, 1861-10-23
The Amy Frauds In PennsyIvan1a.

The Governor Of PENNSYLVANIA, In response |
to tho outc1y Of the people Of his State, ap-
pointed some time ago Commission to ex-
anime into the state military contracts. The
Commission has fulfilled its duty, and We find
thear report to the Governor In the Philade1-
phIa papers. II presents picture sad enough.
We make few extracts, showing the public
some N odes BY which the svindles cheated
the Government and robbed the soldiers.
The Commissioner relates the following
blanket transaction:
The second lot Of blankets, about SIX thou
aand two hundred pairs in number, was pur-
chased from the frm Of Me6sfs. ~ dsdWsy
& Dodson, OF Philadelphia, through the medl-
alton Of Jslhua Kames. That hr. Kames, IN
introducing one ef the contracting parties to
the authorities at harrisburg, had any lntlu-
euce with the hitter, except as that Of an active
party man, this Commission Goes not suppose,
10 the samples sent to Harrisburg were sut1i-
GENTLY good to justify the contract. For his
services, however, Messre. Du Hallway d Dod-
gpn loaned him two Thousand dollars, kooWinS
him to be an irresponsible man. The State
Government agreed to pay Messrs. Du Had
way & Dodson thEee dol1ars and half pair
for theSe blankets--the latrer, purchased at
| prices ranging from one dollar and 8 half to
three dollarB, less five per cent for cash, aver
aging, il the Eix thousand two hundred pairs
| furnished, little more than two dollars L
| pair.
"Upon tie delivery Of these blankets some
| objection was made to the price, aud an um-
! pif. Tas selected by the Governor to make 8
| 7aluatien. 4 sample Of six blankets Was sent
| to him in PAilsdelphia, which at the advanced
1ate OF prices at that time, he valued ct fifty
cents PER pound, thereby reducing the Price
| f1om th1ee doll.1s and half to t6rse dollars
and seventeen cents. The profits realized BY
Du Hallway & Dodson, in this TRANSACTION
amounted 10 about six Thousand seven huD:
dred dojlars. Although in this sale there Wss
netting on the part OF Dl Halfway d Dod5ou
which vas strictly fraud, yet gonr Commits
In an hour Of national peril, forgetting: all
patriotism, seeks only h0R it may tnra it.
cou1ty,s, snde11ngs to fta own pecuniary ad
The Commission further state that tn
State appointed an agent TO examine thos'
blankets, and Elk samples, selected By tn
prorrietors. were sent to the agent, and thes
were all he examined! Another lot vas pnr
chased lrom New York firm at enormou
prices. The Commissioners say:
tIn closing the subjsct Of blankets, you!
| Commission states that the absence Of sttic
| supervisory power tae been the cause of mucl
t of the mischief that has befalien the State, 6n,
| it moreover Condemns the mode pursued q
the Government in making its purchases. Mt
Du HadWay admitted that tie State conl
, and thus q large Saving mig ght have bee
mace"
evidence is damnab1e. Wm. 5. Buwles, &c
, fee re3ster, Philadelphia, testified as follows
"keceiyed Re twenty 4 pags irem n Mr . Chapman a
James Graham 4: Co, Leti1a couIt. Whe
. | first opened it locked unusually dark, an
! emelt Mdey 1told my father that there won!
: be q fuss about it, and that would keep
5 sample Ct It. (sanpls produced) We bro1gt
,, would be laid to the door Of the coffee roast
/ er, 50 keptia q sample Of it. It made the me
i sick while roasting It. had to go out in II
= yard for fresh ar. (Tbornly coffee show
fitnese.) This has been through polishin
# process, additional to the process throug
= which that received had been through.
4 emelt Of hides, and Wills roasting looked !:
e though it had molesses oa it. A semi-dqu
a substance appeared to egude from it. Wis
r ground, il Kept ID b dry place, and well pac
e ed, it will keep for year. If packed in
/ warehouse, in bags, it would be Likely to 10
t. Ro1s1S st5dnEth. We had fifteen good bags fro
Is it wonderful that the troops were sic
e eued when they were compelled to drink su
re- ttuT:
- The Commission, after an examination in
of the clothing furnished, rejected many Of t
A. bills in toto. AL bills were sWora to, The oa
N emhrach E this c]ante:
+. "Tket the prices charged for the. same
the actual wholesale cash prices charged
goods of like quality to other customers, 8
10 moreh
THO Commission call attention to this fl
snd 10 the perjury which was committed
the Contractors In making That oath.
Commission thus speak OF the Causes Of lhi
fTEu6s:
m "rley also report, in general, as the res
70 Of their Investigations, that they have fou
~ insta1css Of Incompetence, OF sharp deaii
AZ never praiseRorthy, and here eminently {
MT graceful, ct bad appointments which, althor
-, ~ under the culiar circumstances Of the tin
I IEa to be expected, are none the less to be c
dgmEsd."
INF Bet appointments! Therein lies al
he he trouble. Men are appointed to the bukin
1~ dephrim ut Of the army Who have been thl
~ irg politicians all their Yves, aad Who car
~. bought at almost any price. They are
81 canse OF all the trouble, nnd Of all the sut
~ i1g Of our volunteers. Until q reform In
he particular is had, thsrs will be frau3s and
1at cali!y 10 tae dttrimeIt Of the army.