The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-06-04

Special Correspondence The Chicago Times.
WAsHINeroN, May Is.
The Morality of the Asepubiic;a N
Party,


WAsu1NcroN, May Is.
The Morality of the AsepMbiic;a N
Party,
as illuminated by the venerable Gideon
Welles formerly OF Connecticut, now curl.
ous specimen of human longevity preserved
in the Navy Department, is truly lovely to
contemplate This ancient mariner" is
supposed by many to be the original Captain
Noah who who commanded the ark, but as
an a6mirer Of that respectable sailor deny
that Gideon reminds one OF him, save slight.
ly in his morals.
Noah, you remember, got on terrible
'srampage," drank considerable, and comnsit.
ted divers and sundry little indiscrstions, just
after landing from forty days cruise; but
it is a common failing for old salts to do
similar things, even down to this day, and /
think, therefor, thst Captain Noah should
be forgiven, and not be abused by odious
comparisons between himself and Gideon.
Noah had no brother in,law by the name
of Morgan. He neither married Morgan,
nor did any Morgan marry Noah, as far as
heard from. But, If such relationship had
existed between the Noah and Morgan fam
sense of propriety would nave permitted
him to have paid his brother in law S14,
GOO month for purchasing the ark, or
whether his shrewdness would have allowed
HIM, for moment, to think that the most
economical manner Of employing man is to
pay him two per cent. upon all the money
be can possibly spend; nor do believe that
the idea of honesty then entertained by
Captain Noah would have sanctioned such
an arrangement
But Gideon Welles, Of Connecticut-mo
al, Puritanical, Chadbandish, uigger- believing
Gideon--being of the Yankee persuasion and
an exemplary member OF the great moral
reform and retrenchment Republican party,
deems it safe, exped ent, and entirley christ
ianlike, to buy a few vessels for tho navy
through his brother in law, George D. Nor
gan, another pious Republican. And Secre.
tary Welles kindly and economically tells
George D. Morgan, that he cannot afford to
pay him any regular salary, but that he will
give the mere tritie enough for Reprbli
can patriot--of two per cent. upon all the
money that he, George, could spend for
ships, steamers, &c, in five months.
Upon this, Geo. D. Morgan, with great
and ardent patriotism, pitches right into the
marine dicker, and, in five months, buys
boats enough to make the snug sum Of $40,
900 profit to himself for which you and |
and other poor people "out Vest must be
taxed. -H oereF -E
John P, Hale, Republican, OF New Hamp
sbirs, Chairman OF the Committee on Naval
Affairs in the Senate, investigated the whole
matter, and he reports it a swindle on the
Government and the people--one that ought
to meet with the seserest punishment--a
grand marine larceny psrpetrated upon the
be taxed citizens Of the United States thrugh
the corruption and the connivance Of Gideon
Welles, Yankee noralist and general philan
thropist, from conscientious Connecticut.
The Van Wyck committee provs it all,
and demonstrate the fact that Welles, the
Cabinet officer of "honestr "Old Abe" is
a regular thief arobber, q pirate upon the
Navy of these United States. A House
committee prove it; a Senate committee en-
dorse 1t; John p. Hale reiterates it in Sen
atorial speech; and the House gets As votes
to censure this high-born knave, and condemn
him bebore the people, upon the same day
that they passed resolution damning, with
inefaceable disgrace. the late Secretary Of
War 81. ga t8 a a.'a
!, But Gideon Weles had patronage in his
grasp. Republican members could not af
ford to give vote against patronage, aud SC
Gideon escaped. s fssla iag
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