The New York herald., 1862-04-26

one OF Dickens earlier novels was the presid-
Gals whom he educated into knavery, and upon
whose Illicit earnings he managed to subsist
When justice at last overlook this rascal and
tutor of rascals, however, he could be made to
realize neither his own crimes nor the punish
ment which awaited him. Bill Sykes must
swing-ths Artfal Dodger was trapped-yes,
ne could understand that; but, for himself no
had done nothing wrong the evidence against
bum was "pure fabrication;" he was good
man, with no personal controversies" and no
harm could happen him.
"A man named WiikinsOn-wh0n, perhaps,
poor Greeley has unfortunately forgotten-once
used part Of Fagins history to illustrate tho
character Of his old master, Thurlow Wesd.
But, all things considered, Fagin's coat Ats Will
kinson's new master, Greeley, much better,
especially a. Weed never profsssed TO have
Fagin's lack Of memory. Greeley, like Fsgin,
ia the presiding genius Of an association, and
Greeley plans, arranges and executes pub
lilo jobs, just as Fagin planned. arranged
and executed private robberies. Like
Fagin, too, he never can recollect his
rogueries, and, when hard pushed, be Is
extremely apt to put all criminal responsible
ties upon the shoulders Of his associates and
dodge the confessional by food of "s help
me Gods" He tried this game In regard to the
Matteson one thousand dollar draft. He tried
it again in regard to the Forward to Rich
mond" articles, and had tho insufferable assu-
rance to attempt to divert the storm Of public
reprobation from his own guilty self and turn
II upon his subordnates, the mere pupils in
his Fagin's shop, the Tribune Association.
Again, in yesterdays Tribune, poor Fagin Gree
ley tries this same unmasterly stroke Of policy.
His reply to our scathing erposs Of the fact
that the Tribune. Association is gang of public
jobbers, with o contract for muskets to be de-
livered in 1868, Is substantially this First,
that he " does not know Mr.. Almy by sight,"
and. second, that our statement is " a false as
sertion" and "gross fabrication" Let US look
at the evidence, honest Fagin, and see how
this old gamo of shifting the responsibility will
work this time.
In Secretary of War Stanton's official reply
to resolution Of the House, passed December
rs, 1861, in relation to the purchase Of arms
by Greeley's pet General, Fremont, we
find the whole story of Greeley & Co.'s job
berry and she official documents to prove it.
On page LOS and section 68 Of Secretary Stan
tons letter is the following application for a
contract
NEv YORK. Dec. 10, 1851.
SR--Ths Eagle Manufacturing Company, of Mansfield,
hufh froas dul1
tract with the government TO manufacture subject
tho inspection and approval OF duly appointed
twenty Ave thousand muskets OF the Springfield pat
tern to be delivered weekly in New York twenty dol
lars each with the incidea charge &C. The do
livery shall commence or~before The first day of May
next and the payments to Be made on delivery Of each
invoice. Yours, &c, A. Fl. ALMY, Treasurer.
Col THOMAS A. SCOTT, Assistant Secretary Of war
This Mr.. A. n. Almy who signs himself
Treasurer of the Eagle Manufacturing Compa-
ny, is the commercial or dry goods editor Of
the Tribune, and a shareholder in tho Tribune
Association. Of this gentleman poor Greeley
says yesterday:-"A Mr.. Almy has occasionally
written dry goods report for this paper
(the Tribune, and been paid therefor doubt
full, and that is all the connection he has, OF
ever had, with the Tribune" Now, however
occasional" the 1ribune's dry goods reports
may be, Mr.. Almy has Certainly written them
for some time past. He has been receiving O
salary from the Iribane, and has spent
q great part of his time at the Tibu,t
Office. If he does not do 30 now, it is because
the Eagle Manufacturing Company demands his
time and attention. Does Greeley pretend to
deny these facts, pray? If SO, allow us to in
troduce to his notice Mr.. Snow, the financial
manager and money reporter, and Mr.. Wilkin
son, the Washington correspondent, of the Iri
b,,ne, who make their debut in the following
extract from page 16G Of Secretary Stanton!
letter.
Tho following words written on the drs page Of tn,
above proposal
Matter Of Mr. Snow Of the New York Tribune ncntionet
by Mr.. Wilkinson.
Attached to the proposal the following telegram
Eagle Manufacturing Company "a. H. Almy, Treasurer
represent, has contract. II is organized under
existing charter to carry out contract you nego
tiatng Colonel SOotrs Eagle Company 10 another CON
cern SNOW.
sAauH. WILKINSON, Ebbs,. House, Washington.
Poor Greeley will hardly dare say that lie
"does not know Mr.. Snow by sight" He will
scarcely be able to cut the acquaintance of Mr.
Wilkinson as summarily as he has that of Mr..
Almy. Mr.. Secretary Cameron evidently knew,
if Greeley does not, who these gentlemen were
and ho served them accordingly. He was in
formed, If Greeley was not, why Fitz Henry War
rem was removed and Wilkinson was appointed
to represent the 7ribmein Washington. He was
sAyewd enough to understand that "the matter
of Mr.. Snow, Of the New York Tribune, men,
toned by Mr. Wilkinson" must be attended
to, or the Tribune would resume the assaults
made upon him through Warren, and which
Just ceased upon Wilkinson's appointment.
Therefore lie ordered that the Eagle Company
should have the contract applied for, and on
page f55, section So, of Stantons letter we find
tie order Of the Secretary of War to that effect,
as follows
ORDNANCE OFT1cE, I
UAsrnNgroT Dec. "a, 1891 I
Srr-By direction OF the Secretary OF War olcr you
an order for twenty-five thousand mUsksts with appen
.ll F-f