New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-14
GEN FREMONTS PURCHASES or
ARMS.

| To TIE Editor Of The ~ y. T,S'o:
| SIR: An article in The Times Of this morning,
coelDg upon the late report Of the Communion on Ord
sEd Ordnance soTe, does much Injustice that
fnd necessary to appeal to the public III elfdense
Tae history Of the casbns sod by to the Government
of tire Uried State /. bri,fy Is iologs:
The carsbi.es in question known HALLS eaTabne'
at the commencement OF M CArneron's II ofc.
Secretary Of War; the property OF the Government stored In
Is arsenal Governors Island n the hs5or Of hefot
They made in superior with steel baITels
had been properly iaspec,ed and cost the Government IL
tine OF peace sl7 so each. ard entirely new
having been issued
For not known 20 they sod b. The
Wax Department. Ia June last oI 50 % each Ga tho Is,
day Of Ausust the uchsser made with ms to sell
them a sti pulated pIees2 IS each. At the time
OF the did not know how At what price they bad
been purchased
Ater my purchase finding tia, could make The cibbines
ssrvieeabe by ifng and enlarzipg the brooch
made arrangements to that work done Them and
he ae son thus made though at az neonsdersbe
gave The the advantages Of the beat modem breach load
ing rifes
Thu, Improved they III and efficient weapons snd
worth from s22 TO 425 each.
On the sth Of August oseed them to Cen Femontat 422
The offer accepted the 9Th and they delivered
with all possible dispstch to Gen. Fremont, and by him dis
trbuted to the forces IN Mfou and 10 in the
Department Of the Mississippi
OF the thu. sold the Government have been
paid for. The remade tho Government pay for
except at ths price which paid for the whole 5000 and
credns the amount which received in iu for the 500
/ payment account Of th, $500.
The FIRST attack upon this sale made with tho view
Of injaring and supersedins Gen. Fremont
Nj Wtshburn Acting Chairman Of the Van Wyci Irvesi
eating Committee, went TO St. Louis and there eDdesvood to
sppesr that Gen. Fremont he'd purchased these
me- while with his know EIDE acting s;ent for the
Government To give plsasbiiy to that charge, the original
cerGcse given by Cen Fremont upon the delivery Of the
frat so ialsi6ed. 1t q follows:
-The ordinance specified in above sccount purchased
by for the troops under ny commsna Capt Calender
4" J. &. FREMONT, Mej. Gen. Comdg.
TIE words "by NE" altered as to read "by my
order" and upon this forgery the report inside by Mr. Wash
burn argued that Gen. Fremont knew that acting
agent when the sLle made.
During all this while the original certificate urder the
control Of the proper officers Of the Government ard probably
on ae In the Ordnance Department Now IN the late report
Of the Commission Ordnance and OrdLsuce Sore,-con
sistng Of Messs Holt and Owen to whom this and other
conac.st Is admitted that not the agent Of the Gov
when made the SALE Though they seek to make
take what paid with 2 per commission AZ II
agent
But this Commission has discovered three other for
not paying me
The mrs, is that when sold the to the Government
they still its property and knew it, Both these state
rnents are believe, unfonded the last know be
I, is true that Mr.. Eastman from whom purchased had
made his bargain for the early June bat The
contaminated BY the payment Of the price aud
the deversnce Of the till after bought from him this
however did not know when made my bargain with him.
unde,ood be had then perfect title the arms and that
they were then In his possession He lad moreover good
title. though not reduced to possession He had definite
contract with the Government and his delay In the payment
Of the price owing to s voluntary indulgence such
happens every day 10 transactions between and man. Of
which neither tbinks 1t just sowa TO tske advantage
So mach to the frs. Of the Commission for not pay.
ing
Now fo the second Tho Commission say that have no
legal claim for the last carbnes delivered because have
certificate from Gen. Fremont Of their purchase Here IL
another fslsihcation remarkable The frat had 500
certificate In these words: The above ordinances was Dur.
chased BY for the troops under my command Capt Cs
lender. Ordnance Department. will pay the amount J. G.
Fremont. Msjor-G General Commanding" This certificate
ssohed to the bill delivered to the Department Oc
tobe aud Is now am assured the files Of the Depart