New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-29
THE GREAT ROBBERY.


The Washington correspondent Of The Philadelphia
Gazette writes:
"The queuon up naturally, for whist ser.
vice wsIe iaeee drafts made and accepted, and were
they Ia G. .iofnity with law Russell ID the head
If the ii which received the large transportation
contracts for Utah, and the great flour contracts in
which the Cover ment paid s2S per barrel for the
identical arCle which Russe bought in Sah Lake at
& 20. -sFes reason 10 believe that ths firm fur
ri-bed B" money by which the English bill car
ed through Congress. The history Of that infamous
transsct, has never been fully revealed, and the
cruqt was ,nly broken in the Covode investigation.
IL nay come 20 light 10 sstound the country still
more, aIi To trace ont the beginning of that treason
able contT Tracy which now threatens the peace and
Fcrpetuiiy ofthe Union.
at ia we'll known hero that Russel and his notori-
agents had free and constant to all the
pnes # the War Department They were seen there
habitualy and In cose contact with subordnates who
have been than under suspicion for years past
Thee relations have long been the subject of csnsor-
comment and therefore this recent disclosure has
excited no graf astonehment II turns out that the
acceI ances OF the secretary of War were not ven
for services rendered. to anticipate accounts pro-
cess Of adjustment, but merely of credit with
out any legal claim whatever or the part Of Russoll
Major and company agsinst the Department. An act
OF CongpBs was passed more than twenty-five years
40, when the Treasury building was in process CT
construction, expressly fortidding the Issue Of any
such credita and tie Secretary Of the Treasury has
Just much right 70 issue bonds or notes without a-
Oi law, hS war 10 give accept
anccs IN this way There ia not particle OF disnc-
ton In principle between the two cases, M will be
shown before the investigation is concluded forbear
purIosely while the inquiry is pending from making
any suggestions as 10 the motives influences which
actuaied the Secretary Of War Ill this matter But
there can be 10 improprety saying that his Depart
men. has been surrounded by an organized gang of
pundeTeIs and there is much reason 10 fear that
officials enjoying his full and familiar confidence have
been concerned th them in schemes to rob the Gov
ernmeDt. Dir. Floyd has not been allowed 70 remain
IN igIoThnee concerning the character and venaly Of
theee palies If he has been deceived the blame IL bis
OWL"
The House Committee Of Investigation into the Inte
Iior Department frauds have ascertained that Bailey
snd is not the rst instance in which the Trust
Fund bonds have been used for speculative purposes
hsht HUNDRED thousand dollars, IL sad, were loaned
during Mr.. Fimores administration, and two hundred
thousand when Mr. NcCleland WAS Secretary. and
returned or epAced BY others
In regard 10 bail for Russell, il wss agreed on
Wedne day that $3.50 coo Of the 500 600 bail required
might be given by parties oatside the iu,d;.son az
dis couit. Accordingly, the following named Qon.le
men from Missouri forw ard and entered into bend
to The extent Of $3.50 leaving the SUN Of s750o9
outside bail stili wanting: The Hon. james s. Gen
&9VCi ibe Hon. 3 IL. Woodson, o.. 900; the Hon.
VIM. Girrish, $1,000; tho Hon. Richard III. Porter
$SoI0c; the Hon. Beverly ID. Williams kansasl
So,Oco; The Hon. Thomas p. Akers, $4,000. Corne-
bus Wendell es9:, came forward and gave slO0, 90
toward he 800 GOO bail required TO be given by ci
Russcll declares that he saw Bailey until the
latter came 10 him with die int batch vi distracted
bonds ard proposed their application they were ap
Iied 10 extIcste him fun his pecuniary en,ba,1ss-
oent; and that be, however, admits that BAILEY yea
induced 80 TO do by the persuasion of his Russell
Wal ins;Sn City friends Russell further expresses
entire confidence IN his ability to restore the bond 10
the Interior Department IL the Government will reduce
it1 demand for bail for hi- appearance 10 answer INV
lnohtment That may be brought against HIM 70 An
smouit Which he can possibly obtain here He do.
eiaIer that bis personal active exeriions ar nece,ry
explained above. '' ''"''' !"