New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-08
GOVERNMENT FOUNDERlEs.
To d. Zen. e,rzcx wrrr. s,e.e.a,vo fas Nary


to your pc ,osn Congress 10 mako oq4ton Oh
s3aCOotO0 tx rolling mills the abriciol Of heavy
rolled Ia's iron-ci sqs etc.. wish 70 ~ mat Doui
statement ,tc. Couue.s to tie effect that " neie ore
but two or g. SEQ manufactures cfsbe Of uriefsiins srch
woIk md h 80 of limited c1paey.r creates 20 little surprise
aor Inst c,,s OF yer,us vito have been IN the habit Of
thinking lhsi the genius end enterprise Of our peoF
aeed ard who be- brought 20 believe by 30 slight 81
ausn you hsve made to tho subject that there are not
hundreds Of contractors slhcont fA and CON-
handing suc.en capital to produce w.th economy, any re-
ouifei artco Of manufacture Ior.L private enterprise LA
car produced by Government employees With an apropr
Of four es 81 O0CC0i and theo mcl vii continue
to bo Of the opinion, soerihey have bad presented
them oil Tho arguments that pssLtd to you IS an
ndacemtu to make application 10 Congress so contrary 70
,se true hter..s OF our Government md tho r; Of our
us ,ons, dcgrs5ns 10 character og XII aud en
erpr.e.
with regard to the fabrication oflass yoa uraoub.
eddy know that with oil routine efforts Of our ordnance
officers and the millions expended in zsrdment' We laVe
no. yet caie4 sin Clio twoby 80 pouudsrhaed cannon
sud hsye ute.v failed IN inch raes $50 ouno'l iha'
We have ordra-co ocer to-day willing to ssy that
BE viii brcato 5opouuder Ile aud offer IL for service
with tie assertion that he knows TO be good gun, without
having pot s five have not Set learned row to maze
tutworhy gun By the pacdce Of tho exclusive system dur
ing 20 nry yesrs and such expenditure Of money ought
have leaned TO open the business to pubic coie-
ton and g. bring the service Of tie Government the con-
trscve genius OF 20 0 Of people Instead Of tie traditions
handed down from anoihef Of cess o. men oil edn-
Gated in the sane exclusive school, and Ooy numbering low
bundled indlgiduas H. ,nc course Of hunled ysars
The sis proposition orierdaHiOr large guns, seen IN
the ,dyed ens ia the papers, cmsna.ng from yourself
AID The Secretary a War, would seen Il hst sight to be
flank permission to outder8 to enter tho seua yet tolls
field o. con petition may be Isel pEzefins 10 which
ue Oidneue Department challenge all coue's, snd when
the people e.Fr iof hsht press Against tao EoTei
the secr-sry ofhe Nasy MN ire, snd suggests that
three or four Of them only be admitted 10 light out aud
whip esCb other.
n tie Government wants large guns, and oriuance
Of = know how afo the. why not set them 70 wors
ulp them and n Use room 90 tho wok 10 lie present.
orduanc. abdrsic y cyn the sua Guns % outside on
tractors uuhls these contractors fnky ~.tl oh the Ia
os that has been obtained ntthe expense OF The people
upol te saDiecti Ply Cops pAisen sGarJ pred Gated
upou bic success viii !afge ,lrf would not "a you
be- A. severe With hn viii eny lryate contractor Ter d.
tho niuh or tenth gun o. Dot Of fifteen, made oy private
canrac,or sde even 20 Of ooee should burst you
,ond, Inn the whole o The ordnance officers congratulate
b.,,ycs upou hayrs .poed o. Of thoe p,.umptuous
nd.s who has had ne sudacy 20 NEEDLE wi,h what Is
held TO bel5rg e4cu.igey 20 +. We aHi bed aoe-i'
born to position in he Nssy reparneAL
1. even our experienced ordnance officer have doubts
about .uoees. IN mailing large guns why sdye'c ir eudts
from contractors foT funhling large guns and IN sucn
manner ns 90 throw an DO rlss uTon tie contractor
W,ua fs real object % get I'D Of the in poltui,y OF iHos
phi eaied inventors voui0o contractors who ",ro
rrens THU claim, Tor upon the Goyerunsn' hnt
who would BE- either csiorred by the stringent terms or amt
bacd b. expanding their time snd means upon an cfot 10
produce az article 60 which they have but chance n
thoasud q succeeding aid m les chance Of being sbe to
Government by giving stuHtwoltdy large gun ii'
gfoss oufmg ap1n Tho people who Poy he eHpen'ss Ia.
after ell the money expended, even CopL Dahfroh cinno'
,e you thr s snd spe.il ors Tor The u'ciure OF
rre gun nat viii not have O. b. destroyed 70 prove IT, good
quality Yet Capt, Dshsrcn has probably burst more guns
thsnAy ot.er msp 10 The aod lad had email per-
ecnif.e Ire money tlgs expended come olt o.
h.. own ocsst either no would have been ruined
or the fan, improved il leave, the impression
On ny mind tia. 10 The sdv.riemsrt for enIera fT large
gutt IN yo- letter Conps rolirg 70 eppropii n' I
-nufci3 -i Tor heavy rolled plates, and the ad'eise'
..a. l.. tassss fas af.sn snnboss hsy' plt tho
contrscto 10 iei,e position. fou will "o' know
pay price Tor large th,i covers tn" ik' ard 90
DO, De eve tha, auy nan familiar wish ~ subject believes
mat yoY ~oud at the gun, II Won DID, While goa DO
hot kaow llt thick rolled pses arc TO be the best NOR FOR
oncisd hips that there will ever be more tLan ono zip
osde-,fe erpcsnenta out-and you would not give he
coz facto coutngrr esrccment to pay Tor mschite that
would DO uer r. auy other purpose In case you should not
3 4
ye gunboal draw six feet er and attain asPeed
of ,f.en miles an hour II tho conracors work 20 their
avn aus zone q them viii fail snd All q them arr liable to
DO 90 you pay any thing Tor the I,k in addition to isir
Price for the ,ctusl co. ink not, to the contractor but
sou VII nk Tor appropriation TO bald Oo'emment shops
and tho, insure that lc k d taken by the GoTemmout Bot
van 40 ol thu. inrurc that you re-, the Trustworthy guns
the most endmng plate, lie most ehceui spub9ati A \
fle nay b depended upon aat any nv,s,meu, OF ih'
bef d. lb ~
bu,i,s,, ner + not dsfab!o no Government Gftai
Coyeramets Gl1iocs sllo d. ibis great Nrous, the. ty
ler.r.'ife -lanss ard Vas4yze orr manuiartul
Ofraf 20 7vst oriua1,o foundry tagJ Tor rs,auo
h, IS tie lope 0 me czcns NJ sone time 90 attain
.ac ly Of being manufacturing city. Tor months after
each election r mechanics hang about sne corner groceries
irntay b.4tL.ir with loaa poeisra laying pifo' to
go. sr,osd @, tho Government shols, whee wages aFe
tg 4o. ,f sb,t hort. aud duties not Duins this
c he canlot be induced 20 tale employment At any ohor
uauu acory. They spend the mouey earned by previous
economy md te certainty that but few can DO apponed
only .pu hem On greater exsfon, and makes them
heartily dsrlse ittir former employ merit When finally
en ploycd heir eamusl spent 10 the Same gocefe
buttonhoins attends snd preparing Tor the election
ho condo upon which they get tho appointment and the
continuance 0! this habit makes them ds2ise their
At tho Government shop end they take W their
aode q. lie aforementioned bsrrooms where they sink to
The condition candidate Tor Congress other official
position from which they reclaimed. How
universally this il the rule osy bs believed by those
Who have sem Il, aid Il DO sees wherever there
(. an Institution Of the Mind mentioned The tue policy
Of the Goamment would 10 10 have Ordnance Bureau
,ad Bureau Of Corsiruc.ou not managed by old aud
.upersnnuaed navel commander, bat by number OF
erlnonl rs their intelligence xiii and Integrity who
should advertise Tor plan, aud speoidca,on' to be paid
for according to tef merit aud thea lee tho Same blrsaa
edyefiise g. tenders To- tho fumlshas OF every article
,quid ,ads according 90 tie plaus ard spectcitions
80 procn-td would have board for each Of these bureaus