New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-02
A CARD.

adopted resolution requesting the Secretary of the
Treasury "to adjust tie claim against the Govern
ment for the 900 Hall ssrbines purchased through
Simon Stevens. esq, by Gen. John C. Fremont on
the 9Th day Of August, 1861, and afterward deliv.
cred at the United States Arsenal at The City of g.
Louis, on the basis Of sale Of such arms to the
Government for sl2 50 each, rejecting all ether de-
msnds sgains. the Government, on account Of the
purchase of said ARMS deem it duty 10 myself
10 appeal from this resolution to the justice of my
couDtrymen. The arms in question were purchased
by Gen. Fremont fiom me at the price Of s29, whcn
was their fair value. This price the Government l.
bound " pay by every obligation of good faith and
honor. To repudate II 10 10 discard fair, certain,
well.urderstood contract
To sssert that the purchase wss made through ne,
and not from me- Is TO fssify a clearly proven fact.
To substitute $I2 50 for 2 tho price, is TO allow
the purchaser to retain the tbugs purchased at bis
own price regardless Of that which be Las agreed
to pay.
For the purpose Of sutstaniiating what / say,
refer 10 the following memorial, addressed by me to
tLe Houss Of Representatives. and th" foli"wi"e
| letters one ffom the Ordnance Department " Mr.
lEastuan. of whom l purchased the arms, ono from
mvseH 10 the Chairman Of tho Investigating Com
mi,,ee. and one from Mr.. Sedgwick Of the House Of
REPRESENTATIVES 10 Gen. Fremont, with tha, Cen
erals reply. sisos sIL'LSs'
NsrIs,k, May l., 1861.
TUE MEMORIAL OF SIMON STEVENS IN REPLY TO
1 THE REPORT OF TIE INVESTIGATING COM
i MITTEE. OF wHICH9in. VAN wYCK IS CHAIR
i MAN, UPON TEE SUBJECT OF HALLS CAhBiNEs'
To n. Hou.e Of R1,a.n,atire' eJ a's OHted Sta'"i
The Memorial OF Simon s,svsis respectfully shows thai
e Report Of the Invsssos CoU mfses sf Thoh mr. az
Wvk il Chsirn an contains reflections upon your nemoA
Ca On relation to tn. sale by him Of 5000 csbse, to the Gov
rpu,p to which he Graves sys 10 call he attention Of yen
! Honorable House.
Tho reflections upoB yeur n,morlt though rather vague
orloo.ly ,a.sd. ,rpsG 70 rect upon three ssunpii0n'i
F.. Tia, your ueInoriAs had ooprecdaa with the
orlsinal .sle Of tho sIus BY the Gsvernmen'i
seeondi Tia. bo sod then 10 tho Government rlls se'
! leg a. It's ssspti and
! Thids That he resod them a an srtrsTazsnt price
Every one Of these assumptions without tho !e fouf an
on 10 .ct He had connection Hhs,ever with the orig
nal s.e Of b. ,rra, by The Government He ahe~Gd pu
chased them IA the ordinary Of bushes" and sold
..n having no confidential relation with Vie osfs'niHeh
Whatever, and be obtained only fair price,
now sppesrs by the records Of the War Department IN,
a.. o.binos In question known ss HeUs csbines woIe' o
- ,nc.,.n, Of Mr. c.msron's term Of office ss secre
,.y of War the property Of tho Government stored II IL
,,,snsl on goveYnors Island IL the bHoof OF Ns"f"'
b, th.y were made iu superior manner with 'leei osHe
,d besu propey Inspected ard cost the oovernmsn In %
Of oesc. slt 70 each aud were ,ntHey He" having neYe
been iJsoed
yot rome reason not known TO your mtmohali's
,te, were ,od BY the War Department in Jurs Last, fo
ssD.eh On The lat day Of Ausas. the purchaser made
eopr,c. with your .moIiAs to sell them to him ut 'pu
,sa nro, tll 80 each At tho time OF this contract you
not know how orst whas price, they had oes
pulchessd; but Il te had known, that could hHdiy nov
been srs,son Why he should ~, purchase or sell 'Eain
hn, IA, purchase your men9fi,i't, hndns that hs oou
u,Se the carbo reTyceablo by nnins thsA ana ca
r.os the bieech made arrangements to have that wo a'n
ppo n AID III. alterations thus made though AZ an moon
siderable erpcnse, favo the arms 'no sN'"N''s WV
! modern breech.osdi.g rAe'
Tim, improved they very useiul sad eihc'et"esP
and worth from or to 425 each
I HASH Of August he offered ,hom 10 Gen. Fremont e.
an IL. offer wss accepted the th aud they were as
lveed with all possbi. dPseh TO Gen Fremont ana p5 AN
hul To tle force. in Missouri here tAey have Eac'
boon ia use. a,
Tb, N. whole s,oryi not smother fac. bearing upon th
.f the trausaction far yeur nenoT'lsl 70 con
s ,yg.,t. it,ef 10 him. lie htd no sgeucy Whatever
IN. sale by tho Government aud did not kno" 'nst " n"'
b,. made till str bis bargain With tho purchaser "hsh"
, AL. u,, vise or unwss honest or corrupt W" not kno"i
q. hin, and 10 not L.l province to inquirei "e's' ~
nlqht be AZ willing others 10 pronounce judgment uP''
tls and nsny like acts "ns'hei VI" '''' ~
the gyespnsnt oBce thought tho arms Snisf'ieesoe an
M no, know how to improve them, or whether was mse
tr tho .ordd purpose Of putting money into tho pockets
h. who ,old or those vino bought or f,r the Tesontb'
ry,ose II d.spong the loyal States OF arms se the exam
~ F,oyd and Floyds employees or whether 1t ws' ono
hos bupders Of which ibis Rebellion ha been 90 fruitful
voo, Honorable House we'll 50 other braehe' OF the Gov
II ascertain and having asoortonsd hsy can pun
h IN. offenders and prs,ens the recurrence Of such 'nsac
tions in foturs
yXh.,.,.r Al yo1t U,qehAts aSn give Il The tnrsgN