Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-09
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Oar readers from What We have said and pr3Vsd have
s,sa how utterly unreliable the sourcHs Of niorma
ton and the m.n,s Of fact OF the Rehmoni a.
g4irsr We never he'll s. deem IL proper TO notice
douiss Gli asserons with respect to the allegations oil
the Us.ctaV I. IL DOT the E,cHrer IL Is the Govern
inert 4 edmond, vhicI is really our inpuEner
Anifss. as 10 the bill granting bOunu's Tor The
manufacture OF srms slltpeue and gunPoWisr. Toe
reasons assigned tor the Pesdsnts Veto are That
the bill va. 30 loosely draNn sad put the GnTernmea'
a completely in the hanes Of spectators thai the Pea
Ser ts veto sustIGed by IN alaO unanimous gotS
o. Cos aud no injury has resulted from the reJeo
ti1n. .
Tba bill was drasa-aud carefully dr.vn-by Nc.
Smith OF Mobile AlAbaml, Of the ablest lawyers in
TIE SOU, h. and % the ablest men in Congress
ish, Il is Sus "Ihat pgt the Government IN the
hands Of spscua orsn ira: O1Dgr IS supported ihs
veto By en- Aue 5; unanimous Vot" would be seen by
tie record it Ine proceedings o. Colgtoss were publ Oh
ID We cav that they not true. As 10 no injury be-
ing done bv the con Of the BILL everybody Knows
shat GU. greatest Iced now, In carrying on the war; Is
" wan, Of arms sAltpere and gubPoUdr We are 10Th
10 n leVs that this il deemed ''no iLiurt.'
Toe Harper Ferry machinery Il the next SCI ct
of ths ir deuil Tue facts asserted came irem 40
members OF the Provisional Congress-one from North
Carolina and one from Virginia THIS machinery "tr
NJ 10 the Confederate Staes Arsenal IN Fayetevlle
ns
O,ioa-c, OH er Ia the Confederate Army. The work
men are .. IA the pay Of the Confederate SiauG Nov,
why this machinery should b. Loan nom Virginia to
North Carolina cannot undsrsa7d IL Wonlo be Inc
gropes, nstl gIce - have SlloSei thus machinery o
.jo through ID lsers of the Conieirs,s GsVerumenL
Nor, Oarliaa gave portion Of the she CbtAirt d,
when she seeded, TO tie Confederate GoUrnment-
The Confederate Government net North Carolina, Is
honpd 70 furnish de arm 10 carry the war E,;her
Of our informIns Of Suy such arrangement
between Virginia and North Carolina, and W DO not be-
H,ye is oI.tA A to the NUMBER Of rides (which have
been made monthly for several monhs, We do no. be-
ieve it. We asser,ed that up 10 Ab ut The ' OF Feb
iua-y they had not been furnished 10 s army Some
thou I'd old musk It's have bean required at Fayetteville,
b, We have instituted enquiries, however, 10
| knOs tho truth Of the matter.
s. The three mlnufGc ories Of Arms 10 7, nresses with
wh ca tn GJverumsnt refused to make o0Dacts 10 the
reI subject Of deiL To strip the matter at OF all
subterfugvs and esa,ons viii that DOL HOUSE
snber Of Congress from Tennessee in Congress
and stated that body that he had that morng waite
~ the OrdrG,cs 0ci OBJ ain contracts for the man
| uf.c:ura OF arns In tbs iacoT Ia Tennessee al
TOO, ne was Informed that contracts could be mad
bscauss ID. d,pumSnS bad no money. Ga this state.
nsnt dsbats in Uorgrs' The reason that there
v.s no money 10 the War Depar ment TO make the
trAe,s-thst Treasury nO:es could not be sigaed fast
| enougb-Vss no. stated by Co. House This vas Oh
tainsd from ths Secretary Of hs Trsasgry hinisJ We
h,eys thSt thos Ryntem"a are 10 cbmold; and the
writer in the bngairr can be hooeet enough 70 fiiy
himself be can easily do So BY eDqliring OF "a m the
truth Aud they no. Ia Richmond, ihsr' are d. "a
Of members of the present Congress WIN we're oil 10;
Peoyisioual Congress- and who heard UoL House, AID
are aware of The facts.
4. As to the arms proposed t, DO purchased BY the
Government at the rst session of Congress- our al g.
lions we're tuofold that the Government would Ak
for money to parchas, but slue teen housand small
arm pa that mo agent had yet goRs 10 bHrps' "a
purchase even thess arms the neutn Of the cond
O)nRresI No denial is m,ds Of the 6raE Allsg,on.-
To the s~cnn there efet dsnal but In reality
rome The ESgslrr ssys I0a' AT tn meeting Of ihi
- coed ssssi Of Congress- 29iI April 1861, TIE Gov
".rumeut rad a srs Nd 'gint o" A;s Say TO Elro.e
eSarSsd with t.e purchase Of and muniioLs oil