pay! Simply enough. They
charged the Government ali nut half a dollnr n ton
more for it than the coal was worth As the rnr-
chascs am united Ia forty thousand tons in tho
course Of six months. it will be seen Mt once that
TYLER, Stone & Co. not only were well paid. but
made very handsome thing Of it. Moreover
there was no check upon them whatever. aud no
one prepared II say that they did not charge for
forty thousand TONS and deliver only twenty or
thirty thousand.
Now for the proof. Hear tho Committee again
The coal was req, rcd at Phndclp hia, and WIS
there delivered n shiphoard to tho Government
Neither llun,cr nor Smith the coal inspected
weighed or delivered, and the whole business was
turned over To Tyler. Stone Co. When the Coy
crnmen, needed c ul. requisition was sent to Dr.
Hunter, which by Inn WAS sent to Tyler, Stone d
Co.. who became Mt once tho purchasers ior nhd
the sellers to, the Government. Tyler, Stone d
Co. and Dr. Hunter fired the price al 80 80 per-
ton. The testimony ri many witnesses establishes
beyond n reasonable doubt. TINT the market value
of sunh coal ~ WAS delivered to the Government
,rould not creeed So so per ton: and ecvernl res
pcctable dealers would have furnished the Gov
eminent at that or a less prize. and then mate
profit The purchases Of coal thus made for the
Government by Tyler. Stone Co.. for the SIX
months, from the LIST July 1858, To 3lst December
1858, were about 10000 tons. at n cast Of 50 ~
per ton Tie amount Of emoluments received iy
Dr. Hunter. and divided lay him with Mr.. Saith.
was for the snine six months, 81 4J2 %. or NJ til"
rate of Sll 90 81 per nnnum. In addition I"
this direct loss, the mode If purchase aopi" fur
nishcd no guarantee against fraud in the quality
or amount If coa which. when delivered on ship
board was not inspected by my Office Of the
Government.
Thus cnlcth the first lesson 1t will take eight
or ten more numbers tn complete this re '"rd of
fraud-hut we intend t. lay the whole laci, before
our readers They will l." satisfied that Mr.
Toombs spoke truly when Le >nid in the senate
last year TINT "Mis T., The 4of ro,rnW G"rer"D''m
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