Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-01-04


The Tribune's correspondent, under date o
! the oath, writes as follows"
The developments to-day-eoncerning the
immense robbery in the Interior Department
hive produced profound impression, without
exciting any very extraordinary surprise. as
all the parties known to be- or suspected oil
| being implicated, have long been under suspi-
cion here. GODDARD Bailey, the clerk who alb
straeted the bonds, is from Charleston, and is
a soa of former AttOrney-General of South
Carolina, though his appointment is nominally
charged to Alabama in the Blue Book He
is a rank secessionist, and one OF those who
proclaimed his purpose not to serve under Mr..
Lincoln. His relations towards the Secretary
of the Interior have been most CONFIDENTIAL
Among his familiars he has been regarded as
a maa of reckless and dissipated habits.
Ief > now ascertained that the amount par-
ioinea is exactly S870.00O for, while there
are drSfts on the War Department made by
Messrs 1s..ssell. Majors & Co.. and accepted
by Secretary Floyd. deposited for corrcspon-
ding amount, aud believed to be utterly
worthless, these drafts were csteusibiy made
on account of the transportation contracts
held by the above firm, but for which no ser
vice is known to have been really rendered
They were kiting operations, intended to raise
money, and have been af rat in Wall st. eet
aud other maris for tn. last six months One
of them, from Western Pennsylvania, which
had been sold, was presented to Secretary
Floyd Il few weeks ago, which he said would
be paid, " if things went right" Another.
for $4,000 was presented by Mr. Alley,
Massachusetts. which had been discounted in
Lynn. Mr.. Benjamin called upon him sever
nj months since, to inquire about 4 negotia-
tion for s61:e of them, concerning which b..
had been consulted professionally. Secretary
Floyd al Gfst treated them as good, but sent
him word next day disc!aming any responsi-
bility.
There is reason to believe that several Of
cias connected with the War Department,
certain notorious hangers on there, and other
outside parties, have all been engaged in spac-
u'ations, and concluded together to use the
pubic funds for their merccnary schemes
Some Of them were involved in former trans
actions. and by hard swearing AMI other ap
pliauces, escaped detection, though they were
more than suspect then.
Secretary Thompson sent a communication
t. tie House, asking AN Investigation This
is proper enough, but he will find it difficult to
eAP3rin why, as trustee for Indian flinls and
'egai custodian of their money $4,000, 900
passtbie like bank notes, were placed in the
keeping of an irresponsible clerk, without Sc
crrily of any kind. He ought to be held per
son1liy answerable for whatever loss may lie
sustained. Mr.. Thompson justifcs his course
ittf l.riSt ii,rr hoN,IS ,iI.1,fS !,
the iilct that the law makes no provision for
their special custody. They might, however
have been placed in the keeping of the Com
MISS i,ner of Indian Affairs
Mr.. Bailcys reason for conicseing his alb
tra-tion was, that he expected Mr.. THomp
son soald retire from the Cabinet, and might
njt3ie-s,se to clear himself fram completely
when the discovery clme t. be made ms i
venuaily must be- 1t was to save him from
suspicion when he was not guilty.
This disclosure is only tn beginning Of the
end The public 'rvice, with the exception
of one or two departments, is rotter, aud has
be pros ituted to venal objects. Memb RS
of the Cabinet and others have advocated Sc
cession, because they desired confusion and
cha s to conceal the depretIations committed
here during the past four years, and which
would be exposed to their disgrace in ordinary
times. The public must be satisfied by this
time, if there were no political reasons, why
this Administration should be turned out
There are others quite as urgent why the Gov
ernmeut should be placed in honest hands,
The correspondent of Forney's Press writes
that good deal Of the money realized from
the Bailey fraud was used TO effect the disso-
lrtion of the Union, it having been sent to
South Carolina to pay expenses.