The New York herald., 1862-02-09


tend she was worth $4,000. Captain Coms ock, how
ever denies that he alleged she worth that amount
The testimony Of Captain Comstock shows the vast mum
Der and almost unlimited power OF persons at that TEN
assuming to act as agents for the government He
sent for by Mr. Weed TO the Asior House M
about the the OF these troubles he
and msnon: aS 80 s 70 q send 70
q The and that be wished 70 cummings ed
pPon showed the authority i5a, WEED % san Sna
service should think thai Wesd chartered from
This testimony given on the 2sth day OF ecsoer
up that time the COMMITTEES had no evidence or
ntmaton that Mr. Weed had been an agent lor the go
vermont or acting as such The department was liberal
in bestowing confidence and grants OF power but that
confidence to have been abused Dy tne oi
authority one to the other. Mr.. Weeds absence from
homo examination at present into the nature
and extent of his agency. The committee have not been
able to show for whom the loaded 1t has
been intmated she was loaded by private paroles be
run however, the risk and expense Of the government
And whom she could not obtain clearance her cargo was
in whole part sold TO government If this be so, II
will account for tho Doctors purchase OF straw hats,
linen pantaloons London porter Scotch ale Dutch hor
that the z7th Of April Mr. Stetson in whose name the
~ had been taken, called on HIM demanding clear
,aaasd "a Ann.p' nen A.n0a n.,onssd hs
replied she was loaded with four and prov
sons and belonged to several OF bis friends Mr. Bar
ney refused to clear her Stsson then said the provisions
were for the Barney replied that as the property
was not government property, but property OF ndiv
from government oAcer. rs but ust 70 say here
that Mr.. Deven evidently induced 70 purchase the
a. the ,S 9, wnO Ss @
was frank, candid, and made no concealmsnt. When
Mr. Steson again called the Collector he brought
note from Mr. Weed stating that tho cargo consisted OF
supplies for troops and requesting clearance" NJ.
Barney declined but Mr. weod and explained why
clearance could not be granted Mr.. Weed said t was
all right and would be arranged other way"
He concluded not 10 give clearance uness requested TO
do 50 by General Wool. He saw the General and re-
clearance. pass, however, was obtained from the
General which he regretted for Monday morning he
sent an order TO the Collector revong IT, but the Fugitive
had escaped with the condemnation Of the Collector
and General Wool upon her Her voyage was an unfor
tunate one after two months service she was
friends referred to by Mr. Stetson the owners Of the
cargog 1t is necessary to go back and see who had any
interest connection with the transaction. Mr. Free
man, who had tenth interest In the profits swears
after first declining do so, that he received as part
notes OF 81 500 each as folows-Ons note by John E.
Deven, endorsed G. G. Davidson one note by Thurlow
Weed endorsed John T. Devein one note oy T. y David
son. endorsed o. B. Matteson; one note by o. Matte
son, endorsed Thurlow Weed These parties must all
have been in New York city at this time The only
other person besides the Captain and crew was James
Iarkn, who the boat, he says. as purser, al
though he finally concluded his duty to act as check
upon the captain. This appointed by Mr. Deve-
lin upon the recommendation Of Mr. Davidson. No
one seemed 70 take any interest IN loading the
vessel except Mr.. Dsvsin: Colonel Tompkins know
mittee know nothing Of her cargo and whom
DR.. Cummings was asked if he knew anything OF
entirely upon and trusted to the clerk Mr. Humphreys
appointed upon the recommendation of Mr. Weed II must
be left to surrounding facts to show who were the friends
referred by Mr.. Ststson, and whothsY the boat
rst loaded for private speculation and when clear
ance could bo obtained, Mr.. Cummings, through his
pass could be procured General wools hssitsucy in
giving pass 10 the Catane probably induced repre-
Woo health r.oursd repOss from ardaous Suos
The Doctor certsniy remarkable agent. The So
cretary wants energetic intelligent and experenced
<sf Than thA vTnin
Committee, the army onlcers in New York one on
whom he can rely yet the Doctor apparently takes no
caisd on especially aid il purchases he trusts ali
to Mr.. Humphreys, his cork When vessels are to be
soos p,snrsv ssV S took or
granted that what the owners said was true.
he certainly confidence man. The Sec
reary says Notwithstanding the pressure his private
business he Is sure he will aid him. Yet the Doctor
pays this generous and unbounded confidence BY know
articles or loading Of vessels Two million dollars by
the Secretary OF the Treasury placed in the hands
out on the order or rsquison % Of Mr. Cummins without
his producing TO them any vouchers Strange Is IL may
appear while this money was there to respond to his
name with his private account in Of tho city banks
Stranger st four months after his agency had ceased
War Department. in its generous confidence, seeks no
settlement with the Doctor, nor an inspection OF
tions occurring Al time whom q mans generous in
sncts should freely have offered everything TO his
country. This was the cloud no larger than mans
hand, which increased and spread until the
| whole sky has been wrapped IN gloom, and men
60 about the streets wondering whore this thing viii
end. The mama for stealing seems TO have through
athe relations Of government Almost from the Gene
raj 70 the drummer boy from those nearest the throne
Of power the msrsst tide waiter, nearly every
who deals with the government seems to feel desire
that 1t would not long survive. and each had common
right TO plundsr while IL lived. Even in the matter Of
tho purchase OF two sailing vessels, two men Of New
York the crime Of larceny added the sin Of perjury
that they might rob from the Treasury IS 900.
| New Haven Propeller Company, after taking from tho
government S19 900 more than she cost took Of that
amount nearly % 70 ne n ,s own p ano o OK
Of Congress TO gain an audience to the head
OF tho bureau and from that nsinuatioL honorable
high toned member OF Congress- in Connecticut had
subjected calumny That President before the
mee testified that after taking $40 900 in profits from
his country he anxious 70 serve her in this the
hour OF her extremity that hc appropriated nearly
s. coo Of his colleagues money TO his private use,
| could devise some machine TO take all the Southern
the power OF raising regiments coudng with
barterng away and dividing contracts for horses and
other supplies TO enrich personal favortes purchasing
articles and compelling false invoices TO be given While
il justification the example has been set in the very
| departments of government. As general thing none
but favorites gain there other can OBJ
tain contracts which bear enormous profits They vio
late the plain provisions o. the law recurring bids and
lie exgences require it, Should this last long
the Peloponessian war; the would be used
The Department which has allowed conspraees, after
the bidding had been closed TO deaud the
Of the lowest bid, by allowing the guilty to reap the
fruits Of their crime has itself become particps cri.
ms. Who protends any public exigency for giving out
by private contract, without bids, million mus
ksts at fabulous prcssS Who preends public sxigency
10 make private contract for riding cannon to the
| amount Of $500 00o'
| PENNSYLVANIA HORSES.
Kentucky Ia proverbia for her splendid horses. Her
loyal citizens would have been benefited by sales the
government Who will pretend that the public sxigency
required that when cavalry regiments 10 be for
warded from the state Of 20 the land OF the
dark and bloody ground IL necessary TO transport
at great expense the remaining diseased horses
left in tho Keystone slater MY colleague the com
mittee (r Dawes few days since spoke Of the peace
offerings TO Pennsyva politicians, and referred TO the
horses Of Colonel williams regiment. There yet an
other contract made upon the rsspons bty
Of the bureau as the ate Secretary said but by it's ex
press order and refused to be made until 20 ordered
20 the contract to purchase thousand horses 10
be delivered at Huntington, Pennsylvania Such horse
market the world saw. The FIRST inspsctor--an
honest manof the first hundred rejected three in Eve