Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-25
SECRETARY SrANroN.-The Washington

hEOlNI- AAiNl - A. ION- ne w ISullkkUu
correspondent of the Independent says:-
"a clique of men-newspaper editors, cor
respondents, members OF congress, etc.-seem
to have resolved to break down Mr.. Stanton,
the vigorous secretary Of war To do it they
endeayOr TO get UP an antagonism between
thespresident and Mr.. Stanton. They accuse
the latter of injustice to Gen. Mcclellan, and
OF personal ambition, and go further still, de-
claring thar the president has considered the
propriety OF removing the secretary. | have
the best evidence in the world that these
charges are all, 10 speak mildly, entirely in.
correct, and 1t would perhaps be more just to
pronounce them maIICiously false. Nj. Stan.
ton is to-day the very soul of the adj
ministratlon. With The honest IN, arted pres.
ideut he lends tremendous vgnr to
tie war No man can remain in Wash
lngton week without perceiving that Mr.
Stanton is one OF the mos, energetic members
OF the administration. Energy is What we
most need. lie is so honest that his worst
enemy will not hint a suspicion against HIM
Aud honesty is what we need in the admins
tration OF our national affairs. No injustice
has been done Gen Mcclellan he has asked
Tor nothing which has not been granted. Aud
finally the president and his secretary are the
best OF friends, and have no idea OF separating.
1t becomes all good men to frown upon these
base attacks upon one OF the best men in the
country-one OF the indispensable men i'll the
government Senator McDouga may attack
the secretary, and every secessionist in the
land may howl over the Imprisonment of Gen.
Stone, but let the loyal men Of the cuun-
try stand by Ihe war department The most
damning facts were presented to MIR. Stanton
against Gen. StUne-yet lie may he innocent.
But the necessary witnesses are now before
the enemy. They cannot be spared. The
trial cannot immediately take place But the
circumstances warranted the arrest.
The house OF representatives have been die
cussing the Pacific railroad bill for week,
and have postponed its further consideration
till one week IRON this day. The bill will not
pass this session. Whether it be mistake or
not, majority Of the members of both houses
do not dare to make such q draft upon the
treasury OF the United States. MIR. Campbell,
the chairman OF the select committee on the
subject has presented the case in its best light,
but it will be postponed till next winter"
AN INGENIOUS FRAUD-Muuiaiiono Of Treas.
uTy NOtes.-GOyernment has recently dscov-
cred that an ingenious fraud is being perpetra-
ted through the mutilation Of treasury notes.
The process is thus described by the Wash
ington correspondent of the New York Times
"EVidence has been received ut the treasury
department that the work OF muliatinu treas
ury HOtes has become quite a business. and
not an Improbable one. For instance. The
mutiator takes one ten dollar note, and lea .
OIL tenth part on one corner, andipa,ses off
the note for ten dUllars-nobOdy Questioning
that II is perfectly good. lie takes another
note OF The same denomination, and tears of
tenth part on another corner, and so ON I'M.
I'll lie has secured four corners. Then lie
takes another note and tears out a piece from
the upper side sight from another note d
piece from tile upper side lett, next 10 the cor.
ners from two more notes 4 piece is extract
ed from the lower side right Of one and a
piecetrom the lower side lett OF the other
From the ninth note he removes a piece
from the right Of the middle, and from tn,
tenth and last note a piece from the lett mid
die. Then he has ten parts Of what appear
to be single ten dollar treasury note, which
he ingenIously pastes together and passes Of
under the plea that the note was accidentally
torn in pieces, but is nevertheless Just as gooI
as it il was whole. Singular us il may seem
this business has become 50 extensive that th,
attention OF the government has been called
to it, and il is decided as the only etIectual way
| OF checking the evil, not to redeem any note
at par unless il is whole, and to deduct one
dollar Tor every leutli part Of Il note torn oil
and in that proportion tor larger amounts re
moved ] make the above statement upon the
authority Of the treasurer Of the United
States"
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