Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-10


preferred having fhe authority directly
from the Governmsni. he also states that
the patriot DWyer, who figured in the cat
tie contract in Msy or June, ct Washing
ton, told him If be would give Eve per cent.
he would sell eli tho powder he could make
but Lsain declined. --
FaVorites obtain contracts when fire.
quenly they have not the peouniary re-
sources to fulfil them, and not manufsciur-
ers OF the articles 70 be delivered. The pro
fessional politician or the retired ex Mem
Der Of Congress, who has large contract
which requires much machinery and great
meohsnicsl ingenuity, evidently takes II
Is speculation; takes 1t TO enrich himself, /
or extort from the pockets Of honest in
dustry; takes it to sub let to skillful manu-
faoturers at reduced prices. The Depart
ments which give contracts to men know
ing that they have not in and Of themselves |
the facilities for executing them, are rep. |
rehensible and deserve severe censuTe.-
What excuse Is there for an honest depart
ment to pension this gang of middle.msn.
All tie ill-gotten gains found In their
pockets is 30 much stolen from the Treas
ury.
Even in the Treasury Depsrtment-pure
and upright ss believe the Secretary TO
be-What business man could justify, or
who, in his own transactions, would allow
that q contract Of over half a million eX-
penditure should be competed for by only
two firms, who could combine and unite2
Il is no answer to say that the work is
done as chespIy IS before; the spirit Of the
law has been violated and the millionaire
enriched; besides, the products Of ell de-
partments Of labor are oheapened BY the
| stagnation Of business. In this matter Of
the bank-note contract ss in some others,
| uuderlinRs control the affairs Of the De-
partment; they say who shall approach
within the charmed circle, they say whose
papers shall be put on file and whose shall
| be gladdened by the eyes Of the Secretary.
The soldier who, borne down by disease
and overcome with fatigue, is found sleep
ing ct his post, you punish with DEATH
while the miscreant who holds his festival
at this carnival Of blood, rides in his car
riage, drinks champagne, and dimes with
Cabinet ministers, you treat with detferen-
tial respect. Do you say Government can
not Danish treason and punish orime2
On the 4th day Of July, 1860, atOcoquan,
Va Mr.. Underwood raised q pole, unfurled
the American fsg, and banner with the
names of Lincoln and Hsmlin. Jackson,
the slayer of Ellsworth, with about forty
men, cut it down, tore up the stars and
stripes, and carried the banner Rs trophy.
One of the ringle sders Of that mob Is this
day in tho employ of the Government IN
this city. cE
The lsboring. men who testify against Of
6cisls are removed, while the wretch who
has been robbing the Government is Wor'
thy better place. Is it possible that this
monstrous system Of wrong, extending
. from the Atlantic to the Mississippi, from
the Potomac to the Lakes, cannot be
: stopped, or even checked If that be 80
better disband our armies, and let the oil
gaFch Of the South rule and reign over us
This committee has been in session fol
. months; Government officials mast be sWar'
of its power Of examination; still, ct th'
. commencement Of this session, inspectors
of horses were colluding with contractors
+ supsrintendents, rejoicing in the title o.
/ captain, we're selling Government horses
TO private citizens, taking diseased snC
worthless horses from the commons, brand
3 ing them in the service Of the United States
g so they might receive full pay for the same
t city butchers buying meat from Govern
: ment supplies.
s Your Government retains in this ospitsl
f in seats of honor and profit, and around
g our council boards, men whose hearts ar
: 6lled with treason, and minds with rebel
2 lion. Your departments are disinolined 4
9 hear charges Of treason or corruptioui thel
3 would rather ostracise those WHO furnisl
a the truth than remove the reasonable anC
f guilty offenders. l am not harsh; onll
o speak what, standing in the mighty and
e august presence of stirring times, cOntem
plating a bleeding, suffering country, fee
: it my duty.
J, have right thus to speak in terms o
? warning and admonition to an Administrs
e ton which aided to elect to whose princi
e pies 1 am committed, by which We mus
Ead- hiitIsr Be carried safely through tn
A wilderness beyond. But have q right t
l ask and beseech, in the name Of q 90 n
! merce crippled, labor parslyEed, finances
! disturbed, and treasury empty, in the nAmt
. of that gallant army Of SOC, 900, which thil
! day on the tented field are waiting to res
I cue a country loved through FIRE and blood
to lay down aud die that nation msy liv'
! in the rsme Of 100000 hesrth-stonel
a made dreRry by the loved ones aWsy-ot
tu6 NdGhuL GuhlEb .6EOunu kub GN6uAuk
! / Of the thrice 100000 friends, anxiouslJ
looking, fearfulIy expecting, tremblinglJ
hoping, that this Administration shall re
I move treason from the capital, and corrup
ton from the land.
!, Five hundred Thousand men are in arml
against the rebels, but %, ,00O 900 are il
arms agsinst the crew Of plundering leech.
es that 0,000, 900 will be in arms against
I us and this Administration, unless theil
toiluing presence is driven as the money
changers of old from the temple.
| Nh. MORGAEs AGENCY IN PURCHASING YES
Sells.
Since this report has been submitted tC
) the House, Mr.. George D. Morgan has pre-.
, pared an elaborate paper, showing the ben.
e6ts of his agency, and relies upon the fact
that in nearly every instance he paid q
less price than the owners asked. We can
test the strength of his position by the
) Stars and Stripes To build her, cost $780,
600; by her charter the owners realized
, Si6, 900 from Government; they then asked
$4,000. Mr.. Morgan paid S55, 600, SIS, ,OeO
less than they asked, but $4,000 more
than she cost While with the Polomska
and Wsmsutts the owners realized S53 900,
the Government paid SCI, 900, although Mr..
Morgsn's papers allege he was asked $50
000 This seems the reverse Of the propo-
sition. The Onward was offered to private
parties for $26, 900; Mr. Morgan was asked
$40, 600, and paid $4,000. These are not
the only instances, as the committee viii
show by further examination, to which
they are invited by the Secretary, and di-
rected by resolution Of this House.
Secretary Welies, man estimsble in all
the relations Of private life, honest himself,
would not take fsrthing from the Tress-
ury, seeks to justify Mr.. Morgan by show
ing that the GnHnrnnant in iinna m -