New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-03

SIR: In The TRIBUNE Of this morning appears a
letter from you, in these words;
10 tie Editor If The j. Tribune.
sts observe In your yesterday psper structures
Contrasts IL 81 Louis. growing on; OF the remarks Of
Mr. Washburns 10 the o'e few day. since do not know
comnrtcson but il IS due him that yon, and perhaps
~ rrader, should that lie has be- called hone BY
severe domestic regret to notice that some
ore M er, IN etcrs msesd you q. to the iactS eoa
nected with that inys,tisAi2n am tISy y' G,,,s.
Hou,e Of Regye'eaias're, WashHgtoH u. C., Jan. 70
1871
Now, Sir, is this all the reply that yon, " one Of
the Committee" can make to the specific facts al
eQed in my two letters OF the 22d and 10Th instant
in relation 10 tho action Of your Committee toward
Gen. McKustry Which one of these facts will yon
take the personal responsibility Of denying You
we're one Of that Van Wyck Committee. You were
at St. Louis. You partic gated in the proceedings Of
that Committee you sigred iis report, you aided IN
causing i,s journal TO be published, You know whist
,hat report IA well AS journal contains. You regret
that -0ue one persists in Efforts TO isead 'he pup
Ec" an TO the facts connected with That inYesugl-
lion" rneauiog those respecting Gen MchlnStry :
acts hs Quartermaster. 49, ,
Then. Sir. why not put your finger upon those OF
the tact, heretofore stated by ne wnch you deny
Please do not deal in II eSe broad generahlies MY
facts are ret forth plainly. Which Que OF them 90
van dispute2 again repeat, and eau on you Tor
au a, swer. / challenge you 10 denial, =,
You know the testimony OF the Committee was all
taken without notice To Gen. MchlnsIry. lou
know your Committee declined TO allow 1t to tie
seen aud read by Sir Clements, who three times, IN
writing asked TO he permitted t. rec H. IN ORDER ln
m behalf OF Gen. MeKiustry, he might cause any
thing requiring 1t TO be explained. -,
RAJ viii be little circumstantial. VIII eau
yonr attention, Mr.. Dawes, TO some particular
ihipgs. Mr.. Clements, in his letter to you dh,ed
81 Louis oct 2S 1861, wnch If given III iiil IN Ny
letter published in THE TRiBuNE Of the %'th lust
nal. examination upon the sub ect Of alleged SALE
of rsr.n suinms Of sir fcay u the Government ha
c,i.sd to 20 chs sed th, ~ anas Me- evidence
/. IA existence. ana be given before you p'ons vac
entire a Of ha. hrse lhs % Ss,,bra viii he"
n vou wil that such testimony WI" DC hes'u y
/ yea."
Your Committee would not hear the testimony 8
altered That il one TACT; but, uniOrI oiialei!l II
tot all. This alleged fraud in the - Peay sale 0
/ animals was one of the CHARGE placed before wv
Grand Jury. which you and yonr a sociates OF ,h'
Cnruittee By yOnr tr-pGTte nOuon procured, caiit'
} he tho United States District Court at 81. LOUIS
lor the express purpose OF procuring the hdic'meh
Of GEN. Mchinstry. Th@ charge "a' mpeSs'ga'e
/ bgi1c Grant JHfy and tgH0rtd.
| 'KnoUiny this YOU and your associates, unknown
Gen. McKiustry, secretly forwarded TO the War DE
pnrtmeut the ar perie Testimony taken before YOU
,ncluding that IN relation 10 this very "feay Ma
ter. bus supporting that the tat mat you had oee
offered aud refused 10 have testimony to dlsprov
that particular charge-suppessipg alSo the lur.he
f,ct thnt Mr.. Clements hud three tiIes III wil'n
Led in win, in behalf Of Gen. MekiRstry to SCI
aud peruse all your testimony, nnd DC Siloweu
prodace testimony ia explanation ~ all cuaiSes.
Tnnsassailed, nnLearj, Gen. NJ knstry was stfuc'
down through $40 instrumentaliy OF your CON
Bat this was no. enough for you, at least 1t wa
not all you aid. r..l ,.o,r Con.
Af,ef Ls arrest has thus been effected, your I'm
utee made report the House OF
That report dated December H. soi you anu '1. ~
memter OF that Committee signed ~ nas found
pri,.ted. On pages % and ~ oil thA' reP'''
| Luis language: 49,, f,,t payfiliarlyl
dc.o particularly tnita' - the sale
to,, the transaction IN req bs testimony
.onc mules to the OOyonueu as seai'u oOuf-cts
III Rro,l,aa Of Ieay suL of NJ: iike aug 80 P.a,- and
tEe Quart rmastrr and two Of bis GyrsInmsnL"
Ne, Slh no, aaa gaipa5isJ 'aHd lpo Of what Won
And tbeu. nfi,r si,lug Il summary o. W., 80
cnim to have be- proved, you eo', .Sess words
,.rge ON psge 81 Of your report 10 thees rs,
..IIu, this collu.ioa Uet~eso tAo Sn.f'e'''' "'N'