, 1862-05-06

Committee subsequently saw the name of
sacchl In the newspapers as being on the staff
Of Zen. Fremont, and they referred to the co.
Incidence in Eay which would lead the read
er to believe that he was the same person as the
horse contractor, but without affirming It.
They asserted, however, that Gen. Fremont
had no interest, directly or indirectly, with
the sacchi contract. It has been made to ap-
pear, since the publication fthe report, that
there are two sacchis-one the New York
horae contractor, and the other, young
Italian Or Hungarian, On Gen. Fremont's staff
The charge against the committee Is thatt they
didn't have enough sacchis in their report
that they confounded the pair. Whether this,
admitting it to be true, is grave charge, or q
trivial and contemplate one, the public must
contract vas a fraud. There is no question
on that point.
The third charge, relating to Simon Stevens,
is that the Committee declared Stevens: to
have been an agent Of Gen Fremont, aud
the5oFe n95 To- o. t4s Go 6 at ths s ne
$22 apiece, whereas he Wa5 not such an agent,
but vas acting for himself The Committed
brought forward the evidence Of Maj. Haguer
the ordnance officer at New York, who ewore
that Simon Stevens told him be was Gen. Ere
mont's agent some time during the month
previous to the carbine transaction. Mr.
Thsddeus Stevens produced letter fr5m
Gen. Fremont, stating that Simon was not his
agent at that time, although he (Fremontl
subsequently made him member Of his staff.
Now, unless Major Haguer's testimony is in
pcachcd, or General FTemont's letter thrust
aside as unworthy Of belief, Mr. Simon Sc
vars is detected in lie as we'll as fraud.
And that is all it amounts to. There Is not 4
peg on which to hang IN accusation against the
Committee in the premises: They did indeed
truth when he told Major Hagner that he WAS
acting as Gen: Fremonr'a agent, and they hold
to tlAt opinion still And the House has
to-day endorsed that opinion by an emphatic
vote on an amendment to the Committees
| resolution. The voting is nov in progress on
tie Committee will rot merely be sustained
on all the points which they hive made, but
sustained By large majority of the Republi-
can members, rs is mos: fitting. After this
experiment there will probably be no more
| attempts to break down committee honest
| II endeayoriDg to prevent fraud and save the
| money which honest and loyal men pay into
| the treasury.
There is pleasant ancrpiece to the seces-
| sion drama lately performed in Trinity
Chrn.h, Washington, wherein the Rev. Dr.
syie was stage manager. Of the four yestry-
! q,
who had requested Mr. Syle to sever Ills con
nection with the church, three were clerks in
| the employ Of the Government. One OF them
held place in the Var Department, and thu
two others were 6nugIy tucked up in 81 600
berths in the Treasury. The man in the War
| Department, on being notified Of this election
as Vestryman, promptly declined, saying he
| was loyal man both in politics and religion.
The two Treasury chaps accepted their yestrF
places, one moonlight evening, and were
turned out Of their worldly situations on o
remarkably bright morning. They we're told
that they bad better devote oil their time to
| that great and good man Sy1e.
| Tie time Of the Senate has been chiefly oc-
cnlied OF late in Executive Session on the
perennial shower of new Brigadiers. There
vas disposition at one time to cease con
| firn1lDg these appointments, except when
they were made as the reward Of conspicuous
| efficiency and ya1lantry in the field. But the
| virtuou5! proposition fell through. Fifteen
new Generals were sent in yesterday. The
rank OF Brigadier has almost ceased to be q
present 1ate, We shall soon have enough Off,
GERS Of that grade to take Richmond With
cut the sill Of any priyafes,
a heartrendiug wall Is coming up to Con
grtss from the Northwest, from the battle oi
Pi1:sburg laudDg. Irrespective Of the ques
pal1ing hlunder, the mighty grief Of loyal pa
rents, wives, brothers and friends in OHIO, In.
diana, Illinois, Wisconsin. Town, Missouri, TO,
the brave and dear ones who were slain or cap
tured on that field, will make itself heard. Tut
moral to be drawn from it is that the war mus
b" made short, These agopies must not b
multiplied by di1atory and shambling general
ship or craftsmanship. Whatever means art
nee, ssary TO end it speedily and successfully
must be employed. There arr no evils, {asidt
from triumph Of the rebcllion), to be weigh
cd against the tears and anguish ef patriotic
devoted, desolated homes. Tie coun
try has bad enough Of victor,
for its OWL g1or5-enough Of b1oodshed t
prove the patriotism of its sons. H. will b.
now the true hero, who, securing the end 70
which our armies were marshalled, shall poin
lhe way to Their spccdiest return 10 tue path
Of peace. 1t is true I believe, that Sc, 900 ex
ira nuslScts and the same number OF plirs Q
cosrse pantaloons are ordered to be sent t.
tcp. Hunter. This means that the loyal sol
dprE On the Southern coast are to be sare
from the rayages Of yellow fever, and that ue
gro infantry and artillery companies are quit
goot enough to keep South Carolina rebels i
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