Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-06-21

WASHINGTON, May 10.
THE MORALITY OF THE REPUBLICAN rARTY,
rs illuminated by the venerable Gideon
We,les, formerly Of Connecticut, now
curious specimen of human longevity pre-
served in the Navy Department, is truly
loveable to contemplate. This ancient
mariner" is supposed by many to be the
original Captain Noah who commanded
the ark, but, as an admirsr Of tina respect
able sailor, I deny that Gideon reminds
one of him save slightly in his morals.
"Noah, you remember, got on ,errbl'
rampage" drank considerable, and com.
mitted divers and sundry little indiscre,
tions, just after landing from forty days
cruise; but it is common failing for
"old salts" to do similar things, even
down to this day, and thak, therefore,
that Captain Noah should be forgiven, and
not be abused by od,oas comparisons be.
tween himself aud Gideon.
Noah had no brother in law by the name
of Morgan He neither married u Nor
gan, nor did any Morgan marry a Noah,
as far as heard from. But if such rela-
tionship had existed between the Noah
, and Morgan families, very much doubt
whether Noah's sense Of vroprie'y would
have permitted him to have paid bis broth
er.in.law Sl4 900 month for purchasing
the ark, or whether his skrewdness would
have allowed him, for a mement, to think
that the most economical manner of en-.
poyiug a man is to pay him two per cent.
upon all the money he can possibly spend
nor do believe that the ideas Of honesty
then entertained by Captain Noah would
have sanctioned such an Arrangement.
But Gideon Weles, of Connecticut
moral Puritancal, Cndbandish, nigger
beIoyIng Gdcon-being of the Yankee
persuasion, and an exemplary member OF
the great moral reform and rotrenchment
republican party, deems it safe, expedent
and entirely ChEistiau'like to buy few
vessels for the Navy of the United States,
through his brother in law, Geo. b. Nor.
gan, another pious Republican. And Sec.
,ctary Welles kindly and cauonicaly tells
Geo -. Morgan that be cannot afford to
pay him any regular salary, but that he
viii give the nele lriie- enough Tor lie
publican pa'rist-ot two per cent. upon
all the money be can sreud for ships,
steamers, &c, &c, in five months.
Upon this Geo. b. Morgan, with great
and ardent patriotism, pitches right into
the marine dIcker, and in i've months.
buys boa:s enough TO make the snug sum
OF seventy thousand dollars Irof, for him
self, for which you and l. and other poor
people "oNt west must be taxed
John T. Hale, Republican, Of New
Hampshire, Chairman Of the Committee
on Naval Affairs in the Senate, invcs,i.
gates the whole matter, and he reports i,
swindle upon the Government AID the
peopl.--one that ought to meet with the
scverest Punlshment-a grand marine lar
cency perprctraied upon the bc-taxed citi-
zens OF the United States through the cor.
ruption, and the connivance, of Gideon
Wells, Yankee moralst and general phil,
The Van Nyck Committee proved it all,
aud demonstrate the fact that Welle., the
c. binet officer Of honest Old Abe is
regular thief, a robber, pirate upon the
Navy OF these United States. A House
committee prove it; Senate committee
endorse il: John z. Hale reiterates it in
Senatorial speech and the House get
forty five votes to censure this high born
knave, and condemn him before the people
upon day that they passed resolution
dsmning with inehaceablo disgrace the
late Secretary OF War.
But Gideon WelIes had patronage in his
grasp. Republican members could not
afford to give vote agains. patronage
and SO Gideon escaped
Some vsars since, in a Western State
man was arrested for stealing hog. He
employed an attorney, informed him that
he was guilty, and tina, proof would be so
and so-very conclusive Of his guilt,
Why said the lawyer, al cant save
you before any sensible jury--you are
bound to be found guilty cant help you
you'll 30 where you ought to go-to jail
and digrace."
Now, you just needn't give up that
way, said the hog thief, " but 90 right
into court, git up before that jury, pitch
in, rear, tear, 90 it, regular Fourth of July
style, spread eagle and star spangled ban
ner fashion, and I'll pay you well. and bet
we win the case and goes clear
The hog thief was so importunato that
the attorney agreed to make the desired
high pressure effort in his behalf and &C.
cordngly went in on tho jury for half
an hour or more The jury retired, hut
in ten minutes, much to the astonshmcnt
Of the court, and particularly Of the at
torney. came in with verdict Of "not
guilty."
The attorney at once called his hog
ihief client out, and. io- the qualification
Of his own curiosity, desired to be in