The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-01

The Jobbcry or tho Tribune Association
! Acknowledge.
For some time past Congress has been dc.
batting the subject Of government contract in
vestigations, and every day some new and fla
grant instance Of public jobbery has been OK
posed. 1t has been most remarkable feature
Of the debate, however, that tho worst contract
jobs have found jealous champions and de-
Tenders. Such republican leaders as Thad
Stevens, of Pennsylvania, and Roscoe Conk-
ling, Of New York, frankly acknowledge that
| there have been immense contract jobs In the
Army and Navy departments; but, 80 far from
excusing, palliating or extenuating these SWIM
oilers, they boldly claim credit for them, and
glory in the facts ELECTED by investigating COM
mittees. Upon what principle this game Of
bluff is being played in Congress we are una
BILE to state; but 1t seems to be very we'll UNI
derstood and very cleverly initiated by the
Tribune Association, Of which Sam. Wilkeson,
the 1fibane's Washington correspondent, APP
pears as the representative.
few days ago we charged, and proved by
official documents, that the Tribune association
was concerned in a contract job for the manu-
facture Of muskets. We showed that Mr.. Amy,
the dry goods reporter Of the Tribune, was
the treasurer of the Eagle Manufacturing
Company, at Mansfield, Conn.,; that Mr.. Snow,
the money editor Of the 1riJstne, represented
this company and worked to obtain it gun
contract; that through the influence of Wilke-
son, the TiiJtsne's Washington correspondent,
with Secretary Cameron, this contract was OBJ
tanned, and that the company was now in ope-
ration, with prospect of making net profit of
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Poor
Greeley, who has not moral courage enough to
admit his wrong doings, nor virtue enough to
repent and reform, contcnted himself by de-
nying that Mr.. Amy was a shareholder in the
1riLaa,e, and carefully avoided all allusion to
the other Tribune shareholders implicated in
this job. Though very characteristic, this
was very weak defence; for our proofs were
official and could not be denied. Perceiving
this, Sam. Wilkeson comes TO the assistance
of poor Greeley Wilkeson is a much cleyerer
fellow than Greeley, and understands his bust
ness much better. He once served an ap-
premiership with that political Fagin, ThIrlow
Weed, and was SO apt scholar that he fairly
outwitted and surpassed his celebrated master,
by whom he was significantly called the Artfnl
Dodger Wiikeson, therefore, plays holder
and more ds shing game than poor Greeley, and
instead of wasting his time in vain denials, he
adopts the same policy as Stevens and Conk-
ling, and frankly admits all we have charged
and more, Here is his confession, from yester-
days Tribune. and il is as readable as it is i'm
pudent; for Wilkeson relates his jobs in the
same merry, witty, cavalier style that Fra Da-
vulv, VI Pad ciiuuru, or Claude Duyal, or any
other gay, dashing highwsyman, trolled ont a
hum orous account OF marquses mulcted and
pockets picked
CARD ABOUT GUNS AND THINGS N GENERAL.
NOTICE. 10 BoRIg
On the rel made by the Eagle Manufactur
ing Company, OF Mansaed Conn, OF lis ability 10 fulfil
contract mako arms order for % mnskeis was
promised to by the Assistant Secretary Of War in De-
ceber last. long delay in the ssuin. Of the order
induced the of the company apply OF
his friends who knew mo to request 70 procure from
tho Ordnance Department the needed order. showed
The letter making this request 10 the Assistant War Secrc
tary, and urged him 10 have the order issued He
missed give The matter immediate attention. When
for the order ow days sferwsrd, he told THAI
il would be issued, for the company already had
contract for 25 600 arms informed my friend Of this
by Telegraph lie replied by telegraph that IL was not
the Eagle Manufacturing Company OF Mansfield, Connecti
cut but other Eagle compan that had this contract
took this despatch to the house of the Assistant Sccre
tary, and read IL 10 him. He retained IL as nenofan
DUN and presume sent the next day to the Ordnance
Bureau 10 correct iho msapprshenson which had
there from the similarity Of the names OF the TWO conpa
MES.
warded Connecticut but IL described the company
doing business in Rhode Island. Ny attention was
called to this sror by letter which returned the order
me, and which took TO the Ordnance Department,
and LETT memorandum 10 be used in the correction o.
the mistake.
Company gun contract do not dollar Of in
erest ia that contract. do not expect TO own dollar
ofiDerest init Ihaye never received one fsrneg Of
compensation for nay services IN procuring Il, and do
not expect 70 receive srthng OF compensation of pro
curngt
Put do purpose get somelh,sg out Of il Ard that
shall be my immediate and nnai release from the ousi
ness Of general agent in the city o. Washington for
r. tb,ss or who know me I'D person or by name.
This business relentless exhaasting TO my strength,
and wsstefu Of my time and my influence, !
thought could give about 4 year to, and suner
NOR. than representative do here. fog niue
months have borne its burdens being afflicted during
tina, long time with applications foT about everything
tina; the heart 81 man can desire out u national capital
IN . time OF peace or tinie Of war; was oorsf only
with reading letters Of tho man who wanted the Pc
ruvan MISSION Ho never got me 10 draw on my boots
in his bsha. But, from this person misdrsetcd amb
ton the prayer oi ragged lad who begged me
10 place him oster government sah!e-lrom
requests for authority 10 rans brigadss down to tne
procurement Of discharges from the ranks OF boys
ava VS. from their mothers homes-fgom entrsstss TO
assist the manufacture o. briyadier generals inspec
generals coohes majors, captains houteuans, con-
department clerks, down 10 orders Cor gar
den seeds from Inc Patent Office, and memorial Bowie
knives from Manassas and Bull runfrom requests 10
forward countless bushels OF Congressional dOcuments
~ 10 eutreatics get from the War Department
Gent that Indians and negroes should DO mustered
into the setvice--from the torment u The man
with the portable battery Of nno pistols, 10 10
rs a girdie and Of the warrior with the impTeg.
Bable military vest, down to the versatile bore who
wou Id have assist him in running down the govern
mcnt with a choice between ms uneqtsllsd brsech
loading tarbns and mis- nextingushable Greek 6rc and
hall md
that would keep firing Just long epy would
tie O. getting back pay in hurry
ing requsitions through the Treasury for needy creditors
of the government. and in presenting the interests Of
manufacturers members Of committees char ssd with
framing tax and tsriH biilsin and through ell this IN
eyitsble washington work have laDored gratuitoisy
for thrseauarers OF year NOT without dlsgus and free
q en signs Of utter revolt, but doggsdly and faithfully
lie gross abuse by two newspapers for az act or