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

% rest way 30 dcmoralIzo he public service snd he will
re,o,cs "a detection ard puui,hmcnt OF every dishonest
and di,lOys on,er bsh orlOw
The prence that voar memorislit when he sold these
arms to tho Governmens was Is agent s and ssu
ous Whoever asserts thss bo or held hsas out TO
such agent what h noe ue Previous TO the SALE
hs had connection Of any Kind with Gen. Fremont sTce
the request Of tho Shipper Of some caSs OF cssnon
shot end sbsl. which arrived = NewYork for that of ,sr
about ,s I'd Of August he ee Led the Secretary Of ts
Treasury to hsvc them passed free OF duty and to Gen Fs
mont akug what Instructions he had 10 give respecting
uem and receiving request that be would place
himself In communication with AdsmSs Express whloh
would forward them he did and teiesrsphed back that the
consignment had pas,ed the Cus,omHouse and would be
sent forward Ia one or two days.
Nearly fortnight after the sale Of the csrbinss. your
memorslst visited st. Louis aud there Cen Fremont
snd while there requested by him to make few pur
cases Ia NswYork for his department! and to forward
supplies for him. including his consisumens from Europe.
Az your menorsist about leaving st. Louis he re-
csived from Cen Fremont the offer of place hi, staff
with the rank OF msjsr On his return TO NewYok your
nomors!it made the purchases requested and rendered
Gen Fremont whs. services he could the 18th OF Sep
tember; but lie received any compensation for doing
so nor did he eva receive commission pay officer Of
any bind.
suc in bris the history Of the connection Of ysur
morisllst with the Department Of the Wet lie has
received compensation, iom
ment he has sold anything to the Government
cep. the single instance Of The csbnes he has ps
chased nyhis from tho Government and he has made
purchases sss fsr IT, except tho few purchases after
his return from st Louis before mentioned
The price which your rnemor..t sold these
to Gen Fremont he to have been fair II there
be doubt that point let hs testimony q any compe
tent person be produced TO show thA, such could be
Manufactured purchased fr les, price, that they
no: most useful wespon' worth. to the Government all that
they eest
Ia an his dealings With the Government in the matter OF tho
osrbiss he acted citizen having property to sell, ard
ho'dlg other relation tho than that Of
citizen loyal to its G,S and obedicni to its laws
II bad been necessary to justify bimse by tie rule pre-
vsiDg in mercantile snssotons that tho seller may justly
obtain the bs, price he can that he practices deception
and takes undue advantage lie need not have shown that
the price he obtained the fair msrsct pce They who
In this have had ships stores anything else to
cell to the Government have without exception, far 8.
10 Informed and believes obtained the best
price they could fairly obtain Bu your memoFst dces not
this rule He insists that he Ioi for low price
tho hind could be bought for eohere thea
any tms since and for price Just aud fair in ell
,pscts he s indeed nfo ue1 that the Government new
purchasing carbn Of better qusy for $23 to sc each
yonr memors challenges the s,retc', investigation n,o
the truth Of all that be hss stated Whistler that iHve.t.s
sion 81 all take place In tie ordinary tribunals before any
Ceemee Of conye,. all that he ash. IT, that he may have
th. privilege Of being prsson, while the ssins
on. snd Of inteu ogstns the witro'ses
Your memotias, therefore, submits hl, esndsct iu this
matter the Judgment Of you: Honorable House srd Of lis
fellow citizens claiming that hs bss done nothing which any
honosbs and patriotic ciren might DO and that, how
bl,sbs others be, be deserves
prosoh. SIMON STEVENS.
EeY. York, Peb. 10, 1861
oRpsiscs oTrieB. wssHrsGToS. Jnrs 20. 1851
Nr A 81 He'e New. .Iorkt
sIsi Instruetions bavo this day been given 70 the
3ng officers Of the NewYot ATtena, Governor. Isad
New Yofk Hssbor and the Frtnkofd Arsenal Phnade
pLis 10 sell TO you all tho ntrs csrbnes" Of every de
,con erycesble aud un.ervoesbls, hand at tie pie
Of s3 SO specc
The.o arm, 40 TO be rsii FOR and T. 10 At once
taken away provided th., they ou b. stored the Arsenal
without iuoonvenience Of which IL. commanding oioe'
mps, Judge and decide. Repeatedly your obcd't .ers
JAS. W. RIPLEY, Lisut..Col. Of Ordnance.
w,sHIs0ros CIR. February IS, 1873
To D. Hen. c. H. yAs WICK, Chai'~Gn q Cc""msfo IN
sesngois G0tUnnesf G rrGcis.
sR On the 9Th Of January several oooa.ous prev
lou. and that dy requested you verbally snd
YOU a often promised 20 call Cen Fremont to e'iy bsioi"
your COMMITTEE to address him note OF Inquiry 10
WHISTLER hs purchased the 500 Hs' e-rSlne' srded to In
N, Aspor Of the Committee fora hregsh me and 20
=. u .. 49,, u-.., I LiaSsn She poIciI41e OF
f,wuding Of stores supplies fom Newfork TO ST Louis
while he In command Of the Western DspaHmst AZ
TO- have no. complied with ny reque, by calling Gen Ere
to t..f, to the matters shove alluded TO- now msfe
the requ .., IA Writing IS am tod GeD sF.mop, n'bs@t"
,,.,. ,hs city lam Sir very respectfully.
SIMON STEVENS.
! Hor., On REPRESENTATIVE, WA'nisGTos CiTr
heb. 20 1904.
ns,s,C.s J. C. FErxoST. Unifsd Sta''' h'@v.
s,a, desire TO have ,,,em.n. ffo you In WI Ing for
Of tie House Of Representative, whether you
the Halls csrbss alluded 10 la tie report u
a.. 10 Investigate Oo,snment Contracts o which
NJ, Van Wyek s Chairman from Simon Stevens, or through
him and wh.,h.r any tine NJ sisysns vss acting fos yoa
IN N. purchase wadnso Of ordnance stores to r. Le ais
d,o, TIA time yeu were In command Of the Western De-
pItwent.
Ib.r. the honor to bs. very truly your oedt "rrt,
i c. b. sLD0WICK.
R,ply.
Hos. @. B. szD6NIcr, X II.
sia: IN reply to your note Of inquiry ea.d 'n h'' 20"
received 10 day have 10 say that the HANS oaDn' e
e.rpinf which question made rero purchased 'J ~
,, tom Mr. Stevens snd through hin, sgee'bly to
N, on, Of a,le received from him BY telegram
s,b., sptly shout the 18th August Mr. Stevens "" sp
pointed post my Stat. and Instructed BY me 10 occupy
tm,.f nigh, be directed IN procuring snd forwarding
arm, ana stores from HewYorh and eonisnpsa" 70 me
from Europe. on sccoun. Of tie United states IN I'M caps
, b. continued to pn, about tie ss,h OF septsnoe
with re,rsot. your' truly '.U FALNoNA'
Ws,stngtos, yeb. 2a, lsGs-
II EARMY AND NAVY.
, TIA L. g, Paymasters ia State street have been
bnsy for tie last two days paying OIL the various
Reinlsr and Volunteer officers ON duty in and around
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