Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-01

inquired OF bin Tor air AlUt1~ W51H. Dr.
Ing .Aa caur r-aiinu as asked what llr Smith
wanted o. -ir Weed. On being tod. ts iu-
quIet O, Mr- Smith what BIZ e1g.c af..rt .1 pay.
l5 replied 1--WE per cent. 3ir Smith also says
t.a' BIZ weed asked him Haal ls could aE-rl
90 pay that aterHa--. ~ y. EsGuErau A.
handed bis proportions for powder lg -iG Wed.
wlo took them t' ltr Cauaral. TIRE lasgi was
tLa, Mr. Weed was authorized to a.i;e le..ag
70 o-u Ripley. raa Hesa q. 5as ordnance d..
Falan-r.- 90 aE aH o.. contracts lr- powder boz
tHf=aa toe --ara- s..uut -llaraHE. Itl= somewhat
strange slat .le Secretary should appoint br
Weed aa bis messenger 90 carry his wishes 90
tfs different bureaus. Air smith understood
that DE was ta pay 5lr. Weed i've per cent
ltr Laau also testified ghat his powder arm
dru9ued TO pay 1lr. Weed FIVE per cent; tha-
Sir. Weed gave them authority 90 make one
thousand barrels Of powder bat they preferred
having .as sutnUlsv directly from tle govern
meEt. He also t-zlities rha5 tho paJr9. Dwyer.
who figured I'm the cattle contract iu 1iay OF
june, at Washington, told him If he would give
Hvs per cent he would seil al. the powder he
could make; but Latin declined.
llr- Van NycE proceeds 10 eZc0riste Dlr. Sec
re,sry We.es and the AWrsns.
GEN. FaE1roETS DEPARTMENT.
The gross frauds upon .Ls saaboar5, by the
Potomac, found a counterpart ON the banks Of
the Mississippi The cJuiagi0n spread and
fastened Itself upon the Department OF tho
West. A bevy Of Corm0rau;s gathered around
Fremont who were Teasing ug1u the blood t5av
We're drawing from the n=aign-nore iupu3en.
IN -lelr claims, more uubiushiug in their eEtor-
tons. There, as here, no sales could be made 60
/ the government, except through the medium OF
hear-isss contractors. There, as hsrl, none but
special tavofijes could share Of public bounty.
Ia35e willing TO furnish cIezpy and well were
cast aside, Wlue a hardware firm, Child. Pratt
d5 Co., were allowed % furnish nearly s. ( 900 900
without the .oma'iry of fixing 5he pHce in adj
vance, they procuring ir9m lba very men who
OFT red 20 supply government, and a. the offered
prices, while .usy cuaresd am advance " - 30
I so per cent Nel In league Wila guaTtesuas-5r
Achmsty and his inspectors would first eztar-
--om the honest farmer, and -asn ul1.uaILHEiy
rob from the treasury. I'm building the iuT.s d,
81 Louis, more lEan SiHjJJJ was s4usudgtaa
1 upon pr0iga UnpaaepeI svor.ss.
These PluulGars, some imported from Cali
Urula, and some for q long time IN lHa employ
and rsc- wing food and Tauueut from Jla govern
me2ts gathered arOaui Che person o.. Fremont,
aa1 suffered none 70 epPr]ael him too naar.y D..
tly8rlar-Daaf o. EsIA.9 E-y 'v-s The Ugh grr.
AZ t.is as.iva. gj robbery aud crime. a aa.u ST. r1
had .-- many Ea-rs av5u ll the fe-l.lr service
a- The yua d States q maa FURNISHED by lae
2iuIgi5-ls.9u 3D. the department a. ,ls West.
which Wsa su posed to be guarantee ar hs
Ha-L.-.ue. ta4 gritty trusting cIuA-ll-. =.
tem9g. wa.c-e4 hu lo. closely Z do nos
--e.eud ha5 Fremont sh-raa the spli's with
-t.-l L---- O. EeAs OF A-A.ii-.. - any meg.
@t-t @ i -i p li'--7A4 ---'a -l-. .'a.'e..'y
" r..gs ---- p" .--5 enormous 5io--s % us ~i0-e'
/ u-Ias.
lt is no eEeHsa 90 say that the waV". uaa Of
5Ls rebellion, huge Iu proportion tds impending
dau-eT casting aar, shadows oEe- cur aE.i.-lat
pathway aud llr-a-gHius -le ual1E.s Etc. was O.
justification tor allowing lHs exercise of ulIcels-
ed cupilisF Htlyu. da4.,. generals aaa taa-
"al ministers haEe bowed Down beneath tie
weight o. Increasing responsibility bat this
reckless horde were undermining Che very
/ gro2n0 ON which they ttOG.
tir. Davis VIII the gentleman permit me
+ .o interrupts llu mere
Ar. Van Wycil. cannot now
&r. Davis You have done me a great IuIUs-
Tee Ia the committee and desire here 20 set
lug sell r-L-. L must have au explanation here
0ralsswhele.
Al Van Wyck viii meet the gentleman
here r1 e.se#a here after HT hour =Np-ss 1l.
my lIma Is luuiCg lass It's not -l-g / am uu-
( wiling TO answer tne gentleman, for / Fvll. sl-
7-ar -m oc any other man, mere or al any
othe- place,
RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION
Another Item Of reckless exp ad.tues was the
order q. r-- Ws- D.asr.r.5t t.-10.f-7 -gg.
. c...s peri mile fltta= transformation OF fro.ps.
+ and ..5..r.. prices .r- b7----. ..4 ..r.s.
enormous were Ike prof s. .Hs. b. ,sf -ouga-
( ... the West b5 and ga6 FROM fl1-eu 90
'Hrsz y-Eva hundred 5ols1ss5 nearly every req.
ates- lar -as privilege OF aaaz 151-. ion. /. is
assag.a that the -aH Secretary. who was
a.15s.l by long OK. rane5 aal observation So
/ COW gSant WIN tag maa-ssalla1t Of railroads,
tAt -5]'.l'' -- s.s commence o. q Ai-lL +. --
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