, 1861-08-28

Correspondence New York Timea1
WASHINGTON, Friday, aug. q, 1851.
II is to be regretted that the report Of the
Committee appointed to expurgate treason
s1om the various Departments Of the Govern
ment carnot be published until next winter,
Nhen Congress meets. It's deye1opments
would stalte the nation, although am sorry
to say fist, well authenticated IS they appear
to be, they make little impression upon those
whose peculiar duty it is to see that no tr,itcr
lprkR about the Capital of the nation, and
especially that 10 man Of doubtful loy-
il Ecw ready to report in part, but its 1.bors
are by no means closed. It has already been
aecertained t st more than two hundred men
of recession s5mpsthies are retained in Office
in Washington. A lew have been removed,
bnt the great majority still make their month
are thirty-tWo Of these men in the employ
meDt Of the War Department, in various ca.
pscitiee-abont hall Of them being clerks,
AID the r emsinGer officers, surgeons, mechan-
les in the arsenal, messengers and 80 forth.
There are some eight OF ten Of these me-
chanics, who are proven to be secsssionists,
and their employment In the arsenal will ex
plain the fact tfat bombs have been ascertain
ed to be filed with sand or saw dust. The
President has teen assured by officers in the
amy. that if even haH the bombs thrown at
Bull Run BY our batteries had been filled with
csmbusibles, the havoc among the enemy
would have been terrible,
The Nsvy-ysTd also Is found to contain a
Lurnber OF eecessionists,. and no doubt they
Fave played the eamc game there that the Ar
ternl traitcrs have carried On Butall the de-
partmerts can coult their scores Of these &C.
cret eympathiZers with rebellion; and the
SIKH Auditors office will have to reorganiZe
aftez the disloysl element has peeG removed.
The President is literally surrounded By
fp:es and tTaitors, unless the testimony deliV-
hnFn tAa 3sa- s-e
tlce to his door-keepe1s aud gardener; while
the man Who is now engaged in painting the
White House is proven to be S most active
6ympathizer with the rebels, Il not their Sc
cTet agent. These tacta have bean brought to
The knowledge Of the President, nad II is to
be presumed that he will Lot be long in turn
irg adrlft the treacherous recipients Of his
confidence. These men stand at the door Of
ths Council Chamber, Gnd if, as the evidence
EtioEe the Committee goes 70 prove, they are
t:silcrs and eriee, they can be Of far more use
10 the 1ebel Government ut Richmond, than
Their humble situations make them none the
less formidable enemies to the country, con-
6idef;ug the peculiar relation in which they
stard to the President
! understand that Wien the War Depart.
ment WAS Informed Of the names Of the
agaiIGt them, the matter was referred by Gen.
Scott to Gen. Ma1sfeld; and that the latter
hfd the men arrested and brought before
q Justice Of the Peace. The Justice
1oti1ed Mr.. Potter, the Chairman of
lhe Committee, that the prisoners, az
rested By or in the name OF the Com
| mittee, were before him. He Of course re-
| piled that ne had nothing to do with the ar
rest-thst the Committee had no power to
arrest any one, their sole business being mere
| 1y to investigate facts and give 1uformstion to
The p1orer department. Gen. M1nsjis'd CURLY
4taed that if the Committee ecithdrsae the charges
h acod set The men to eoork again, and accord
ingzv did 20
The evidence before the Committee seems
| to be given with candor, and, SO far as is ap-
| pa ent OF fhe surface, Witheus malice or pre-
| i1Gice. There must Of conrse be exceptions
| to tuss rule Where 60 many Witnesses have been
| txsMi1ed. But tho Committee have vested
no verdict upon the testimony OF one Wit
Eess; and have, in probzhly every instance,
WI ere an official has BEEN reported as
! disiays1, the evidence Of three persons On
tath to sustain them. Injustice may haze
| betn doIe in Geme instances, but there can be
| no Question Of the fact that the Committee
have aeught lie truth, the whole truth, and
| netting but the truth, without fear, favor o.
atItctIC1. The name Of the gallant potter
who, as Chairman, has had the leading part il
| performing tie duties OF this Committee, vii
be . guarantee for the integrity and efficiency
with which the task has been performed.