Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-17
The way the Honey Goes-Treasury
Piuuderipg-

Mr.. DAVIS, Repub lean member Of the House
ffom Massachusetts. and a member of the Com
mi;tee of Investigation on Government contracts.
made scathng speech on Monday last, ex-
posing and denouncing the Wholesale system of
plundering which had characterized the man
agement of the thus far, and all under
TseteDded patriotic devotion TO the country
The New York Tribune attributes the retire
ment Of Gen. CAMERON TO the developments made
in the speech of Mr.. DAWES and that he had been
surrounded by Improbable fr ends who" to use
the language of that print would have scorned
the idea Of selling their God for thirty pieces of
sl!Tsr so long as there was the faintest hope Of
making it forty" The picture presented by Mr.
DAWES is disgraceful to the Government, and
shows that the Treasury has been beseiged by
set OF cormorants who have been fattenng upon
the misfortunes of the country. The following
isl condensed report of Mr. DAWES speech in
the House:
SIR: have not failed to notice. and believe
the Committee of which | am a member have
not failed 10 notice, in common with she whole
country, that tor some unaccountabie reason the
charges upon the National Treasury, ut this time
of war. have been such to reach nearly the bot
seH OF the public chest. During the inves igation
startling facts have come before the motto, of the
Committee. and before the notice OF the whole
country. touching the mode and manner of the
expenditure OF the public money Some OF these
items propose 10 call public attention to- and
then 10 ask gentlemen the plain question. when
they propose TO meet this question, ii ut all and
If So how. when, and wherey
The very hrSt contract entered into bv this
81. 1T.
To come here. in April last, to defend the Capt.
tai. by which they were TO be fed was a contract
entered into for cattle. Ii was not made with a
whose business IL To supply cattle to the
market, not with a man who knew the price of
beef IN the markets of the country but was en-
tered into by the Government here with a man
well known in this, and in the other branch of
Congress for the past ten years. old stipen-
diary-one OF the class OF men who in times past
maize their money by such operations a. buying
the certificates OF members for books at dis-
count, and then charging the full amount. This
contract was made so that the first twenty two
hundred head OF cattle furnished was charged at
a rate which enabled their original contractor to
sub let IL m twenty four hours after TO a man IN
New York nI.o did not know the price of beef.
that be put into his pockets. without stirring
from his chair. So 600, and the men who actual
IL furnished the cattle IN question, put their
pockets 5000 more. that the contract under
which these , 900 head OF cattle we're furnished
to the army, was made that the profit OF Sos.
600 was realized over the fair market price II
takes longer time tor a thousand head OF cat
tie 70 reach this city from the States where they
are purchased than II takes the army 10 consume
them i ask the House. ut this rate. to consider
how long the most ample prov lsl0nS OF the lret-
sury would be able to meet the simple demands
for the subsistence of the army. SIR. poorly a.
the army Is shcd 10 day. \ million of shoes have
already been worn out. and million more are
beng manufactured. and yet upon every one of
these shoes there has been waste of seventy
i've cents. Three quarters of million OF dol
lars have been already worn out. and another
three quarters Of million of dollars upon shoes
i now being manufactured In that department
OF the Government contracts have been 80 plcn-
uiul That Government officials have gone about
the streets with the pockets filed with them and
ct which they made presents 10 the clergymen
OF their parishes. and with which were heaei old
political sores aai cured political iegds Even
rho telegraph has announced that ldsh public
functonsries have graced the love ieaSis which
which were COZ MP 70 celebrate these political
reconciliations thus brought about while tie
Ratchet Of political annosity was buriei Ia the
grave OF political confidence. and the national
credit was crucited among malefActors.
We have reported TO IA the hrst fruits of these
contracts A regiment OF cavalry lately reached
Louisville. 900 strong. and the Boari OF ARMY
Officers there appointed for the purpose. nave
condemned - out OF the COG horses - utterly
WORTH, The man who examined those horses
declared. upon las oath. that there not one OF
them that worth $50. Thew we're blind spa
vined. ring6oned, afflicted with the heaves with
the glander-. and with every disease that horse
f,sh is heir 90 These lis horses cost the
Government. before they We're mustered into the
service g. 200. beside more than an additional
3 900 10 transport them from Penus ~ ana to
L'Aisviiie. where they were condemned aud east
of
Mr. Mallory IN XVI askel what regiment
those horses belonged 10. and Who furnished
them
Mr. Dawes-Ehey belonged - Colonel Wi
haus's regiment OF cavalry. and they ..ere pur-
chased IN Pennsy lvania. from which Safe ihey
Refe forw 4rded to Louisville. where they we're
condemned. There are eighty three regiment.
81 cavalry to-day. 900 strong. Il takes $3.50.
u00 % put one OF these regiments foot heior,
n mug.s Tt..Dfx milan. ef saii.r. ia tho.