New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-16


10 the same year. IsC7. the willett's Point al
fair took place. The piece 81 land known A.
winetis Point 10 situated on Long Island. on the
Eat River. at about an hours distance from
Nrw-lork BY steamboat or railroad. IL was
wanted BY the Government the site for . fort.
A largo portion Of il marsh land and II wss
noorior sly subject 10 fever and agu-. II was for
several years in the market for sale without End
ing a purchaser. though Offered for less than
$J0too. In July. IS16. II offered for $i5. 900
10 q wealthy merchant of Williamsbargh, who re
fused TO take II al that price. Al stil later pc
nod II was offered 10 the Government for O1, 90
and Of this offer the War Department was duly in
formed. On the 18th Of April, lo57, the Secretary
| Of War addressed 10 Mr.. Augustus Schcil, Col
hector Ut the Port Of New lork, letter informing
him that the Government desired 10 purchasc VII
lsts Point, and asking him t. ascertain It's value.
Mr.. SchcI tcok into bis confidence IN tins matter
several other prominent Democratic politicians,
his intimate associates, among them his brother.
Richard ScheI, Prosper NJ. Wetrnorr, and Isaac
'. fowl'r, the Postmaster who's" drialcation has
Just come 10 hight. The result Of this coni,>l-
GRAFTON was. that on April - l-5', Mr.. Col
lector Schell and Mr.. Postmaster Fowler ad
dressed a joint letter to the Secretary 1T War.
in which they Informed that funciionary that this
property, which shori, before had been oicrvd To
the Government for 100. coo, was worth S2o0, e0,
and recommended i. purchase. twas accordingly
bought at that price The House Of RepIrsen.
iatives having appointed committee 10 investigate
this affair, Mr.. Iiaskin. the chairman ~ the com
mttsc silcr investigation declared tina, the prop
erty was not worth $4,000, and tina, there
Va. fraudulent combination to eNtort an unfair
rNohiiait, and most unjust price from The
" Government. in the -ae OF th- property aud that
' Augustus Schcl. by the uuwsrraoted giving of b..
certificate contributed 90 and abicj ths .ucccss
of the combination IN the matter.
" IN" evidence shows that Prosper NJ. Wc,morc
IVA, the master spirit Ia forming the combination
which purchased ,h' property from the original
"ovnrr, and ailcward sold II at most eNorb- |
" tant price 10 the Government. L. spite Of these
damaging disclosures, Mr. Floyd st rcmams Of
The head 81 tie War Department. snd j. enc of the
recognized headers Of tie Democratic party.
Another alarming phase OF the corruption Of the
party Of which be- is the chief va. iorcby pointed
out b, Mr.. Buchanan in hi- iamcus Pittsburgh |
letter. Nov. p l~je. We have often quoted his
words, bu; ,Lcy viii well bcafrePc,;ion:
s,l ..'s. r. psiy o. .''i = s,s T. r-'.,a, =
% .,isr. "a our..,s. d'tee '.,a .i'''l r.r'.
sts oi'. hs s'sr-- 90 ft' y IN a ih.f - =, 800
hssld eu,l tt f'.g. : roo d ~ '~S.es-e'i - 10y
- ',i.. - 80 ~, J'sg = 80, So -, TO-.
.1aE bss-' ,7fssss ~ sHia's y - G.tsls~ go rH
- : - 49, n , %, 49, - .i -. =
lsul .ar,iyr ur-.. r..a,4b b, 81 srtue whca pa.
roS q IL TSs sfLs,f, ~kh mss ga 20 v.er, "a %
Let u rrpea, also IN fitting illustration of these
edibing reflections the following instructive note
from one of hi. confidential friends and part sans
IN Philadelphia
'PsIL,pxtrHi, Srrt l. l,s2
.w.fas ~ sos, ;. tr IT, .slser, af,h- sp o build
Dol. i %. ssp ', - T" h u'- - - D u."1.
a. ory -strh shl'rt BE- d Ii pl.1et a. 'Fi1ys ar
ID psr,urr tMr ". bias sb'.ri iu bsd
'Se -. ,fi. Ss,,ss.,ss "a H. - ~ {. - ia Say
o5 be- ,af-ue' iu that p.fct b AZ o. hvos u
Irss os larusr -aPe.nes ii, ,,- q ,A., ususn,".
I'D sl sdod hs' " The Interest % 'hr DsnafA. pat,
~ ., D..,, N hev ,. r',.,a 10 y, e'.H, ss'
'oI Rs r;;a ,o.n ,. s' Pi's'1 'sS y l An,
-, W th u...-h fe-p'-i w = FAfIflS"N-
The letter Was promptly cent by Mr.. Buchanan
To ,h' SECRETARY OF the Navy with note, calling
hi. attention 10 1t, aud tho result Of course. was,
that Meuicl y Son. obtained The contract, though
the Novelty Work. n Ia. city offered g. do the
worn Er sl,o"O less than was pad 10 Nerrick &
sons
Be.dr thi. transaction in which Mr.. cnauAn
Was personally CONCERNED. IL has been proved by
under oath, that the cinoluurni, If the
face "f Coal Inspector at PhllsdrlpAa, Ia tLr
amount of SlL,tpo year, were distributed under
NJ. BuchAnan's supervision. among three Of his
political partisans, in rcnnsy hania, neither II
" h'm paid any attention whnte,er To- the du, 90 Of
ih' poet. Il has ben proved also that with the
Presidents knowledge and consent the Treasury
wa, y Dramatically plundrrd of large amount
through the Public Printer IN order IN obtain the
means OF conupting aud subsidizng the pres., aud
rarp ing by bribery the L~ccmpton sw.ndle through
Congress.
ca The bee If all the" m"nstrous disclosures a
lnNrr, in the Democratic part, brings To- light
he fact that the head of A., gratrst Post Offcc
IN the country l. deiaulirr to an enormous
amount aud that his drfalcatiou has been known
or nearly a wear {" the chirl. e the part, at
W ashington, but hs. been concealed and covered
up 80 hong a. be- faithful, worked IN the part,
races, and i. only now disclosed t. punish him for
lie Douglas pn'clyiiirs.
We might extend still further thi. catalogue ri
he coruptions Of the party new in power. But
se have said enough to show that not oul, do iLc
'onor and reputation Of the country demand "A