The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-17
THE NEW YORK SUN.
FRIDAY MORNING, JAN II, 1852.
The sec,ss.ry OF the Nays Response.

FhlDA1 mOhDLNOi JAN 80
II. a.o,..,vx AZ the Nays Rc-ponse.
Hrs. IN. firs, maze will be found the Secretary
q the Nays reply to Congres III regAfu 70
the transactions Of GEoReE H. MORGAN win
the D,partmcnt. The report includes COM
uunscatiou from Mr.. MORGAN, in which he
avov, bis commissions, for the brief services
rendered. TO have amounted to seven y thousand
dollars, and the time devoted to il have been at
intervals, during a period not exceeding two
months.
The Secretary devotOs much space to argu-
ire. tina, the interests of the Government are
mooh t,tier ecryed by such 40 arrangement
than ssy other; AYERS that he knew he should
encounter putlie censure by employing rola-
tive for such business transact ons but did 40
tecause be thought Mr.. Moro ,S the bost quail
ihed for IL Of any one Sit1 whom he was &C
auanted; seeks to relieve the odium Of tho ar
rArgemeni with Mr.. MokGAs by calling public
attention to worse exposures, which tave boon
made through Congressional invc,igatioos, and
concludes by assertions Of the utmost integrity
to lis country and the Department
The response Of the Secretary fails TO cc1yincs
us a. It uill the great msiori'y Of our readers,
of fsi,hfulntss on he part Of Secretary WELLEs,
towards the government. If his Pleading be
cot ext that the government is better served
by . cir gle agent, than by direct dealing win
n. errsrs Of vessels, be is we'll aware that mon
Of the utmost ability and probity, quite as VOL
qualified for the bu,iness in every respect, As
NJ. NoEoAN. could have been had in this city
for compensation VI IS 600 per year. He is
vel awa.e that the commission Of two and a
haif Pc cent on the purchases, wnica ho has
allowed 70 Mr.. MORGAN, and which he ars1s
to have been the usual rate allowed 10y mor1an-
tile a,Ase. hiss been fixed up,n cor separate And
tran sisnt transactions, where no other terms
have teen mare bS agreement. lie is well
aware tAa no merchant, or good business man
VOID enter upon the purchase Of YES
~, 10 the extent Of mil ions OF
dollars, allowing the rate OF oonpausiion usual
in .Ae exchange Of a single vessel. involving a
-tir,i.sl Sun Of q few thousatds and commis
s;sr, tAe extent e few hundreds Of dollars
Il, I, G.so well aware that those purchases
haze teen unprecedented for magnitude in ma
tic-.i O. private history. within the past cen-
,rrv. abt that mercantile or other usage hAs
bssa s.au-ts Or expected, TO cover such emer'
sercy.
The argument viii the Secretary and Mr.
NcyaAS hole, hat, As the tellers have psid tn
commissions. Government has not Icon DC
frNzisi. ever Que knows 10 bo unsourd, bin
avus thA. the seller OF an article through
broker always calculate. the gio.s aud nett Fr
essGA ard adds 10 his price the commission
be pail to the bro ker, wien be conducs n
eo,is,ica through one. Tho case may he jH''
dsoidsd BY the inqli-y what course NJ
WILLS would have taken II, in the bu mo
world, Aad as a private citizen, he had ma
these purcha.c O.; Every one knows that in su
case it would be unusual to seek out re-
tive at compensation OF $40 900, to rend
services quite a. well done 10y others at 80 ~
Secretary wBlIEs should he no less faith
to the public interests than he wouli 70
tsvor. These swindles should have been M
known long since, and their occurrence q
oonce.lmsnt but increases tho mis,rust C.l
the efficiency of the Department, and ri
rise TO swpicions that much more nav rem
untold. On the whole, should President l.
COLIN make further changes in his Cabinet, a
revise the Navy Department, tho public v
feel satisfied that ne ir Justice has been done.