New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-14

igp 70 tile cunt-ae', be thrown upon thr Comfy
ptd that after the war is over. and at hnch an .hoF
nous price. IN addition 90 other OUTSTANDING COZ
tracts for tie manufacture, some 'lhe nehee' "
30 GOO Enfield riies Berries there are 1o,0IJ sets
or harness TO be delivered by ard BY al the ,o,t Vi
II on 4f6 have not tine TO enumerate all these
contracts. When we appropriated at ne last ses-
SION e Congress for this purpose 3U OJOO0J '4ity
seven millions gnd some Thousand collars hdu peon
al oady pledged 10 contractors-not Tor the purchase
of ars for The uen ia the field, not 10 protect Them
in fighting their countrys battles IN tins great enef-
genty ana peril. bat Tor rome iuture use, ior some
muIe oc,asi0u or 10 meet one present heeu Vi tno
! coptrartors dom know Which az tina moment
trd rot ONLY tie appropriation OF lst session has
been exhausted tut Sl7,0JO,0O0 put upon IT. The
riot Of the lgth OF April in Baltimore, opened this
bail, and On the 2lsi OF April, IN tie Cny OF New
York, there was Orglnllcd corps OF Piuh"et'fH
Of toe Treasury. Two millions Of dollars were
miruIed TO poor, unfortunate, honest, Dut
entirely incompetent editor Of paper N
New-l0fk, 20 oispCi Il IN tie best manner
I he could. Straighsway this gentleman began col
purclafc linen Iantnoons, si,aw hats, i:ohGoh poI-
ter died herrings, and such like provision for the
army, TIL h. expended in this way S300D|
of the money. and rnen he got scared aud
/ quit. Laughter. There is m appropriation, also,
for ihe supply III wood 10 the amy Ibi5 contractor
l. uedred the pay ucut OF - cord Tor all tie wood
delivered to tbe different cOumands-wood coll cted
after TIE labor Of the soldiers themselves had cni
down the trees 70 clear tae ground for their bat
trrics, and tcn this contractor employs The army
waVpns 10 draw 4 TO tie feyeral camps. aud
. Lee Las no further trouble than TO draw his
& for q cord, leaving tie Government 70 draw
i'e wood. LauRhlcr. IL costs TWO millions ~
dollars every DAY 10 support The army III me hei''
\ hundred millions of dollars have thus bctn cA-
lendfi since we met on ~. "a tsy OF DeceihoeF,
auI an that time the army ha5 been IN rePose.
What tie expenditure viii Increase to when ,nat
great day shall arrive when our eyes shall Dc glad
dtue, with o sight 81 The army ~ notion, 90 hot
know. another hundred millions VIII go with the
hundred. more l have enumerated. Another hun
dred millions may be added 10 these before the I'D Of
March. What II may cos' 10 put down the rebellion
! care very hile, provided, always, that II lie
Tut down eiectuallv. Bur, Sir faith without works
j. dead and am free to confess that my faith sOme
Zines fails mel mean my i,iti IN pcu,r0. my faith
in he cau.e Whom 'he history o. tictc lines sh0il
be written. il viii be q question upon whom
ths .u.li will rect mot hea,.ly-nlon lin who La.
clnstirsd - d,,.f0N, az upon him who has proved
iu'omi sItat & preserve ihe ih-h'giolT ht ''Atd
O., u rs eur fathers. II il ~ wonder that tue pablo
tr.a.urv trfubles and stagqeis Ike n str0ne nee
with too rrcli q burden upon hn. 4 stf0ng mn
la an ar-cNhau 'cd receiver lis rot more hcret5 to-
day than II TIC Treasury u this Government beneath
the cNalrting pro c-s 10 wh!eh u Is SUD
is.trd. The mighty monarch 81 the fore
Iimi,H may hold ~ " tie hcrcest, mighiost OF
his foes while tie villa cIr coming upi behind
him and opening tis 1mfs, gives him fatal
wouud and although b. may struggle on boldly III 81
Nlailf'g. ~" Iic.biNlf a. titnE lllt hllb HOh III
lert and he j. ai as forced 20 loofen liz grls., and
be- r,owt flint and ia'teis gnd des The Treas Try
notes isod iu ~" fl,e oi these llInensc ouiI!s
without q i.,erre from .usiom-llouses, nom Llni
Gales. frr nv goultr ,iA;ctcr tfc lcgfbng 10 lHd
in tc market. Aife.dy have they begun 50 sCl a.
xix ror cent discount 20 10. tables OF the
roucy-langs.s; gEd AZ to very time too, ihni we
Lsfs .Elif DE llglir iIt,ta lc oi fraud, aud oi
sf,rr.le with the Committee o. WAYS crd Means H.
folL IN an c,ieayor 10 lif mp and ,nsian the Gov
..f. - NHafN
clrsc If tic camy--i following The flyuasieI, a.
thc shark islllws lie ship, buyiu up for lour dol
ar- every Eve d1llar 81 the wafes OF the soldiers,
raid 10 flofn in r-asury no,cs. have desire 70
la.i-n The movements o. tie amy, 'r 10 cri'Ir'c
the cond - ,f b. lcAdrr-. but u view Of tie rin-
reud0rs drafts mon tho Treasury, | must ray that
iYrv FOX m, lay Of striking the blow which viii
lfug ibis rebellion % an end. Sixty day longer oi
tile state q. hings viii bring about result one WAY
o. another II .s Impossible mat Tire Treasury o. Tue
Tinted s,s... can meet, aud coniinne 20 meet,
iiis aate %; things tiAis days Iungrr; aud
an i.4omu ious peace must lie submitted toI
uu'cr- wa g. IL that The credit Of The country
/. fus'niu,d and srs'ained too, bv he conviction
going forth from this hall to the reopo Of the
Us tha' we will treat g. tnitOrs not only those |
who are bold and manly enough 90 meet ue
face To face IN the field Of strife. but oil
those. also who clsnde,lnely aud stealthlly kuc
likelihood from N this mighty struggle. " hat /
ever measures may omanste from the Committee on
Nays and Means 10 meet and retrieve this state o.
things, they will but fall like "a dead pail upon ihc /
public unots they give THE G-slrsuco, that these ,
extraordinary and extreme measule6 - ressclt2ic,
revive and Teplenish the Treasury are not made 20
III further aud longer the already gorged pockets Of
the public rlundercrs. How, then, are We 10 con-
tribute in this matter Ia revive public confidence IN
our public men here, ii It be not when these apPIo-
praiions come mp that we probe them, that we as
certain whether there be anything IN them that AT
til. moment can be spared. Our pressing duty how
il 10 protect and save the Treasury from further
Wholesale or other system OF plndorns. La oonclu-
sion be argued against paying for printing the
Treasury notes the ground that the contract was
Improperly obtained. Il
Mr BAKER rep, n. " reviewed the financial
condition Of the Treasury aud advocated the passage
of , tax bill n clean and straightforward one, TO |
realize hundred millions Of dollars. lhree-iouTths
of his can be collected from the loyal States, which
they will cheerfuy pay rather than submit 10 oahh-
rupcy The remainder can DO collected III the Gis-
oyal States six mouths hence In ADDITION 10 TINS,
TI.asury notes should be made LEGAL tender, bear
ing snail nterest lie was in favor of Commits
eioners being sen, 10 Europe TO negotiate loan lie
world amend the Exoiso bill 20 as 10 relieve com.
,nerce of some of its burdens. The restoration oi
the Government credit Of more Importance than
n battle on the Potomac. IL was with pain and
humiliation he admitted the fact that the credit OF
the Government hsd sunk go low III payment OF It's
ius, debts that it cannot purchase its immense sup
pes at nj rkc, rates. and tue Quartz Imhster at New
Work il, SO besicQed by public creditors that he has
been Obliged to post, No tHnds :! lie wished 10
restrict ,he business OF Congress for the present to
military naval, and financial affairs, and hence lie
ndyocated the reinforcement OF the Dill before the
House ill the second Tuesday in February.
Nv. SEDGWICk replied Mr.. Dawes, Ia vindica-
ton of the Treasury Department, IN contracting for
the engraving OF the Treasury Notes.
Mr. DAW Is offered an amendment approprla!ing
$4,000 for THE service IN addition to The i"'a.r