The New York herald., 1862-03-16

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OF the railroads and want you 70 assst the commissaie
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York We need men here without delay and supple
' SIMON CAMERON
DEPARTMENT or WAR. April %, Is6i
In consideration Of The estrsordaay emerIsnces whic
the uoas capital and defence Of the naiona
e ss Of ss n Aslsnaap d
the city OF New York TO make all arrangement
oc q the the
s As s es and Of sna @
York. Either of them, In of inability consult with thu
may sSos N C&Eso' Ehsso5ss' Of Wa.
Under tho authority thus conferred, purchases o.
| clothing. arms and other supplies were made by me
and ships were chartered to carry troops, &c 10 thu
gross amount of S22l ,I34 40 for which have filed in the
Treasury Department vouchers in details full state
of all OF which was furnished the committee in
New York, in September last. And told them at the
time that the remainder Of the vouchers in the
hands Of M Batchford Tor other purchases made by
| authority which would complete the who'd account
Tho balance in my hands-s3 1893 62-was subsequently,
deposited with Mr.. Cisco, the Assistant Treasurer a.
New York for which have his certidcate copy ol
which s died in the Treasury Department The vouchers
and certificates together amount 70 $224.9 .92S OIL The
vouchers in the hands Of Mr.. Blachford which he had
with him when here in December, and ready TO exhibit
TO the committee, as assured them, with balance in
his hands Of about eight thousand dolarssince deposit
ed with the United States Treasurer in New Yok-mount
to the Of $lo5071 e9-makng altogether $500 900
which the total amount drawn from that portion of
thu 81 900 placed in tho hands OF Aessrs DIX Batch
for and Opdyke subject the draft OF Governor Morgan
and myself for the purposes indicated in the above lot
| ters.
| The vouchers in the hands OF Mr. Batchrord which
have before stated the committee unreasOnaby and
ruthlessy refused to look contained not only the
authority Of tho Of Mr. Blachford himself, bu
OF them ndosd by the signatures OF Moses II.
Grinne Captain Chares H. Marshall and Samuel sloan,
votion to the interests Of the country Many Of tho ar
ces whose purchase s thus endorsedby these vouchers
bought under the direction OF General Wool and
General Dix; and not small portion directly pur
chased by General Wadsw0rh in person for the purpose
OF freightng the steamer Kill Won kull, which he sent
forward with these for the relief OF the govern
ment all of which the committee would have il
they had yielded importantly and called Mr. Batch
ford and the whole question of the rghtfu expen
diture Of all the money would have been disposed Of
Iii thus male evident by authentic and well attested
vouchers, that the money drawn from the two million
fund honorably expended for what was thought to
be- and really was, the necessity OF the government
1t is made equally evident that the statement Of the
report-still plainly and Extensively repeated in
Congressional speeches by members OF tho committee
that large balance Of $40 GOO retained in my pos
session. destitute OF the slightest sebance or shadow
OF truth the only ground for which, at any time
20 have been singular msapprehenson or ingenious
wlfu alteration of the language of my note the
committee and appended TO my testimony. The note
written to the committee, and which is In their
possession, Is literally and sgbly as follows. Mark the
words
% hssa ana s one aun
In my testimony which accounted for by the vouchers
The original draft Of the note, still in my possession
is as follows ~frrs-1f
There % asao5i,y q the Secretary Of
hundred and forty thousand dollars bcsides what have
vouchers.
In copying 1t very hastily for the committee seem TO
have omitted the word was but the least intelligent
reader would In instant have supplied IL, and,
deed. without II the meaning is entirely plain.
The committee in their report printed as follows
and founded upon their version an argument that had
possession of $l40 o0 1herwhoie ns}or argument and
injurious deductions is thus based upon alteration Of
my language
ia nafs od ne e s
besides what have stated in my testimony, which Is
II will thus be soon that in changing the word there
TO the words II have. the report not only reduced the
language OF the note 70 m absurosy but so far as le
any meaning in ut al, changed the depository tho
$40 900 from Aessrs Dix, Biatchford Opdyke (by
whom twas held by proper authority TO myself, who
according to their nsnuatious, retained IL without
Vouchers Of any character whatever.
But aside from aud independently Of this critical
position OF tho alteration OF my language by the author
or the report, from which have been suffering have
happily command official papers sustaining, in whole
and IN detail, my statement on this point-a Of which
Mr.. Batchford would have exhibited TO the committee IL
he bad been allowed to appear before them.
The original deposit Of the 50 GOO 0c0 New York. by
Secretary Of War and Secretary Of the Navy for one
million dollars each and the authorization by Secretary
Cameron to that portion appropriated 10 the War Dc
partment procedures out Of the imperious
necessity Of the hour and justified by this necessity as
partially conceded by the committee in their
port. When tho cxgency was removed by the reostab
shmsnt Of Communication between the 10y al states and
the capital the deposit OF tho money very properly
withdrawn by Secretary Chase, as will be scsn by the
TaEAsuRY DerAarxxsr, May 8, 1851.
GESrrExES-Regular communications with New York hay
as HERETOFORE thus removing the absolute necessity which
n m
sracons Of that ae % st that such 81 sun 9, g. may be
vanced to on that date 70 meet legal md demands
ss New Rss o VIII s 81 ss
sna @ s ey
tha, the same may be promptly settled There Is no doubt
and ha, your proceedings to have been in
sordanee with the high M Of you By this
the authority given in my letter Of the 2h ut and
am, yery respectfully. B. p: CHASE,
Messrs Dix, BLArcHFoRp and OrpYKE, New York.
To which Messrs Dix, Ba,chord and Opdyke repied ,
stating that there outstanding obligations amount
ing to about hundred and forty thousand dollars,
which amount they had retained subject to the approval
of the Secretary Of the Treasury. In reonder these
gentlemen received the following tslegraphic communi
cation:-
w.snrsercy, May II, 1851,
S. r. CHASE, Secretary Of the Treasury.
II was this sum- and to the action in relation to it,
that referred in my note strangely garbled and mis-
used referred 10 1t because ID was In addition TO what
had besn first expended discovered on examining
my papers having endeavorei in vain to induce the
committee allow 70 furnish them the vouchers and
papers, instead Of relying my recollection; and
the note that there might not be tho appearance
Of an omission. But the note stated In rotation 20 Ii
that this sis accounted for by the vouchers which
seemed 20 render IL impossible for any misapprehension
ana think that fair mind could have misap-
pretended and certainly no honest mind would have
altered Il.
All these facts, so perspicuous undeniable and
conclusive the rghul retention and appropriation
the 000with the knowledge and Of the
authorities Of the govcrnment-coud have been had by
the committee il they had been willing hear the
testimony Of Mr. Blatch.ord, who had all tho papers
necessary TO full undc Standing Of the case, prev
ously stated
1t should be remembered that, during all my inter.
views with the members OF the committee had not the
remotsst idea of what they about complain Of
was never asked TO explain syllable about the
$40 900, was it limited to that that ques
on in their minds; and indeed had boen assured that
they had no serious complaint TO make against ms
The simple statement Of these facts convicts the COM
rttee Of such gross and reckless injustice that do not
feel called upon TO stamp IL or characterize IL with tho
deserved aud appropriate epithets.
II be alleged that this alteration Of which complain
was a mi stake, unwitngy and not wfully made then