Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-02-27

the Wilderness bcyoud. But | have
right to ask and bcseech, in the name o
a commerce crippled, labor paralyzed, Il
nances disturbed, and the Treasury cmp.
ty, in the name Of that gallant army o
800, 600 men, which this day on tented
field ae waiting TO rescue country loved
through fire and blood, to lay down and
die that nation may liyc-in the name
! OF 300, 600 hcarthstones made dIeary by
the loved ones away--of the vacant chairs
around the evening fires Of the thrice
100000 friends, anxiou.ly looking, fear
fully, trcmbingly hoping, that this Ad.
/ minlstraticn shall remove treason from
the capital and corruption from the land.
Five hundred thousand men arc in
arms agoint the rebels, but twenty mil.
/ lions are in arms against the crew Of
/ piundering lecches that twenty millions
will be in arms against us and this Adj
ministration, unless their pollu,iag pies.
ence is driven, as the moncy-clangcrs ol
old, from the temple.
Mr.. MoRGAN's AGENCY I: rURcHAsGyG YES.
sELs.
Since this report has been submitted
to the lIouse, Mr.. Georgs b Morgan has
prepared an elaborate paper, showing the
benefits Of his agency, and relic, upon the
fact that in nearly every instance he lnil
less price than the owners asked We
can test the strength Of his position jy
the 'Stors and Stripes TO build her
cost a3G, 900 by her charter the owners
realized $4,000 from the Government !;
they then aeked 100000. Mr.. Morgan
paid S55, 600. So 900 less than they ask
cd, but $4,000 more than she cost.
While with the PotomSka and Van
suAa the owners realized Sj3, 900. the
Government paid $50, 900, although Mr..
Morgan's papers allege he was asked
SS0000. This seems the reverse Of the
proposition. The Ourard was offered to
private parties for S26 900: Mr.. Morgan
was asked 100000, and paid 81 900
These are not the only instances, as the
committee will show By a further exam
ination, to which they are invited by the
Secretary, and directed by a resolution Of
this House.
Secretary Welles, man estimabla in
all the relations of private life, honest
himself, would not take farthing from
the Treasury, seeks to Justify Mr.. Morgan
by showing that the Government in
times past were imposed upon by imposi
tions on the regular officers and he en-
ploys an agent with no salary, yet put
ting him in the position Of antagonism to
his Government, making his interest
against it for the greatest number Of YES
sells bought, and the highest price paid
nets him the most money. For the cred /
it of he Government such practices
should cease. We have not only right
to Mr.. Morgan's skill, experience and
shrewdness, but we have a right to the
benefit of that ruling feeling with many
business men--that of interest for his EN-.
ployers. 1t is no answer to say that Mr.
Morgan is honest. Grant it; Mr.. Nor
gan is fond of money, or he would not,
he could not consent to take nearly $780,
600 of the money which has been made to
him in about five months. \ man who
is thus greedy to gain, evidently is more
Jealous Of his own than his country's in
terest.
Besides, if the Secretury needs the ma
tive ingenuity and business capacity,
which admit is of high order, why not
employ and give him fair renumeratiye
salary as other men are employed ? lie
says this $4,000 was taken from the
pockets of the sellers. Not so; Mr.
Morgan always notified them they must
pay him two and one half per cent on the
purchase that they must name the low
est cash price and add two and one-hali
per cent. thereto If Mr.. Morgan pos
sesses the business ability which the Sec
retary claims, and which do not doubt,
he certainly could have obtained all the
vessels at the prices he did, less the two
and one-half per cent. Who doubts it
Why should not the sellers as readily
have given the two and half per cent.
to Government as to Mr. Morgan ? No,
sir, that fallacy may suit the Secretary,
but will not deceive the people.
In September last, when Mr.. Morgan
had made over $50, 600. representation to
the Cabinet was made in regard to this
matter; and the attention of the Secrc-
tary was directed to it. Had he changed
the policy. no censure could have been
charged upon him ; but he persistently
refused, and in December Morgan had in
creased his fortune to the enormous sum
of about 800 000-at the rate of a GUAR
ter of million per annum. Mr.. Nor
gan's services could have en- secured at
s., 900 annually, and this enormous sum
saved to the Treasury; but if this be not
so, and men owning vessels have been
compelled or induced to sell them at /
small prices, what right has the Sccrcta-
tary to allow Lis brothcr-n law to put
his hands in the pocket of each seller,
and realize 800, 600 in few months .
That money really belonged to the Coy
AS an agent, he takes it; and
if it be an unconS2ionable amount it be, !
longs to his employers.
The Secretary should know that the
rules OF the Chamber of Commerce, in
New York, as to commissions do not ap.
ply where the value of the vessel exceeds
$50 900, beyond that sum the per cent
age is left to bargain between seller and
broker, Can the Secretary find q solita-
ry case where merchants have allowed -
per cent. on a vessel worth 500, 600 p.
The rule in Boston is per cent, where
the value is over $40, 900.
SECRETARY wELLrs.